If you want a job in 2035, look at who's hiring in 2025. Healthcare added 528,500 jobs last year. Home health aides are up 21%. Nurse practitioners? Up 52%—the fastest-growing occupation in America.
This episode breaks down WHY healthcare and public safety are AI-resistant and how to break into these fields.
Healthcare careers analyzed:

Registered Nurses (3.2M employed, 6% growth, $81K median)
Nurse Practitioners (52% growth, $121K median, can open own practice)
Home Health Aides (21% growth, low entry barrier, career ladder to RN)
Licensed Clinical Social Workers (crisis intervention, court testimony)
Mental Health Counselors (therapeutic alliance requires human empathy)

What's NOT protected in healthcare: Medical transcription (99% automated), medical coding (40% by 2025), health information technicians, medical records clerks.
Public Safety careers: Police, firefighters, EMTs—physical presence essential, split-second decisions, community trust cannot be automated.
Career pathways included: How to transition from non-healthcare into these protected fields, including timeline and cost estimates.

9.6% vs. 3.5%. That's the percentage of women's jobs vs. men's jobs in the highest AI automation risk category. Nearly 3x the exposure. Source: The UN's International Labor Organization and Poland's National Research Institute (NASK) - the most comprehensive study on AI workforce disruption to date, released May 2025. The findings challenge everything we thought we knew about who's at risk: Women face IMMEDIATE displacement from white-collar clerical and administrative roles. Men face MEDIUM-TERM displacement from blue-collar physical labor roles (1.5M trucking jobs, 2M manufacturing jobs by 2030). Both groups need to adapt. Just on different timelines. And here's the compounding problem: Harvard Business School found women use AI tools at 25% lower rates than men. They're in more vulnerable roles AND less likely to be building skills that could help them transition. This isn't about politics. It's about understanding risk factors for career planning. New episode of Surviving AI breaks it all down with actionable strategies for everyone. Link in comments. #AI #WorkforcePlanning #Automation #CareerStrategy #FutureOfWork

"Quick note before we dive in: This episode was created using AI tools, including Claude for research and scripting, Notebook LLM for voice generation, and Eleven Labs for intros. I'm demonstrating the very technology we're discussing - AI as a creative collaborator, not a replacement. Okay, let's get into it..."

Season 1 Break - AI Physical Infrastructure and adoption

We've spent years warning about AI taking jobs. The predictions have been dire—knowledge work, creative work, analytical work, all at risk. The consensus: it's coming fast, maybe faster than we can adapt.
But there's a massive variable that most AI forecasters are ignoring: the physical infrastructure required to actually run these systems at scale. And that infrastructure is hitting some very real walls.
Today, we're doing a deep dive into the data. The question: Could infrastructure constraints—power shortages, water scarcity, community opposition, supply chain bottlenecks—actually delay AI's impact on the workforce? Let's look at what the numbers actually tell us.

"Quick note before we dive in: This episode was created using AI tools, including Claude for research and scripting, Notebook LLM for voice generation, and Eleven Labs for intros. I'm demonstrating the very technology we're discussing - AI as a creative collaborator, not a replacement. Okay, let's get into it..."

By the end of this episode, you'll have a number—your personal automation risk score. Then we'll tell you exactly what to do about it.
Episode 6 of Surviving AI gives you the comprehensive assessment framework combining:

O*NET task analysis
The Four Protection Factors
Stanford exposure metrics
Microsoft AI applicability scores

THE 100-POINT ASSESSMENT:
SECTION 1: Task Analysis (40 points)
→ Routine vs. creative work
→ Digital vs. physical
→ Predictable vs. variable environment
→ Problem-solving requirements
→ High-stakes judgment
SECTION 2: Credential Barriers (30 points)
→ Licensing requirements
→ Preparation time
→ Continuing education
SECTION 3: Human Elements (20 points)
→ Empathy requirements
→ Non-verbal cue reading
SECTION 4: Liability & Authority (10 points)
→ Personal legal liability
SCORE INTERPRETATION:

