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In 4 of the 22 jobs that do this, AI or robots already show up on it, most often as work people hand to AI. In the other 18, there's no evidence yet. Jobs spend a median of 12m of an 8-hour shift on it, and about 7.4 million U.S. workers hold these jobs.
18No evidence yet
2Often 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 Non-Retail Sales WorkersProvide staff with assistance in performing difficult or complicated duties. | 54m | No evidence yet |
| File ClerksFind, retrieve, and make copies of information from files in response to requests and deliver information to authorized users. | 48m | No evidence yet |
| Data Entry KeyersLocate and correct data entry errors, or report them to supervisors. | 43m | No evidence yet |
| Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksProvide information to employees and managers on payroll matters, tax issues, benefit plans, and collective agreement provisions. | 37m | Often handed to AI |
| Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingRemove from stock products or loads not meeting quality standards, and notify supervisors or appropriate departments of discrepancies or shortages. | 19m | No evidence yet |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksDistribute production schedules or work orders to departments. | 19m | No evidence yet |
| Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksAdvise housekeeping staff when rooms have been vacated and are ready for cleaning. | 14m | No evidence yet |
| General Office ClerksDeliver messages and run errands. | 14m | Robots |
| Bill and Account CollectorsNotify credit departments, order merchandise repossession or service disconnection, and turn over account records to attorneys when customers fail to respond to collection attempts. | 13m | No evidence yet |
| Office Machine OperatorsCompute prices for services and receive payment, or provide supervisors with billing information. | 13m | Often handed to AI |
| Procurement ClerksMaintain knowledge of all organizational and governmental rules affecting purchases, and provide information about these rules to organization staff members and to vendors. | 12m | No evidence yet |
| DispatchersAdvise personnel about traffic problems, such as construction areas, accidents, congestion, weather conditions, or other hazards. | 12m | No evidence yet |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksNotify insurance agent and accounting department of policy cancellation. | 7m | No evidence yet |
| OrderliesCarry messages or documents between departments. | 6m | Robots |
| Government Programs Eligibility InterviewersProvide social workers with pertinent information gathered during applicant interviews. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| Wholesale and Retail BuyersProvide clerks with information to print on price tags, such as price, mark-ups or mark-downs, manufacturer number, season code, or style number. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| Patient RepresentativesIdentify and share research, recommendations, or other information regarding legal liabilities, risk management, or quality of care. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| Order ClerksNotify departments when supplies of specific items are low, or when orders would deplete available supplies. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| Film and Video EditorsConduct film screenings for directors and members of production staffs. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsSubmit articles and information from searches to attorneys for review and approval for use. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersMake recommendations to management concerning such issues as staffing decisions or procedural changes. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| Billing and Posting ClerksPost stop-payment notices to prevent payment of protested checks. | under 1m | 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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