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In 1 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 17, there's no evidence yet. Jobs spend a median of 20m of an 8-hour shift on it, and about 5.0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareRecruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services. | 55m | No evidence yet |
| Human Resources ManagersIdentify staff vacancies and recruit, interview, and select applicants. | 39m | No evidence yet |
| Directors, Religious Activities and EducationIdentify and recruit potential volunteer workers. | 32m | No evidence yet |
| Medical and Health Services ManagersDirect or conduct recruitment, hiring, and training of personnel. | 31m | No evidence yet |
| Kindergarten through Secondary Education AdministratorsRecruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff. | 26m | No evidence yet |
| Computer and Information Systems ManagersRecruit, hire, train and supervise staff, or participate in staffing decisions. | 26m | No evidence yet |
| Social Science Research AssistantsRecruit and schedule research participants. | 26m | No evidence yet |
| Social and Community Service ManagersRecruit, interview, and hire or sign up volunteers and staff. | 22m | No evidence yet |
| Postsecondary Education AdministratorsRecruit, hire, train, and terminate departmental personnel. | 20m | No evidence yet |
| First-Line Supervisors of Security WorkersRecruit, interview, and hire security personnel. | 18m | No evidence yet |
| Natural Sciences ManagersRecruit personnel or oversee the development or maintenance of staff competence. | 16m | No evidence yet |
| Financial ManagersRecruit staff members. | 16m | Often handed to AI |
| Coaches and ScoutsIdentify and recruit potential athletes by sending recruitment letters, meeting with recruits, and arranging and offering incentives, such as athletic scholarships. | 13m | No evidence yet |
| Wind Energy Operations ManagersRecruit or select wind operations employees, contractors, or subcontractors. | 11m | No evidence yet |
| Food Service ManagersAssess staffing needs and recruit staff, using methods such as newspaper advertisements or attendance at job fairs. | 10m | No evidence yet |
| First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersRecruit or hire firefighting personnel. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| Postsecondary Psychology TeachersRecruit and hire new faculty. | 5m | No evidence yet |
| Construction ManagersSecure third-party verification from sources, such as Leadership in Energy Efficient Design (LEED), to ensure responsible design and building activities or to achieve favorable LEED ratings for building projects. | 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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