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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 3% more of these jobs by 2035, slower than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #181 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +3% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $41,300 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 409,400 in the US, with about 46,100 openings a year
The work, 13 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI helps with this: Execute financial transactions26%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,073 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
AI does this: Advise others on products or services13%
AI performed this in about 1 in 42 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI helps with this: Inspect characteristics or conditions of materials or products8%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,462 conversations, and it got them there 90% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain sales or financial records8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Determine values or prices of goods or services7%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 224 conversations, and it got them there 86% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI does this: Provide general assistance to others, such as customers, patrons, or motorists6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 9 Copilot conversations and completed it 83% of the time.
AI does this: Respond to customer problems or inquiries6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 6 Copilot conversations and completed it 84% of the time.
Still yours: Collect data about consumer needs or opinions6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Explain technical details of products or services5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 43 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
AI does this: Explain financial information5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 220 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI helps with this: Prepare documentation for contracts, applications, or permits4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,066 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
Still yours: Sell products or services4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Arrange displays or decorations3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,323 conversations, and it got them there 65% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 103 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 46,100 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 56% of the workParts Salespersons20% AI does, against 35% here+3% by 2035 · $38,630 · No formal credential
- Shares 41% of the workGambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners6% AI does, against 35% here+1.8% by 2035 · $34,980 · High school diploma
- Shares 36% of the workDemonstrators and Product Promoters28% AI does, against 35% here+0.2% by 2035 · $39,320 · No formal credential
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Work front:
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deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.34, higher than 96% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 41-2021 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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