Extraction workers, all other

All extraction workers not listed separately.

AI Resistance Index 89 of 99

Among the most resilient careers: more resilient than 89% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is very low (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it low), and US jobs are projected to change by +3.4% by 2035, slower than average. The work leans on physical dexterity.

AI struggles with much of this work. Hiring is expected to grow slower than average, or to shrink.

Median pay (2025): $57,010
Job growth to 2035: +3.4%
Openings a year: 600
People doing it (2025): 5,900
Usual route in: High school diploma, then moderate on-the-job training

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Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2025 to 2035; O*NET 31.0; Microsoft Research (2025); Anthropic Economic Index (2026); Eloundou and colleagues (Science, 2024); Felten, Raj and Seamans (2023). How we score. Updated 12 October 2026.