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Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 5.9% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #431 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +5.9% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $50,400 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 6,600 in the US, with about 1,700 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
AI does this: Study details of artistic productions12%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,233 Copilot conversations and completed it 86% of the time.
Still yours: Replenish inventories of materials, equipment, or products9%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Distribute materials, supplies, or resources8%
AI does this in desk jobs, but in this one it is mostly hands-on.
Still yours: Clean workpieces, finished products, or other objects7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Assign work to others7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Prepare reports of operational or procedural activities7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Monitor resources or inventories7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Evaluate production inputs or outputs6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Arrange displays or decorations6%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,323 conversations, and it got them there 65% of the time.
AI helps with this: Create artistic designs or performances6%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 86 conversations, and it got them there 43% of the time.
AI helps with this: Communicate with others about specifications or project details5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 139 conversations, and it got them there 62% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI helps with this: Purchase goods or services4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 214 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
Still yours: Move materials, equipment, or supplies3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Maintain facilities or equipment3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,312 conversations, and it got them there 95% of the time.
Still yours: Manage budgets or finances3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Perform human resources activities2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Monitor operations to ensure adequate performance1%
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 106 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 1,700 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.
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On the wire.
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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 0.10, higher than 34% 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, 39-3092 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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