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US job code 311-C931High change by 2035

Chief AI Officers

Machines can already do 40% of this job's tasks. By 2035 that rises to 68%. The job changes before it disappears.

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Share of the work machines can do

Worldwide baseline, 2026 to 2050

100%75%50%25%20262035205040%Half: 2030

Chief AI Officers in 2026: the short answer

  • Today: machines can do 40% of this job's tasks.
  • Forecast: machines can do half of its tasks by 2030, and 68% by 2035, according to the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit.
  • Contact with people: it scores 66% for contact with people.
  • Also called: CAIO (Chief AI Officer), Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, Head of AI, VP of Artificial Intelligence.

Updated by the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit. These are worldwide baseline figures; the Workforce Starburst shows them for your country. Go deeper: How ready am I? or an executive briefing.

Machines can do today
40%of the tasks, 2026
By 2035
68%half the tasks by 2030
US median pay
Not publisheda year, May 2025
US jobs
Not published
Contact with people
66%how people-facing
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How the work changes, task by task

The tasks that take up most of the day, with the share of each that machines can do in 2026 (dark) and 2035 (pink). Worldwide baseline.

TaskShare of the dayMachines can do2026 to 2035
Stay abreast of advances in technology8%
45% to 80%
Evaluate the organization's technology use and needs and recommend improvements, such as hardware and software upgrades7%
75% to 95%
Evaluate data processing proposals to assess project feasibility and requirements7%
25% to 55%
Deliver oral or written presentations of the results of mathematical modeling and data analysis to management or other end users7%
70% to 95%
Recommend data-driven solutions to key stakeholders7%
35% to 65%
Identify business problems or management objectives that can be addressed through data analysis7%
25% to 55%
Identify solutions to business problems, such as budgeting, staffing, and marketing decisions, using the results of data analysis7%
60% to 90%
Read scientific articles, conference papers, or other sources of research to identify emerging analytic trends and technologies6%
45% to 80%
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The skills this job runs on

The skills chief ai officers use most, most used first.

Professionalism and work ethicMoral intelligence and integrityIT and softwareAdaptability and resilienceLearning aptitude and mindsetCreative and innovative thinkingLeadershipAnalysis and dataManagementCommunicationCritical thinking and problem solvingEntrepreneurial mindsetInterdisciplinary thinkingCollaborationInterpersonal skillsSelf-managementEmotional intelligence

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When will machines do half of the tasks of Chief AI Officers?

Machines can do half of its tasks by 2030. That is the worldwide baseline from the 311 Workforce Starburst, before adjusting for country.

Will AI take the job of chief ai officers?

Machines can do 40% of the tasks of chief ai officers today and 68% by 2035. The job changes before it disappears: the routine tasks move first.

Sources and citing

Tasks and their share of the day: O*NET 31.0, occupation 311-C931 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0). Pay and jobs: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. AI use today: Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Scoring and forecast: the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit; after 2035 the figures extend each trend, with lower confidence. Foresight, not advice.

Cite as: 311 Institute (2026). Chief AI Officers: the outlook to 2050. 311 Workforce Starburst. https://www.311institute.com/jobs/chief-ai-officers/