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First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
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AI already performs a large share of the work in this job. Even so, the BLS expects 0.1% more of these jobs by 2035, slower than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #76 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +0.1% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $69,500 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 1.5 million in the US, with about 127,400 openings a year
The work, 20 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
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities14%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Develop organizational policies, systems, or processes10%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures10%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI does this: Explain regulations, policies, or procedures9%
AI performed this in about 1 in 84 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities7%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Assign work to others7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Respond to customer problems or inquiries5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 6 Copilot conversations and completed it 84% of the time.
AI does this: Compile records, documentation, or other data4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 301 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Present research or technical information4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 30 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Examine materials or documentation for accuracy or compliance4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 824 Copilot conversations and completed it 86% of the time.
AI does this: Perform administrative or clerical activities4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 401 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Calculate financial data4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,147 Copilot conversations and completed it 72% of the time.
Still yours: Perform recruiting or hiring activities4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain operational records3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Analyze business or financial data2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 719 conversations, and it got them there 72% of the time.
Still yours: Notify others of emergencies or problems2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Monitor resources or inventories1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
Still yours: Design structures or facilities1%
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 100 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 127,400 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 43% of the workGambling Managers30% AI does, against 52% here+3.6% by 2035 · $93,220 · High school diploma
- Shares 39% of the workMedical and Health Services Managers33% AI does, against 52% here+24.2% by 2035 · $123,860 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 35% of the workFirst-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers14% AI does, against 52% here+4.1% by 2035 · $79,860 · High school diploma
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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 78% 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, 43-1011 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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