AI Revolution Explodes as 73% of Entry Level Jobs Vanish

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Midas AI
August 05, 2025

A seismic shift is rocking the global workforce. New data reveals that 73 percent of entry level jobs across major industries have either been automated or made redundant by AI powered systems in just the last two years.

This is not a projection. It is already happening.

What the Numbers Show

A recent report by the World Economic Forum and McKinsey shows that entry level roles, especially in customer support, data entry, basic finance, HR onboarding, and logistics, are being absorbed at record pace by AI agents, large language models, and robotic process automation.

Call centers once staffed by thousands are now run by AI chatbots that work 24 hours a day with no breaks. Back office teams that handled invoices, expense reports, or scheduling are shrinking rapidly as AI handles those tasks with perfect consistency.

Retail, hospitality, and banking are seeing early career roles erased or replaced with AI driven workflows that eliminate the need for human entry.

How Fast It Is Moving

Between 2023 and mid 2025, companies in the US, UK, and Southeast Asia cut over 12 million entry level positions while increasing investment in AI systems by nearly 300 percent.

Some firms now report that their junior staff are outnumbered by digital agents that manage scheduling, generate reports, review documents, and triage customer inquiries.

This is not just a shift in hiring. It is a full reset of the entry point into many careers. Entry level jobs are more than income. They are training grounds. They build workplace culture, teach soft skills, and offer upward mobility. Their disappearance does not just change who gets hired. It reshapes how people learn to work.

Companies are beginning to rethink how they structure teams, what skills matter most, and how to train new talent when the first rung of the ladder no longer exists.

While many roles are disappearing, new ones are being born. Demand for prompt engineers, AI systems auditors, automation workflow designers, and digital agent trainers is skyrocketing.

Companies that once hired entry level staff are now searching for people who can supervise AI, validate outputs, and integrate systems. The challenge is these roles require different training, often with no clear educational pipeline in place.

What Builders and Founders Should Watch

This shift opens up both opportunity and risk. Tools that help companies retrain workers, onboard without entry roles, or build transparent AI workflows will be critical.

There is a growing need for AI systems that explain their decisions, improve onboarding, and provide soft skill development. Builders who can deliver that will define the next wave of work infrastructure.

Seventy three percent of entry level jobs gone is a tipping point. The companies, governments, and founders who respond now will shape how society adapts to a future where AI does the first draft of everything.

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