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Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
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AI already performs a large share of the work in this job. The BLS expects 1.3% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- #93 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -1.3% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $59,650 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 392,100 in the US, with about 32,600 openings a year
The work, 11 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 activities28%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures19%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain operational records11%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Compile records, documentation, or other data9%
AI performed this in about 1 in 301 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Schedule operational activities7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Read documents or materials to inform work processes7%
AI performed this in about 1 in 214 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
AI helps with this: Purchase goods or services6%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 214 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
Still yours: Inspect completed work or finished products4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Examine materials or documentation for accuracy or compliance4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 454 conversations, and it got them there 88% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI does this: Determine values or prices of goods or services3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 510 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI does this: Prepare informational or instructional materials2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 51 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% 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 32,600 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 61% of the workRailroad Conductors and Yardmasters33% AI does, against 48% here+0.9% by 2035 · $78,000 · High school diploma
- Shares 40% of the workChefs and Head Cooks17% AI does, against 48% here+6.6% by 2035 · $62,470 · High school diploma
- Shares 33% of the workExecutive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants43% AI does, against 48% here0% by 2035 · $76,590 · 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 0.26, higher than 82% 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, 43-5061 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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