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Nannies and au pairs

accompanying children to and from school, planning and delivering age-appropriate educational activities to support children's learning and development using a range of teaching strategies and allocating appropriate chores to encourage self-control. If that's your week, this page is about your job.

The honest answer

AI changes the edges of this job, not the middle: accompanying children to and from school is work software can't reach.

Your move: what you can actually do about this ↓

What shifts is maintaining detailed family records for historical and administrative purposes: the paper around the work, not the work.

Your week, as this page understands it

Nannies and au pairs care for and supervise babies and young children in the homes of the children's families. The job title says “nannies” or “au pairs”: officially one job, two names. The real job is the part underneath: accompanying children to and from school. That is the thing someone has to be right about.

The exposed part of this job is specific, and we won’t pretend it is coming back. But nannies and au pairs is not one task. It is 35 scored ones, and they are nowhere near equally exposed. The most durable of them, on this evidence, is accompanying children to and from school, and the ledger below shows exactly why.

Where the work sits, by task weight

shifting to AI
1%
changing shape
5%
staying human
94%

These bars are tasks changing hands, not people being counted out. The ledger below shows which.

Whole-job exposure score 8 out of 100 (5–13 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, across 35 scored tasks. The number is the support for the sentence above it, not a headline about anyone’s future.

How we know this

What is measured: Every published task statement for nannies and au pairs is rated on five dimensions: can a model produce the output, does the work need a body in a room, does it need a legally accountable person, does it depend on a person being trusted in the moment, and how much data exists. A published formula turns those five ratings into the score; the model never writes the number.

How the bar is built: Each task’s share of the bar is its published importance weight, so a task you do all day counts for more than one you do twice a year.

Release: 2026-q4.1, scores computed 2026-08-04. Read the full method.

Your job, task by task

These are the official task statements for this occupation, in plain English, sorted by what the evidence says is happening to each one. The official wording sits under every line so you can check the rewrite against it.

Shifting to AI

1 task

Tasks today’s tools can already do most of. This is the part we will not soften: where these rows are the bulk of your week, the week changes.

  • Maintaining detailed family records for historical and administrative purposes

    This is reading one thing and writing another: detailed family records in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.

    importance 50 · 6116/02
    Source: “Maintain detailed family records for historical and administrative purposes.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 75 out of 100 (68–82 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Keeping detailed household and child records is note-taking and filing that software organises well.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

Changing shape

2 tasks

Tasks where the machine takes the producing and a person keeps the checking, the deciding, or the answering-for-it. For most jobs this is the biggest group, and it is where "transformation, not termination" is literally visible.

  • Assisting in developing or monitoring family timetables

    The software now makes the first pass at developing, but the part that matters is a person saying it and standing behind it. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.

    importance 70 · 6116/01, 6116/02
    Source: “Assist in developing or monitoring family timetables.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 53 out of 100 (46–60 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Building and tracking a family timetable is scheduling work that software does well, agreed with the parents.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Organising outings for children to broaden their experiences

    The software now makes the first pass at outings, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.

    importance 75 · 6116/02
    Source: “Organise outings for children to broaden their experiences.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 48 out of 100 (41–55 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Finding suitable places, opening times and prices is easy to look up, though the outing itself is spent with the children.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

Staying human

32 tasks

Tasks that stay with a person, because they happen in the physical world, because the rules need someone accountable, or because the value is that a specific person does them.

  • Accompanying children to and from school

    This work happens in the physical world: children, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 90 · 6116/01, 6116/02
    Source: “Accompany children to and from school, outings, and medical appointments.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Taking children places means physically going with them and keeping them safe.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

  • Providing a safe environment for children

    This work happens in the physical world: a safe environment, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 90 · 6116/01, 6116/02
    Source: “Provide a safe environment for children.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Keeping a child safe in the family home means being there, watching and stepping in.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Administering first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation

    This work happens in the physical world: first aid, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 85 · 6116/01, 6116/02
    Source: “Administer first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: First aid or resuscitation for a child needs a trained adult's hands right there.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Instructing children in health and personal habits

