10 high-paying and growing jobs with low exposure to AI

Dental hygienists are projected to increase by about 18,000 from 2025 to 2035.

Luis Alvarez/Getty Images The Bureau of Labor Statistics classified 831 jobs based on their exposure to AI.

Twenty of the low-exposure jobs earned median pay of at least $75,000 last year.

Several of those high-paying jobs are projected to grow, including roles in healthcare.

Dental hygienists are among the high-paying jobs projected to grow and have relatively low exposure to AI .

The Bureau of Labor Statistics classified how exposed a job is to AI based on research published by various authors over the past few years.

BLS classified 213 of 831 occupations as having low exposure.

"'Low' relative AI exposure generally indicates that the requirements of an occupation do not match well with the current capabilities of AI models, and that LLMs have not been observed performing many of the occupation's tasks," BLS said.

Exposure doesn't "imply job loss, productivity gains, automation probability, or wage effects." Twenty of the low-exposure jobs had a median annual wage of at least $75,000 last year.

Employment for a few of those high-paying jobs , including chemical plant and system operators, is projected to decline between 2025 and 2035.

Below are 10 high-paying jobs with low AI exposure that are projected to increase over the decade, based on new BLS projections, sorted by their projected job growth.

On the other end are occupations that are very highly exposed to AI.

Over a hundred of those jobs are high-paying, with many expected to grow between 2025 and 2035, including for software developers , financial managers, and human resources specialists.

"'Very high' relative AI exposure generally indicates that, compared to other occupations, a larger fraction of an occupation's tasks can be completed or assisted by AI technology, and that LLMs have been observed performing some of the occupation's tasks," BLS said.