Human edge, growing

Grounds maintenance workers, all other

All grounds maintenance workers not listed separately.

AI Resistance Index 84 of 99

Among the most resilient careers: more resilient than 84% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is low (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it low), and US jobs are projected to change by +3.7% by 2035, faster than average.

AI struggles with much of this work, and US employers are expected to hire more people into it than average.

Median pay (2025): $46,860
Job growth to 2035: +3.7%
Openings a year: 1,800
People doing it (2025): 14,200
Usual route in: No formal credential, then short on-the-job training

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Careers using similar strengths, with a stronger outlook

Packaging and filling machine operators and tendersHuman edge, growing, Index 91, +4.1%
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tendersHuman edge, growing, Index 90, +5.9%
Automotive and watercraft service attendantsHuman edge, growing, Index 92, +3.8%
Extraction workers, all otherHuman edge, steady, Index 89, +3.4%

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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.