    This work happens in the physical world: children, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 85 · 6116/01, 6116/02
    Source: “Instruct children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet habits.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Teaching toddlers to eat, rest and use the toilet is hands-on guidance given alongside the child.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Removing hazards to create a safe environment for children

    This work happens in the physical world: hazards, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 85 · 6116/01, 6116/02
    Source: “Remove hazards to create a safe environment for children.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Spotting and removing hazards means being in the room and moving things.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

  • Serving meals and snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines

    This work happens in the physical world: meals, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 85 · 6116/01, 6116/02
    Source: “Serve meals and snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Getting meals and snacks in front of a child is physical work, whatever the nutrition guidance says.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Taking temperature, transport children to the GP or administering medications

    This work happens in the physical world: temperature, transport children, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 85 · 6116/01, 6116/02
    Source: “Take temperature, transport children to the GP, or administer medications as directed.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Taking a temperature, driving to the surgery and giving medicine are all physical acts done next to the child.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

Show the other 25 tasks

  • Recording play and meal schedules for children in the nursery

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: play, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 60 · 6116/01, 6116/02
    Source: “Record play and meal schedules for children in the nursery.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 39 out of 100 (32–46 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Nursery apps already record meals and play, though someone present has to see what happened.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 4/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Discussing children's progress with parents and carers

    staying human

    The value here is that a specific person handles children's progress and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.

    importance 80 · 6116/01, 6116/02
    Source: “Discuss children's progress with parents and carers.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 21 out of 100 (14–28 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Notes about the day are easy to write up, but parents employ a nanny partly for that trusted personal handover.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Requesting medical assistance

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: medical assistance, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 80 · 6116/01, 6116/02
    Source: “Request medical assistance when necessary.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 21 out of 100 (14–28 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Realising a child needs a doctor comes from being with them all day, even though the phone call is simple.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Planning and delivering age-appropriate educational activities to support children's learning and development using a range of teaching strategies

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: age-appropriate educational activities, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 75 · 6116/01, 6116/02
    Source: “Plan and deliver age-appropriate educational activities to support children's learning and development using a range of teaching strategies.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 20 out of 100 (13–27 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Activity plans are easy to generate from early years guidance, but doing them with a child means being in the house with them.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Observing and interpreting a child's behaviour to monitor the effectiveness of their treatment

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: a child's behaviour, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 60 · 6116/01, 6116/02
    Source: “Observe and interpret a child's behaviour to monitor the effectiveness of their treatment.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 12 out of 100 (5–19 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Watching how a child responds day to day needs someone with them; the clinician then judges whether the treatment is working.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Supervising and assisting children with their homework to enhance their understanding

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: children, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 80 · 6116/01, 6116/02
    Source: “Supervise and assist children with their homework to enhance their understanding.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 10 out of 100 (3–17 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Homework help can be explained by software, but supervising children while they work means an adult in the room.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Instructing children about the dangers of fire

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: children, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 70 · 6116/01, 6116/02
    Source: “Instruct children about the dangers of fire.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 8 out of 100 (1–15 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Fire-safety information is easy to write, but young children learn it from an adult they trust.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Implementing disciplinary measures to manage children's behaviour

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: disciplinary measures, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 80 · 6116/01, 6116/02
    Source: “Implement disciplinary measures to manage children's behaviour.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 6 out of 100 (0–13 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Setting boundaries works because of the relationship and being there at the moment it matters.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Organising and supervising games and other recreational activities to promote physical

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: games, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 80 · 6116/01, 6116/02
    Source: “Organise and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 6 out of 100 (2–10 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Supervising children at games and activities has to be done in person.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Allocating appropriate chores to encourage self-control

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: appropriate chores, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 75 · 6116/01, 6116/02
    Source: “Allocate appropriate chores to encourage self-control, self-confidence, and responsibility.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 4 out of 100 (0–11 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Giving a child jobs to build confidence works because a trusted adult is asking them.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Praising targeted behaviours to reinforce development of self-control

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: targeted behaviours, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 80 · 6116/01, 6116/02
    Source: “Praise targeted behaviours to reinforce development of self-control, self-confidence, and responsibility.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 1 out of 100 (0–5 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Praise works because it comes from an adult the child knows and is there with them.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 4/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

