youth information worker

Youth information workers deliver youth information, guidance and counselling services in a variety of settings in order to empower young people and support their wellbeing and autonomy. They ensure that those services are accessible, resourced and welcoming for young people and run activities aimed at reaching the entire youth population, by means that are effective and appropriate for different groups and needs.

The most in-demand skills for this role include youth work principles, social media management, project management, youth-centred approach, communication principles, media and information literacy. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives youth information worker a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.