AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 53-2022.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Airfield Operations Specialists?

Ensure the safe takeoff and landing of commercial and military aircraft. Duties include coordination between air-traffic control and maintenance personnel, dispatching, using airfield landing and navigational aids, implementing airfield safety procedures, monitoring and maintaining flight records, and applying knowledge of weather information.

Estimated AI task exposure
41%

Moderate exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

27 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

46/100

Physical moat

37/100

Human moat

26/100

Rating coverage

100%

27 task statements / 27 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Inspect airfield conditions to ensure compliance with federal regulatory requirements.
Importance 97/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 77/100Weight 0.93
Implement airfield safety procedures to ensure a safe operating environment for personnel and aircraft operation.
Importance 96/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 77/100Weight 0.93
Conduct inspections of the airport property and perimeter to maintain controlled access to airfields.
Importance 93/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 80/100Weight 0.92
Manage wildlife on and around airport grounds.
Importance 91/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 74/100Weight 0.89
Perform and supervise airfield management activities, including mobile airfield management functions.
Importance 82/100Relevance 92/100Frequency 74/100Weight 0.84
Assist in responding to aircraft and medical emergencies.
Importance 93/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 49/100Weight 0.83
Monitor the arrival, parking, refueling, loading, and departure of all aircraft.
Importance 80/100Relevance 91/100Frequency 76/100Weight 0.83
Coordinate communications between air traffic control and maintenance personnel.
Importance 84/100Relevance 88/100Frequency 60/100Weight 0.79
Coordinate with agencies, such as air traffic control, civil engineers, or command posts, to ensure support of airfield management activities.
Importance 78/100Relevance 85/100Frequency 63/100Weight 0.77
Train operations staff.
Importance 78/100Relevance 90/100Frequency 47/100Weight 0.75

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$56,850

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

15,190

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+7.8%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

2

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Millwrights

5%

36 points lower exposure • 80% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,700 Growth 2025–2035: +0.9% Annual openings: 3

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

5%

36 points lower exposure • 78% profile similarity

Median wage: $56,210 Growth 2025–2035: +4.4% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Bicycle Repairers

5%

36 points lower exposure • 78% profile similarity

Median wage: $42,780 Growth 2025–2035: -5.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Hydroelectric Production Managers

10%

31 points lower exposure • 81% profile similarity

Median wage: $126,060 Growth 2025–2035: +2.6% Annual openings: 17

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

9%

32 points lower exposure • 81% profile similarity

Median wage: $61,010 Growth 2025–2035: +10.9% Annual openings: 41

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Helpers--Extraction Workers

5%

36 points lower exposure • 77% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,730 Growth 2025–2035: +1.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure

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      What this score does not mean

      The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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