UK AI Job-Risk Index · SOC 2010 8212
How exposed to AI are van drivers?
13/100
AI exposure score (percentile of 365 UK occupations)
Very low#93
of 100 large UK occupations (1 = most exposed)
£22,654
median full-time pay (ONS ASHE 2020) · 258,000 employee jobs
Van drivers sits in the very low exposure band: its abilities overlap with current AI applications more than about 13% of the 365 UK occupations the Department for Education scored. Lower exposure usually means more of the work depends on physical, practical or in-person abilities that current AI applications do not cover well. It does not mean the job will be untouched by technology.
Underlying scores: AIOE (all AI) -1.31, LLM exposure -1.40 (standardised; 0 is the average occupation). Skill level: Level 2. Pay and job counts are 2020 figures, so use them to compare occupations rather than as current salaries.
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Occupations with similar exposure
- Metal working production and maintenance fitters (14/100)
- Construction operatives n.e.c. (10/100)
- Carpenters and joiners (10/100)
- Bar staff (10/100)
← #92 Metal working production and maintenance fitters · #94 Construction operatives n.e.c. →
Source: Department for Education (2023), The impact of AI on UK jobs and training (AIOE scores); ONS ASHE 2020 Table 14. Exposure is not a prediction of job loss. Methodology · Embed this data
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