Forklift driver
59ChangingShort licensed training courses (RTITB or AITT), usually one to five days.
See forklift driver jobs →Will AI replace warehouse operatives?
Partly.
Warehouse robots are spreading fast in big fulfilment centres. Picking and packing is one of the more exposed manual jobs.
AI-proof score
40/100
Changing
AI will reshape this job, and fewer people may be needed.
Easy to automateNeeds a human
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HGV driver
65Fairly safeProvisional C/C+E licence, medical, theory and practical tests, plus Driver CPC.
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85Very safeEngineering apprenticeship (mechanical fitting), usually Level 3.
See mechanical fitter jobs →Why it scores 40
Six ratings feed the score. Four protect a job from AI and two expose it. How we score jobs
- Hands-onProtects
Skilled physical work in the real world
- Unpredictable settingsProtects
Every site, home or patient is different
- Human touchProtects
Trust, care or persuasion face to face
- AccountabilityProtects
Licensed or high-stakes — someone has to sign it off
- Screen-basedExposes
Work done on a computer with text, data or images
- RoutineExposes
Repeatable, rules-based tasks
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