CAREERMASH · PARENTS EVENING HANDOUT · MEASURED AUGUST 2026
What the numbers on your child's card mean
Careermash scores 1,840 UK careersagainst AI, and shows every student the same three numbers on every card. Hand this sheet to a family at parents' evening: one page, plain English, nothing to log in to check for themselves at whatcareer.net/en/yellow.
The exposure score, 0 to 100
The number on the card is AI exposure today: a Careermash index of how exposed that job's everyday tasks are to AI, estimated by matching published AI-usage research to the job. A higher number means more of today's tasks are exposed to AI tools; it does not mean the job is disappearing. It means the job is changing, and the parts a person is paid for are shifting.
The door, grade A to E
“The door” is how hard a career is to get into today: grade A is easiest, grade E is hardest. It is a Careermash rule of thumb, not a forecast, and cards show it for today only.
The moat
Some careers carry a “moat”: something structural that protects the work from software. Cards name three kinds: hands-on work software cannot do alone, legal accountability the law requires a person for, and people wanting a real person for the job. When a career has not yet been checked for a moat, the card says so plainly instead of guessing.
Where the numbers come from
AI exposure today is a Careermash index that blends published AI-usage research (Anthropic and OpenAI, 2026), matched to each job by keyword or subject area, with our own UK review of moats, robotics and scientific developments; the entry difficulty grade is a Careermash rule of thumb, not a forecast. Every figure is labelled on the card itself, and every change to a claim is recorded permanently in that career's public ledger.
Five conversation starters for tonight
- What career is on their card right now, and what actually drew them to it: the subject, a person they admire, or the day-to-day work?
- What does the card say about how exposed that career is to AI today, and does that match what they expected before they looked?
- Which moat protects it: hands-on work, legal accountability, or people wanting a real person, or is it not yet classified?
- What would a realistic first step this year look like: a subject choice, an open evening, a week of work experience?
- Who do they know, or could find, who already does this job, and could they talk to them directly?
Full cards, free, no login: whatcareer.net/en/yellow. This sheet regenerates from live data; reprint each term rather than filing it.