  • Encouraging concern for others to enhance communication skills

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: concern, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 75 · 6116/01, 6116/02
    Source: “Encourage concern for others to enhance communication skills.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 1 out of 100 (0–5 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Teaching a child to care about others happens through everyday moments with someone they trust.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 4/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

  • Modeling appropriate social behaviours to cultivate development of interpersonal relationships

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: appropriate social behaviours, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 75 · 6116/01, 6116/02
    Source: “Model appropriate social behaviours to cultivate development of interpersonal relationships.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 1 out of 100 (0–5 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Children copy the adults in front of them, so this depends entirely on a person being there.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 4/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

  • Tidying up and cleaning rooms used by the children

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: and cleaning rooms, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 85 · 6116/01, 6116/02
    Source: “Tidy up and clean rooms used by the children.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Tidying and cleaning rooms is physical work.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

  • Regulating children's rest periods and nap schedules

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: children's rest periods, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 80 · 6116/01, 6116/02
    Source: “Regulate children's rest periods and nap schedules.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–7 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence, and it moved between repeat runs, so the range is widened.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Settling children into naps and keeping to the schedule happens in the room.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

  • Teaching age-appropriate activities, such as lap play, reading and arts and crafts, to children

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: age-appropriate activities, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 80 · 6116/01, 6116/02
    Source: “Teach age-appropriate activities, such as lap play, reading, and arts and crafts, to children.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Lap play, shared reading and crafts happen with an adult sitting alongside the child.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Shopping for groceries, clothing and other items needed for children's care

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: groceries, clothing and other items, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 75 · 6116/01, 6116/02
    Source: “Shop for groceries, clothing, and other items needed for children's care.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–10 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence, and it moved between repeat runs, so the range is widened.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Shopping for the children food and clothes means going out and carrying it back.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Changing children's nappies

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: children's nappies, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 90 · 6116/02
    Source: “Change children's nappies.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Changing a nappy is hands-on care that can only be done by a person with the child in front of them.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

  • Transporting children to and from nursery and school as part of childcare duties

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: children, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 90 · 6116/02
    Source: “Transport children to and from nursery and school as part of childcare duties.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Driving or walking children to school is physical work that needs a person there.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

  • Bathing children

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: children, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 85 · 6116/02
    Source: “Bathe children.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Bathing a child is hands-on care.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

  • Feeding children

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: children, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 85 · 6116/02
    Source: “Feed children when required.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Feeding a small child is hands-on work that no software can do.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

  • Assisting children with dressing in appropriate clothing

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: children, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 80 · 6116/02
    Source: “Assist children with dressing in appropriate clothing.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Helping a small child into their coat and shoes takes someone's hands, in the room, with the child.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

  • Teaching basic hygiene practices

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: basic hygiene practices, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 75 · 6116/02
    Source: “Teach basic hygiene practices.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–7 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Handwashing and toileting routines are taught by doing them alongside the child, which needs an adult present.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Facilitating playful, sensitive interactions that reflect children's needs to extend deep level learning

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: playful, sensitive interactions, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 70 · 6116/02
    Source: “Facilitate playful, sensitive interactions that reflect children's needs to extend deep level learning.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Playing with a child in a way that reads their mood needs a person in the room with them.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 4/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

  • Teaching basic caring skills

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: basic caring skills, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 70 · 6116/02
    Source: “Teach basic caring skills where needed.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–7 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Showing a child how to wash, dress or tidy up means being beside them guiding their hands.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

What this job pays, and how many people do it

Median pay
£38,400a year, before tax, the middle of the range, so half earn more and half earn less.ashe-t14, 2025 · ASHE 2025 provisional (reference April 2025)Provisional, because the ONS revises this figure in the autumn.
How we know this

Source: ashe-t14

Reference period: ASHE 2025 provisional (reference April 2025)

Rounding: Shown to the nearest £100. The exact published figure is in the downloadable dataset. We do not render pounds the survey cannot support.

