The Most AI-Resilient Jobs
Browse the 112 careers most resistant to AI disruption, based on the AI Resilience report — a multisource model measuring human contribution, long-term employer demand, and sustained economic opportunity.
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Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
Highly Resilient
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses are labeled "Highly Resilient" because the heart of their work, building trust with patients, delivering therapy, and making complex clinical judgments, depends on deeply human skills t...
AI Resilience:
82.9%
Wage:
$97,550
Annual Openings:
180,800
Critical Care Nurses
Highly Resilient
Critical care nursing is labeled "Highly Resilient" because the most important parts of the job, including hands-on patient care, quick judgment in life-or-death situations, and comforting frightened families, are things A...
AI Resilience:
80.5%
Wage:
$97,550
Annual Openings:
180,800
Physical Therapist Assistants
Highly Resilient
Physical therapist assistants are labeled "Highly Resilient" because the heart of their work is deeply human in ways AI simply cannot replicate. Helping someone recover from an injury requires hands-on guidance, real-time ...
AI Resilience:
80.0%
Wage:
$68,380
Annual Openings:
18,500
Acute Care Nurses
Resilient
Acute care nursing is labeled "Resilient" because the heart of the job, including hands-on patient care, split-second clinical judgment, and genuine human empathy, simply cannot be automated. AI tools are stepping in to he...
AI Resilience:
79.9%
Wage:
$97,550
Annual Openings:
180,800
Clinical Nurse Specialists
Resilient
Clinical Nurse Specialists are labeled "Resilient" because the heart of their work, including patient assessments, clinical diagnoses, prescribing decisions, and leading care teams, depends on human judgment, empathy, and ...
AI Resilience:
79.3%
Wage:
$97,550
Annual Openings:
180,800
Firefighters
Resilient
Firefighting is labeled "Resilient" because the heart of the job, including rescuing people, performing CPR, coordinating with a crew in dangerous conditions, and making split-second decisions in chaotic environments, requ...
AI Resilience:
79.0%
Wage:
$59,280
Annual Openings:
26,800
Registered Nurses
Resilient
Nursing is labeled "Resilient" because the heart of the work, including physical assessments, giving medications, and comforting patients through difficult moments, requires human judgment, empathy, and hands-on care that ...
AI Resilience:
77.8%
Wage:
$97,550
Annual Openings:
180,800
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
Resilient
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counseling is labeled "Resilient" because the heart of this work, building trust, showing genuine empathy, and guiding people through some of the hardest moments of their lives, is s...
AI Resilience:
77.5%
Wage:
$59,350
Annual Openings:
97,700
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians
Resilient
Solar thermal installation is labeled "Resilient" because the heart of the work, climbing roofs, soldering pipes, flashing penetrations, and reading real-world site conditions, requires physical skill and on-the-spot judgm...
AI Resilience:
76.8%
Wage:
$63,800
Annual Openings:
42,000
Physical Therapists
Resilient
Physical therapy is labeled "Resilient" because the heart of the work, including hands-on treatment, reading how a patient moves, providing emotional support, and adapting care in real time, requires human judgment and emp...
AI Resilience:
76.8%
Wage:
$102,760
Annual Openings:
13,400
Occupational Therapists
Resilient
Occupational therapy is labeled "Resilient" because its core work, which involves hands-on therapy, empathetic coaching, and building real relationships with clients, is something AI simply cannot replicate. The most autom...
AI Resilience:
76.2%
Wage:
$100,330
Annual Openings:
10,000
Mental Health Counselors
Resilient
Mental health counseling is labeled "Resilient" because the heart of the work, building trust, showing empathy, and making judgment calls in crisis moments, is exactly what AI cannot replicate and what clients, regulators,...
AI Resilience:
75.3%
Wage:
$59,350
Annual Openings:
97,700
Occupational Therapy Assistants
Resilient
Occupational Therapy Assistants are labeled "Resilient" because the heart of their work, helping patients with hands-on physical tasks, offering emotional encouragement, and building real human connections, simply cannot b...
AI Resilience:
75.2%
Wage:
$72,300
Annual Openings:
8,100
Dental Hygienists
Resilient
Dental Hygiene is labeled "Resilient" because the heart of the job, which includes hands-on skills like scaling teeth, detecting early disease, and making patients feel comfortable, simply cannot be replicated by AI. These...
AI Resilience:
75.1%
Wage:
$98,100
Annual Openings:
15,000
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers
Resilient
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists are labeled "Resilient" because the most important parts of the job, like negotiating contracts, designing site plans, engaging with communities, and making high-stakes judgment calls, ...
AI Resilience:
73.9%
Wage:
$141,900
Annual Openings:
100,900
Nurse Practitioners
Resilient
Nurse Practitioners are labeled "Resilient" because the heart of the job, including physical exams, hands-on procedures like suturing, and diagnosing complex conditions, simply cannot be done by AI. The most time-consuming...
AI Resilience:
73.9%
Wage:
$132,300
Annual Openings:
29,400
Hydroelectric Production Managers
Resilient
Hydroelectric Production Managers are labeled "Resilient" because the most important parts of this job, including safety oversight, leadership, environmental decision-making, and coordinating complex repairs, require human...
AI Resilience:
73.7%
Wage:
$126,060
Annual Openings:
17,000
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
Resilient
This career is labeled "Resilient" because AI is stepping in as a helpful tool rather than a replacement, speeding up data analysis and report writing while leaving the most important decisions to people. The hands-on lab ...
AI Resilience:
73.6%
Wage:
$171,270
Annual Openings:
14,900
Civil Engineers
Resilient
Civil engineering is labeled "Resilient" because while AI is genuinely speeding up tasks like analyzing survey data and estimating costs, the core of the job still requires human judgment, physical site presence, and legal...
AI Resilience:
73.6%
Wage:
$100,840
Annual Openings:
22,700
Water/Wastewater Engineers
Resilient
Water and wastewater engineering is labeled "Resilient" because the core of this work depends on licensed human judgment, public safety accountability, and real-world problem-solving that AI simply cannot take over on its ...
AI Resilience:
73.6%
Wage:
$100,840
Annual Openings:
22,700
Manufacturing Engineers
Resilient
Manufacturing engineering is labeled "Resilient" because the core of the job, things like designing equipment, troubleshooting problems on the factory floor, and leading teams, still requires human judgment, physical prese...
AI Resilience:
73.5%
Wage:
$102,440
Annual Openings:
23,100
Wind Energy Development Managers
Resilient
Wind Energy Development Managers are labeled "Resilient" because the heart of this career, negotiating contracts, building community trust, and managing complex relationships with landowners and regulators, requires human ...
AI Resilience:
73.2%
Wage:
$141,900
Annual Openings:
100,900
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Resilient
Human factors engineers and ergonomists earn a "Resilient" label because the heart of their work, which is understanding how real people think, move, and experience their environments, requires empathy, ethical judgment, a...
AI Resilience:
72.7%
Wage:
$102,440
Annual Openings:
23,100
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other
Resilient
Personal care and service workers are labeled "Resilient" because the heart of this work, including hands-on physical care, genuine companionship, and moment-to-moment judgment, simply cannot be replicated by AI. The job h...
AI Resilience:
72.4%
Wage:
$41,600
Annual Openings:
14,400