Nevada Leads Nation With High Automation Risk for Jobs
Nearly half of all Nevada jobs are at high risk for automation, impacting how local operators manage and structure their labor.
Updated on Oct. 20, 2026 in Employment
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Nevada holds the nation's highest concentration of jobs susceptible to automation, according to a new analysis by CJS Automation. State operators should note that 48.79% of the local workforce is currently in roles identified as high-risk, a figure that sits well above the 41.47% national average.
Why it matters
This concentration of high-risk roles creates a unique long-term staffing challenge for Nevada businesses that rely on labor-intensive, routine tasks. Because the state's economy is heavily weighted toward these occupations, operators face a landscape where competitive efficiency may increasingly require navigating the transition to automated workflows.
Nevada currently has 718,030 jobs classified as high-risk for automation, which represents 48.79% of the state's workforce. This exceeds the national share of 41.47% across the 95.71% of U.S. employment covered in the analysis.
The players
CJS Automation
A research entity that analyzes workforce trends and the potential impact of automation on employment markets.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
The federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity and producing standard employment estimates.
The details
CJS Automation identifies high-risk occupations as those with at least a 70% probability of being automated, a metric derived from the 2013 Frey and Osborne research framework. The analysis applies these standardized risk scores to specific job categories, such as fast food and counter work, regardless of their location. For operators, this means the risk profile of a position is dictated by the task structure of the role rather than the specific employer, creating potential for uniform industry-wide disruption.
Timeline
May 2025: Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment data collection period.
2013: Original publication date of the Frey and Osborne automation research.
Market Landscape
This analysis updates the potential for labor disruption by applying the 2013 Frey and Osborne automation research to contemporary employment data. It highlights Nevada's concentration of occupations that industry analysts consistently identify as primary targets for technology-driven displacement.
Nevada operators should evaluate their current dependency on routine-heavy, high-risk roles in their long-term hiring strategy. Given the state's status as a leader in high-risk job concentrations, companies should consider whether current operational tasks can be enhanced by technology to offset future labor volatility.
The takeaway
Nevada employers face a significantly higher-than-average exposure to automation-driven shifts compared to the rest of the country. Operators should conduct an internal audit of job descriptions that meet the high-risk, 70%-probability criteria to identify tasks most likely to face disruption.
Further reading
For more on the state's current hiring climate, explore our Employment section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by International Business Times.
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