Simon Janssen
Simon Janssen· CTO at HappyNurse · UK AI Exposure Map 2026
Administrative

Receptionists and AI

Moderate exposureAI score 6/10 · Administrative
6out of 10
JPE Score
Median salary
£17K
ASHE 2024
Forecast 2030
-20% to -5%
Employment
146K
ONS APS 2025
Employment growth 2021-2025 (ONS APS)
-31%
Forecast trend 2025-2030
decline
Part-time
54%
Female share
85%
Sector
Administrative

Exposure scores

JPE (Practical Exposure)6/10 — Moderate exposure
Employment growth 2021-2025 (ONS APS)-31%

AI exposure explained

What does an AI score of 6/10 mean?

Interpretation

Moderate exposure — Parts of this work can be assisted by AI. The role will evolve but not disappear.

For Receptionists, AI exposure is moderate: some tasks will be assisted or automated, but the occupation as a whole is expected to evolve rather than disappear. Staying current with AI tools in the field is the key adaptation.


Forecast 2030

What changes for Receptionists?

Expected employment change, 2025 to 2030
-20% to -5%
Midpoint -12% · Declining occupation: look at related growth occupations
Basenational projection, without AI-9%
Base + AIJPE 6/10: −2.5%-12%
Base + AI + roboticsphysical automation, already under way: −1%-12%
Rows add up: the bottom row is the forecast.

The forecast starts from the national projection per occupational group and adds AI and robotics as separate layers. The band of -20% to -5% matters more than the midpoint. Robotics: Self check-in at hotels and check-in screens at GP surgeries are already widely used and part of the trend; little extra acceleration. (Expert estimate 3/10, effect to 2030 between 0% and −2%.)

Sources: base DfE Labour market and skills projections 2020 to 2035 (Working Futures), baseline · jobs, part-time and female share: ONS Annual Population Survey (Nomis NM_218_1), 2025 · salary: ASHE 2024. Working Futures differentiates growth only at the level of 26 occupational sub-major groups; the AI and robotics layers refine per occupation.

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Simon Janssen
The person behind this map

I build with AI. And I track what it does to work.

I'm Simon Janssen, CTO and management board member at HappyNurse. This map shows, occupation by occupation, what AI does to work, based on official labour-market data rather than hype. On LinkedIn I share what I see as a CTO: what AI is already taking over, what it isn't, and what that means for people.


Sector context

Administrative and AI

Receptionists belongs to the Administrative sector. This sector has an education level index of 2/4, indicating moderate formal education requirements. Occupations in Administrative with high AI exposure tend to experience selective automation of routine tasks while human judgment remains central.


AI tools

Which AI tools are already making an impact?

Microsoft CopilotChatGPTNotion AI

Career outlook

Reskilling direction

This occupation is expected to decline, mainly due to lower demand or automation of physical work rather than AI. The directions below match your current skills and education level and have better prospects.

Youth and Community WorkersJPE 3/10
Healthcare
Housing OfficersJPE 5/10
Healthcare
Estate AgentsJPE 5.5/10
Business & Finance

Personal development

Personal development plan

Based on your sector (Administrative) and AI exposure level, here are three concrete steps to future-proof your career.

Master document and email automation

AI handles 80% of routine correspondence and formatting

→ Microsoft Copilot, Grammarly
Implement AI scheduling and coordination

Calendar management and booking become hands-free

→ Microsoft Copilot, Reclaim AI
Optimise workflows with no-code AI

Automate repetitive processes without coding skills

→ Notion AI, Zapier AI

Related occupations

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AI 8.5/10·-8% 2030
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Chief Executives and Senior Officials
AI 5.5/10·+3% 2030
Management
Production Managers in Manufacturing
AI 5/10·+3% 2030
Management

International

This occupation in other countries

🇩🇪Empfangskräfte und Rezeptionist/innen
AI 5/10Receptionists
🇫🇷Agents d'accueil et réceptionnistes
AI 6/10Receptionists

About this analysis

AI scores are LLM-estimated using the same methodology as the Dutch AI Exposure Map, making scores directly comparable across countries. Where shown, the Felten AIOE score is an academic reference. Job counts, growth 2021-2025, part-time and female share from the ONS Annual Population Survey (Nomis NM_218_1), SOC 2020; salaries from ASHE 2024 (an estimate where ASHE has no figure). The 2030 forecast (JPE-prognose v3) starts from the DfE Working Futures baseline and adds separate AI and robotics layers. These are modelled scenarios, not predictions. A high AI score does not automatically mean job loss. All data CC BY 4.0.

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