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None of the 36 jobs that do this have AI or robot evidence for it yet. Jobs spend a median of 15m of an 8-hour shift on it, and about 1.2 million U.S. workers hold these jobs.
36No evidence yet
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsSupervise daily library operations, budgeting, planning, and personnel activities, such as hiring, training, scheduling, and performance evaluations. | 38m | No evidence yet |
| Museum Technicians and ConservatorsClassify and assign registration numbers to artifacts and supervise inventory control. | 26m | No evidence yet |
| Postsecondary Social Work TeachersPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 24m | No evidence yet |
| Postsecondary Health Specialties TeachersPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 21m | No evidence yet |
| Postsecondary Economics TeachersPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 20m | No evidence yet |
| Postsecondary Communications TeachersPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 17m | No evidence yet |
| Postsecondary History TeachersPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 17m | No evidence yet |
| Postsecondary Architecture TeachersPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 16m | No evidence yet |
| Postsecondary Education TeachersPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 16m | No evidence yet |
| Philosophy and Religion Teachers, PostsecondaryPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 16m | No evidence yet |
| Postsecondary Political Science TeachersPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 16m | No evidence yet |
| Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, PostsecondaryPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 16m | No evidence yet |
| Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, PostsecondaryPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 16m | No evidence yet |
| Postsecondary Psychology TeachersPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 16m | No evidence yet |
| Postsecondary Computer Science TeachersPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 15m | No evidence yet |
| Postsecondary Business TeachersPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 15m | No evidence yet |
| Postsecondary Law TeachersPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 15m | No evidence yet |
| Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, PostsecondaryPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 15m | No evidence yet |
| Postsecondary Engineering TeachersPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 14m | No evidence yet |
| Postsecondary Physics TeachersPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 14m | No evidence yet |
| Postsecondary Environmental Science TeachersPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 14m | No evidence yet |
| Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 14m | No evidence yet |
| Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, PostsecondaryPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department heads. | 12m | No evidence yet |
| Postsecondary Mathematical Science TeachersPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 11m | No evidence yet |
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 11m | No evidence yet |
| Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 11m | No evidence yet |
| Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 11m | No evidence yet |
| English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 11m | No evidence yet |
| Postsecondary Sociology TeachersPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 11m | No evidence yet |
| Postsecondary Library Science TeachersPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 10m | No evidence yet |
| Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 10m | No evidence yet |
| Postsecondary Geography TeachersPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 10m | No evidence yet |
| Postsecondary Biological Science TeachersPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 10m | No evidence yet |
| Postsecondary Chemistry TeachersPerform administrative duties, such as serving as a department head. | 10m | No evidence yet |
| Postsecondary Agricultural Sciences TeachersPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 10m | No evidence yet |
| Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, PostsecondaryPerform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. | 9m | No evidence yet |
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