Permanent Secretary (Senior/Executive) vs Tourism Policy Director (Mid-to-Senior)
How do Permanent Secretary (Senior/Executive) and Tourism Policy Director (Mid-to-Senior) compare on AI displacement risk? Permanent Secretary (Senior/Executive) scores 67.0/100 (GREEN (Transforming)) while Tourism Policy Director (Mid-to-Senior) scores 53.4/100 (GREEN (Transforming)). Here's the full breakdown.
Permanent Secretary (Senior/Executive): The Permanent Secretary is the most senior civil servant in a UK government department — bearing personal Accounting Officer accountability to Parliament, leading departments of 5,000-90,000+ staff, and providing impartial policy advice to ministers across changes of government. AI transforms the data, reporting, and compliance layer but cannot lead a department, bear personal liability before the Public Accounts Committee, or navigate the political complexity of minister-civil servant relationships. Safe for 10+ years.
Tourism Policy Director (Mid-to-Senior): This role is protected by its core function — defining what tourism policy SHOULD be — but 30% of task time is shifting as AI accelerates economic analysis, reporting, and marketing oversight. Safe for 5+ years; the work changes, the role endures.
Score Comparison
Permanent Secretary (Senior/Executive)
Tourism Policy Director (Mid-to-Senior)
Tasks You Gain
4 tasks AI-augmented
AI-Proof Tasks
2 tasks not impacted by AI
Transition Summary
Moving from Permanent Secretary (Senior/Executive) to Tourism Policy Director (Mid-to-Senior) shifts your task profile from 0% displaced down to 5% displaced. You gain 65% augmented tasks where AI helps rather than replaces, plus 30% of work that AI cannot touch at all. JobZone score goes from 67.0 to 53.4.
Sub-Score Breakdown
Permanent Secretary (Senior/Executive) wins 3 of 5 dimensions — stronger on Task Resistance, Evidence Calibration, Barriers to Entry.
| Dimension | Permanent Secretary (Senior/Executive) | Tourism Policy Director (Mid-to-Senior) |
|---|---|---|
| Task Resistance (/5) | 4.45 | 3.95 |
| Evidence Calibration (/10) | 3 | 2 |
| Barriers to Entry (/10) | 7 | 6 |
| Protective Principles (/9) | 6 | 6 |
| AI Growth Correlation (/2) | 0 | 0 |
What Do These Scores Mean?
Each role is assessed using the AI Job Resistance Index (AIJRI), a composite score from 0 to 100 measuring how resistant a role is to AI displacement. The score is built from five dimensions: Task Resistance (how many core tasks can AI automate), Evidence Calibration (real-world adoption data), Barriers (regulatory, physical, and trust barriers protecting the role), Protective Principles (human-centric factors like empathy and judgement), and AI Growth Correlation (whether AI growth helps or hurts the role).
Roles scoring above 60 land in the Green Zone (AI-resistant), 40–60 in the Yellow Zone (needs adaptation), and below 40 in the Red Zone (high displacement risk). For full individual assessments, see the Permanent Secretary (Senior/Executive) and Tourism Policy Director (Mid-to-Senior) role pages.
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