Perceptual Speed

AI Impact: 53 / 100AbilitieCognitive

53/ 100

AI Impact Score

Partial Automation Likely

Risk Band

894

Occupations Using

2.82/ 5

Avg Importance

How AI Impact Is Derived

The AI Impact Score for Perceptual Speed is derived by computing a weighted average of the AI exposure scores of all 894 occupations that use this ability. The weights are proportional to how important this ability is and at what level it is required within each occupation. Occupations that rely heavily on Perceptual Speed at high levels receive more weight in the calculation, yielding a score of 53 / 100 (Partial Automation Likely).

Top Occupations Using Perceptual Speed

Ranked by how intensely this ability is used (importance × level).

Rank	Occupation	Major Group	AI Score	Importance	Level	Median Wage
1	Air Traffic Controllers	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	67	4.1 / 5	4.4 / 7	$144,580
2	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	59	4.1 / 5	4.3 / 7	$226,600
3	Commercial Pilots	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	59	4.1 / 5	4.0 / 7	$122,670
4	Nuclear Power Reactor Operators	Production Occupations	64	3.9 / 5	4.0 / 7	$122,610
5	Gas Plant Operators	Production Occupations	58	3.9 / 5	3.9 / 7	$83,400
6	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	Production Occupations	59	3.8 / 5	4.0 / 7	$97,540
7	Anesthesiologists	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	41	3.8 / 5	3.9 / 7	N/A
8	Critical Care Nurses	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	45	3.8 / 5	3.9 / 7	$93,600
9	Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	55	3.8 / 5	3.8 / 7	$60,020
10	Locomotive Engineers	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	57	3.8 / 5	3.8 / 7	$77,400
11	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	Production Occupations	53	3.8 / 5	3.8 / 7	$45,130
12	Geothermal Technicians	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	36	3.6 / 5	3.9 / 7	$48,640
13	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	Production Occupations	56	3.5 / 5	3.9 / 7	$57,090
14	Hydroelectric Production Managers	Management Occupations	58	3.6 / 5	3.8 / 7	$121,440
15	Anesthesiologist Assistants	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	45	3.8 / 5	3.6 / 7	$133,260
16	Civil Engineers	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	53	3.6 / 5	3.8 / 7	$99,590
17	Nuclear Technicians	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	51	3.6 / 5	3.8 / 7	$104,240
18	Environmental Compliance Inspectors	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	78	3.5 / 5	3.8 / 7	$78,420
19	Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	Production Occupations	57	3.4 / 5	3.9 / 7	$99,670
20	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	Production Occupations	54	3.8 / 5	3.4 / 7	$49,500

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Perceptual Speed

How AI Impact Is Derived

Top Occupations Using Perceptual Speed

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