Are science and engineering jobs safe from AI? 9 of the 25 jobs below have no documented AI or robot time in a typical 8-hour shift, including industrial engineers, mechanical drafters and materials engineers. The rest have 29m or less, so nearly all of each shift is still work people do. Ties are sorted by number of workers.
This list covers science and engineering jobs with at least 5,000 workers. "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.
HumanWith AIAIRobot
- 1. Industrial EngineersNo AI or robot time · $102k · 366K workers
- 2. Mechanical DraftersNo AI or robot time · $72k · 40K workers
- 3. Materials EngineersNo AI or robot time · $113k · 23K workers
- 4. Chemical EngineersNo AI or robot time · $125k · 21K workers
- 5. Landscape ArchitectsNo AI or robot time · $80k · 20K workers
- 6. Calibration Technologists and TechniciansNo AI or robot time · $68k · 17K workers
- 7. Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and TechniciansNo AI or robot time · $74k · 16K workers
- 8. Nuclear EngineersNo AI or robot time · $134k · 15K workers
- 9. Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and TechniciansNo AI or robot time · $83k · 11K workers
- 10. Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians13m touched · $66k · 76K workers
- 11. Transportation Planners13m touched · $101k · 37K workers
- 12. Medical Scientists17m touched · $103k · 172K workers
- 13. Surveyors17m touched · $75k · 51K workers
- 14. Environmental Engineers17m touched · $107k · 38K workers
- 15. Conservation Scientists18m touched · $73k · 26K workers
- 16. Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists18m touched · $77k · 18K workers
- 17. Architectural and Civil Drafters19m touched · $66k · 104K workers
- 18. Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians19m touched · $78k · 95K workers
- 19. Clinical and Counseling Psychologists19m touched · $101k · 76K workers
- 20. Geoscientists19m touched · $102k · 23K workers
- 21. Epidemiologists19m touched · $87k · 12K workers
- 22. School Psychologists23m touched · $96k · 64K workers
- 23. Urban and Regional Planners24m touched · $89k · 44K workers
- 24. Petroleum Engineers28m touched · $145k · 18K workers
- 25. Energy Engineers29m touched · $123k · 154K workers