Selective Attention

AI Impact: 53 / 100AbilitieCognitive

53/ 100

AI Impact Score

Partial Automation Likely

Risk Band

894

Occupations Using

3.05/ 5

Avg Importance

How AI Impact Is Derived

The AI Impact Score for Selective Attention 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 Selective Attention at high levels receive more weight in the calculation, yielding a score of 53 / 100 (Partial Automation Likely).

Top Occupations Using Selective Attention

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	4.5 / 5	4.9 / 7	$144,580
2	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	59	4.0 / 5	4.1 / 7	$226,600
3	Locomotive Engineers	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	57	4.0 / 5	4.0 / 7	$77,400
4	Commercial Pilots	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	59	4.0 / 5	4.0 / 7	$122,670
5	Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	Protective Service Occupations	42	4.0 / 5	4.0 / 7	$43,900
6	Public Safety Telecommunicators	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	91	3.9 / 5	4.0 / 7	$50,730
7	Anesthesiologists	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	41	3.9 / 5	3.9 / 7	N/A
8	Dentists, General	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	44	3.9 / 5	3.9 / 7	$172,790
9	Nuclear Monitoring Technicians	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	51	3.8 / 5	3.9 / 7	$104,240
10	Chemical Plant and System Operators	Production Occupations	57	3.8 / 5	3.8 / 7	$73,540
11	Music Therapists	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	43	3.8 / 5	3.8 / 7	$65,010
12	Critical Care Nurses	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	45	3.8 / 5	3.8 / 7	$93,600
13	Nurse Anesthetists	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	46	3.5 / 5	4.0 / 7	$223,210
14	Emergency Medicine Physicians	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	41	3.6 / 5	3.8 / 7	N/A
15	Anesthesiologist Assistants	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	45	3.8 / 5	3.6 / 7	$133,260
16	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	40	3.6 / 5	3.8 / 7	N/A
17	Transportation Security Screeners	Protective Service Occupations	39	3.6 / 5	3.8 / 7	$63,360
18	Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	Construction and Extraction Occupations	32	3.4 / 5	4.0 / 7	$65,010
19	Security Managers	Management Occupations	53	3.8 / 5	3.5 / 7	$104,690
20	First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	Protective Service Occupations	40	3.5 / 5	3.8 / 7	$58,610

Related Abilities in Cognitive

Selective Attention

How AI Impact Is Derived

Top Occupations Using Selective Attention

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