Which Jobs Are Robots Coming For?
Robots we track are targeting 179 distinct categories of human work. This page ranks every one of them by how many commercially available robots threaten it — 51 machines in total, 44 of them shipping today. The most-targeted job right now is warehouse picker (6 robots). Rankings are recomputed from our weekly-verified catalog on every site build; last verification pass: July 20, 2026.
Categories in green link to a full breakdown of the robots targeting them.
- warehouse picker 6 robots
- automotive assembly worker 4 robots
- machine tending operator 4 robots
- palletizer 4 robots
- inventory clerk 2 robots
- last-mile delivery driver 2 robots
- light assembly worker 2 robots
- light manufacturing operator 2 robots
- material handler 2 robots
- order fulfillment associate 2 robots
- quality control inspector 2 robots
- returns processor 2 robots
- rideshare driver 2 robots
- taxi driver 2 robots
- adhesive dispenser 1 robot
- agricultural hand-weeder (organic hoeing crew) 1 robot
- airport / transit hub floor-care technician 1 robot
- airport baggage handler 1 robot
- airport shuttle driver 1 robot
- apple / stone-fruit harvest crew 1 robot
- automotive body shop assembler 1 robot
- automotive logistics material handler 1 robot
- automotive parts assembler 1 robot
- automotive spot welder (body shop) 1 robot
- barcode scanning clerk 1 robot
- barista 1 robot
- battery pack end-of-line tester 1 robot
- big-box retail cleaner 1 robot
- body-panel material handler 1 robot
- busser 1 robot
- campus dining delivery staff 1 robot
- CNC machine operator 1 robot
- commercial building janitor 1 robot
- commercial cleaner 1 robot
- commercial event performer 1 robot
- commissary kitchen line server 1 robot
- construction layout technician 1 robot
- construction site material handler 1 robot
- construction surveyor's assistant 1 robot
- convention usher 1 robot
- conveyor loader 1 robot
- corporate showroom receptionist 1 robot
- crop scout 1 robot
- dairy herdsperson (milking duties) 1 robot
- dairy parlour milker 1 robot
- eldercare companion (non-physical, presence & conversation) 1 robot
- electric vehicle battery QA technician 1 robot
- electronics assembly worker 1 robot
- electronics factory quality inspector 1 robot
- emotional-support / social-interaction roles 1 robot
- entry-level production welder 1 robot
- exhibition hall guide 1 robot
- exhibition hall tour guide 1 robot
- facilities cleaner 1 robot
- farm equipment operator 1 robot
- fast-food line cook 1 robot
- field engineer (manual layout) 1 robot
- field sprayer operator 1 robot
- field sprayer operator (herbicide spray runs) 1 robot
- food delivery courier 1 robot
- food delivery courier (gig platform rider) 1 robot
- food production line worker 1 robot
- food runner 1 robot
- food-prep worker 1 robot
- forklift driver (low-load segments) 1 robot
- foundry / forging operator 1 robot
- foundry machine operator 1 robot
- fried-chicken fry cook 1 robot
- front-desk receptionist 1 robot
- fruit picker (orchard harvest worker) 1 robot
- fulfillment associate 1 robot
- gig delivery worker (Uber Eats / DoorDash) 1 robot
- grocery last-mile delivery driver 1 robot
- heavy parts material handler 1 robot
- heavy warehouse picker (rough terrain) 1 robot
- high-voltage connector operator 1 robot
- home care aide 1 robot
- host / hostess 1 robot
- hotel concierge / front-desk staff 1 robot
- hotel greeter 1 robot
- hotel housekeeper 1 robot
- hotel lobby greeter 1 robot
- hotel room attendant 1 robot
- hotel shuttle driver 1 robot
- housekeeper 1 robot
- industrial welder 1 robot
- inspection technician 1 robot
- kitchen line worker 1 robot
- Las Vegas Strip limousine and chauffeur driver 1 robot
- last-mile cargo handler (rough terrain) 1 robot
- light assembly line operator 1 robot
- light assembly line worker 1 robot
- light-duty in-home service worker 1 robot
- logistics tote handler 1 robot
- long-haul (over-the-road) truck driver 1 robot
- machine tender 1 robot
- manual chalk-line layout crew 1 robot
- manual field-weeding crew 1 robot
- manual seed-drill operator 1 robot
- manual weeding crew member 1 robot
- manual weeding crew member (hand-hoeing crew) 1 robot
- manufacturing inspection worker 1 robot
- meal-assembly portioner 1 robot
- middle-mile box truck driver (CDL) 1 robot
- milking machine operator 1 robot
- mine-site shift driver 1 robot
- mining site logistics worker 1 robot
- night watchman 1 robot
- night-shift building custodian 1 robot
- off-premise food runner 1 robot
- office building reception 1 robot
- oil refinery inspector 1 robot
- open-pit haul-truck operator 1 robot
- operating room circulating nurse (reduced per-procedure headcount as robot workflows standardize) 1 robot
- order picker 1 robot
- organic farm weed scout 1 robot
- owner-operator trucker 1 robot
- packaging operator 1 robot
- paid companion / companionship aide 1 robot
- pallet jack operator 1 robot
- palletizer / depalletizer 1 robot
- palletizer / packaging line worker 1 robot
- parcel handler 1 robot
- parking facility patrol officer 1 robot
- parts handler 1 robot
- parts kitter 1 robot
- parts sequencing operator 1 robot
- personal assistant (residential) 1 robot
- pharmacy and medical courier 1 robot
- pick-and-place assembly operator 1 robot
- pipeline corridor inspector 1 robot
- planogram compliance auditor 1 robot
- point-to-point transport worker 1 robot
- power plant security guard 1 robot
- precision agriculture technician 1 robot
- press tender (heavy metal fabrication) 1 robot
- price-audit and tag-change clerk 1 robot
- production line inspector 1 robot
- production line material handler 1 robot
- production line quality inspector (visual and tactile inspection) 1 robot
- public safety perimeter patrol officer 1 robot
- putaway clerk 1 robot
- putaway worker 1 robot
- quality inspector 1 robot
- regional air freight crew 1 robot
- regional cargo pilot (Part 135 feeder) 1 robot
- regional Class 8 freight driver 1 robot
- regional DC-to-store shuttle driver 1 robot
- relief / seasonal milker 1 robot
- restaurant delivery courier 1 robot
- restaurant server / waiter 1 robot
- retail distribution driver 1 robot
- retail floor associate (information desk) 1 robot
- retail inventory clerk 1 robot
- row crop hand laborer 1 robot
- row-crop hoeing laborer 1 robot
- scenic site tour guide 1 robot
- science museum docent 1 robot
- seasonal farm laborer 1 robot
- seasonal field laborer 1 robot
- seasonal vegetable sowing worker 1 robot
- security guard (unarmed patrol) 1 robot
- sheet metal handler 1 robot
- showroom attendant 1 robot
- specialty-crop farm laborer 1 robot
- specialty-crop tractor operator 1 robot
- storage zone operator 1 robot
- substation patrol technician 1 robot
- supermarket floor greeter 1 robot
- surface mine equipment operator 1 robot
- surgical first assistant (specific subtasks the wristed instruments absorb) 1 robot
- surgical technologist (instrument-handling roles where modular arm carts cut prep and turnover labor) 1 robot
- tote handler 1 robot
- tractor operator 1 robot
- trailer loader-unloader 1 robot
- university library help-desk staff 1 robot
- utility line maintenance assistant 1 robot
- vineyard / orchard field hand 1 robot
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