AI JOB SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 33-3051.00 / model V14 rated-task + local-market engine

Will AI replace
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers?

Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, state, or federal laws and ordinances. Perform a combination of the following duties: patrol a specific area; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts. Includes police officers working at educational institutions.

Estimated AI task exposure
44%

Moderate exposure

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

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

Digital/info work

48/100

Physical moat

30/100

Human moat

32/100

Rating coverage

100%

30 task statements / 30 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Provide for public safety by maintaining order, responding to emergencies, protecting people and property, enforcing motor vehicle and criminal laws, and promoting good community relations.
Importance 93/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 80/100Weight 0.90
Identify, pursue, and arrest suspects and perpetrators of criminal acts.
Importance 92/100Relevance 98/100Frequency 67/100Weight 0.88
Drive vehicles or patrol specific areas to detect law violators, issue citations, and make arrests.
Importance 85/100Relevance 94/100Frequency 80/100Weight 0.87
Record facts to prepare reports that document incidents and activities.
Importance 87/100Relevance 97/100Frequency 72/100Weight 0.87
Investigate illegal or suspicious activities.
Importance 85/100Relevance 98/100Frequency 70/100Weight 0.86
Review facts of incidents to determine if criminal act or statute violations were involved.
Importance 86/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 69/100Weight 0.85
Monitor traffic to ensure motorists observe traffic regulations and exhibit safe driving procedures.
Importance 80/100Relevance 93/100Frequency 79/100Weight 0.85
Monitor, note, report, and investigate suspicious persons and situations, safety hazards, and unusual or illegal activity in patrol area.
Importance 82/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 69/100Weight 0.84
Verify that the proper legal charges have been made against law offenders.
Importance 88/100Relevance 90/100Frequency 67/100Weight 0.84
Patrol specific area on foot, horseback, or motorized conveyance, responding promptly to calls for assistance.
Importance 80/100Relevance 92/100Frequency 74/100Weight 0.83

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

$76,210

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

670,520

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+3.5%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

52

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.

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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

Hydroelectric Production Managers

10%

34 points lower exposure • 80% profile similarity

Median wage: $126,060 Growth 2025–2035: +2.6% Annual openings: 17

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Bicycle Repairers

5%

39 points lower exposure • 75% profile similarity

Median wage: $42,780 Growth 2025–2035: -5.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Butchers and Meat Cutters

5%

39 points lower exposure • 75% profile similarity

Median wage: $40,140 Growth 2025–2035: +2.4% Annual openings: 15

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Chefs and Head Cooks

12%

32 points lower exposure • 81% profile similarity

Median wage: $62,470 Growth 2025–2035: +6.6% Annual openings: 25

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

11%

33 points lower exposure • 82% profile similarity

Median wage: $49,450 Growth 2025–2035: +1.5% Annual openings: 4

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Millwrights

5%

39 points lower exposure • 76% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,700 Growth 2025–2035: +0.9% Annual openings: 3

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure

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      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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