[OC] I mapped AI exposure across China’s 362 million workers using ILO data, and the biggest risk isn’t where most people expect

I was looking at China's 2025 workforce data and one thing surprised me.

The country's largest occupational group isn't professionals or factory workers. It's craft and related trades workers at 93.6 million people.

Despite their size, they score only 2.5/10 on AI exposure.

Meanwhile, clerical support workers score 8.5/10 and cover 33.6 million workers. Professionals score 6.5/10 and account for 81.8 million people.

Another interesting finding is the split between AI and robotics. Plant and machine operators score 3.0/10 on AI exposure but 7.5/10 on robotics risk.

China's weighted average AI exposure is 4.48/10.

What stood out most to me is that scale changes everything. China's clerical workforce alone is larger than the entire workforce of many countries.

The employment data comes from ILO ILOSTAT. AI exposure scores are modelled estimates based on occupation tasks and are not official government statistics.

Curious how others think AI adoption and robotics deployment interact in manufacturing-heavy economies.

Full analysis and interactive tool in comments.