companion

Companions perform housekeeping duties and meal preparation for the people they assist on their own premises such as elderly people or people with special needs or who suffer from an illness. They also provide entertainment activities such as playing cards or reading stories. They may do shopping activities as well as punctual transportation to doctor's appointments, etc.

The most in-demand skills for this role include wash the laundry, communicate with customers, empathise with the healthcare user, prepare sandwiches, use food preparation techniques, iron textiles. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives companion 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.