Jacksonville, NC · POP 217,175 · EMP 52,570 · DATA GRADE A
Jacksonville, NC
consensus exposure · range [45.9–52.5] across 6 methodologies
more exposed than 59% of US metros
By methodology
| Index | Exposure |
|---|---|
| OpenAI task exposure (Eloundou et al. 2024) | 46.3 |
| Felten language-modeling AIOE (2023) | 48.8 |
| Microsoft AI applicability (2025) | 52.5 |
| Anthropic Economic Index observed usage (2026) | 48.5 |
| Eisfeldt et al. generative-AI exposure (2024) | 45.9 |
| Consensus (mean) | 48.4 |
Table 1. Where indices disagree, that disagreement is information: prediction-style indices (task ratings) and usage-based indices (observed AI conversations) measure different things. Methods §2.
Secondary measures
payroll-weighted exposure — higher than the headcount number: the exposed jobs are the better-paid ones
of workers are in occupations where ≥50% of tasks are LLM-exposed (Eloundou β; threshold-sensitive — note)
of area employment matched to scored occupations (grade A)
Scenario: if replacement-level AI arrives in 2030
Figure 1. Modeled displacement under the median preset (diffusion k=0.8, ceiling 0.75, automation share 0.45, friction lag 1.5y, attrition 3%/y). Solid: positions eliminated. The gap between gross and layoffs is natural attrition — speed of diffusion, not depth of exposure, determines layoffs. This is a scenario, not a forecast: adjust every assumption.
Where the losses land — and your assumptions
Positions eliminated by 2035 per occupation group, under the arrival year selected above. Drag any multiplier if you think we're wrong about a group — your model, your numbers. Multipliers scale that group's task exposure (×0 = immune, ×2 = double).
Table 3. Group exposure = employment-weighted mean task exposure (Eloundou β) over the group's local occupations. Bars use the same scenario engine as Figure 1 (median preset).
Most exposed local occupations
| Occupation | Jobs | Median wage | Exposure [range] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Salespersons | 2,040 | $29,480 | 67 | |
| Customer Service Representatives | 1,130 | $33,980 | 91.1 | |
| Cashiers | 1,630 | $26,380 | 54.8 | |
| Office Clerks, General | 720 | $38,730 | 82.2 | |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | 1,000 | $48,370 | 55.6 | |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | 700 | $81,330 | 76.3 | |
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 530 | $38,580 | 86.3 | |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | 1,900 | $27,330 | 24 | |
| Cooks, Fast Food | 1,830 | $22,900 | 24.8 | |
| Waiters and Waitresses | 1,140 | $28,870 | 39.7 |
Table 2. Ranked by exposure × local employment. Bands on the 0–100 occupation scale.
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