Headline risk
13%
Low RiskStartup Founder / CEO
AI displacement pressure score based on US employment data, wages, and demand signals. Built from 4 related occupations weighted by relevance.
Why this score
72% of tasks overlap with current AI
74% human advantage from judgment & presence
70% demand buffer from the local labour market
These factors interact with each other — the final score is not a simple sum of these bars.
Share of tasks AI can handle today
Work that requires human presence or coordination
How strong local hiring demand is for this role
How complete the underlying data is
Workflow profile
How this role's daily work breaks down across different dimensions.
Workflow dimensions (0 = low, 1 = high)
US employment data
Employment overview
Share of job tasks AI can currently perform
Annual median wage
Projected employment change 2024–2034
Education and training typically needed
Key metrics
Job zone
5The occupation usually needs extensive preparation, training, and experience.
Median wage
USD 206,420Wage data published.
Openings
22.2K4.3% projected change
Median age
51.61.8M employed
What this job involves
Determine and formulate policies and provide overall direction of companies or private and public sector organizations within guidelines set up by a board of directors or similar governing body. Plan, direct, or coordinate operational activities at the highest level of management with the help of subordinate executives and staff managers.
Entry requirements: Extensive preparation
The occupation usually needs extensive preparation, training, and experience.
Wage context
Median annual
USD 206,420
Mean annual
USD 262,930
10th percentile: USD 73,710
25th percentile: USD 126,080
Hourly median: USD 99
Employment: 211,850 workers
Demand outlook
Current employment
309.4K
Projected employment
322.7K
Openings: 22.2K
Projected change: 4.3%
Education: Bachelor's degree
Work experience: 5 years or more
On-the-job training: None
Median wage: USD 206,420
Overall employment of top executives is projected to grow 4 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Workforce profile
Based on a survey of workers currently in this occupation.
Protects from AI displacement
- Can telework 34.5% of workers
- License required 15.6% of workers
Typical background
- High school diploma 28.7% of workers
- Master's degree 8.3% of workers
- Bachelor's degree 51.5% of workers
- Associate's degree 5.6% of workers
- On-the-job training 51.42% of workers
- Prior work experience 97.0% of workers
Day-to-day work
Top executives plan strategies and policies to ensure that an organization meets its goals.
Top executives work in nearly every industry, for both small and large organizations. They often have irregular schedules, which may include working evenings and weekends. Travel is common, particularly for chief executives.
Top executives typically need at least a bachelor’s degree and considerable work experience to enter the occupation.
Key tasks
- 1. Develop or execute strategies to address issues such as energy use, resource conservation, recycling, pollution reduction, waste elimination, transportation, education, and building design. · AI can do 0%
- 2. Develop, or oversee the development of, sustainability evaluation or monitoring systems. · AI can do 0%
- 3. Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of sustainability programs. · AI can do 0%
- 4. Supervise employees or volunteers working on sustainability projects. · AI can do 0%
- 5. Direct, plan, or implement policies, objectives, or activities of organizations or businesses to ensure continuing operations, to maximize returns on investments, or to increase productivity. · AI can do 0%
- 6. Analyze operations to evaluate performance of a company or its staff in meeting objectives or to determine areas of potential cost reduction, program improvement, or policy change. · AI can do 83%
Tools commonly used
Work environment
- E-Mail 5.0/5
- E-Mail 5.0/5
- Freedom to Make Decisions 5.0/5
- Telephone Conversations 4.9/5
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 4.9/5
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled 4.8/5
Who does this work
Median age: 51.6
1.8M employed · Under 25: 1% · 25–54: 60% · 55+: 39%
Data sources: O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Component occupations
Chief executives
11-1011 · 30% weight
Managing director/CEO
Support bundle: Extensive preparation
Marketing manager
n/a · 20% weight
Marketing manager
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
25-1022 · 20% weight
ICT business process consultant
Support bundle: Extensive preparation
Management analysts
13-1111 · 30% weight
Management consultant
Support bundle: Moderate preparation
How this score works
The score measures how much this role's tasks overlap with current AI capabilities, adjusted for human-only requirements and local job market demand. This is a structural pressure estimate, not a prediction of job losses. Learn how scores work →