Light Truck Drivers
The short answer
Parts of this job are expected to change. AI can already assist with some of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to grow over the next decade, with about 5,535 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the middle fifth for how much AI could touch it—right around the middle.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about a quarter of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the middle 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 46% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Report any mechanical problems encountered with vehicles.
AI could do much of this on its own
Verify the contents of inventory loads against shipping papers.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Read maps and follow written or verbal geographic directions.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Present bills and receipts and collect payments for goods delivered or loaded.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Maintain records, such as vehicle logs, records of cargo, or billing statements, in accordance with regulations.
AI could do much of this on its own
Tasks AI can't do much of
Obey traffic laws and follow established traffic and transportation procedures.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Inspect and maintain vehicle supplies and equipment, such as gas, oil, water, tires, lights, or brakes, to ensure that vehicles are in proper working condition.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Turn in receipts and money received from deliveries.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Load and unload trucks, vans, or automobiles.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Drive vehicles with capacities under three tons to transport materials to and from specified destinations, such as railroad stations, plants, residences, offices, or within industrial yards.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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