High-Paying AI-Resilient Jobs

These are the highest-paying jobs that are also most resistant to AI disruption, based on their AI Resilience scores. Careers are ranked by median annual wage from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Resilient

Oral and maxillofacial surgery is labeled "Resilient" because the heart of the work, performing complex surgery on faces, jaws, and nerves, requires physical dexterity, real-time judgment, and human empathy that AI simply ...

AI Resilience:

68.6%

Wage:

$352,220

Annual Openings:

200

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Sports Medicine Physicians

Resilient

Sports medicine physicians are labeled "Resilient" because the heart of their work, including sideline evaluations, return-to-play decisions, and mental health check-ins with athletes, requires real-time human judgment, em...

AI Resilience:

67.5%

Wage:

$265,930

Annual Openings:

9,400

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Urologists

Resilient

Urology is labeled "Resilient" because the most important parts of the job, including performing surgery, making complex treatment decisions, and connecting with patients during stressful moments, require human judgment, p...

AI Resilience:

71.7%

Wage:

$265,930

Annual Openings:

9,400

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Nurse Anesthetists

Resilient

Nurse anesthetists are labeled "Resilient" because the core of their work relies on human judgment, split-second decision-making, and hands-on crisis response that AI simply cannot replicate on its own. While AI tools are ...

AI Resilience:

65.9%

Wage:

$236,590

Annual Openings:

2,400

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Chief Sustainability Officers

Resilient

Chief Sustainability Officers are labeled "Resilient" because the heart of their job involves deeply human skills that AI simply cannot replicate, including ethical judgment, leadership, and the ability to persuade executi...

AI Resilience:

66.9%

Wage:

$213,990

Annual Openings:

19,100

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Computer and Information Systems Managers

Resilient

Computer and Information Systems Managers are labeled "Resilient" because the heart of their job, leading people, setting strategy, and making big judgment calls, is exactly what AI cannot do on its own. While AI is taking...

AI Resilience:

70.0%

Wage:

$175,140

Annual Openings:

53,500

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Architectural and Engineering Managers

Resilient

Architectural and Engineering Managers are labeled "Resilient" because the heart of this career, leading teams, making big judgment calls, managing client relationships, and solving unexpected problems on the ground, is so...

AI Resilience:

69.2%

Wage:

$171,270

Annual Openings:

14,900

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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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Dentists, General

Resilient

Dentistry is labeled "Resilient" because the heart of the job, including steady hands, sharp clinical judgment, and the ability to earn a patient's trust, is exactly what AI cannot replicate. The most important tasks, like...

AI Resilience:

67.9%

Wage:

$170,950

Annual Openings:

4,200

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Water Resource Specialists

Resilient

Water Resource Specialists earn a "Resilient" label because the heart of this work relies on skills that AI simply cannot replicate, like negotiating water rights, communicating with communities, and making judgment calls ...

AI Resilience:

71.2%

Wage:

$167,220

Annual Openings:

9,200

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Financial Managers

Resilient

Financial Managers are labeled "Resilient" because while AI is definitely being used to speed up tasks like budgeting, data analysis, and financial reporting, it is augmenting human work rather than replacing the people do...

AI Resilience:

66.4%

Wage:

$166,570

Annual Openings:

65,600

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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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Loss Prevention Managers

Resilient

Loss Prevention Managers are labeled "Resilient" because the heart of this job depends on uniquely human skills that AI simply cannot replicate, like leading teams through tense situations, building trust with law enforcem...

AI Resilience:

68.4%

Wage:

$141,900

Annual Openings:

100,900

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Managers, All Other

Resilient

This career is labeled "Resilient" because the most important parts of a manager's job, like making judgment calls, leading people through tough situations, hiring, and coaching teams, are things AI simply cannot replicate...

AI Resilience:

68.7%

Wage:

$141,900

Annual Openings:

100,900

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Regulatory Affairs Managers

Resilient

Regulatory Affairs Managers are labeled "Resilient" because while AI is taking over time-consuming tasks like reading documents, summarizing changes, and drafting submissions, the most important parts of the job still requ...

AI Resilience:

65.1%

Wage:

$141,900

Annual Openings:

100,900

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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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Wind Energy Operations Managers

Resilient

Wind Energy Operations Managers are labeled "Resilient" because the most important parts of this job, like negotiating with landowners, coordinating crews, and making judgment calls under pressure, require human skills tha...

AI Resilience:

69.8%

Wage:

$141,900

Annual Openings:

100,900

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Anesthesiologist Assistants

Resilient

Anesthesiologist Assistants are labeled "Resilient" because the heart of this work, making real-time decisions during surgery, performing hands-on procedures like intubation, and responding to emergencies, requires the kin...

AI Resilience:

65.4%

Wage:

$135,880

Annual Openings:

11,500

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Physician Assistants

Resilient

Physician Assistant is labeled "Resilient" because the heart of the work, including physical exams, hands-on procedures, surgical assistance, and building trust with patients, simply cannot be replicated by AI. Right now, ...

AI Resilience:

71.1%

Wage:

$135,880

Annual Openings:

11,500

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Aerospace Engineers

Resilient

Aerospace engineering is labeled "Resilient" because AI is stepping in as a powerful helper rather than a replacement, speeding up simulations and design tasks while human engineers still make the critical safety calls and...

AI Resilience:

65.1%

Wage:

$134,960

Annual Openings:

3,800

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Nurse Midwives

Resilient

Nurse Midwifery is labeled "Resilient" because the heart of the work, delivering babies, supporting laboring patients, and providing emotional care during some of life's most intense moments, simply cannot be handed off to...

AI Resilience:

66.6%

Wage:

$134,040

Annual Openings:

400

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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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Biofuels Production Managers

Resilient

Biofuels Production Managers are labeled "Resilient" because while AI is getting better at number-crunching tasks like predicting reactor behavior and catching production problems faster, the core of this job still depends...

AI Resilience:

70.3%

Wage:

$126,060

Annual Openings:

17,000

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Geothermal Production Managers

Resilient

Geothermal Production Managers are labeled "Resilient" because the most important parts of their job, like supervising crews, making safety calls on high-pressure steam systems, and interpreting complex site conditions, re...

AI Resilience:

65.7%

Wage:

$126,060

Annual Openings:

17,000

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