Light Truck Drivers vs Transportation Inspectors
Light Truck Drivers carries the higher exposed share at 35.9% against 32.8%, a gap of 3.1 points. The difference is driven by friction: the work is similarly producible in both, and what differs is what stands in the way of letting a machine finish it. Release v2026.Q3.
| Occupation | Exposed | Assisted | Untouched | Capability | Friction | Median pay | Rank | Band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Truck Drivers | 35.9% | 13.8% | 50.3% | 0.50 | 0.37 | $44,860 | 348 | untouched |
| Transportation Inspectors | 32.8% | 16.0% | 51.2% | 0.49 | 0.41 | $92,100 | 399 | untouched |
What stands in the way, in each
Light Truck Drivers: the dominant friction is that the work happens to physical things in physical places. Capability sits at 0.50 of 1 and friction at 0.37 of 1.
Transportation Inspectors: the dominant friction is that the work happens to physical things in physical places. Capability sits at 0.49 of 1 and friction at 0.41 of 1.
Capability asks whether a generally available system can produce the work product at all. Friction asks what stops it finishing the job: physical work, being present, being accountable, unseen context, or the cost of checking the output. The rubric is here.
Read each in full
Exposure is not displacement. A higher score does not rank two jobs by how safe they are, and nothing here models adoption, employment or pay.