Childminder

40.1K UK workers · typical pay – · entry route GCSEs grades 4-9 (A*-C). Projected headcount change: +2% to 2035.

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

45%

Augmentation

AI mostly does the task

8.6×

Time compression

~4.1h → ~28min

2.87/5

AI autonomy

how hands-off it runs

55%

Automation

of measured usage

How the collaboration splits · the six measured modes

directive 42.4%task iteration 27.9%learning 13%feedback loop 11.2%unclassified 2.9%validation 2.5%

What people make with AI here

advice / recommendation26%educational material24%document / report7%

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)

40.1K

Median pay

–

Our scored call · a labelled hypothesis, not a measurement

AI exposure

1 / 10

Elasticity

2.5 / 10

2035 outlook

+2%

Exposure · 1/10

Why AI can do the work

Childminding is a fundamentally physical and interpersonal role requiring real-time human presence to ensure the safety and emotional well-being of children. While AI may assist with administrative tasks like meal planning or activity ideas, it cannot replace the essential manual care, physical supervision, and empathetic interaction required in early years development.

Elasticity · 2.5/10

Gated by population

Whether demand expands when it gets cheaper

Demand is strictly capped by the number of children in the UK population and legal ratios of children to carers.

Trajectory to 2035