Call centre operators
Teleoperadores
8.0
AI exposure: Very high
8 / 10
Theoretical estimate — not a prediction
Employees
137K
Average salary
21,955 €
Exposed wage index
2.4B €
employment × salary × score
Score sub-components
D
Displacement potential 9
C
Current AI capability 9
F
Physical barrier 0
R
Regulatory friction 2
Formula:
(D*C/10)*(1-F/20)*(1-R/20) Automation vector
The work of a call center agent consists of customer service or telephone sales following pre-established scripts in a digital environment. Conversational AI and realistic voice agents are already capable of maintaining complex dialogues, resolving complaints, and performing mass sales of simple products. This occupation is undergoing massive automation in Spain, as AI drastically reduces operational costs while maintaining a similar quality of service.
Automation vector (Spanish)
La labor de teleoperador consiste en la atención al cliente o venta telefónica mediante guiones preestablecidos en un entorno digital. La IA conversacional y los agentes de voz realistas ya son capaces de mantener diálogos complejos, resolver reclamaciones y realizar ventas de productos sencillos de forma masiva. Esta ocupación sufre una automatización masiva en España, ya que la IA reduce drásticamente los costes operativos manteniendo una calidad de servicio similar.
Substitution EU AI Act: Limited risk Employment confidence: A
Source: LFS Q4 2025, INE Census 2021, SEPE 2024 · Methodology v30 · CC BY 4.0 · Authors: Álvaro de Nicolás, Miguel Sureda