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AI exposure Transportation and material moving

Will AI replace packers and packagers?

Packers and Packagers, Hand. US occupation 53-7064.

0.0%

of the time packers and packagers spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of packers and packagers' 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 packers and packagersWhat packers and packagers no longer do alone

O*NET lists 12 tasks for packers and packagers. None of them shows meaningful AI use at work yet.

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

12 of the 12 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Assemble, line, and pad cartons, crates, and containers, using hand tools.Core task
  • Clean containers, materials, supplies, or work areas, using cleaning solutions and hand tools.Core task
  • Examine and inspect containers, materials, or products to ensure that product quality and packing specifications are met.Core task
  • Mark and label containers, container tags, or products, using marking tools.Core task
  • Measure, weigh, and count products and materials.Core task
  • Obtain, move, and sort products, materials, containers, and orders, using hand tools.Core task
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  • Record product, packaging, and order information on specified forms and records.Core task
  • Seal containers or materials, using glues, fasteners, nails, and hand tools.Core task
  • Load materials and products into package processing equipment.
  • Place or pour products or materials into containers, using hand tools and equipment, or fill containers from spouts or chutes.
  • Remove completed or defective products or materials, placing them on moving equipment, such as conveyors, or in specified areas, such as loading docks.
  • Transport packages to customers' vehicles.

How that compares

Among the 44 transportation and material moving occupations, packers and packagers rank 28. 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

Level with 0.0%

  1. 346Orthotists and Prosthetists 0.0%
  2. 346Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics 0.0%
  3. 346Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 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.