EN PL
AI exposure

Pilot: will AI take this job?

25%Mostly safe
Autopilot has done most of the flight for years. Passengers still want you in the seat.

Why

Automation is already high in aviation, but regulation and trust keep pilots in the cockpit.

Where to look next

  1. Stay
  2. Flight instructor
  3. Drone and eVTOL operations

What AI already does

  • Autopilot and navigation
  • Flight planning

What stays human

  • Emergencies
  • Final responsibility

Skills worth learning — Transport & logistics

  • Logistics software and planning
  • Specialist licences (ADR, heavy loads)
  • Supervising automated fleets

Similar jobs

Sailor / ship crew25%Air traffic controller20%Flight attendant20%Train driver40%Driver50%Warehouse worker55%
Check another job Play today’s challenge

For fun, not a forecast. Scores are our rough estimates of how much of a job’s tasks AI can already help with, based on the ILO (2025) and Microsoft Research (2025) studies. Exposure usually means the job changes, not that it disappears — the ILO puts about 1 in 4 jobs worldwide in exposed occupations, but only 3.3% in the highest category.