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AI Work Index

Headline risk

13%

Low Risk

Startup Founder / CEO

United States role viewSynthetic blend · 4 occupationsISCO 1120

This page reuses the same role shell as Singapore, but the component occupations are mapped onto the United States layer so the score, context, and support bundle reflect US public evidence.

Median wage: USD 206,420309.4 currentConfidence medium

Why this score

Exposure 72%

Weighted overlap across component occupations

Bottleneck 74%

Human coordination and physical presence protection

Demand resilience 31%

Blended local-market buffer for this role

Confidence 68%

Component coverage and mapping quality

Workflow profile

Heuristic workflow context blended from the role mix. This explains the score; it is not used as a direct local-market forecast.

CreativeAmbiguityInstitutionalRelationshipsRegulatoryPhysicalCoordinationTool Speed

Workflow dimensions (0 = low, 1 = high)

United States support

Evidence bundle

Task coverage 100%

Weighted task overlap from O*NET statements and Anthropic penetration

Wage context USD 206,420

Median annual wage from BLS OEWS

Demand outlook 4%

Employment projections and openings from BLS

Preparation Job Zone 5

Preparation and entry requirements from O*NET and BLS

Support sources
11/11 source families Updated from O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration

Support snapshot

Job zone

5

The occupation usually needs extensive preparation, training, and experience.

Median wage

USD 206,420

OEWS wage context published.

Openings

22.2K

4.3% projected change

Median age

51.6

1.8M employed

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.

Job Zone 5 · Extensive preparation

The occupation usually needs extensive preparation, training, and experience.

Task primitives

Matched task weight share: 100% · Effective coverage: 5%

Concentration: 50%

Wage context

Median annual

USD 206,420

Mean annual

USD 262,930

Hourly median: USD 99

Employment: 211,850 workers

10th percentile: USD 73,710

90th percentile: —

Demand outlook

2024 employment

309.4K

2034 employment

322.7K

Openings: 22.2K

Projected change: 4.3%

Education: Bachelor's degree

Work experience: 5 years or more

On-the-job training: None

Median wage in projections: USD 206,420

Overall employment of top executives is projected to grow 4 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.

Requirements and friction

Telework: 34.5%Telework: 65.5%Credentials: 15.6%Credentials: 84.4%Credentials: 0.7%Credentials: 99.3%Credentials: 2.4%Credentials: 97.6%

Telework: 34.5% · Telework: 65.5% · Credentials: 15.6%

Narrative and skills

Problem solving and decision makingLeadershipAdaptability

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.

Jobs: 4,022,200

Median pay: USD 105,350

Employment 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.

Openings: 177,300

Tasks and tools

  • 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%
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Problem solving and decision makingLeadershipAdaptability

Work context

  • E-Mail: 5.0/5
  • E-Mail: 5.0/5
  • Freedom to Make Decisions: 5.0/5
  • Telephone Conversations: 4.9/5
  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams: 4.9/5
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled: 4.8/5

Tech density

6/6

6 hot · 4 in demand

Work pace

4.9/5

Average of the strongest work-context signals.

Worker profile

Median age: 51.6

Total employed: 1.8M · Under 25: 1% · 25 to 54: 60% · 55+: 39%

Support note

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.

Source vintage

O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration

Component occupations

Chief executives

11-1011 · 30% weight

Open

Managing director/CEO

Support bundle: Extensive preparation

Marketing manager

n/a · 20% weight

Marketing manager

Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary

25-1022 · 20% weight

Open

ICT business process consultant

Support bundle: Extensive preparation

Management analysts

13-1111 · 30% weight

Open

Management consultant

Support bundle: Moderate preparation

Methodology

Shared spine

structural_pressure = exposure × (1 - bottleneck)

Country layer

headline_risk = structural_pressure × (1 - country_demand_resilience)

Published limitations

This is a synthetic role view built from mapped occupations. It reuses the same shell and visual components as the Singapore role pages, but only the US sources that actually exist are rendered here.