What jobs is AI most likely to change? Industrial truck and tractor operators top this list, with 7h 41m of an 8-hour shift going to tasks AI or robots have done on their own somewhere, followed by light truck drivers and sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing. This counts tasks rather than whole jobs: BLS still expects about 65K openings a year for industrial truck and tractor operators through 2035.
This list covers U.S. jobs with at least 50,000 workers, ranked by how much of a typical shift goes to tasks AI or robots have done on their own somewhere (not counting tasks where AI only helps). "Touched" means time spent on tasks where AI use is documented in real usage data or where robots have done the task in a real workplace. Low numbers reflect today's evidence and can change as AI and robots improve. Each job links to its full time card, pay by state and similar jobs.
- 1. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators7h 41m alone · $46k · 774K workers
- 2. Light Truck Drivers6h 29m alone · $45k · 983K workers
- 3. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing6h 24m alone · $72k · 1.2M workers
- 4. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists6h 19m alone · $79k · 900K workers
- 5. Customer Service Representatives6h alone · $45k · 2.6M workers
- 6. Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity5h 54m alone · $59k · 159K workers
- 7. Computer Programmers5h 48m alone · $100k · 92K workers
- 8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers5h 44m alone · $59k · 2.1M workers
- 9. Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants5h 39m alone · $36k · 102K workers
- 10. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators5h 28m alone · $60k · 478K workers
- 11. Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs5h 16m alone · $37k · 249K workers
- 12. Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors5h 14m alone · $50k · 147K workers
- 13. Couriers and Messengers5h 6m alone · $39k · 69K workers
- 14. Financial and Investment Analysts5h 2m alone · $103k · 362K workers
- 15. Chemical Technicians4h 53m alone · $60k · 58K workers
- 16. Web Developers4h 52m alone · $93k · 70K workers
- 17. Interpreters and Translators4h 47m alone · $60k · 52K workers
- 18. Retail Salespersons4h 39m alone · $35k · 3.9M workers
- 19. Computer User Support Specialists4h 32m alone · $62k · 717K workers
- 20. Medical Records Specialists4h 32m alone · $51k · 195K workers
- 21. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand4h 31m alone · $40k · 3M workers
- 22. General Office Clerks4h 30m alone · $45k · 2.5M workers
- 23. Travel Guides4h 23m alone · $38k · 54K workers
- 24. Telemarketers4h 19m alone · $35k · 58K workers
- 25. Driver/Sales Workers4h 18m alone · $39k · 409K workers