Load control officer (aircraft)
AI Exposure Rank
28/100
Range 27–30/100 across source-weight sensitivity checks
Load control officer (aircraft) has an AI Exposure Rank of 28/100, meaning its work is more exposed to current AI capabilities than approximately 28% of Singapore occupations. The evidence currently points to limited direct change; this is a relative rank, not a probability of job loss.
Associate Professionals & Technicians·SGD 4,229/mo (3,335–4,797)·~2.1K 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.
Thin evidence — treat with caution.
Why This Score
31% of tasks overlap with current AI
62% human advantage from judgment & presence
25% demand buffer from the local labour market
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 31% AI task overlap (based on Felten AIOE), the Load control officer (aircraft) tasks most exposed include: technical documentation, standard testing procedures, data logging, routine diagnostics, and equipment monitoring.
- • Establish and maintain relationships with individual or business customers or provide assistance with problems these customers may encounter.
- • Manage investment funds to maximize return on client investments.
- • Select or direct the execution of trades.
O*NET tasks for this occupation with the most observed AI usage (Anthropic task data).
What AI can't do here
At 62% human bottleneck protection, the tasks that remain hardest to automate for Load control officer (aircraft) include: hands-on troubleshooting, interpreting non-standard test results, calibrating instruments, and bridging communication between engineers and operators.
Skills to focus on
Sources: Felten AIOE (2021), 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
Load control officer (aircraft) 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
Related roles you could transition to
Exposure-reducingHigher AI exposure, but comparatively credible exposure-reducing moves exist — the strongest scores 67% match. Escape-route quality and labour demand matter alongside exposure.
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Compare with... →Classification
More exposed than approximately 28% of occupations · V8 AI Exposure Rank· GCE O-Level / Secondary
Raw scores
AIOE -0.097 · θ 0.691 · C-AIOE -0.077
Stability
stable · Optimistic 8% · Pessimistic 13%
Score range (best/worst case)
Exposure sensitivity 31–31% · Rank sensitivity 27–30/100 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 3,335 · Median 4,229 · 75th 4,797
Evidence & sources
Data matching
submajor_fallback · SSOC 31595
Data quality
low evidence · 1 exposure sources · submajor_fallback mapping
100% weighted task match · 31% effective coverage
AI overlap by data source
Weights: aioe 100%
Tools & offset factors
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 2 recent Singapore-relevant company signals.
Worker profile
Gender mix
78% male / 22% femalePublished Singapore worker composition for the detailed occupation family 31 Physical & Engineering Science Associate Professionals.
Employment structure
Employee-heavy87% employees, 13% employers or self-employed workers.
Work arrangement
Mostly full-time9% part-time and 91% full-time in 2025.
Age profile
Mid-career heavy17% aged 15 to 29, 52% aged 30 to 49, and 31% aged 50 or older.
Qualification mix
Diploma-heavyDegree 37%; Diploma / professional qualification 35%.
Where this work is concentrated
Top planning areas
Jurong West, Woodlands, Tampines22% of workers in this occupation group live in these three planning areas.
Residential concentration
Moderately clustered35% live across the top five planning areas in the 2020 Census.
Commute pattern
Longer commutesEstimated average commute 38.7 minutes. 36% 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 Load control officer (aircraft)?
Load control officer (aircraft) has an AI Exposure Rank of 28/100, meaning its work is more exposed to current AI capabilities than approximately 28% 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: 28/100 (Low). Median wage: SGD 4,229/month.
What is the AI exposure rank for Load control officer (aircraft)?
Load control officer (aircraft) has an AI Exposure Rank of 28/100, rated Low. It ranks higher than approximately 28% of Singapore occupations for exposure to current AI capabilities; it is not a job-loss probability.
What career transitions are available for Load control officer (aircraft)?
Load control officer (aircraft) has modeled transition pathways to related occupations. The strongest adjacent pathway is Harbour pilot, based on skill and wage similarity (model-estimated). Transition scoring accounts for wage preservation, training ease, and destination quality.
How does Load control officer (aircraft) salary compare in the live market?
Load control officer (aircraft) earns a median gross wage of SGD 4,229/month in the live market (25th-75th percentile: SGD 3,335-4,797). This is 6% below median across all 562 scored occupations, and near group median within Associate Professionals & Technicians occupations.