How often people ask whether AI will replace truck drivers
The grey line is programmers, the job most associated with AI, for scale.
Will AI replace truck drivers
Monthly. Programmers' average since November 2022 = 100. Hover or use the arrow keys for values.
Source: Google Trends, worldwide.
Curiosity vs worry
Searches for AI built for truck drivers, next to the worried searches, on the same scale.
“AI for truck drivers” vs “will AI replace truck drivers”
Monthly, same scale (programmers' worried searches = 100).
Source: Google Trends, worldwide.
Are fewer people trying to become truck drivers?
Searches for “how to become a truck driver” are up 6% on the year before ChatGPT. It's a rough signal of how many people want to get into the job, not of hiring.
“how to become a truck driver”
Monthly average of weekly data, highest week = 100.
Source: Google Trends, worldwide.
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Will AI replace truck drivers?
Hardly anyone asks. Searches asking whether AI will replace truck drivers are too rare for Google Trends to report in most months, so truck drivers sit near the bottom of our index of 56 jobs. Searches for “how to become a truck driver” are up 6% since the year before ChatGPT. Search interest measures worry, not the actual risk to the job.
Are fewer people becoming truck drivers?
Searches for “how to become a truck driver” in the last 12 months are +6% compared with November 2021 – October 2022, the year before ChatGPT. That's interest in getting in, not actual hiring or enrolment.
How do truck drivers compare with other jobs?
Truck drivers rank #49 of 56 jobs in the AI Job Worry Index, with a worry index of 3.1 where programmers = 100. The full ranking is on the index page.