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Desktop Publishers
Being rewritten
AI already performs most of the work in this job. The BLS expects 14.5% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- #4 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -14.5% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $55,290 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 4,600 in the US, with about 300 openings a year
The work, 10 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: Process digital or online data52%
AI performed this in about 1 in 136 Copilot conversations and completed it 81% of the time.
AI does this: Examine materials or documentation for accuracy or compliance7%
AI performed this in about 1 in 824 Copilot conversations and completed it 86% of the time.
Still yours: Monitor operations to ensure adequate performance7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Operate computer systems or computerized equipment7%
AI performed this in about 1 in 92 Copilot conversations and completed it 71% of the time.
AI does this: Read documents or materials to inform work processes6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 214 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
Still yours: Move materials, equipment, or supplies5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Process shipments or mail5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Select materials or equipment for operations or projects5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 529 Copilot conversations and completed it 94% 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: Stock supplies or products2%
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 86 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 300 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 30% of the workPhotographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators4% AI does, against 81% here-5.6% by 2035 · $40,610 · High school diploma
- Shares 30% of the workData Entry Keyers68% AI does, against 81% here-25.5% by 2035 · $41,340 · High school diploma
- Shares 27% of the workStatistical Assistants71% AI does, against 81% here-1.8% by 2035 · $50,330 · Bachelor’s degree
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 0.31, higher than 90% 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, 43-9031 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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