81-100: VERY LOW RISK (protected through 2040+)
61-80: LOW RISK (protected through 2035)
41-60: MEDIUM RISK (transformation 2028-2032)
21-40: HIGH RISK (major impact 2025-2027)
0-20: CRITICAL RISK (displacement happening NOW)

SPECIFIC ACTION PLANS FOR EACH TIER:
→ Critical risk: Immediate transition required (6-12 month window)
→ High risk: Emergency career pivot (12-24 months)
→ Medium risk: Urgent upskilling needed
→ Low risk: Enhancement actions
→ Very low risk: Leverage AI to thrive
📊 Full assessment walkthrough included—pause and complete it as you listen.
Re-assess every 6 months. Your score isn't static.
#careertest #automationrisk #AIassessment #jobsecurity #careerplanning #futureproof

"Quick note before we dive in: This episode was created using AI tools, including Claude for research and scripting, Notebook LLM for voice generation, and Eleven Labs for intros. I'm demonstrating the very technology we're discussing - AI as a creative collaborator, not a replacement. Okay, let's get into it..."

AI threatens 300 million jobs globally. But 5.5 million new US businesses launched in 2023—the highest ever recorded. What's going on?

Episode 5 of Surviving AI explores the entrepreneurship explosion happening alongside automation—and why business ownership might be your best defense.

THE NUMBERS THAT DON'T ADD UP:

• 19% of US adults now identify as entrepreneurs (highest ever)
• 92% of global economies saw increased business formation
• 68% of small businesses already using AI
• People's response to automation: "If AI is coming for my job, I'll start a business"

THE BINARY OUTCOME FOR BUSINESS OWNERS:

PATH 1 - AI Adopters (Winners):

• 40% productivity gains
• 37% lower operational costs
• Solo founders with team-level capabilities
• Case study: Atlanta florist—35% booking increase with AI chatbot

PATH 2 - AI Resisters (Losers):

• Outpaced by competitors
• Unable to match prices or speed
• Eventual market exit

HOW AI LEVELS THE PLAYING FIELD: What used to require a team, one person with AI can now do: → Marketing department → One person + AI tools → Customer service team → AI chatbot + one supervisor → Content team → AI generation + human editing

THE DARK SIDE:

• 60% cite cost as a barrier
• 77% lack technical knowledge
• Big Tech controls the infrastructure

📊 Exercise: The Business Owner Decision Tree—are you better off employed or starting something?

Employment vs. entrepreneurship isn't the main decision anymore. AI adoption is.

#entrepreneurship #smallbusiness #AItools #startups #businessgrowth #automation

"Quick note before we dive in: This episode was created using AI tools, including Claude for research and scripting, Notebook LLM for voice generation, and Eleven Labs for intros. I'm demonstrating the very technology we're discussing - AI as a creative collaborator, not a replacement. Okay, let's get into it..."

You spent $200K on a degree to do work that ChatGPT does in 3 seconds. How does that feel?

Episode 4 of Surviving AI delivers the uncomfortable truth about white-collar automation—with specific data for data scientists, lawyers, and accountants.

DATA SCIENTISTS:

• Microsoft study: On the "40 most vulnerable jobs" list
• 35-50% of tasks at immediate risk
• The irony: BLS projects 36% growth—but the entry ladder is disappearing
• Survival path: Pivot to AI engineering, governance, or deep domain expertise

LAWYERS:

• Paralegal work: 80% automation risk by 2026
• Junior associates: HIGH risk (research/doc review was their entire job)
• Senior partners: LOW risk (relationships, rainmaking, strategy)
• Timeline: 2025-2027 junior reductions, 2028-2035 firm restructuring

ACCOUNTANTS/CPAs:

• 50-70% of routine tasks automatable
• Entry-level: 70-95% automation risk by 2027
• CPA license provides minimal protection for routine work
• What's protected: Strategic advisory, forensic accounting, complex tax

THE COMMON PATTERN: → Entry-level positions disappearing fastest → Mid-level squeezed → Senior relatively safe—but fewer total positions

The traditional career ladder is broken. AI does the grunt work that juniors used to do to learn and advance.

