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Public Safety Telecommunicators
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AI already performs a large share of the work in this job. Even so, the BLS expects 3.7% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #34 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +3.7% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $53,040 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 105,600 in the US, with about 9,000 openings a year
The work, 18 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
AI does this: Provide information to guests, clients, or customers10%
AI performed this in about 1 in 9 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities10%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Operate communications equipment or systems9%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,269 Copilot conversations and completed it 73% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain operational records9%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Explain technical details of products or services6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 43 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
Still yours: Monitor safety or security of work areas, facilities, or properties6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Administer basic health care or medical treatments5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Read documents or materials to inform work processes5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 214 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
AI does this: Gather information from physical or electronic sources5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 28 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
AI does this: Process digital or online data5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 136 Copilot conversations and completed it 81% of the time.
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.
AI does this: Assist others to access additional services or resources5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 31 Copilot conversations and completed it 88% of the time.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
Still yours: Monitor equipment operation2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performance2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 510 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
Still yours: Notify others of emergencies or problems2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Operate transportation equipment or vehicles2%
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 104 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 9,000 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
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- Shares 34% of the workFirst-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers42% AI does, against 60% here+1.8% by 2035 · $74,450 · High school diploma
- Shares 33% of the workBus Drivers, School16% AI does, against 60% here+0.7% by 2035 · $47,920 · High school diploma
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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 0.35, higher than 96% 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, 43-5031 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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