Barely exposed

Caretaker

50.0K UK workers · typical pay £26,000 · entry route GCSEs grades 4-9 (A*-C). Projected headcount change: +1% to 2035.

How AI is actually used here · measured · Anthropic Economic Index

Thin signal. Only 7% of the Claude usage mapped to this job is actual work. The rest is personal or study use of the same skills. Read the figures below as indicative, not precise.

22%

Augmentation

AI mostly does the task

4.2×

Time compression

~1.1h → ~16min

2.75/5

AI autonomy

how hands-off it runs

78%

Automation

of measured usage

How the collaboration splits · the six measured modes

directive 58.8%task iteration 16.5%feedback loop 16.1%unclassified 4.4%learning 3.8%validation 0.4%

What people make with AI here

advice / recommendation34%explanation / answer18%plan / strategy13%

Real Claude.ai usage mapped to this occupation's SOC group, Apr+May 2026, CC-BY. Claude users only; task times model-estimated; augment/automate is how AI is used, not a count of jobs lost. Method →

Facts · ONS + NCS

UK workers (2024)

50.0K

Median pay

£26.0K

Our scored call · a labelled hypothesis, not a measurement

AI exposure

2 / 10

Elasticity

3.5 / 10

2035 outlook

+1%

Exposure · 2/10

Why AI can do the work

The role is fundamentally physical and site-based, involving manual repairs, cleaning, and the physical opening and locking of buildings. While AI may assist with peripheral tasks like booking contractors or monitoring smart building systems, the core responsibilities require a human presence that cannot be automated in the digital domain.

Elasticity · 3.5/10

Gated by saturated

Whether demand expands when it gets cheaper

Demand is primarily driven by the fixed number of physical buildings requiring maintenance and security, though cheaper costs might unlock some deferred minor repairs.

Trajectory to 2035