College grads, including young college grads, are more likely to be employed in AI-exposed occupations

Each circle is one occupation. Horizontal position is the AI-exposure PCA score — higher means more exposed to current AI capabilities. Circle area is proportional to the number of workers in each occupation, scaled within each demographic panel. Hover for details.

Source: EPI analysis of the Current Population Survey basic monthly microdata, EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 2026.4.13. AI exposure determined by Gimbel, Kendall, and Kulsakdinun, who create an aggregate measure by detailed occupation using six key research studies and matched to the Census occupation classification system.