📊 Exercise: List your daily tasks. Mark each as Routine/Creative, Digital/Physical, Predictable/Unpredictable. What percentage is "Routine + Digital + Predictable"? That's your danger zone.

#knowledgeworkers #datascience #lawyers #accountants #whitecollarjobs #AIautomation

"Quick note before we dive in: This episode was created using AI tools, including Claude for research and scripting, Notebook LLM for voice generation, and Eleven Labs for intros. I'm demonstrating the very technology we're discussing - AI as a creative collaborator, not a replacement. Okay, let's get into it..."

Everyone asks "Will AI take my job?" Wrong question. The right question is "WHEN?" Here's the month-by-month breakdown through 2035.

Episode 3 of Surviving AI gives you the specific timeline for every major industry—so you can plan, not panic.

PHASE 1 (NOW - 2027):

• 76,440 jobs already lost to AI in 2025
• IBM: 8,000 layoffs (AI replaced HR)
• Customer service: 80% automation by 2025
• Medical transcription: 99% automated already
• 491 people losing jobs to AI every single day

PHASE 2 (2028-2030):

• 30% of work hours automated (McKinsey)
• 85 million jobs displaced globally
• Junior lawyers, accountants, software engineers squeezed
• Manufacturing: 50-70% of assembly roles automated

PHASE 3 (2031-2035):

• Truck driving crisis: 1.5-4.4M jobs at risk
• Law firms restructured—junior positions rare
• Healthcare admin largely automated

PHASE 4 (Post-2035):

• Service trades remain 90%+ human
• New roles we can't imagine yet

📊 Industry-by-industry countdown chart included in this episode.

Exercise: Create your personal 36-month timeline. What tasks get automated first? Will your position still exist? Start building your next move NOW.

#futureofwork #AIjobs #careertimeline #automation2025 #jobdisplacement

"Quick note before we dive in: This episode was created using AI tools, including Claude for research and scripting, Notebook LLM for voice generation, and Eleven Labs for intros. I'm demonstrating the very technology we're discussing - AI as a creative collaborator, not a replacement. Okay, let's get into it..."

White-collar workers with degrees are getting automated faster than blue-collar workers without them. Here's the data that proves it—and what to do about it.

In Episode 2 of Surviving AI, we expose the paradox destroying the "get a degree, get a job" myth:

→ Pharmacists (PharmD + licensing): 60-75% automation risk → Electricians (apprenticeship + license): 5-15% automation risk → Why predictable office environments are MORE automatable than unpredictable job sites

We introduce The Four Protection Factors—the framework that determines if your job survives:

1. Physical unpredictability
2. Human connection & empathy requirements
3. High-stakes judgment + personal liability
4. Multiple overlapping credential barriers

Case Study: Why nurses (5-15% risk) will outlast pharmacists (60-75% risk)—even though both require advanced degrees and state licensing.

Plus: The skilled trades boom nobody's talking about. 550,000 plumber shortage by 2027. Nvidia's CEO says electricians are in "astronomical demand." Data centers need humans to build and maintain them.

📊 Exercise included: Rate your job on the Four Protection Factors (0-40 scale) and discover your true risk tier.

If your score is below 20, you need Plan B by next quarter. Not next year.

#collegeeducation #skilledtrades #careeradvice #AIautomation #jobmarket2026

"Quick note before we dive in: This episode was created using AI tools, including Claude for research and scripting, Notebook LLM for voice generation, and Eleven Labs for intros. I'm demonstrating the very technology we're discussing - AI as a creative collaborator, not a replacement. Okay, let's get into it..."