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Infographic: Feelings of burnout and worry about AI

infographic showing the percentage of workers reporting feelings of burnout, by whether or not they are worried about AI making jobs obsolete

Details of infographic from APA’s 2023™ Work in America survey

Percentage of workers reporting feelings often associated with burnout

by worry about AI may making some/all job duties obsolete

Feel tense or stressed out during workday

  • Not worried about AI: 38%
  • Worried about AI: 64%

Feel irritability or anger toward coworkers or customers

  • Not worried about AI: 16%
  • Worried about AI: 23%

Desire to keep to themselves at work

  • Not worried about AI: 20%
  • Worried about AI: 32%

Do not feel motivated to do their very best

  • Not worried about AI: 21%
  • Worried about AI: 33%

Feel lower productivity

  • Not worried about AI: 16%
  • Worried about AI: 25%

Feel emotional exhaustion

  • Not worried about AI: 27%
  • Worried about AI: 37%

Feel ineffective at work

  • Not worried about AI: 15%
  • Worried about AI: 21%