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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 4.9% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #193 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +4.9% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $63,420 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 14,200 in the US, with about 1,600 openings a year
The work, 16 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: Purchase goods or services15%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 214 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
Still yours: Build structures9%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Plan events or programs8%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,901 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise7%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
AI does this: Provide information or assistance to the public7%
AI performed this in about 1 in 7 Copilot conversations and completed it 86% of the time.
Still yours: Design databases6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Negotiate contracts or agreements6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Inspect characteristics or conditions of materials or products6%
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: Evaluate scholarly work5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Prepare proposals or grant applications5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Write material for artistic or commercial purposes5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 95 Copilot conversations and completed it 89% of the time.
AI does this: Promote products, services, or programs5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 117 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Replenish inventories of materials, equipment, or products1%
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 105 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 1,600 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 33% of the workArchivists5% AI does, against 33% here+3.4% by 2035 · $64,550 · Master’s degree
- Shares 29% of the workMuseum Technicians and Conservators18% AI does, against 33% here+3.6% by 2035 · $51,440 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 23% of the workLibrary Technicians17% AI does, against 33% here-6.4% by 2035 · $44,580 · Postsecondary certificate
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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 0.25, higher than 79% 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, 25-4012 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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