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title: "Will AI Replace Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs?"
description: "BLS rates shuttle drivers and chauffeurs' exposure to AI as moderate. What that means, which parts of the work AI touches, and the 2025–2035 outlook…"
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last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Will AI Replace Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs? (2026)

**Short answer:** Unlikely. BLS rates the work's exposure to AI as moderate, below the middle of the pack, and still projects employment to grow faster than average.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics places shuttle drivers and chauffeurs in its moderate AI exposure category, below the middle of the pack: some of the work overlaps with what AI can do, much of it does not. BLS projects employment to change by +7.1% over 2025–2035, against 3.5% for all occupations, with about 35,500 openings a year.

| Measure | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BLS relative AI exposure | Moderate | BLS Employment Projections, AI exposure categories |
| NueCareer AI-resilience score | 59/100 | NueCareer analysis of O\*NET 31.0 Database |
| Projected employment change | +7.1% | BLS EP 2025–2035 |
| Openings a year | 35,500 | BLS EP 2025–2035 |
| Median annual wage | $37,290 | BLS OEWS May 2025 |

## Exposure categories

| BLS category | Occupations |
| --- | --- |
| Low | 203 |
| Moderate (this job) | 194 |
| High | 190 |
| Very high | 199 |

Exposure means AI could be or has been used to assist with or complete some of the work. BLS says it does not imply job loss, productivity gains, automation probability or wage effects. Method: https://www.bls.gov/emp/publications/ai-exposure-categories.htm

## What holds up

- Assisting and caring for others: 4.3/5 (O\*NET work activity importance)
- Operating vehicles, mechanized devices, or equipment: 4.8/5 (O\*NET work activity importance)
- Performing for or working directly with the public: 3.9/5 (O\*NET work activity importance)
- Working outdoors in all weather: 4.4/5 (O\*NET work context)

## What AI reaches first

- Documenting/recording information: 3.8/5 (O\*NET work activity importance)
- Getting information: 4.5/5 (O\*NET work activity importance)
- Time spent sitting: 4.0/5 (O\*NET work context)
- Evaluating information to determine compliance with standards: 3.7/5 (O\*NET work activity importance)

## O\*NET tasks

- Test vehicle equipment, such as lights, brakes, horns, or windshield wipers, to ensure proper operation.
- Comply with traffic regulations to operate vehicles in a safe and courteous manner.
- Follow relevant safety regulations and state laws governing vehicle operation, and ensure that passengers follow safety regulations.
- Check the condition of a vehicle's tires, brakes, windshield wipers, lights, oil, fuel, water, and safety equipment to ensure that everything is in working order.
- Drive shuttle busses, limousines, company cars, or privately owned vehicles to transport passengers.
- Regulate heating, lighting, and ventilation systems for passenger comfort.

## Related careers less exposed to AI than shuttle drivers and chauffeurs

- [Crane and Tower Operator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/crane-and-tower-operator): BLS exposure Low, median $68,080; [Will AI replace crane operators?](https://nuecareer.com/careers/will-ai-replace-crane-operators)
- [Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/automotive-and-watercraft-service-attendant): BLS exposure Low, median $35,670; [Will AI replace automotive and watercraft service attendants?](https://nuecareer.com/careers/will-ai-replace-automotive-and-watercraft-service-attendants)
- [Sailor and Marine Oiler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sailor-and-marine-oiler): BLS exposure Low, median $51,520
- [Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/industrial-truck-and-tractor-operator): BLS exposure Low, median $46,420; [Will AI replace forklift operators?](https://nuecareer.com/careers/will-ai-replace-forklift-operators)
- [Cleaner of Vehicles and Equipment](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cleaner-of-vehicles-and-equipment): BLS exposure Low, median $35,830; [Will AI replace cleaners of vehicles and equipment?](https://nuecareer.com/careers/will-ai-replace-cleaners-of-vehicles-and-equipment)
- [Recycling and Reclamation Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/recycling-and-reclamation-worker): BLS exposure Low, median $40,240

## FAQ

**Will AI replace shuttle drivers and chauffeurs?**

Unlikely. BLS rates the work's exposure to AI as moderate, below the middle of the pack, and still projects employment to grow faster than average. BLS defines exposure as AI being able to assist with or complete some of the work, and says it does not imply job loss, productivity gains or wage effects. BLS projects employment to change by +7.1% over 2025–2035, against 3.5% for all occupations, with about 35,500 openings a year.

**How exposed are shuttle drivers and chauffeurs to AI?**

BLS sorts 786 occupations into four relative categories: low, moderate, high and very high. Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs are in the moderate category, alongside 193 other occupations. The categories combine five public measures of where AI could be or already is used, and they compare occupations with each other rather than giving an absolute risk.

**What parts of a shuttle driver and chauffeur's job can AI do?**

In O\*NET's description of the work, the parts that overlap most with what AI handles well are documenting/recording information, getting information and time spent sitting. The parts that hold up best are assisting and caring for others, operating vehicles, mechanized devices, or equipment and performing for or working directly with the public. These come from O\*NET ratings of how important each activity is to the job, read through NueCareer's AI-resilience method.

**Is being a shuttle driver and chauffeur a safe career from AI?**

On NueCareer's AI-resilience score, built from O\*NET work activities, shuttle drivers and chauffeurs score 59 out of 100, higher than 83% of the occupations we score. The job pays a median of $37,290 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). No job is fully safe from technological change, but the federal exposure category and the projected openings are the two numbers worth weighing.

**What careers similar to shuttle drivers and chauffeurs are less exposed to AI?**

Crane and Tower Operator (low exposure, $68,080 median), Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant (low exposure, $35,670 median), Sailor and Marine Oiler (low exposure, $51,520 median), Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator (low exposure, $46,420 median). Each is in a lower BLS exposure category than shuttle drivers and chauffeurs, and most are listed by O\*NET as related to the work.

Full profile: https://nuecareer.com/careers/shuttle-driver-and-chauffeur.

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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