Commercial airline pilot
AI Exposure Rank
16/100
Range 15–22/100 across source-weight sensitivity checks
Commercial airline pilot has an AI Exposure Rank of 16/100, meaning its work is more exposed to current AI capabilities than approximately 16% of Singapore occupations. The evidence currently points to limited direct change; this is a relative rank, not a probability of job loss.
Professionals·SGD 13,878/mo (11,594–17,003)·~3.6K workers in SG·Updated 2026-06-11
Relative AI exposure, not a prediction of job loss. Hiring, wages and role design depend on many forces this rank does not forecast.
Why This Score
21% of tasks overlap with current AI
93% human advantage from judgment & presence
59% demand buffer from the local labour market
AI usage 12pp below theoretical exposure
These factors interact with each other — the final score is not a simple sum of these bars.
The evidence behind this occupation's AI exposure, with human-work and demand context shown separately. How this works
Tasks AI can handle
With 21% AI task overlap (based on Felten AIOE, Anthropic Economic Index, and Eloundou GPT exposure), the Commercial airline pilot tasks most exposed include: running standard statistical analyses, generating charts, cleaning data, writing SQL queries, and producing summary reports from structured data.
- • Check aircraft prior to flights to ensure that the engines, controls, instruments, and other systems are functioning properly.
- • Co-pilot aircraft or perform captain's duties, as required.
- • Consider airport altitudes, outside temperatures, plane weights, and wind speeds and directions to calculate the speed needed to become airborne.
O*NET tasks for this occupation with the most observed AI usage (Anthropic task data).
What AI can't do here
At 93% human bottleneck protection, the tasks that remain hardest to automate for Commercial airline pilot include: framing the right question, identifying data quality issues, interpreting results in business context, communicating insights to non-technical stakeholders, and making judgment calls on methodology.
Main insulation channels: High-stakes decisions + Accountability for others — the work-context dimensions behind this occupation's human bottleneck.
Skills to focus on
Sources: Felten AIOE (2021), Anthropic Economic Index (2026), Eloundou GPT Exposure (Science, 2024), Pizzinelli et al. bottleneck model. Full methodology.
Singapore Now
Current labour market conditions and how they affect this role.
Cooling, but not collapsing. Vacancies and re-entry are softer, yet retrenchment remains low and hiring still exceeds resignations.
Vacancy
3.1%
↓ 3.1% YoY
Hiring
1.5%
vs 0.9% resign
Retrenchment
1.5
per 1,000 · low
Re-entry
67.7%
find work in 12mo· -5.3pp
Professionals, Managers, Executives & Technicians · 2025 Q4
Top Industries
Industry vacancy overlays use the latest published detailed cross-tab, which can lag the main labour monitor.
What You Can Do
Commercial airline pilot has some offset potential, but it depends on task redesign holding up in practice and on workers clearing the main switching frictions.
Published transition support
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Compare with... →Classification
More exposed than approximately 16% of occupations · V8 AI Exposure Rank· University Degree
Raw scores
AIOE -0.194 · θ 0.772 · C-AIOE -0.139
Stability
stable · Optimistic 0% · Pessimistic 2%
Score range (best/worst case)
Exposure sensitivity 17–25% · Rank sensitivity 15–22/100 across source-weight sensitivity checks
Scoring basis
V8 AI Exposure Rank. A relative Singapore occupation index. It ranks AI task exposure; it is not a probability of job loss or a percentage of tasks.
Wage range (SGD/mo)
25th 11,594 · Median 13,878 · 75th 17,003
Evidence & sources
Data matching
direct · SSOC 21721
Real-world AI usage: -12% vs estimated
Data quality
medium evidence · 3 exposure sources · direct mapping
100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage
AI overlap by data source
Weights: aioe 32% · anthropic 35% · eloundou 33%
Tools & offset factors
Common tools (O*NET proxy)
What helps
- A meaningful share of the work can likely be reorganized around AI rather than removed outright.
What could slow it down
- Current demand support is thin, so offsets may take longer to show up.
Worker profile & local context
- Vacancy rate is 3.1% and was essentially flat versus last quarter.
- Hiring read: recruitment is running above resignation (1.5% vs 0.9%).
- Retrenchment was low at 1.5 per 1,000 employees.
- 67.7% of retrenched workers re-entered employment within 12 months.
- Employer pressure is low, based on 1 recent Singapore-relevant company signals.
Worker profile
Gender mix
69% male / 31% femalePublished Singapore worker composition for the detailed occupation family 21 Science & Engineering Professionals.
Employment structure
Employee-heavy96% employees, 4% employers or self-employed workers.
Work arrangement
Mostly full-time4% part-time and 96% full-time in 2025.
Age profile
Mid-career heavy14% aged 15 to 29, 62% aged 30 to 49, and 24% aged 50 or older.
Qualification mix
Degree-heavyDegree 81%; Diploma / professional qualification 15%.
Gross wage by sex
Female median 13% lowerPublished June 2024 gross wage medians: male $13,989, female $12,179.
Where this work is concentrated
Top planning areas
Sengkang, Bedok, Tampines19% of workers in this occupation group live in these three planning areas.
Residential concentration
Broadly distributed30% live across the top five planning areas in the 2020 Census.
Commute pattern
Mid-range commutesEstimated average commute 37.5 minutes. 33% take 46 minutes or more.
Role profile
How this role's work breaks down across key dimensions. This is a general profile, not an individual measurement.
Workflow dimensions (0 = low, 1 = high)
How this changes by career stage
Career stage can change the task mix and human context. These directional profiles are illustrative, not occupation-level forecasts of hiring or displacement.
Frequently asked questions
Will AI replace Commercial airline pilot?
Commercial airline pilot has an AI Exposure Rank of 16/100, meaning its work is more exposed to current AI capabilities than approximately 16% of Singapore occupations. The evidence currently points to limited direct change; this is a relative rank, not a probability of job loss. AI Exposure Rank: 16/100 (Very Low). Median wage: SGD 13,878/month.
What is the AI exposure rank for Commercial airline pilot?
Commercial airline pilot has an AI Exposure Rank of 16/100, rated Very Low. It ranks higher than approximately 16% of Singapore occupations for exposure to current AI capabilities; it is not a job-loss probability.
What career transitions are available for Commercial airline pilot?
Commercial airline pilot has modeled transition pathways to related occupations. The strongest adjacent pathway is Marine superintendent, based on skill and wage similarity (model-estimated). Transition scoring accounts for wage preservation, training ease, and destination quality.
How does Commercial airline pilot salary compare in the live market?
Commercial airline pilot earns a median gross wage of SGD 13,878/month in the live market (25th-75th percentile: SGD 11,594-17,003). This is 208% above median across all 562 scored occupations, and 114% above group median within Professionals occupations.