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QA Engineer
Automated testing generation by AI is reducing the demand for manual QA. AI systems can generate test cases, run regression suites, and flag issues faster than human testers.
rising risk (+6 this quarter)
D+
70/100
2025–2027
$80K/yr
Median Salary
240K
Jobs at Risk
65%
Automation Est.
DRI HISTORY
FACTOR BREAKDOWN
RISING SKILLS
AI test strategy
Security testing
Exploratory testing judgment
DECLINING SKILLS
Test case writing
Regression testing
Bug documentation
TRANSITION PATHS
1
DevOps Engineer
72% skill overlap
28
DRI
2
Security Engineer
65% skill overlap
24
DRI
3
Site Reliability Engineer
68% skill overlap
26
DRI
KEY EVENTS
2025-01
GitHub Copilot generates test suites automatically; QA headcount plateaus at major tech companies
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