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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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