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Skype

Software & technology · O*NET

Skype is a software tool tracked in the Desktop communications software category of O*NET's Technology Skills file. It appears in the technology profile of 24 occupations that together employ about 15,988,230 workers, with a median wage of $97,445.

Across the occupations that use it, the work is 88th percentile for AI task-exposure (High) — how much of what those jobs do overlaps with what today's AI can attempt. That measures the exposure of the work, not the value of the tool or any sign it is being replaced. See where every tool category sits →

Occupations that use this tool

Occupations whose O*NET technology profile lists Skype, ranked by employment. Wage and employment are BLS OEWS (national, cross-industry, May 2024) and describe the occupation, not an individual or the tool's own market.

Occupation Workers Median pay
Customer Service Representatives 2,725,930 $42,830
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1,737,820 $46,290
Software Developers 1,654,440 $133,080
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 1,455,770 $49,210
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 1,266,860 $66,780
Project Management Specialists 1,006,160 $100,750
Human Resources Specialists 917,460 $72,910
Management Analysts 893,900 $101,190
Computer User Support Specialists 697,210 $60,340
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 591,180 $47,460
Computer Systems Analysts 497,800 $103,790
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 439,380 $108,970
Document Management Specialists 439,380 $108,970
Information Technology Project Managers 439,380 $108,970
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 318,570 $96,800
Business Intelligence Analysts 233,440 $112,590
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 199,800 $102,610
Web and Digital Interface Designers 111,400 $98,090
Web Developers 78,860 $90,930
Dietitians and Nutritionists 76,570 $73,850
Database Administrators 73,180 $104,620
Database Architects 64,770 $135,980
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers 47,800 $72,270
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 21,170 $77,010
Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical), each as a percentile across all scored occupations, for 24 occupations in occupations that use Skype. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Computer User Support Specialists Project Management Specialists Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products Software Developers Customer Service Representatives Computer Systems Engineers/Architects Web Developers AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that use Skype, by AI task-overlap and median pay

Related tools

Other software in the Desktop communications software category.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Skype." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/software/skype

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Singulariki. (2026). Skype. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/software/skype

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  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/software/skype}
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