Maternity support worker

58.9K UK workers · typical pay £25,500 · 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 21% 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.

50%

Augmentation

AI mostly does the task

3.7×

Time compression

~1.9h → ~31min

2.59/5

AI autonomy

how hands-off it runs

50%

Automation

of measured usage

How the collaboration splits · the six measured modes

learning 33.3%directive 28.3%feedback loop 19.3%task iteration 12.5%unclassified 5.2%validation 1.4%

What people make with AI here

explanation / answer41%advice / recommendation13%document / report13%

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)

58.9K

Median pay

£25.5K

Our scored call · a labelled hypothesis, not a measurement

AI exposure

3 / 10

Elasticity

4.5 / 10

2035 outlook

+1%

Exposure · 3/10

Why AI can do the work

The core of this role involves physical care, clinical observations, and emotional support for mothers and newborns, which cannot be replicated by AI. While AI may streamline administrative tasks like record-keeping and data collection, the requirement for physical presence in hospital and home settings ensures low overall exposure.

Elasticity · 4.5/10

Gated by population

Whether demand expands when it gets cheaper

While cheaper support could increase the intensity and quality of care per birth, the total volume is strictly capped by the UK birth rate.

Trajectory to 2035