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In 1 of the 20 jobs that do this, AI or robots already show up on it, most often as work people hand to AI. In the other 19, there's no evidence yet. Jobs spend a median of 23m of an 8-hour shift on it, and about 2.1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Water Resource SpecialistsWrite proposals, project reports, informational brochures, or other documents on wastewater purification, water supply and demand, or other water resource subjects. | 58m | No evidence yet |
| Medical ScientistsWrite applications for research grants. | 46m | No evidence yet |
| PhysicistsWrite research proposals to receive funding. | 39m | No evidence yet |
| AstronomersRaise funds for scientific research. | 30m | No evidence yet |
| Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site ManagersIdentify and apply for project funding. | 29m | No evidence yet |
| Emergency Management DirectorsApply for federal funding for emergency-management-related needs, and administer and report on the progress of such grants. | 28m | No evidence yet |
| Natural Sciences ManagersPrepare project proposals. | 27m | No evidence yet |
| Molecular and Cellular BiologistsWrite grant applications to obtain funding. | 26m | No evidence yet |
| Health Education SpecialistsDevelop, prepare, and coordinate grant applications and grant-related activities to obtain funding for health education programs and related work. | 26m | No evidence yet |
| SociologistsWrite grants to obtain funding for research projects. | 23m | No evidence yet |
| EpidemiologistsWrite grant applications to fund epidemiologic research. | 19m | No evidence yet |
| Survey ResearchersWrite proposals to win new projects. | 18m | No evidence yet |
| Environmental Restoration PlannersWrite grants to obtain funding for restoration projects. | 12m | No evidence yet |
| Postsecondary Education AdministratorsWrite grants to procure external funding, and supervise grant-funded projects. | 10m | No evidence yet |
| Chief Sustainability OfficersWrite project proposals, grant applications, or other documents to pursue funding for environmental initiatives. | 10m | No evidence yet |
| Kindergarten through Secondary Education AdministratorsPrepare and submit budget requests and recommendations, or grant proposals to solicit program funding. | 9m | No evidence yet |
| Dietitians and NutritionistsPlan and prepare grant proposals to request program funding. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| LegislatorsSeek federal funding for local projects and programs. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycarePrepare and submit budget requests or grant proposals to solicit program funding. | 5m | No evidence yet |
| Genetic CounselorsIdentify funding sources and write grant proposals for eligible programs or services. | under 1m | 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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