Jobs AI Will Augment, Not Replace

These 100 occupations score 40-60 on the AI Exposure Index — the zone where AI augments human workers rather than replacing them. Workers in these roles who learn AI tooling will likely outperform peers who don't. This is where most "AI upskilling" investment pays back fastest.

100

Occupations

53/ 100

Avg AI Score

17.6M

Total Employment

$117,960

Median Wage

Methodology

Filter: AI Exposure Score between 40 and 60 AND Median Wage ≥ $50,000. Sort: median wage descending.

Top 100 Occupations

Rank	Occupation	Major Group	AI Score	Wage	Employment	Growth
1	Family Medicine Physicians	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	44.8	$238,380	108K	—
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	44.8	$236,350	67K	—
3	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	58.9	$226,600	99K	—
4	Dentists, All Other Specialists	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	47.3	$225,770	6K	—
5	Nurse Anesthetists	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	45.6	$223,210	50K	—
6	Pediatricians, General	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	44.8	$210,130	43K	—
7	Chief Sustainability Officers	Management Occupations	59.4	$206,420	212K	—
8	Chief Executives	Management Occupations	59.4	$206,420	212K	—
9	Dentists, General	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	44.1	$172,790	113K	—
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	Management Occupations	57.3	$167,740	210K	—
11	Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	Management Occupations	58.8	$167,740	210K	—
12	Investment Fund Managers	Management Occupations	60	$161,700	819K	—
13	Natural Sciences Managers	Management Occupations	59.4	$161,180	101K	—
14	Podiatrists	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	47	$152,800	10K	—
15	Petroleum Engineers	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	55.2	$141,280	19K	—
16	Political Scientists	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	54.4	$139,380	6K	—
17	Public Relations Managers	Management Occupations	54.7	$138,520	76K	—
18	Medical Dosimetrists	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	45.6	$138,110	4K	—
19	Pharmacists	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	53.4	$137,480	329K	—
20	Compliance Managers	Management Occupations	58.7	$136,550	631K	—
21	Loss Prevention Managers	Management Occupations	58.7	$136,550	631K	—
22	Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	Management Occupations	58.7	$136,550	631K	—
23	Wind Energy Development Managers	Management Occupations	58.7	$136,550	631K	—
24	Regulatory Affairs Managers	Management Occupations	58.7	$136,550	631K	—
25	Optometrists	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	46	$134,830	42K	—
26	Aerospace Engineers	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	55.2	$134,830	68K	—
27	Anesthesiologist Assistants	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	44.5	$133,260	156K	—
28	Physician Assistants	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	44.5	$133,260	156K	—
29	Astronomers	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	53.9	$132,170	2K	—
30	Nurse Practitioners	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	44.6	$129,210	307K	—
31	Nurse Midwives	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	44.7	$128,790	8K	—
32	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	52.3	$127,590	94K	—
33	Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	52.3	$127,590	94K	—
34	Nuclear Engineers	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	54.8	$127,520	15K	—
35	Training and Development Managers	Management Occupations	59.6	$127,090	45K	—
36	Advertising and Promotions Managers	Management Occupations	59.7	$126,960	21K	—
37	Law Teachers, Postsecondary	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	58.5	$126,650	23K	—
38	Veterinarians	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	43.6	$125,510	81K	—
39	Fundraising Managers	Management Occupations	54	$123,480	37K	—
40	Commercial Pilots	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	59.2	$122,670	52K	—
41	Chemical Engineers	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	54.7	$121,860	20K	—
42	Geothermal Production Managers	Management Occupations	57.6	$121,440	234K	—
43	Hydroelectric Production Managers	Management Occupations	57.6	$121,440	234K	—
44	Industrial Production Managers	Management Occupations	56.1	$121,440	234K	—
45	Biomass Power Plant Managers	Management Occupations	56.1	$121,440	234K	—
46	Biofuels Production Managers	Management Occupations	56.1	$121,440	234K	—
47	Quality Control Systems Managers	Management Occupations	56.1	$121,440	234K	—
48	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	58	$119,980	12K	—
49	Physical Scientists, All Other	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	55.1	$117,960	23K	—
50	Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	53.7	$117,960	23K	—
51	Robotics Engineers	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	52.3	$117,750	151K	—
52	Solar Energy Systems Engineers	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	52.3	$117,750	151K	—
53	Nanosystems Engineers	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	50.9	$117,750	151K	—
54	Engineers, All Other	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	53.7	$117,750	151K	—
55	Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	52.3	$117,750	151K	—
56	Mechatronics Engineers	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	52.3	$117,750	151K	—
57	Microsystems Engineers	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	50.9	$117,750	151K	—
58	Photonics Engineers	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	52.3	$117,750	151K	—
59	Wind Energy Engineers	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	52.3	$117,750	151K	—
60	Clinical Neuropsychologists	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	53.3	$117,580	18K	—
61	Psychologists, All Other	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	56	$117,580	18K	—
62	Neuropsychologists	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	53.3	$117,580	18K	—
63	Environmental Economists	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	53.2	$115,440	16K	—
64	Economists	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	53.2	$115,440	16K	—
65	Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	45.8	$113,730	31K	—
66	Orthoptists	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	43.3	$113,730	31K	—
67	Naturopathic Physicians	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	43.3	$113,730	31K	—
68	Electrical Engineers	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	53.4	$111,910	189K	—
69	Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	53	$109,840	1K	—
70	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	52.8	$109,660	23K	—
71	Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	52.8	$109,660	23K	—
72	Administrative Services Managers	Management Occupations	54.7	$108,390	254K	—
73	Materials Engineers	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	52.9	$108,310	23K	—
74	Construction Managers	Management Occupations	57.6	$106,980	348K	—
75	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	52.6	$106,950	22K	—
76	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	57.4	$106,120	40K	—
77	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	Protective Service Occupations	41.5	$105,980	153K	—
78	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	50.8	$105,670	8K	—
79	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	55.6	$105,620	230K	—
80	Facilities Managers	Management Occupations	54.6	$104,690	141K	—
81	Security Managers	Management Occupations	53.1	$104,690	141K	—
82	Nuclear Monitoring Technicians	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	50.7	$104,240	6K	—
83	Nuclear Technicians	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	50.7	$104,240	6K	—
84	Environmental Engineers	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	53.9	$104,170	38K	—
85	Materials Scientists	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	52.7	$104,160	8K	—
86	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	Management Occupations	56	$104,070	320K	—
87	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	Management Occupations	57.8	$103,960	176K	—
88	Biochemists and Biophysicists	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	50.8	$103,650	35K	—
89	General and Operations Managers	Management Occupations	55.4	$102,950	3.6M	—
90	Automotive Engineers	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	52.5	$102,320	287K	—
91	Fuel Cell Engineers	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	52.5	$102,320	287K	—
92	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	Management Occupations	56.8	$102,010	213K	—
93	Supply Chain Managers	Management Occupations	56.8	$102,010	213K	—
94	Radiation Therapists	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	44.6	$101,990	19K	—
95	Sociologists	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	52.7	$101,690	3K	—
96	Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	56.6	$101,480	9K	—
97	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	57	$101,390	11K	—
98	Ship Engineers	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	56.5	$101,320	9K	—
99	Industrial Engineers	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	53	$101,140	350K	—
100	Manufacturing Engineers	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	53	$101,140	350K	—

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