Home / Tasks / Assign duties or work schedules to employees
In 1 of the 20 jobs that do this, AI or robots already show up on it, most often as work people hand to AI. In the other 19, there's no evidence yet. Jobs spend a median of 17m of an 8-hour shift on it, and about 6.5 million U.S. workers hold these jobs.
Every job that does this
Each job words the task its own way. Minutes are that job's estimate for a typical shift; the label is the evidence for that job's version.
| Job and its version of the task | Per shift | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Costume AttendantsProvide dressing assistance to cast members or assign cast dressers to assist specific cast members with costume changes. | 1h 23m | No evidence yet |
| First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service WorkersAssign work schedules, following work requirements, to ensure quality and timely delivery of service. | 42m | No evidence yet |
| Entertainment and Recreation ManagersAssign tasks and work hours to staff. | 40m | No evidence yet |
| First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation WorkersAssign work schedules, following work requirements, to ensure quality and timely delivery of service. | 30m | No evidence yet |
| First-Line Supervisors of Security WorkersAssign security personnel to posts or patrols. | 24m | No evidence yet |
| Spa ManagersSchedule staff or supervise scheduling. | 23m | No evidence yet |
| First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersPlan and prepare work schedules, and assign employees to specific duties. | 22m | No evidence yet |
| First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry WorkersAssign tasks such as feeding and treatment of animals, and cleaning and maintenance of animal quarters. | 21m | No evidence yet |
| Computer and Information Research ScientistsAssign or schedule tasks to meet work priorities and goals. | 18m | Often handed to AI |
| Project Management SpecialistsAssign duties or responsibilities to project personnel. | 17m | No evidence yet |
| Recreation WorkersSupervise and coordinate the work activities of personnel, such as training staff members and assigning work duties. | 17m | No evidence yet |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales WorkersAssign employees to specific duties. | 17m | No evidence yet |
| Computer ProgrammersAssign, coordinate, and review work and activities of programming personnel. | 12m | No evidence yet |
| First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services WorkersDetermine how many gaming tables to open each day and schedule staff accordingly. | 12m | No evidence yet |
| Software DevelopersSupervise and assign work to programmers, designers, technologists, technicians, or other engineering or scientific personnel. | 11m | No evidence yet |
| Information Technology Project ManagersAssign duties, responsibilities, and spans of authority to project personnel. | 11m | No evidence yet |
| Childcare WorkersPerform general personnel functions, such as supervision, training, and scheduling. | 8m | No evidence yet |
| Industrial Machinery MechanicsAssign schedules to work crews. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| BiostatisticiansAssign work to biostatistical assistants or programmers. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket TakersSchedule or manage staff, such as volunteer usher corps. | under 1m | No evidence yet |
How to read this
This task type comes from O*NET's detailed work activities, which link similar tasks across jobs. A label applies to one job's version of the task: AI use comes from real AI conversations (Anthropic Economic Index) and robot evidence from deployments in real workplaces. "No evidence yet" may just mean the task is rare in the data. How we keep time.
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