# About one in four Americans worry AI could take their job

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/ai/about-one-in-four-americans-worry-ai-could-take-their-job/

> Indexed question in AI & Tech.

## Reading

Roughly a quarter of Americans (23%) say they are very or somewhat concerned about AI taking their job in 2026, including 7% who are very concerned, according to a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults fielded Dec. 22, 2025-Jan. 5, 2026.

About half (49%) say they are not concerned at all, while 28% say they do not work.

## Topline

To what extent, if at all, are you concerned about AI taking your job in 2026?

About one in four Americans worry AI could take their job.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Not concerned at all: 48.8%
- I do not work: 28.1%
- Somewhat concerned: 16.1%
- Very concerned: 7.0%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2025-12-22 → 2026-01-05
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.1%
- Module: predictions
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight for AI and predictions questions; weight_popculture for pop culture questions
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-predictions#concerns-about-impact-of-ai-on-jobs](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-predictions#concerns-about-impact-of-ai-on-jobs)

## Citation

2026 Predictions Survey #2025-183, fielded December 22, 2025-January 5, 2026, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.1%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-predictions#concerns-about-impact-of-ai-on-jobs](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-predictions#concerns-about-impact-of-ai-on-jobs)