Workers At These NJ Companies May Be Safe From AI Replacement, Study Says

Three New Jersey companies are among the safest for workers who fear being replaced by AI, according to a new study.

Recent studies suggest that up to 30 percent of current American jobs could be fully automated by 2030, and 60 percent will see significant task-level changes due to AI integration, according to National University. That study also said that 300 million jobs could be lost to AI globally, representing 9.1 percent of all jobs worldwide.

But there are some companies where workers feel safe that AI won't replace their jobs.

The study by Resume.io surveyed 3,036 working Americans to find which employers they trust most to protect their jobs as AI becomes more prevalent.

Out of the 130 companies in total, there were three from New Jersey. They were:

19. Rutgers University

22. Johnson and Johnson

56. Hackensack Meridian Health

One of the study's key findings was that health care companies dominated the list by a wide margin, which is reflected in New Jersey's companies.

"It’s the clearest signal in the dataset: when people imagine a job AI can’t easily evaporate, they picture work that sits close to real human lives, emotions, and decisions," Resume.io said. "Even non-clinical roles seem to benefit from the halo effect."

The second top safe "AI cluster" is universities - again reflected in New Jersey.

"Higher education carries a perception of stability, mentorship, and human interaction at scale," Resume.io said. "Even with digital learning tools expanding, respondents seem to believe core academic work remains stubbornly people-led."

According to National University, some of these jobs are actually expected to grow as AI augments instead of replacing jobs, particularly in health care.

Resume.io noted that the companies that rose to the top are ones where the human experience cannot be replicated by AI.

"In other words, employers where human input isn’t a 'nice to have,' but a structural necessity," the website said.