Will AI replace other transportation workers?
9 jobs scored. On average 76% of the task time in these jobs still needs a person, and the family averages 79 out of 100 on Still needs a human, where higher is safer.
79
Average Still needs a human score, 0 to 100 ↑ safer. Will AI replace them? A little.
9
Jobs scored in this family
76%
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
383k
US workers in these jobs
How the work could shift in Other Transportation Workers
The share of US workers in these jobs whose job would sit in each band, from today to 2060.
Today
85%
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.)
32% 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% | 15.4% | 84.6% |
| 2030 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 60.1% | 39.9% |
| 2035 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 35.5% | 56.0% | 8.5% |
| 2040 | 5.4% | 28.8% | 47.7% | 9.7% | 8.5% |
| 2045 | 32.3% | 36.4% | 21.3% | 1.5% | 8.5% |
| 2050 | 53.2% | 36.8% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 8.5% |
| 2055 | 77.7% | 12.3% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 8.5% |
| 2060 | 90.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 8.5% |
Every job in Other Transportation Workers, ranked
Traffic TechniciansTransportation and Material Moving · 53-6041
74↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 4%AI helps 43%Needs a human 53%
20492043–2060+
8k
$59,090
Passenger AttendantsTransportation and Material Moving · 53-6061
75↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 9%AI helps 18%Needs a human 73%
20482043–2060+
27k
$37,720
Transportation InspectorsTransportation and Material Moving · 53-6051
76↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 0%AI helps 45%Needs a human 55%
20512043–2060+
25k
$92,100
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except AviationTransportation and Material Moving · 53-6051.07
78↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 0%AI helps 32%Needs a human 68%
20522044–2060+
25k
$92,100
Aviation InspectorsTransportation and Material Moving · 53-6051.01
80↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 20%Needs a human 80%
20522044–2060+
25k
$92,100
Bridge and Lock TendersTransportation and Material Moving · 53-6011
80↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 19%Needs a human 81%
20532044–2060+
3k
$57,700
Automotive and Watercraft Service AttendantsTransportation and Material Moving · 53-6031
82↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 17%Needs a human 83%
20542044–2060+
102k
$35,670
Aircraft Service AttendantsTransportation and Material Moving · 53-6032
84↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 10%Needs a human 90%
20542044–2060+
31k
$40,450
Parking AttendantsTransportation and Material Moving · 53-6021
84↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 0%Needs a human 100%
20542043–2060+
138k
$35,150