AI Job Worry Index / Receptionists
AI Job Worry Index · Service & admin · Google Trends, November 2020 to October 2026

Will AI replace receptionists?

Search data can't predict that, but it shows how worried people are: receptionists rank #48 of 56 jobs for searches asking whether AI will replace them. For every one of them there are about 93 searches for “AI for receptionists”. Searches for “how to become a receptionist” are up 39% since the year before ChatGPT.

Worry rank
#48
of 56 jobs
Worry index
3.4
programmers = 100
Worried searches, last 12 months
n/a
vs the 12 months before
“AI for” searches per worried search
93
since November 2022
“How to become a receptionist”
+39%
vs the year before ChatGPT

How often people ask whether AI will replace receptionists

Worried searches peaked in May 2026. The grey line is programmers, the job most associated with AI, for scale.

Will AI replace receptionists

Monthly. Programmers' average since November 2022 = 100. Hover or use the arrow keys for values.

Source: Google Trends, worldwide.

Curiosity vs worry

For every search asking whether AI will replace receptionists, there are about 93 searches for “AI for receptionists” or “ChatGPT for receptionists”.

“AI for receptionists” vs “will AI replace receptionists”

Monthly, same scale (programmers' worried searches = 100).

Source: Google Trends, worldwide.

Are fewer people trying to become receptionists?

Searches for “how to become a receptionist” are up 39% on the year before ChatGPT. It's a rough signal of how many people want to get into the job, not of hiring.

“how to become a receptionist”

Monthly average of weekly data, highest week = 100.

Source: Google Trends, worldwide.

The AI they look for

Top searches related to “AI for receptionists”.

  • ai receptionist for small business

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Will AI replace receptionists?

Search data can't predict that, but it shows how worried people are: receptionists rank #48 of 56 jobs for searches asking whether AI will replace them. For every one of them there are about 93 searches for “AI for receptionists”. Searches for “how to become a receptionist” are up 39% since the year before ChatGPT. Search interest measures worry, not the actual risk to the job.

When did people worry most about AI replacing receptionists?

Searches asking whether AI will replace receptionists were highest in May 2026 (Google Trends, November 2020 to October 2026).

Are fewer people becoming receptionists?

Searches for “how to become a receptionist” in the last 12 months are +39% compared with November 2021 – October 2022, the year before ChatGPT. That's interest in getting in, not actual hiring or enrolment.

How do receptionists compare with other jobs?

Receptionists rank #48 of 56 jobs in the AI Job Worry Index, with a worry index of 3.4 where programmers = 100. The full ranking is on the index page.