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Licensing officer
Key facts
Employment in this job is holding up or growing in the United States, but it is highly exposed to AI. AI exposure: moderate according to the ILO, very high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +3.8% (BLS). Working well with AI is becoming an asset.
The job
Government licensing officials (ISCO 3354). Government licensing officials examine applications for licences to export or import goods, set up businesses, build houses or other structures or to obtain passports, determine eligibility of applications for issuing licences or passports, and identify specific conditions or restrictions to be attached to licences issued, referring exceptional or important cases to senior government officials or managers.
Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.
28 job titles linked to this page
Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.
- alcohol licensing officer
- border control officer
- building authority officer
- building permit licensing officer
- business permit licensing officer
- driver licensing officer
- fire protection licensing officer
- fire protection specialist
- global immigration consultant
- her majesty's passport officer
- immigration adviser
- immigration advisor
- immigration consultant
- immigration lawyer
- license inspector
- licensing compliance officer
- licensing examiner
- licensing officer
- licensing standards officer
- passport examining officer
- passport issuing administrator
- passport office worker
- passport officer
- patents officer
- restaurant licensing officer
- senior immigration consultant
- solicitor
- technology licensing officer
Training
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Gauges
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Sources
- AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
- Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
- ESCO, European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations (job titles and O*NET crosswalk)European Commission · version 1.2 · official statistics
- Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
- EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics
Checked on 27 October 2026.