Will the BLS show growth in delivery truck driver employment through 2029?
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The BLS predicts 10% growth in this job outlook over ten years. But, self-driving trucks? Anyone?

This market will default to resolution by this source: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/transportation-and-material-moving/delivery-truck-drivers-and-driver-sales-workers.htm. If not, will look for best available parallel.

Right now, it lists 1,705,600 jobs.

(For the record, median pay is $39,950 per year or $19.21 per hour)

Resolves to YES if the number listed is at least 1,710,000 jobs at resolution, however lagged that measurement might be at the time.

Resolves to NO if the number is less than that.

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This isn't really going to be about self-driving trucks. The trucks could all drive themselves perfectly and they human would still be employed and just ride in the truck. Per the website linked for resolution

"What Delivery Truck Drivers and Driver/Sales Workers Do

Delivery truck drivers and driver/sales workers pick up, transport, and drop off packages and small shipments within a local region or urban area.

Work Environment

Delivery truck drivers and driver/sales workers have a physically demanding job. Driving a truck for long periods can be tiring. When loading and unloading cargo, drivers do a lot of lifting, carrying, and walking."

This is more a bet on box and handcart operating robots rather than self-driving trucks and I don't expect the robots to be a large impact on this timeframe.

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I'm having trouble imagining worlds where we both get massive share increase in self-driving trucks from AI, AND also don't have enough economic uptick that it means that we're still fully utilizing all the human drivers we can