People doing this job
22,400in the UK, 2026.nomis-aps · Apr 2025-Mar 2026 (latest APS 12-month period)This headcount comes from a survey, not a census, so treat it as a good estimate rather than an exact count.

What is deliberately not here: a forecast of how many of these jobs exist in ten years. Where an official projection exists for a market we publish it with its vintage; where it does not, we leave the space empty rather than borrow the other country’s number.

Why this is shifting

The reason is boringly specific. Most of what is shifting here is reading one thing and writing another: detailed family records in, a record out. The rows above are exactly that shape: maintaining detailed family records for historical and administrative purposes and assisting in developing or monitoring family timetables. What it cannot do is be there in the room, and that is still where children gets done. Which is why this page talks about your tasks changing, not your job ending.

Your move

Over a pint: what I’d tell you if you were my friend

Start with what does not change: accompanying children to and from school is the middle of this job, and the evidence on this page says it stays with a person.

So, given all that: 1% of this job's task weight sits in rows the software is already learning, 5% in rows that change shape rather than disappear, and 94% in rows it is nowhere near. That is the position, measured across 35 scored tasks. It is not a forecast about you.

So the thing worth your attention is not the job going away. It is the layer around it. Maintaining detailed family records for historical and administrative purposes is the part turning into software, and being the person who understands that layer is worth money.

This week: one thing

Ask the one question. Find whoever is bringing new software into your workplace (the manager, the office, whoever runs the system) and ask them what it is meant to do to detailed family records, and what it is not meant to touch. Ten minutes, this week, before anyone decides it for you.

What you end up holding
a straight answer about what is actually being rolled out, and when
How long it takes
ten minutes

If there’s nobody obvious to ask, or you’d rather not ask your manager: Put the same question to your union rep, your shift lead or the person who has been there longest, in person, over a break. Same ten minutes, same answer, and you will usually get a straighter one. Write down what they say. The note is the artifact, and it tells you whether a safe environment is in scope or not. Nothing to log into, no licence needed.

Over the next 90 days

Get inside the tool rollout rather than waiting for it. Over the next ninety days, ask to be in the group that tests, checks or signs off whatever new system arrives near assisting in developing or monitoring family timetables. It is usually an unglamorous seat that nobody fights for, and it is the one that decides how the software is used on your job rather than to it.

Over the next 12 months

On this evidence I would not retrain out of this job, and I will say that plainly rather than hedge it. The task list here is dominated by work that stays with a person. What I would do with a year is get formally recognised for the layer around it (the systems, the compliance, the planning), so you are the one who understands the software instead of the one it is done to. Before you pay for anything, spend an hour with National Careers Service. It is free and government-funded, and it is listed below with the rest of the free routes.

The roads out of here, and why I am not sending you down them

I looked at the obvious moves out of this job, and here is what I found.

I checked the 12 nearest UK occupations to nannies and au pairs (nearest by the work that AI is not taking, not by job title), and none of them survived. The closest was childminders: it pays 36.9% less. And on the numbers you do not need one. This job scores 8/100 here, with only 1% of the task list in the top band, and “accompany children to and from school, outings, and medical appointments” is not work that hands over cleanly. None of them beats deepening what you already have.

How that was checked: this job was compared against all 412 UK occupations in this release on their official task statements, and the 12 nearest were examined one by one. A move that turns on an industry, an employer or a qualification rather than on the work itself will not show up in a check like that. And this release carries no licence register, so anything you are weighing needs that looked up separately.

3 moves I checked and rejected

These are the obvious-looking jumps. They are here with their reasons rather than quietly dropped, because the ones that fail are worth knowing about. It is one less thing to turn over at night.

  • Childminders

    Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour because one of your tasks is on their list in the same words: “change children's nappies”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 43% of the work in that job the software is not taking.

    Why I am not recommending it: It is a pay cut, in those words: £24,278 against your £38,447, 36.9% less (ASHE Table 14.7a, 2025 provisional (both)). Retraining to earn less is a decision, not advice.

    Look at that job’s page anyway →

  • Playworkers

    Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour because one of your tasks is on their list in the same words: “accompany children to and from school, outings, and medical appointments”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 20% of the work in that job the software is not taking.

