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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 0.1% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- #177 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
- $48,500 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 418,000 in the US, with about 37,000 openings a year
The work, 19 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: Maintain sales or financial records16%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Evaluate the quality or accuracy of data14%
AI performed this in about 1 in 683 Copilot conversations and completed it 82% of the time.
Still yours: Reconcile financial data10%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
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.
AI does this: Determine values or prices of goods or services6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 510 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI helps with this: Prepare documentation for contracts, applications, or permits5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,066 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
AI does this: Provide information to guests, clients, or customers5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 9 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Process shipments or mail4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Purchase goods or services3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 214 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
AI does this: Gather information from physical or electronic sources3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 28 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain tools or equipment3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Notify others of emergencies or problems3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipment3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,656 conversations, and it got them there 84% of the time.
AI does this: Prepare informational or instructional materials3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 51 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI helps with this: Execute financial transactions2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,073 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
Still yours: Monitor equipment operation2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain operational records2%
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.
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.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 37,000 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 33% of the workMedical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants17% AI does, against 35% here+4.8% by 2035 · $45,930 · High school diploma
- Shares 23% of the workLight Truck Drivers18% AI does, against 35% here+6.3% by 2035 · $44,860 · High school diploma
- Shares 23% of the workDriver/Sales Workers9% AI does, against 35% here+7.9% by 2035 · $38,770 · High school diploma
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Work front:
How to read this file.
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 0.22, higher than 74% 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, 43-3021 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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