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Transport & Logistics · Updated Aug 2026

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of helpers, laborers, or material movers, hand.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
AI Exposure
61/100
High

How much of this occupation’s work can be materially affected by current AI systems.

Replacement Risk
50/100
Moderate

How likely exposure is to translate into reduced human demand.

Includes provisional estimates for AI adoption pressure and labour-market resilience. How this is measured

Evidence quality
Confidence82/100
Task coverage85%

Confidence reflects task coverage, mapping and capability-evidence quality, and how much of the score rests on provisional inputs.

Task-level evidence

What is driving the score?

Occupation scores are built from the task mix—not a single prediction about a job title.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
TaskImportanceAI impactExposure
Collaborate with workers and managers to solve work-related problems.High
71
Review work throughout the work process and at completion to ensure that it has been performed properly.High
73
Inform designated employees or departments of items loaded or problems encountered.High
73
Perform the same work duties as those supervised, or perform more difficult or skilled tasks or assist in their performance.Medium
70
Inventory supplies and requisition or purchase additional items, as necessary.Medium
73
Plan work schedules and assign duties to maintain adequate staff for effective performance of activities and response to fluctuating workloads.High
62
Check specifications of materials loaded or unloaded against information contained in work orders.Medium
73
Estimate material, time, and staffing requirements for a given project, based on work orders, job specifications, and experience.Medium
63
Inspect equipment for wear and for conformance to specifications.High
56
Maintain a safe working environment by monitoring safety procedures and equipment.High
38
Resolve personnel problems, complaints, or formal grievances when possible, or refer them to higher-level supervisors for resolution.Medium
71
Prepare and maintain work records and reports of information such as employee time and wages, daily receipts, or inspection results.High
56
Counsel employees in work-related activities, personal growth, or career development.Medium
64
Assess training needs of staff and arrange for or provide appropriate instruction.Medium
64
Provide assistance in balancing books, tracking, monitoring, or projecting a unit's budget needs, and in developing unit policies and procedures.Medium
54
Recommend or initiate personnel actions, such as promotions, transfers, or disciplinary measures.Medium
72
Conduct staff meetings to relay general information or to address specific topics, such as safety.Medium
56
Participate in the hiring process by reviewing credentials, conducting interviews, or making hiring decisions or recommendations.Medium
66
Evaluate employee performance and prepare performance appraisals.Medium
72
Inspect job sites to determine the extent of maintenance or repairs needed.Medium
36
Schedule times of shipment and modes of transportation for materials.High
23
Most exposed

Where AI can do more

Routine, digitized, and highly repeatable tasks face the greatest pressure.

  1. Review work throughout the work process and at completion to ensure that it has been performed properly.73
  2. Inform designated employees or departments of items loaded or problems encountered.73
  3. Inventory supplies and requisition or purchase additional items, as necessary.73
  4. Check specifications of materials loaded or unloaded against information contained in work orders.73
Hardest to automate

Where people still matter

These tasks score lowest on automation feasibility—physical presence, judgement, accountability and real-world variability all resist end-to-end automation.

  1. Schedule times of shipment and modes of transportation for materials.01
  2. Inspect job sites to determine the extent of maintenance or repairs needed.02
  3. Maintain a safe working environment by monitoring safety procedures and equipment.03
  4. Collaborate with workers and managers to solve work-related problems.04
  5. Review work throughout the work process and at completion to ensure that it has been performed properly.05
Where else this work leads

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AI risk 42

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Beyond AI capability

Adoption and labour-market outlook

Structural factors are kept separate from raw capability so you can see what actually resists automation. Adoption pressure and labour-market resilience are still provisional models—25% of this occupation’s replacement-risk weight rests on them.

Human dependency79
Physical dependency47
Adoption pressure58
Labour-market resilience65
Methodology & sources

O*NET 30.3 occupational data interpreted through the JobsVsAI capability, automation and structural-constraint models.

Confidence82/100
CalculatedAug 21, 2026
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