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In 9 of the 46 jobs that do this, AI or robots already show up on it, most often as work people hand to AI. In the other 37, there's no evidence yet. Jobs spend a median of 19m of an 8-hour shift on it, and about 9.9 million U.S. workers hold these jobs.
37No evidence yet
2With AI
5Often 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 |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Correctional OfficersComplete administrative paperwork or supervise the preparation or maintenance of records, forms, or reports. | 1h 8m | With AI |
| First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesMaintain logs, prepare reports, and direct the preparation, handling, and maintenance of departmental records. | 1h 6m | No evidence yet |
| Customs and Border Protection OfficersRecord and report job-related activities, findings, transactions, violations, discrepancies, and decisions. | 1h 3m | No evidence yet |
| Procurement ClerksTrack the status of requisitions, contracts, and orders. | 56m | Often handed to AI |
| DispatchersRecord and maintain files or records of customer requests, work or services performed, charges, expenses, inventory, or other dispatch information. | 56m | No evidence yet |
| Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycarePrepare and maintain attendance, activity, planning, accounting, or personnel reports and records for officials and agencies, or direct preparation and maintenance activities. | 55m | No evidence yet |
| Animal Control WorkersWrite reports of activities, and maintain files of impoundments and dispositions of animals. | 54m | No evidence yet |
| Social and Community Service ManagersPrepare and maintain records and reports, such as budgets, personnel records, or training manuals. | 50m | Often handed to AI |
| Agricultural InspectorsWrite reports of findings and recommendations and advise farmers, growers, or processors of corrective action to be taken. | 49m | No evidence yet |
| Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention SpecialistsMaintain records and logbooks. | 47m | No evidence yet |
| Correspondence ClerksMaintain files and control records to show correspondence activities. | 45m | No evidence yet |
| Funeral Home ManagersComplete and maintain records, such as state-required documents, tracking documents, or product inventories. | 41m | No evidence yet |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksProcess and record new insurance policies and claims. | 40m | Often handed to AI |
| Retail Loss Prevention SpecialistsMaintain documentation or reports on security-related incidents or investigations. | 36m | No evidence yet |
| Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersMaintain records of sales, rental or usage activity, special permits issued, maintenance and operating costs, or property availability. | 27m | Often handed to AI |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersMaintain metrics, reports, process documentation, customer service logs, or training or safety records. | 26m | No evidence yet |
| Farm and Home Management EducatorsMaintain records of services provided and the effects of advice given. | 26m | No evidence yet |
| Food Service ManagersMaintain food and equipment inventories, and keep inventory records. | 25m | No evidence yet |
| Animal BreedersRecord animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets. | 23m | Robots |
| Emergency Management DirectorsMaintain and update all resource materials associated with emergency preparedness plans. | 22m | No evidence yet |
| Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural ManagersCollect and record growth, production, and environmental data. | 20m | Robots |
| Museum Technicians and ConservatorsPrepare reports on the operation of conservation laboratories, documenting the condition of artifacts, treatment options, and the methods of preservation and repair used. | 19m | No evidence yet |
| Water Resource SpecialistsCompile and maintain documentation on the health of a body of water. | 19m | No evidence yet |
| Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsKeep up-to-date records of circulation and materials, maintain inventory, and correct cataloging errors. | 19m | No evidence yet |
| Parking Enforcement WorkersPrepare and maintain required records, including logs of parking enforcement activities, and records of contested citations. | 19m | No evidence yet |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksMaintain files, such as maintenance records, bills of lading, or cost reports. | 19m | No evidence yet |
| Loss Prevention ManagersMaintain documentation of all loss prevention activity. | 17m | No evidence yet |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service WorkersComplete and maintain records of weather and beach conditions, emergency medical treatments performed, and other relevant incident information. | 16m | No evidence yet |
| Medical and Health Services ManagersDevelop and maintain computerized record management systems to store and process data, such as personnel activities and information, and to produce reports. | 16m | No evidence yet |
| Lodging ManagersCollect payments and record data pertaining to funds and expenditures. | 16m | No evidence yet |
| Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural AnimalsMaintain growth, feeding, production, and cost records. | 15m | No evidence yet |
| Data Entry KeyersMaintain logs of activities and completed work. | 14m | No evidence yet |
| Library TechniciansEnter and update patrons' records on computers. | 14m | No evidence yet |
| Billing and Posting ClerksTrack accumulated hours and dollar amounts charged to each client job to calculate client fees for professional services, such as legal or accounting services. | 13m | No evidence yet |
| Bioinformatics TechniciansDocument all database changes, modifications, or problems. | 12m | Often handed to AI |
| Clinical Research CoordinatorsTrack enrollment status of subjects and document dropout information such as dropout causes and subject contact efforts. | 12m | No evidence yet |
| Cargo and Freight AgentsPrepare manifests showing numbers of airplane passengers and baggage, mail, and freight weights, transmitting data to destinations. | 12m | No evidence yet |
| First-Line Supervisors of Security WorkersLog items distributed to persons, such as keys and key cards. | 12m | No evidence yet |
| Purchasing ManagersMaintain records of goods ordered and received. | 12m | No evidence yet |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersProcess prisoners, and prepare and maintain records of prisoner bookings and prisoner status during booking and pre-trial process. | 11m | No evidence yet |
| Biomass Power Plant ManagersCompile and record operational data on forms or in log books. | 11m | With AI |
| Stockers and Order FillersKeep records on the use or damage of stock or stock-handling equipment. | 7m | No evidence yet |
| Word Processors and TypistsKeep records of work performed. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersMaintain required maps and records. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and GreenhouseRecord information about crops, such as pesticide use, yields, or costs. | 5m | No evidence yet |
| Public Relations ManagersMaintain company archives. | 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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