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AI and Transportation

Self-driving gets the headlines, but someone still needs to sit behind the wheel. 9 million jobs mostly protected by physical reality.

6occupations

9.4Mjobs (BLS EP 2025)

3.3avg. AI score

Self-driving gets the headlines, but someone still needs to sit behind the wheel. 9 million jobs mostly protected by physical reality.

Sector balance 2030

3.9M

Jobs in growing occupations

5.3M

Jobs in stable occupations

204K

Jobs in declining occupations

Job-weighted average expected change 2025-2030: +2% (midpoints of the JPE-prognose v3 forecast; the band per occupation matters more). Base: BLS Employment Projections 2025-35, plus AI and robotics layers where BLS does not already include them. Methodology

Occupations in Transportation

OccupationJobsAISalary2030

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand2.9M2$40K+1%Stockers and Order Fillers2.8M3$37K+4%Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers2.2M4$59K+2%Light Truck Drivers1.1M4$45K+3%Taxi Drivers and Rideshare Drivers204K4$42K-5%Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity166K3$59K+2%

Other sectors

Office & Admin (7)Sales (5)Food Service (4)Management (8)Education (6)Healthcare (10)Healthcare Support (2)Construction (5)Maintenance (2)Production (6)Business & Finance (3)Repair & Maintenance (4)IT & Computing (4)Security (3)Personal Care (4)Engineering (7)Legal (3)Social Services (4)Arts & Media (5)Agriculture (2)Science (5)

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