Will AI Replace Warehouse Workers? AI Risk 55/100

Q: Will AI replace warehouse workers?

Warehouse workers get an AI risk score of 55 out of 100 (medium risk). Expect a large share of the tasks to be automated in the next 5 to 10 years, with fewer people doing more.

Medium risk

The verdict

Expect a large share of the tasks to be automated in the next 5 to 10 years, with fewer people doing more.

What AI already does

Robots move shelves and pallets, and pick more items each year.

What stays human

Odd-shaped items, exceptions and maintaining the robots.

What to learn next

Forklift and robot operation, maintenance, logistics.

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Sources: World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Report 2025; IMF, "Gen-AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work" (2024); ILO, "Generative AI and Jobs" (2023, updated 2025); Eloundou et al., "GPTs are GPTs" (2023); Frey and Osborne, "The Future of Employment" (2013). Scores are RoboDoom's own estimates, see how we score.

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