Tank car, truck, or ship loader
Loads and unloads chemicals and bulk materials like coal, sand, and grain into or out of tank cars, trucks, or ships.
Will AI replace tank car, truck, or ship loader jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Low. More AI overlap than 25 in 100 jobs. AI touches a small part of this work. Most of the job happens with your hands, your body or in person. 0% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Record data like products pumped, gauge readings, and operating times
What stays human
- Seal outlet valves on tank cars, barges, and trucks
- Start pumps and adjust valves to control product flow into vessels
- Check vessels are clean and weights follow loading rules
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +2.8%. Typical pay: $58,870 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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