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Protective Service Workers
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 3% more of these jobs by 2035, slower than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- Joint #442 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +3% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $42,540 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 82,100 in the US, with about 22,600 openings a year
The work, 16 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: Monitor operations to ensure compliance with regulations or standards16%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Notify others of emergencies or problems11%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment10%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Coordinate activities with clients, agencies, or organizations8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Advise others on workplace health or safety issues7%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,805 Copilot conversations and completed it 94% of the time.
AI helps with this: Investigate criminal or legal matters6%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,075 conversations, and it got them there 83% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain operational records5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Maintain safety or security5%
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 equipment5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Monitor safety or security of work areas, facilities, or properties5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Record information about legal matters5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Present information in legal proceedings4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Intervene in crisis situations or emergencies3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Direct security or safety activities or operations2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Investigate individuals' background, behavior, or activities2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 978 Copilot conversations and completed it 80% of the time.
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 22,600 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.
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- Shares 37% of the workFirst-Line Supervisors of Security Workers6% AI does, against 14% here+3.7% by 2035 · $55,940 · High school diploma
- Shares 34% of the workSecurity Guards6% AI does, against 14% here+0.9% by 2035 · $38,020 · 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 0.05, higher than 12% 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, 33-9099 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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