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Office Machine Operators
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 14.9% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- #586 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -14.9% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $40,960 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 25,800 in the US, with about 2,100 openings a year
The work, 17 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: Operate office equipment19%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,704 conversations, and it got them there 85% of the time.
AI helps with this: Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performance10%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 510 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
AI helps with this: Compile records, documentation, or other data9%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 191 conversations, and it got them there 86% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain tools or equipment7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
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: Sort materials or products6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Monitor equipment operation5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Move materials, equipment, or supplies4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain operational records4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Determine values or prices of goods or services4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 224 conversations, and it got them there 86% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI helps with this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,065 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Collect fares or payments4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Notify others of emergencies or problems4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
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: Stock supplies or products4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Mark materials or objects for identification2%
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 85 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 2,100 openings a year as people retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
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On the wire.
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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 0.16, higher than 56% 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, 43-9071 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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