AI Career Radar

Roof Bolters, Mining

Operate machinery to install roof support bolts in underground mine.

AI exposure43 / 100Moderate exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation16
Freedom to set tasks46
Repeating the same tasks69
$78,540Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
-18.9%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (decline)BLS Employment Projections
53Skill durability (fragile)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Critical Thinking
63
60
Monitoring
63
56
Active Listening
63
53
Speaking
63
50
Judgment and Decision Making
63
50
Coordination
62
50
Complex Problem Solving
62
50
Active Learning
62
47
Time Management
61
50
Reading Comprehension
61
35
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
47
Writing
60
28
Instructing
58
47
Learning Strategies
58
31
Systems Analysis
57
31
Service Orientation
56
35
Systems Evaluation
56
31
Persuasion
54
31
Mathematics
53
28
Negotiation
52
28
Science
52
13
Management of Personnel Resources
50
31
Operations Analysis
49
6
Installation
48
25
Troubleshooting
47
56
Equipment Maintenance
47
53
Quality Control Analysis
47
50
Equipment Selection
47
47
Management of Material Resources
47
25
Management of Financial Resources
47
22
Technology Design
47
3
Operations Monitoring
46
56
Repairing
46
50
Programming
45
0
Operation and Control
43
66

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
24%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Writing, Active Listening, Active Learning

78/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
26%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Writing, Systems Analysis, Complex Problem Solving

75/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
14%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Installation, Reading Comprehension, Active Learning, Quality Control Analysis

#5Dental HygienistsHealthcare
73/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$98,100
10-yr growth
+8%
Skill gap
15%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Writing, Persuasion, Service Orientation, Active Listening

73/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$96,590
10-yr growth
+13.9%
Skill gap
20%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Writing, Active Listening, Speaking

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Roof Bolters, Mining could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.