As of June 2026, Search Marketing Strategists has an AI-exposure score of 67/100 (High exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.

AI Exposure Score for

Search Marketing Strategists

67/100
High exposure
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More exposed than 85% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$78,760. About 87,200 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).

Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.

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Your tasks, by AI exposure

Automatable
  • Identify appropriate Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and report key metrics from digital campaigns.
  • Evaluate new emerging media or technologies and make recommendations for their application within Internet marketing or search marketing campaigns.
  • Optimize shopping cart experience or Web site conversion rates against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
  • Identify, evaluate, or procure hardware or software for implementing online marketing campaigns.
  • Collect and analyze Web metrics, such as visits, time on site, page views per visit, transaction volume and revenue, traffic mix, click-through rates, conversion rates, cost per acquisition, or cost per click.
  • Manage tracking and reporting of search-related activities and provide analyses to marketing executives.
  • Optimize Web site exposure by analyzing search engine patterns to direct online placement of keywords or other content.
  • Combine secondary data sources with keyword research to more accurately profile and satisfy user intent.
  • Propose online or multiple-sales-channel campaigns to marketing executives.
  • Coordinate with developers to optimize Web site architecture, server configuration, or page construction for search engine consumption and optimal visibility.
  • Optimize digital assets, such as text, graphics, or multimedia assets, for search engine optimization (SEO) or for display and usability on internet-connected devices.
  • Assist in setting up or optimizing analytics tools for tracking visitors' behaviors.
  • Improve search-related activities through ongoing analysis, experimentation, or optimization tests, using A/B or multivariate methods.
Augmentable
  • Collaborate with Web, multimedia, or art design staffs to create multimedia Web sites or other internet content that conforms to brand and company visual format.
  • Conduct market research analysis to identify search query trends, real-time search and news media activity, popular social media topics, electronic commerce trends, market opportunities, or competitor performance.
  • Conduct online marketing initiatives, such as paid ad placement, affiliate programs, sponsorship programs, email promotions, or viral marketing campaigns on social media Web sites.
  • Participate in the development or implementation of online marketing strategy.
  • Collaborate with other marketing staff to integrate and complement marketing strategies across multiple sales channels.
  • Create content strategies for digital media.
  • Communicate and collaborate with merchants, Webmasters, bloggers, or online editors to strategically place hyperlinks.
Durable

No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as automatable (65%).

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Search Marketing Strategists — median pay by US state (BLS OEWS, USD)

New York: US$98,580California: US$94,700Texas: US$72,520

Median annual wage, in USD. US national: US$78,760. More states are being added.

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