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In 9 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 16, there's no evidence yet. Jobs spend a median of 33m of an 8-hour shift on it, and about 4.0 million U.S. workers hold these jobs.
16No evidence yet
7Often handed to AI
2Robots
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Data Entry KeyersRead source documents such as canceled checks, sales reports, or bills, and enter data in specific data fields or onto tapes or disks for subsequent entry, using keyboards or scanners. | 4h 18m | Often handed to AI |
| Utilities Meter ReadersRead electric, gas, water, or steam consumption meters and enter data in route books or hand-held computers. | 2h 57m | Robots |
| New Accounts ClerksCompile information about new accounts, enter account information into computers, and file related forms or other documents. | 1h 28m | No evidence yet |
| File ClerksInput data, such as file numbers, new or updated information, or document information codes into computer systems to support document and information retrieval. | 1h 15m | Often handed to AI |
| Appraisers of Personal and Business PropertyLocate and record data on sales of comparable property using specialized software, internet searches, or personal records. | 1h 13m | No evidence yet |
| Statistical AssistantsEnter data into computers for use in analyses or reports. | 1h 2m | Often handed to AI |
| Pharmacy TechniciansEnter prescription information into computer databases. | 1h 1m | No evidence yet |
| Desktop PublishersEnter text into computer keyboard and select the size and style of type, column width, and appropriate spacing for printed materials. | 51m | Often handed to AI |
| Museum Technicians and ConservatorsEnter information about museum collections into computer databases. | 39m | No evidence yet |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and SearchersEnter into record-keeping systems appropriate data needed to create new title records or to update existing ones. | 37m | No evidence yet |
| TellersEnter customers' transactions into computers to record transactions and issue computer-generated receipts. | 36m | No evidence yet |
| Cargo and Freight AgentsEnter shipping information into a computer by hand or by a hand-held scanner that reads bar codes on goods. | 36m | No evidence yet |
| Postal Service Mail CarriersScan labels on letters or parcels to confirm receipt. | 33m | Robots |
| Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsCreate, maintain, and enter information into databases. | 32m | Often handed to AI |
| Bioinformatics TechniciansEnter or retrieve information from structural databases, protein sequence motif databases, mutation databases, genomic databases or gene expression databases. | 31m | No evidence yet |
| Public Safety TelecommunicatorsEnter, update, and retrieve information from teletype networks and computerized data systems regarding such things as wanted persons, stolen property, vehicle registration, and stolen vehicles. | 27m | No evidence yet |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksOrganize or work with detailed office or warehouse records, using computers to enter, access, search or retrieve data. | 27m | No evidence yet |
| Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksProcess paperwork for new employees and enter employee information into the payroll system. | 25m | No evidence yet |
| Clerical Library AssistantsEnter and update patrons' records on computers. | 22m | No evidence yet |
| Telephone OperatorsUpdate directory information. | 20m | No evidence yet |
| Word Processors and TypistsUse data entry devices, such as optical scanners, to input data into computers for revision or editing. | 13m | Often handed to AI |
| Court Reporters and Simultaneous CaptionersRecord symbols on computer storage media and use computer aided transcription to translate and display them as text. | 12m | Often handed to AI |
| Real Estate BrokersGive buyers virtual tours of properties in which they are interested, using computers. | 11m | No evidence yet |
| Gambling Cage WorkersEstablish new computer accounts. | 7m | No evidence yet |
| Judicial Law ClerksEnter information into computerized court calendar, filing, or case management systems. | 5m | 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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