Grows with AI

Managers, all other

All managers not listed separately.

AI Resistance Index 40 of 99

In the middle of the pack: more resilient than 40% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is high (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it high), and US jobs are projected to change by +4.9% by 2035, faster than average. The work leans on ethical judgement and emotional intelligence.

AI can help with many of the tasks, and demand is still growing. Being fluent with AI is the edge here.

Median pay (2025): $141,900
Job growth to 2035: +4.9%
Openings a year: 101,000
People doing it (2025): 1.3 million
Usual route in: Bachelor's degree

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Where people already use AI for this work

Implement procedures or processes
Explain regulations, policies, or procedures
Advise others on legal or regulatory matters

From Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025).

Work AI rarely helps with

Develop organizational policies, systems, or processes
Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures
Maintain operational records

What the work looks like

Develop regulatory strategies and implementation plans for the preparation and submission of new products.
Review all regulatory agency submission materials to ensure timeliness, accuracy, comprehensiveness, or compliance with regulatory standards.
Supervise employees or subcontractors to ensure quality of work or adherence to safety regulations or policies.
Report violations of compliance or regulatory standards to duly authorized enforcement agencies as appropriate or required.
Direct the preparation and submission of regulatory agency applications, reports, or correspondence.

From O*NET 31.0, US Department of Labor.

Careers using similar strengths, with a stronger outlook

Computer and information systems managersGrows with AI, Index 61, +15.8%
General and operations managersGrows with AI, Index 60, +5.0%
Natural sciences managersGrows with AI, Index 55, +8.2%
Financial managersGrows with AI, Index 43, +9.7%

Also known as: Compliance Director, Global RA Manager (Global Regulatory Affairs Manager), RA Director (Regulatory Affairs Director), RA Manager (Regulatory Affairs Manager), Compliance Manager, Environmental Manager, Environmental Program Manager, Asset Protection Manager.

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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.