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First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 3.3% more of these jobs by 2035, slower than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #337 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +3.3% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $106,040 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 160,200 in the US, with about 10,600 openings a year
The work, 17 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Direct legal activities19%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures11%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Coordinate activities with clients, agencies, or organizations7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Assign work to others6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Explain regulations, policies, or procedures6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 84 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain operational records6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Prepare reports of operational or procedural activities6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Process forensic or legal evidence5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Mediate disputes5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Evaluate personnel capabilities or performance5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Examine materials or documentation for accuracy or compliance5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 824 Copilot conversations and completed it 86% of the time.
Still yours: Present information in legal proceedings4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Maintain safety or security4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,066 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
Still yours: Inspect facilities or equipment4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Replenish inventories of materials, equipment, or products3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Record information about legal matters2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 103 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 10,600 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 27% of the workFirst-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers3% AI does, against 21% here+3.7% by 2035 · $93,530 · Postsecondary certificate
- Shares 21% of the workDetectives and Criminal Investigators13% AI does, against 21% here+0.2% by 2035 · $93,790 · High school diploma
- Shares 21% of the workTransit and Railroad Police5% AI does, against 21% here+3.2% by 2035 · $90,230 · High school diploma
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On the wire.
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How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.08, higher than 26% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 33-1012 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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