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Will AI replace direct support professionals?
Based on live job postings — updated September 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting direct support professionals. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 39 live direct support professionals openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, almost no current direct support professionals openings ask for AI skills yet. The work is changing, not going away.
39live openings
0%ask for AI skills
0%remote
3companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
Employers still ask most for: Communication, Collaboration, Mentorship, Telehealth, Empathy, Tax — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Aspire Living & Learning | 19 |
| Aspire Health and Community Services | 17 |
| Eliot Community Human Services | 3 |
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