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In 4 of the 25 jobs that do this, AI or robots already show up on it, most often as work people hand to AI. In the other 21, there's no evidence yet. Jobs spend a median of 17m of an 8-hour shift on it, and about 19.4 million U.S. workers hold these jobs.
21No evidence yet
3Often handed to AI
1Robots
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Counter and Rental ClerksCompute charges for merchandise or services and receive payments. | 1h 37m | No evidence yet |
| CashiersEstablish or identify prices of goods, services, or admission, and tabulate bills, using calculators, cash registers, or optical price scanners. | 1h 7m | No evidence yet |
| Retail SalespersonsCompute sales prices, total purchases, and receive and process cash or credit payment. | 1h 2m | Robots |
| Travel AgentsCompute cost of travel and accommodations, using calculator, computer, carrier tariff books, and hotel rate books, or quote package tour's costs. | 47m | No evidence yet |
| Billing and Posting ClerksReview documents, such as purchase orders, sales tickets, charge slips, or hospital records, to compute fees or charges due. | 38m | No evidence yet |
| Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksCompute bills, collect payments, and make change for guests. | 29m | No evidence yet |
| Customer Service RepresentativesDetermine charges for services requested, collect deposits or payments, or arrange for billing. | 27m | No evidence yet |
| Order ClerksCompute total charges for merchandise or services and shipping charges. | 25m | No evidence yet |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksCalculate amount of claim. | 20m | No evidence yet |
| Procurement ClerksCalculate costs of orders, and charge or forward invoices to appropriate accounts. | 19m | No evidence yet |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksCalculate figures, such as required amounts of labor or materials, manufacturing costs, or wages, using pricing schedules, adding machines, calculators, or computers. | 19m | Often handed to AI |
| Sales Representatives of ServicesCompute and compare costs of services. | 18m | No evidence yet |
| Insurance Sales AgentsCalculate premiums and establish payment method. | 17m | No evidence yet |
| Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksPlan routes, itineraries, and accommodation details, and compute fares and fees, using schedules, rate books, and computers. | 14m | Often handed to AI |
| Office Machine OperatorsCompute prices for services and receive payment, or provide supervisors with billing information. | 13m | Often handed to AI |
| Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansCalculate bills according to record of repairs made, labor time, and parts used. | 11m | No evidence yet |
| Stockers and Order FillersItemize and total customer merchandise selection at checkout counter, using cash register, and accept cash or charge card for purchases. | 7m | No evidence yet |
| Receptionists and Information ClerksCalculate and quote rates for tours, stocks, insurance policies, or other products or services. | 7m | No evidence yet |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksCalculate costs of materials, overhead, and other expenses, based on estimates, quotations and price lists. | 7m | No evidence yet |
| Correspondence ClerksCompute costs of records furnished to requesters, and write letters to obtain payment. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| Fashion DesignersDetermine prices for styles. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and GaugersPrepare calculations for receipts and deliveries of oil and oil products. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| Taxi DriversTurn the taximeter on when passengers enter the cab, and turn it off when they reach the final destination. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales AgentsCalculate costs for billings or commissions. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| TellersInform customers about foreign currency regulations and compute transaction fees for currency exchanges. | 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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