The Workforce AI Index · by sector
Industrials
28 of the 334 Industrials companies in the Index have been read so far, out of the US-listed companies with 1,000 or more employees listed on October 1, 2026. The ranking is partial until the rest are read. Each company is read from its own annual report: the headcount it states and its workforce as a blend of the industry staffing patterns on this site, with a one-sentence reason per share that anyone can check against the filing.
The figures on this page come from the company's own annual report and from BLS staffing patterns for its industries, never from a roster. They are estimates with a stated method. Nothing here says what the company will do: within reach is not a forecast of jobs lost or of savings. A company can write to info@stratussc.com to have its reading checked against its filing.
The ranking so far
By the share of working time within reach now, on the long-run pace at four in five. Estimates.
| # | Company | Employees | Within reach now | End of 2028 | Leading pattern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3M Company | 60,500 | 20% | 37% | Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
| 2 | Emerson Electric Co. | 71,000 | 19% | 48% | Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
| 3 | Deere & Company | 73,100 | 19% | 37% | Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) |
| 4 | General Dynamics Corporation | 117,000 | 18% | 46% | Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
| 5 | Cummins Inc. | 67,400 | 18% | 36% | Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing |
| 6 | Otis Worldwide Corporation | 72,000 | 18% | 30% | Building Equipment Contractors |
| 7 | Caterpillar Inc. | 118,000 | 18% | 37% | Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) |
| 8 | Parker-Hannifin Corporation | 59,850 | 17% | 38% | Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) |
| 9 | Eaton Corporation plc | 97,303 | 17% | 37% | Electrical Equipment Manufacturing |
| 10 | GE Vernova Inc. | 75,000 | 17% | 35% | Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing |
| 11 | Honeywell International Inc. | 101,000 | 17% | 45% | Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
| 12 | Delta Air Lines | 103,000 | 17% | 21% | Scheduled Air Transportation |
| 13 | American Airlines | 139,100 | 17% | 21% | Scheduled Air Transportation |
| 14 | Southwest Airlines Co. | 72,790 | 17% | 21% | Scheduled Air Transportation |
| 15 | United Airlines | 113,200 | 17% | 21% | Scheduled Air Transportation |
| 16 | GXO Logistics, Inc. | 105,000 | 17% | 22% | Warehousing and Storage |
| 17 | The Brink's Company | 65,400 | 17% | 21% | Investigation and Security Services |
| 18 | Lockheed Martin | 123,000 | 16% | 47% | Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
| 19 | Northrop Grumman Corporation | 95,000 | 16% | 46% | Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
| 20 | Boeing | 182,000 | 16% | 43% | Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
| 21 | Waste Management, Inc. | 60,500 | 16% | 22% | Waste Collection |
| 22 | RTX | 180,000 | 16% | 44% | Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
| 23 | FedEx | 530,000 | 16% | 19% | Couriers and Express Delivery Services |
| 24 | GE Aerospace | 57,000 | 16% | 45% | Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
| 25 | UPS | 460,000 | 15% | 17% | Couriers and Express Delivery Services |
| 26 | Quanta Services, Inc. | 69,500 | 13% | 22% | Utility System Construction |
| 27 | Aramark | 278,390 | 13% | 17% | Special Food Services |
| 28 | ABM Industries Inc. | 113,000 | 11% | 16% | Services to Buildings and Dwellings |
Other sectors: Basic Materials, Communication Services, Consumer Cyclical, Consumer Defensive, Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, Real Estate, Technology, Utilities. How a reading is made: the method.