Will AI replace First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, All Other?

What this score means

First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, All Other is among the least exposed roles in Transportation. Most of what the job involves still sits outside what current AI can do, even as the tools around it keep changing. At 16 out of 100 it scores 4 points below the Transportation average of 20. Across the 2 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 5 to 29, so the score is a weighted consensus rather than any single figure.

The number is a consensus estimate for the typical version of the role, built from published academic and industry research scored occupation by occupation. It is not a prediction about any individual. How scoring works

The research behind this score

This baseline aggregates 2 research sources that scored First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, All Other for AI and automation exposure. More recent, higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

• 01Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure · 2025International Labour Organization, Working Paper 140 (2025)
• 02AI Occupational Exposure to Language Modeling · 2023Felten, Raj, Seamans (2023)

Common questions

How likely is AI to replace First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, All Other?

Published research puts First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, All Other at 16 out of 100 for AI displacement risk, in the lower risk band. The number is a weighted consensus of 2 research sources and describes the typical version of the role, not any individual.

Do researchers agree on the risk for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, All Other?

Only partly. Individual estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, All Other run from 5 to 29 out of 100 across the 2 sources behind this score, so the single number smooths over real disagreement. More recent and higher confidence studies carry more weight in it.

Which transportation roles face similar AI exposure?

The closest published transportation roles to First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, All Other by score are Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers (16/100), Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment (16/100), and Locomotive Engineers (16/100). Each has its own page with the research behind its number.

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• Parking Attendants17/100
• Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders17/100
• Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers16/100
• Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment16/100
• Locomotive Engineers16/100
• Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators15/100
• Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers15/100
• Wellhead Pumpers15/100