    Why I am not recommending it: You would be starting most of it from nothing: about 20% of the durable work in that job is work you do today, and the rest you would be learning while the bills carried on. This release publishes no median pay for that job, so I cannot show you what the move costs or pays. I do not recommend a move I cannot price.

    Look at that job’s page anyway →

  • Early education and childcare practitioners

    Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour because one of your tasks is on their list in the same words: “change children's nappies”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 20% of the work in that job the software is not taking.

    Why I am not recommending it: You would be starting most of it from nothing: about 20% of the durable work in that job is work you do today, and the rest you would be learning while the bills carried on. It is a pay cut, in those words: £23,717 against your £38,447, 38.3% less (ASHE Table 14.7a, 2025 provisional (both)). Retraining to earn less is a decision, not advice.

    Look at that job’s page anyway →

What I’d stop worrying about

A friend tells you what not to spend fear on. This is that list.

  • The headline number you read somewhere

    The big “X% of jobs” figures are about the whole economy, not about you. The number that describes your job is on this page: 1% of its task weight, across 35 scored tasks. Every row behind it is printed above with the source. Check ours; ignore theirs.

  • The headlines about your trade disappearing

    They are usually about the technology, not the timetable. Changes to work like accompanying children to and from school arrive through rules, insurance and money, slowly and visibly. This page tracks the task evidence and will move when it moves.

  • Retraining out of a job that is holding up

    On this evidence I would not spend money leaving. Spend it on the layer around the job instead: the tools, the paperwork, the planning. That is where the change actually is.

  • The “obvious” next job everyone suggests

    I checked the obvious moves and most of them did not survive. The reasons are printed with the routes above, including the pay and the gate. A move that fails on the numbers is worth knowing about so you can stop turning it over at night.

If you run a team doing this job

If you run a team doing this job, the conversation you owe them is the one on this page, and sooner than feels comfortable. Show them the ledger rather than a reassurance: the rows moving toward the software are maintaining detailed family records for historical and administrative purposes, and the rows that are not are where you want your people visible. Ask each of them to do the this-week move and bring the list to your next one-to-one. It turns a rumour into a piece of work, and it tells you which parts of your team's week are actually at stake. And say the thing out loud that a team lead usually leaves unsaid: a shrinking team is your exposure too, so do the move yourself as well.

You are reading the United Kingdom figures

The United States splits this work across more than one official group, of which First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services is the closest. The pay and employment figures are not directly comparable, and we do not average them together.

Switch to the United States page →partial match

The other groups this work is counted across:

In US official statistics this job is counted as First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services, First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers and Childcare Workers. Pay is shown separately for each of those groups (medians cannot be averaged together), while the task list and the scores on this page are for this group only.

Your route through this

Where to go next, and what it costs

Free, and complete

The moves above cost nothing. These are the real services that go with them: public, government-funded, and free at the point of use. Nothing on this page is behind an email address or a payment.

Why there is no community here

Collab365, who build this site, run paid Spaces for a small number of subjects, and none of them is built for this job. We are not going to point you at the nearest one and call it a fit.

So the free services listed on this page are the whole answer, and it is the same answer we would give a friend.

Noted, and thank you. We’ll email you if a Space for nannies / au pairs launches. Nothing else.

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No Space for nannies / au pairs yet. Should there be one?

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What a Space actually is, in full

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No deadline on any of this. The page will still be here, and the data is refreshed on a published schedule rather than when someone wants a headline.

