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In 2 of the 18 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 23m of an 8-hour shift on it, and about 6.7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm ProductsMaintain records of business transactions and product inventories, reporting data to companies or government agencies as necessary. | 1h 4m | No evidence yet |
| Environmental Compliance InspectorsPrepare, organize, and maintain inspection records. | 43m | No evidence yet |
| Human Resources SpecialistsPrepare or maintain employment records related to events, such as hiring, termination, leaves, transfers, or promotions, using human resources management system software. | 43m | No evidence yet |
| Purchasing AgentsMaintain and review computerized or manual records of purchased items, costs, deliveries, product performance, and inventories. | 36m | No evidence yet |
| Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsEnter claim payments, reserves and new claims on computer system, inputting concise yet sufficient file documentation. | 30m | No evidence yet |
| Fraud Examiners, Investigators and AnalystsCreate and maintain logs, records, or databases of information about fraudulent activity. | 29m | No evidence yet |
| Regulatory Affairs SpecialistsCompile and maintain regulatory documentation databases or systems. | 25m | No evidence yet |
| Appraisers and Assessors of Real EstatePrepare and maintain current data on each parcel assessed, including maps of boundaries, inventories of land and structures, property characteristics, and any applicable exemptions. | 24m | No evidence yet |
| FundraisersCreate or update donor databases. | 23m | No evidence yet |
| Appraisers of Personal and Business PropertyCreate and maintain a database of completed appraisals. | 20m | No evidence yet |
| Financial Risk SpecialistsMaintain input or data quality of risk management systems. | 18m | Often handed to AI |
| Logistics AnalystsEnter logistics-related data into databases. | 17m | No evidence yet |
| Logistics EngineersPrepare or validate documentation on automated logistics or maintenance-data reporting or management information systems. | 13m | No evidence yet |
| Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsEnter tax return information into computers for processing. | 12m | No evidence yet |
| Business Continuity PlannersMaintain and update organization information technology applications and network systems blueprints. | 12m | No evidence yet |
| Loan OfficersMaintain and review account records, updating and recategorizing them according to status changes. | 11m | No evidence yet |
| Cost EstimatorsPrepare and maintain a directory of suppliers, contractors and subcontractors. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| Online MerchantsCreate or maintain database of customer accounts. | 6m | Often handed to AI |
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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