Will AI replace other protective service workers?
9 jobs scored. On average 73% of the task time in these jobs still needs a person, and the family averages 78 out of 100 on Still needs a human, where higher is safer.
78
Average Still needs a human score, 0 to 100 ↑ safer. Will AI replace them? A little.
9
Jobs scored in this family
73%
Average share of Task timeHow a job’s working hours divide between its tasks. Tasks that matter more and come up more often get a bigger share.More in the glossary that still needs a person
1.8M
US workers in these jobs
How the work could shift in Other Protective Service Workers
The share of US workers in these jobs whose job would sit in each band, from today to 2060.
Today
90%
of US workers in this family are in jobs that mostly need a person (our top band, Nah.)
0% are in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)
By 2045
9%
of US workers in this family would still be in jobs that mostly need a person (our top band, Nah.)
41% would be in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)
By 2060
9%
of US workers in this family would still be in jobs that mostly need a person (our top band, Nah.)
90% would be in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)
Each job's score moves towards the bottom band (Largely: AI could largely do the job) by the year it could be largely automated, slowly at first and faster later, as adoption usually goes. Each job is run as ten scenarios across its replacement range, so every figure mixes early and late outcomes. The model stops at 2060. How the timeline works
Will AI replace the job?Largely.Mostly.Partly.A little.Nah.
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| Year | Largely | Mostly | Partly | A little | Nah |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today (2026) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.5% | 89.5% |
| 2030 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 86.0% | 14.0% |
| 2035 | 0.0% | 10.3% | 40.0% | 40.8% | 9.0% |
| 2040 | 11.0% | 38.7% | 40.6% | 0.8% | 9.0% |
| 2045 | 41.4% | 38.5% | 10.4% | 0.8% | 9.0% |
| 2050 | 61.8% | 28.5% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 9.0% |
| 2055 | 89.4% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 9.0% |
| 2060 | 90.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 9.0% |
Every job in Other Protective Service Workers, ranked
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling InvestigatorsProtective Service · 33-9031
72↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 0%AI helps 54%Needs a human 46%
20452041–2055
10k
$43,370
Private Detectives and InvestigatorsProtective Service · 33-9021
73↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 0%AI helps 50%Needs a human 50%
20462041–2059
36k
$51,220
Retail Loss Prevention SpecialistsProtective Service · 33-9099.02
76↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 5%AI helps 29%Needs a human 66%
20482042–2060+
82k
$42,540
Animal Control WorkersProtective Service · 33-9011
77↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 0%AI helps 32%Needs a human 68%
20492042–2060+
12k
$45,660
Transportation Security ScreenersProtective Service · 33-9093
78↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 0%AI helps 35%Needs a human 65%
20492042–2060+
50k
$66,770
Security GuardsProtective Service · 33-9032
80↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 9%AI helps 14%Needs a human 77%
20512042–2060+
1.3M
$38,020
School Bus MonitorsProtective Service · 33-9094
81↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 11%Needs a human 89%
20502042–2060+
78k
$35,100
Crossing Guards and FlaggersProtective Service · 33-9091
83↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 0%Needs a human 100%
20512042–2060+
94k
$38,100
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service WorkersProtective Service · 33-9092
84↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 8%Needs a human 92%
20522042–2060+
158k
$33,580