Questions people ask about this job

Will AI replace Nannies and au pairs?
Not as a job, but it is already doing parts of the work. Across the 35 official task statements scored for Nannies and au pairs (United Kingdom, SOC 6116), 1% of the importance-weighted core work is made of tasks today's AI could already do most of. The overall exposure score is 8 out of 100 (range 5–13, band: minimal). That is a statement about tasks, not about headcount: this measures what AI could do, not whether any employer adopts it, whether the law allows it, or whether doing the routine parts faster creates more demand for the human parts. Figures are from release 2026-q4.1.
Which tasks in “Nannies and au pairs” can AI already do?
The highest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Maintain detailed family records for historical and administrative purposes” (75/100, high); “Assist in developing or monitoring family timetables” (53/100, partial); “Organise outings for children to broaden their experiences” (48/100, partial). Each score comes from five published 0–4 ratings turned into a number by a published formula, and each carries the model's one-sentence reason on the page.
Which tasks in “Nannies and au pairs” stay human?
About 94% of this job's task weight sits in work that scores low for AI exposure. The lowest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Teach basic caring skills where needed” (0/100, minimal); “Facilitate playful, sensitive interactions that reflect children's needs to extend deep level learning” (0/100, minimal); “Teach basic hygiene practices” (0/100, minimal). Low scores usually mean the task needs a body in a room, a legally accountable human, or trust built in real time. Those are the three things the scoring rubric treats as gates rather than obstacles.
What should someone working in “Nannies and au pairs” do about AI?
Start from the ledger rather than the headline: 1% of this job's weighted core work is exposed, and roughly 94% is not. The practical move is to spend more of your week on the tasks that score low, the ones above, and to get fluent at directing AI through the tasks that score high, because those are the parts that change whether or not you are ready for them. This page does not predict your job, and nothing here is career advice tailored to you: the score describes the occupation, not the person.
How is the AI exposure score for Nannies and au pairs calculated?
Each official task statement for the occupation is rated on five published 0–4 dimensions (output replicability, physical embodiment, licensed accountability, real-time human trust, and data availability) by claude-opus-5 using scoring prompt task_scoring_v1.0. The model never writes the score; a published formula turns the five ratings into a 0–100 number, so every score can be recomputed by hand. The occupation figure is the importance-weighted mean across 35 scored tasks. The prompt, the rubric, the formula and the full dataset are published at https://futureproof.collab365.com/method and https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1 under CC BY 4.0.

Where these numbers come from

About the data on this page

  • Provisional, because the ONS revises this figure in the autumn.
  • This headcount comes from a survey, not a census, so treat it as a good estimate rather than an exact count.
  • 2 tasks scored differently between repeat runs, so their range on this page is wider. We would rather show the wobble than hide it.
  • The match between this job and its counterpart in the other country is partial, so the two pages count slightly different groups of people.
  • 22 of this occupation's scored task statements carry a score that was measured under a different occupation's context, because the statement is shared between jobs and has only been scored once so far. Each one names the occupation it was measured under in the free routes below; none is presented as a measurement for this job.
  • Task clusters are not derived in this release, so the task-cluster field is empty and no Collab365 Space routing is attached to this occupation yet.
Task statements
gaisi-indexProcessing: catalogue-bridge → ssc-relatedness-weighting → task-scoring → score-aggregation
Task weights
gaisi-index (relatedness)
Scores
Rubric task_scoring_v1.0, model claude-opus-5, computed 2026-08-05.
Pay and employment
ashe-t14 (ASHE 2025 provisional (reference April 2025))nomis-aps (Apr 2025-Mar 2026 (latest APS 12-month period))

Figures on this page come from release 2026-q4.1, published 2026-08-05. Every release keeps its own permanent address, so a figure you cite in March is still there, unchanged, in November.

The plain-English wording on this page is assembled directly from the task statements and the published ratings, not written by hand for this occupation. That is why it is specific, and it is also why we say so.

The routes and free resources further up are today’s, not the release’s (last reviewed 2026-08-05). A route is an offer, not a historical fact, so it moves on its own clock.

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Collab365 (2026). Collab365 Futureproof: task-level AI exposure for US and UK occupations, release 2026-q4.1 (methodVersion 2.0.0, promptVersion task_scoring_v1.0). https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Built with O*NET data (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); ONS data (Open Government Licence v3.0); GAISI task framework (arXiv:2507.22748, MIT); BLS data (public domain).

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@misc{collab365futureproof2026q41,
  title        = {Collab365 Futureproof: task-level AI exposure for US and UK occupations, release 2026-q4.1},
  author       = {{Collab365}},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1},
  note         = {Release 2026-q4.1, methodVersion 2.0.0, promptVersion task_scoring_v1.0, CC BY 4.0}
}

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