MachineCensus

Workforce Pressure

We use U.S. employment data to look for growing industries where robots could help as the workforce ages.

We analyzed U.S. Census Bureau data across a ten-year timeframe to identify industries experiencing simultaneous rapid workforce aging and above-average employment growth relative to all industries combined. Results are ordered by aging velocity.

Assessing the applicability of Physical AI to individual sectors is outside this report’s focus. Select an industry from the list below to explore its definition and key statistics.

Share of workers 55+
Change in jobs (%)
  1. +11.0 pp
    +37%
  2. +9.1 pp
    +59%
  3. +7.3 pp
    +17%
  4. +7.2 pp
    +19%
  5. +6.7 pp
    +29%
  6. +6.3 pp
    +33%
  7. +6.1 pp
    +52%
  8. +6.1 pp
    +25%
  9. +6.0 pp
    +34%
  10. +5.9 pp
    +31%
  11. +5.6 pp
    +21%
  12. +5.5 pp
    +36%
  13. +5.5 pp
    +28%
  14. +5.4 pp
    +49%
  15. +5.4 pp
    +26%
  16. +5.4 pp
    +13%
  17. +5.4 pp
    +24%
  18. +5.4 pp
    +13%
  19. +5.3 pp
    +16%
  20. +5.3 pp
    +18%
  21. +5.3 pp
    +25%
  22. +5.2 pp
    +13%
  23. +5.1 pp
    +14%
  24. +5.1 pp
    +24%
  25. +5.1 pp
    +19%
  26. +5.1 pp
    +43%
  27. +5.0 pp
    +17%
  28. +5.0 pp
    +23%
  29. +5.0 pp
    +17%
  30. +5.0 pp
    +23%
  31. +4.9 pp
    +23%
  32. +4.9 pp
    +23%
  33. +4.9 pp
    +41%
  34. +4.8 pp
    +27%
  35. +4.8 pp
    +26%
  36. +4.8 pp
    +22%
  37. +4.7 pp
    +15%
  38. +4.7 pp
    +15%
  39. +4.7 pp
    +13%
  40. +4.7 pp
    +46%
  41. +4.6 pp
    +14%
  42. +4.6 pp
    +14%
  43. +4.6 pp
    +15%
  44. +4.6 pp
    +26%
  45. +4.6 pp
    +12%
  46. +4.5 pp
    +17%
  47. +4.5 pp
    +48%
  48. +4.5 pp
    +19%
  49. +4.5 pp
    +38%
  50. +4.4 pp
    +27%
  51. +4.4 pp
    +22%
  52. +4.4 pp
    +30%
  53. +4.4 pp
    +28%
  54. +4.4 pp
    +48%
  55. +4.4 pp
    +41%
  56. +4.4 pp
    +20%
  57. +4.4 pp
    +15%
  58. +4.3 pp
    +19%
  59. +4.3 pp
    +14%
  60. +4.2 pp
    +18%
  61. +4.2 pp
    +12%
  62. +4.2 pp
    +16%
  63. +4.2 pp
    +13%
  64. +4.1 pp
    +52%
  65. +4.1 pp
    +29%
  66. +4.0 pp
    +14%
  67. +4.0 pp
    +73%
  68. +4.0 pp
    +29%
  69. +4.0 pp
    +25%
  70. +3.9 pp
    +32%
  71. +3.9 pp
    +38%
  72. +3.9 pp
    +23%
  73. +3.9 pp
    +35%
  74. +3.8 pp
    +25%
  75. +3.8 pp
    +32%
  76. +3.8 pp
    +32%
  77. +3.8 pp
    +28%
  78. +3.8 pp
    +13%
  79. +3.8 pp
    +34%
  80. +3.7 pp
    +13%
  81. +3.7 pp
    +37%
  82. +3.7 pp
    +16%
  83. +3.7 pp
    +22%
  84. +3.7 pp
    +22%
  85. +3.7 pp
    +28%
  86. +3.6 pp
    +21%
  87. +3.5 pp
    +16%
  88. +3.5 pp
    +28%
  89. +3.5 pp
    +36%
  90. +3.4 pp
    +26%
  91. +3.4 pp
    +12%
  92. +3.4 pp
    +30%
  93. +3.4 pp
    +77%
  94. +3.4 pp
    +26%
  95. +3.3 pp
    +30%
  96. +3.3 pp
    +24%
  97. +3.3 pp
    +14%
  98. +3.3 pp
    +15%
  99. +3.3 pp
    +65%
  100. +3.3 pp
    +18%
  101. +3.3 pp
    +15%
  102. +3.2 pp
    +52%
  103. +3.1 pp
    +30%
  104. +3.1 pp
    +12%
  105. +3.1 pp
    +21%
  106. +3.1 pp
    +27%
  107. +3.0 pp
    +19%
  108. +3.0 pp
    +28%
  109. +3.0 pp
    +27%
  110. +3.0 pp
    +16%
  111. +3.0 pp
    +15%
  112. +3.0 pp
    +18%
  113. +2.9 pp
    +62%
  114. +2.9 pp
    +33%
  115. +2.8 pp
    +92%
  116. +2.8 pp
    +21%
  117. +2.8 pp
    +22%
  118. +2.8 pp
    +22%
  119. +2.8 pp
    +35%
  120. +2.7 pp
    +40%
  121. +2.7 pp
    +12%
  122. +2.7 pp
    +33%
  123. +2.6 pp
    +36%
  124. +2.6 pp
    +37%
Too few states or jobs to rank
  1. +11.3 pp
    +26%
  2. +9.0 pp
    +30%
  3. +7.4 pp
    +27%
  4. +7.3 pp
    +30%
  5. +7.2 pp
    +85%
  6. +7.0 pp
    +28%
  7. +5.0 pp
    +15%
  8. +4.8 pp
    +19%
  9. +4.3 pp
    +19%
  10. +4.2 pp
    +17%
  11. +4.2 pp
    +13%
  12. +3.7 pp
    +26%
  13. +3.7 pp
    +24%