Human edge, steady

First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other

All protective service supervisors not listed separately above.

AI Resistance Index 57 of 99

In the middle of the pack: more resilient than 57% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is moderate (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it high), and US jobs are projected to change by +1.9% by 2035, slower than average. The work leans on ethical judgement and emotional intelligence.

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

Median pay (2025): $76,400
Job growth to 2035: +1.9%
Openings a year: 1,700
People doing it (2025): 21,600
Usual route in: High school diploma

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Careers using similar strengths, with a stronger outlook

Fire inspectors and investigatorsHuman edge, growing, Index 79, +4.2%
Animal control workersHuman edge, growing, Index 75, +4.0%
Protective service workers, all otherHuman edge, steady, Index 67, +3.0%
Transit and railroad policeHuman edge, steady, Index 73, +3.2%

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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.