As of June 2026, Driver/Sales Workers has an AI-exposure score of 53/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.

AI Exposure Score for

Driver/Sales Workers

53/100
Elevated exposure
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More exposed than 42% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$38,770. About 51,300 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).

Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.

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How you compare to similar Transportation roles

Driver/Sales Workers (you)
53
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Your tasks, by AI exposure

Automatable
  • Record sales or delivery information on daily sales or delivery record.
  • Listen to and resolve customers' complaints regarding products or services.
  • Review lists of dealers, customers, or station drops and load trucks.
Augmentable
  • Drive trucks to deliver such items as food, medical supplies, or newspapers.
  • Collect money from customers, make change, and record transactions on customer receipts.
  • Collect coins from vending machines, refill machines, and remove aged merchandise.
  • Inform regular customers of new products or services and price changes.
  • Maintain trucks and food-dispensing equipment and clean inside of machines that dispense food or beverages.
  • Arrange merchandise and sales promotion displays or issue sales promotion materials to customers.
  • Sell food specialties, such as sandwiches and beverages, to office workers and patrons of sports events.
  • Write customer orders and sales contracts according to company guidelines.
Durable

No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (73%).

Safer adjacent roles

YOUR ROLE TODAY
Driver/Sales Workers 53
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Light Truck Drivers 80% overlap57Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 72% overlap70Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers 64% overlap53
Light Truck Drivers
80% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$44,860
57
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
72% skills overlap · High exposure · ~US$45,260
70
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
64% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$41,380
53
Counter and Rental Clerks
56% skills overlap · High exposure · ~US$41,300
67
Couriers and Messengers
48% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$39,200
56
Stockers and Order Fillers
40% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$37,330
54
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products
40% skills overlap · High exposure
70
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
40% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$58,640
51

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Driver/Sales Workers — median pay by US state (BLS OEWS, USD)

California: US$45,600New York: US$42,730Texas: US$35,850

Median annual wage, in USD. US national: US$38,770. More states are being added.

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