Transportation workers, all other

All transportation workers not listed separately.

AI Resistance Index 83 of 99

Among the most resilient careers: more resilient than 83% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is low (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it moderate), and US jobs are projected to change by +4.0% by 2035, faster than average. The work leans on ethical judgement and physical dexterity.

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

Median pay (2025): $45,650
Job growth to 2035: +4.0%
Openings a year: 1,600
People doing it (2025): 13,700
Usual route in: High school diploma, then short on-the-job training

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Careers using similar strengths, with a stronger outlook

Automotive and watercraft service attendantsHuman edge, growing, Index 92, +3.8%
Motorboat operatorsHuman edge, growing, Index 96, +4.9%
Aircraft service attendantsHuman edge, growing, Index 91, +5.6%
Tank car, truck, and ship loadersHuman edge, steady, Index 90, +2.8%

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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.