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DevOps Engineer

Combine software development and IT operations to shorten development cycles.

Live Automation Risk Score
68%
Base: 49% 19 from live signals

Updated: 2/24/202685% confidence

Task-by-Task Analysis

Here's how AI might impact each core task of a devops engineer:

Build CI/CD pipelines60% automatable
Manage infrastructure55% automatable
Automate processes50% automatable
Troubleshoot production40% automatable

Live Risk Signals

Real-time factors affecting this job's automation risk score:

+18%
layoffs
28,220 workers laid off in related industries (7 AI-related)
+1%
employment
-1.5% employment change year-over-year

Risk scores update automatically based on news, layoffs, employment trends, and AI capability announcements.

Score Breakdown

Base Risk (O*NET Research)49%
Industry Layoffs+18%
Employment Trends (BLS)+1%
Final Score68%

Risk Trend (90 Days)

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AI Tools Threatening This Role

AI ops tools
Automated infrastructure
Platform engineering

What AI Cannot Replace

Complex systems
Architecture
Incident response
Strategy

How to Future-Proof Your Career

Platform engineering
SRE
Cloud architecture
AI ops

Key Skills for This Role

CI/CDCloud PlatformsProblem Solving

Career Overview

Median Salary$120,000/yr
Total Employed95k
Job Outlookgrowing
Categorytechnology

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Data sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), O*NET OnLine, industry research reports. Risk scores are updated daily using our proprietary algorithm. Last updated: February 2026.

Analysis by AI Crisis Research Team.

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