AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 53-3031.00
Will AI replace Driver/Sales Workers?
Driver/Sales Workers: AI can already handle 1 of 11 tasks; most of the work is hands-on, and the part AI can address mostly needs an efficient-tier model.
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Every task, scored
The 11 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Driver/Sales Workers, from most to least exposed. 1 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.
| Task | AI exposure | Evidence | Model tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Review lists of dealers, customers, or station drops and load trucks. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Maintain trucks and food-dispensing equipment and clean inside of machines that dispense food or beverages. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Arrange merchandise and sales promotion displays or issue sales promotion materials to customers. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Collect coins from vending machines, refill machines, and remove aged merchandise. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Inform regular customers of new products or services and price changes. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Record sales or delivery information on daily sales or delivery record. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Listen to and resolve customers' complaints regarding products or services. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Collect money from customers, make change, and record transactions on customer receipts. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Write customer orders and sales contracts according to company guidelines. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Sell food specialties, such as sandwiches and beverages, to office workers and patrons of sports events. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Drive trucks to deliver such items as food, medical supplies, or newspapers. | Estimated | No tier |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 0 of 11 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 11 of 11. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.
The model tier this role needs
An efficient-tier model or lower covers 18% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 18% of the work is something AI can address at some tier, and 83% is hands-on.
Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.
Wages, employment and outlook
- US employment
- 409,180
- Median annual wage
- $38,770
- Middle half of earners
- $30,200 to $49,000
- Projected change, 2024 to 2034
- +8.8%
Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.
Adjacent roles
The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.
- Light Truck Drivers 68% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure24
- Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers 67% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure71
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 61% skill overlap, about 14 months to move Exposure21
- Taxi Drivers 59% skill overlap, about 15 months to move Exposure15
- Retail Salespersons 59% skill overlap, about 15 months to move Exposure36
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Driver/Sales Workers and AI
Will AI replace Driver/Sales Workers?
AI already handles 1 of the 11 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 19 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by +8.8% from 2024 to 2034.
What is the AI exposure of Driver/Sales Workers?
19 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 0 of the 11 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 11 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Driver/Sales Workers tasks can AI already do?
The tasks with the highest exposure are: Review lists of dealers, customers, or station drops and load trucks. It is the only task that reach 60 or more.
What AI model tier does this role need?
An efficient-tier model or lower covers 18% of the role's importance-weighted task work, and 83% is hands-on work that no model tier covers. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.
How many people work as Driver/Sales Workers, and what do they earn?
409,180 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $38,770 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +8.8% from 2024 to 2034.
How to cite
Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.
JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Driver/Sales Workers. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/driver-sales-workers
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