Automation index
Can AI do a Junior developer’s job?
Today an AI can already do 74% of this job. What’s left takes judgment, team context, and reading what never shows up on the ticket.
It is not an estimate of how many people will lose their work.
IS WORK OVER?
Junior developer
74%↓
AI or a robot can already do 74% of this job.
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Tasks and time saved
Tasks and time saved
Boilerplate code and routine tests
85%30% of the week
Simple bugs and docs lookup
80%20% of the week
PRs, standups, team context
35%20% of the week
Non-trivial solution design
45%30% of the week
Estimate · first measured 25 Aug 2026. · Coverage 60%