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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 0.7% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- #147 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -0.7% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $50,340 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 203,500 in the US, with about 16,000 openings a year
The work, 12 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: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities17%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Schedule operational activities13%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Assign work to others11%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Respond to customer problems or inquiries10%
AI performed this in about 1 in 6 Copilot conversations and completed it 84% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain operational records9%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Monitor operations to ensure adequate performance9%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Prepare documentation for contracts, applications, or permits7%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,066 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
Still yours: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Select materials or equipment for operations or projects6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 529 Copilot conversations and completed it 94% of the time.
AI does this: Operate communications equipment or systems5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,269 Copilot conversations and completed it 73% of the time.
Still yours: Distribute materials, supplies, or resources2%
AI does this in desk jobs, but in this one it is mostly hands-on.
AI helps with this: Purchase goods or services2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 214 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 99 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 16,000 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 37% of the workLodging Managers21% AI does, against 38% here+3.8% by 2035 · $69,250 · High school diploma
- Shares 34% of the workFirst-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers33% AI does, against 38% here+3.2% by 2035 · $49,100 · High school diploma
- Shares 32% of the workFood Service Managers9% AI does, against 38% here+5.8% by 2035 · $69,390 · 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 0.23, higher than 76% 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, 43-5032 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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