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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 15.8% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- #180 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -15.8% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $43,600 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 76,200 in the US, with about 5,600 openings a year
The work, 15 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: Perform administrative or clerical activities12%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 171 conversations, and it got them there 89% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI does this: Compile records, documentation, or other data11%
AI performed this in about 1 in 301 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities11%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI helps with this: Operate office equipment9%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,704 conversations, and it got them there 85% of the time.
Still yours: Stock supplies or products9%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Read documents or materials to inform work processes7%
AI performed this in about 1 in 214 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
Still yours: Sort materials or products6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Process digital or online data6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 136 Copilot conversations and completed it 81% of the time.
AI helps with this: Develop operational or technical procedures or standards5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 787 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI helps with this: Gather information from physical or electronic sources5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 4 conversations, and it got them there 87% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Maintain operational records5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Monitor operations to ensure adequate performance4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Examine materials or documentation for accuracy or compliance4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 454 conversations, and it got them there 88% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI helps with this: Evaluate the quality or accuracy of data3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 426 conversations, and it got them there 84% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Mark materials or objects for identification2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 84 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 5,600 openings a year as people 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 28% of the workCouriers and Messengers4% AI does, against 35% here+8% by 2035 · $39,200 · High school diploma
- Shares 26% of the workFood Servers, Nonrestaurant7% AI does, against 35% here+4.5% by 2035 · $35,360 · No formal credential
- Shares 25% of the workCommercial Pilots16% AI does, against 35% here+5.2% by 2035 · $123,220 · Postsecondary certificate
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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 0.25, higher than 80% 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, 43-4071 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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