Logisticians
The short answer
This job is expected to meaningfully change. AI can already assist with or automate many of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to grow over the next decade, with about 967 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the most exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. That doesn't mean the job goes away—it means more of its tasks are the kind AI can help with.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with more than half of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the most exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.
AI can help with or automate about 98% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Maintain databases of logistics information.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Remotely monitor the flow of vehicles or inventory, using Web-based logistics information systems to track vehicles or containers.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Communicate with or monitor service providers, such as ocean carriers, air freight forwarders, global consolidators, customs brokers, or trucking companies.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Reorganize shipping schedules to consolidate loads, maximize vehicle usage, or limit the movement of empty vehicles or containers.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Track product flow from origin to final delivery.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Tasks AI can't do much of
Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in, or directly relevant to, a logistics activity.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Protect and control proprietary materials.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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