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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 1.8% more of these jobs by 2035, slower than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #483 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +1.8% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $40,240 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 2.9 million in the US, with about 340,500 openings a year
The work, 18 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Sort materials or products16%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas11%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Operate industrial processing or production equipment9%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Load products, materials, or equipment for transportation or further processing8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Operate lifting or moving equipment8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Move materials, equipment, or supplies7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Inspect facilities or equipment6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Read documents or materials to inform work processes5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 214 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain operational records5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain tools or equipment3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Repair tools or equipment3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Mark materials or objects for identification3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Operate cutting or grinding equipment3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Clean workpieces, finished products, or other objects2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Package objects2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Assemble products or work aids1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Connect components or supply lines to equipment or tools1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,570 conversations, and it got them there 96% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 102 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 340,500 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 41% of the workIndustrial Truck and Tractor Operators0% AI does, against 11% here+1.5% by 2035 · $46,420 · No formal credential
- Shares 37% of the workCouriers and Messengers4% AI does, against 11% here+8% by 2035 · $39,200 · High school diploma
- Shares 35% of the workChemical Equipment Operators and Tenders4% AI does, against 11% here+3.6% by 2035 · $58,040 · High school diploma
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Work front:
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.05, higher than 14% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 53-7062 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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