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What can couriers and messengers switch to?

8 jobs with similar skills where less of the shift is touched by AI or robots.

Time card for postal service mail carriers: 1h 22m of an 8-hour shift touched by AI or robotsTime card: Postal Service Mail Carriers →

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What can couriers and messengers switch to? AI or robots touch about 5h 6m of a typical 8-hour shift for couriers and messengers, nearly all of it on tasks AI or robots have done on their own somewhere. The jobs below use many of the same skills, and less of their day is touched today. The closest fit is postal service mail carriers: 1h 22m touched, with median pay 54% higher.

Matches come from O*NET's ratings of the skills, knowledge and work activities each job uses. "To build up" lists the skills each option rates as clearly more important than couriers and messengers do today. "Touched" is time on tasks with documented AI use or robots working in real workplaces. Treat these as starting points: pay, openings and requirements differ by state.

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  1. Postal Service Mail CarriersClose skills · 1h 22m touched (vs 5h 6m) · $61k · -0.3% by 2035 · high school diploma, some trainingShared skills: Operation and ControlNo big skill gaps
  2. Parking AttendantsClose skills · 2h 26m touched (vs 5h 6m) · $35k · +2% by 2035 · high school diploma, some trainingShared skills: Operation and Control, Service OrientationNo big skill gaps
  3. Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsClose skills · 1h 50m touched (vs 5h 6m) · $58k · -5.3% by 2035 · high school diploma, some trainingShared skills: Operation and ControlNo big skill gaps
  4. ModelsClose skills · 0m touched (vs 5h 6m) · $48k · -2.1% by 2035 · high school diploma, some trainingShared skills: Installation, RepairingNo big skill gaps
  5. Stockers and Order FillersClose skills · 1h 17m touched (vs 5h 6m) · $37k · +8.9% by 2035 · high school diploma, some trainingShared skills: Operation and ControlNo big skill gaps
  6. Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room AttendantsClose skills · 1h 46m touched (vs 5h 6m) · $36k · +6.4% by 2035 · high school diploma, some trainingShared skills: Service OrientationTo build up: Service Orientation
  7. Crossing Guards and FlaggersClose skills · 0m touched (vs 5h 6m) · $38k · +3.5% by 2035 · high school diploma, some trainingShared skills: Service Orientation, InstallationNo big skill gaps
  8. CashiersClose skills · 3h 47m touched (vs 5h 6m) · $33k · -6.5% by 2035 · high school diploma, some trainingShared skills: Service OrientationNo big skill gaps

Before you switch

See the full time card for couriers and messengers first: many tasks there still need a person, and learning AI tools for the rest can be its own way forward. For pay where you live, open any job above and pick your state.