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AI exposure Transportation and material moving

Will AI replace ambulance drivers and attendants?

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians. US occupation 53-3011.

0.0%

of the time ambulance drivers and attendants spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of ambulance drivers and attendants' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 346 of 756 US occupations. No AI use seen in the work yet, along with 410 other occupations.No handover started yet, along with 410 other occupations.

Average US job 7.7%

Among the least exposed jobs there are.Still waiting for liberation.

What AI already does for ambulance drivers and attendantsWhat ambulance drivers and attendants no longer do alone

O*NET lists 11 tasks for ambulance drivers and attendants. None of them shows meaningful AI use at work yet.

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

11 of the 11 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Accompany and assist emergency medical technicians on calls.Core task
  • Administer first aid, such as bandaging, splinting, or administering oxygen.Core task
  • Clean and wash rigs, ambulances, or equipment.Core task
  • Drive ambulances or assist ambulance drivers in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons.Core task
  • Earn and maintain appropriate certifications.Core task
  • Perform minor maintenance on emergency medical services vehicles, such as ambulances.Core task
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  • Place patients on stretchers, and load stretchers into ambulances, usually with assistance from other attendants.Core task
  • Remove and replace soiled linens or equipment to maintain sanitary conditions.Core task
  • Replace supplies and disposable items on ambulances.Core task
  • Report facts concerning accidents or emergencies to hospital personnel or law enforcement officials.Core task
  • Restrain or shackle violent patients.Core task

How that compares

Among the 44 transportation and material moving occupations, ambulance drivers and attendants rank 8. The group averages 0.6%, and its most exposed job is Passenger Attendants at 11.7%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

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  1. 346Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors 0.0%
  2. 346Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 0.0%
  3. 346Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 0.0%

What this does and does not mean

Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.

A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.

Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.