QA Tester / Quality Assurance
QA testers manually test software, identify bugs, verify functionality, and ensure quality before release.
Competition Forecast
Millions will compete for the same safe roles. Act now for a head start.
Workers Leaving This Role
QA Automation Engineer / SDET
Extreme - entire profession automating rapidly
Urgent - manual testing disappearing fast
140K+ manual testers replaced by automation workers will flood the job market competing for the same transition paths.
Estimates based on labor market research from BLS, McKinsey, and World Economic Forum. Actual outcomes may vary.
Urgency Indicators
How well can AI perform this job today (1-10)
Change in job postings over recent years
Estimated time until significant automation
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Why This Job Is At Risk
AI test generation tools create comprehensive test suites automatically from code and requirements
Automated testing frameworks run thousands of tests in minutes without human intervention
Self-healing tests use AI to adapt to UI changes without manual script updates
GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT generate test cases and automation scripts from descriptions
Career Transitions
Safe career paths based on your existing skills
QA Automation Engineer
35%Skills to Learn
Software Developer in Test (SDET)
30%Skills to Learn
DevOps Engineer
25%Skills to Learn
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