Headline risk
1%
Very Low RiskChief executives
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Determine and formulate policies and provide overall direction of companies or private and public sector organizations within guidelines set up by a board of directors or similar governing body. Plan, direct, or coordinate operational activities at the highest level of management with the help of subordinate executives and staff managers.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 5% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 206,420
Employment 2024
309.4K
Projected Change (2024–34)
4.3%
Openings (2024–34)
22.2K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Overall employment of top executives is projected to grow 4 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Develop or execute strategies to address issues such as energy use, resource conservation, recycling, pollution reduction, waste elimination, transportation, education, and building design. AI use: 0%
- 2. Develop, or oversee the development of, sustainability evaluation or monitoring systems. AI use: 0%
- 3. Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of sustainability programs. AI use: 0%
- 4. Supervise employees or volunteers working on sustainability projects. AI use: 0%
- 5. Direct, plan, or implement policies, objectives, or activities of organizations or businesses to ensure continuing operations, to maximize returns on investments, or to increase productivity. AI use: 0%
- 6. Analyze operations to evaluate performance of a company or its staff in meeting objectives or to determine areas of potential cost reduction, program improvement, or policy change. AI use: 83%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 51.6 · 1.8M employed
Under 25: 1% · 25–54: 60% · 55+: 39%
Related
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
title_match · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Top executives plan strategies and policies to ensure that an organization meets its goals.
Top executives work in nearly every industry, for both small and large organizations. They often have irregular schedules, which may include working evenings and weekends. Travel is common, particularly for chief executives.
Top executives typically need at least a bachelor’s degree and considerable work experience to enter the occupation.
The median annual wage for chief executives was $206,420 in May 2024.
Overall employment of top executives is projected to grow 4 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.