AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 53-7051.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators?

Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location.

Estimated AI task exposure
23%

Low-Moderate exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

9 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

47/100

Physical moat

85/100

Human moat

18/100

Rating coverage

100%

9 task statements / 9 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Manually or mechanically load or unload materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles.
Importance 88/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 81/100Weight 0.91
Move levers or controls that operate lifting devices, such as forklifts, lift beams with swivel-hooks, hoists, or elevating platforms, to load, unload, transport, or stack material.
Importance 90/100Relevance 90/100Frequency 86/100Weight 0.89
Inspect product load for accuracy and safely move it around the warehouse or facility to ensure timely and complete delivery.
Importance 84/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 80/100Weight 0.87
Position lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, or boxes and secure material or products for transport to designated areas.
Importance 87/100Relevance 82/100Frequency 84/100Weight 0.84
Move controls to drive gasoline- or electric-powered trucks, cars, or tractors and transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas.
Importance 88/100Relevance 73/100Frequency 86/100Weight 0.82
Weigh materials or products and record weight or other production data on tags or labels.
Importance 82/100Relevance 62/100Frequency 68/100Weight 0.71
Perform routine maintenance on vehicles or auxiliary equipment, such as cleaning, lubricating, recharging batteries, fueling, or replacing liquefied-gas tank.
Importance 78/100Relevance 58/100Frequency 63/100Weight 0.66
Operate or tend automatic stacking, loading, packaging, or cutting machines.
Importance 76/100Relevance 33/100Frequency 58/100Weight 0.55
Turn valves and open chutes to dump, spray, or release materials from dump cars or storage bins into hoppers.
Importance 65/100Relevance 33/100Frequency 72/100Weight 0.55

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$46,420

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

774,420

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+1.5%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

65

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Helpers--Extraction Workers

5%

18 points lower exposure • 91% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,730 Growth 2025–2035: +1.7% Annual openings: 1

less digital task exposure, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

5%

18 points lower exposure • 90% profile similarity

Median wage: $56,210 Growth 2025–2035: +4.4% Annual openings: 1

less digital task exposure, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

5%

18 points lower exposure • 90% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,510 Growth 2025–2035: +6.7% Annual openings: 15

less digital task exposure, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Wind Turbine Service Technicians

5%

18 points lower exposure • 90% profile similarity

Median wage: $64,120 Growth 2025–2035: +29.5% Annual openings: 2

less digital task exposure, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

9%

14 points lower exposure • 92% profile similarity

Median wage: $61,010 Growth 2025–2035: +10.9% Annual openings: 41

less digital task exposure, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

8%

15 points lower exposure • 93% profile similarity

Median wage: $79,870 Growth 2025–2035: +5.4% Annual openings: 11

less digital task exposure, lower AI leverage

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

    AUGMENT

    • administrative support tasks
    • planning and documentation

    PROTECT

    • physical-world execution
    • on-site troubleshooting
    • dexterity and equipment interaction

    LEARN

    • AI-assisted diagnostics
    • digital documentation
    • basic AI literacy

    AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

    What this score does not mean

    The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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