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24 sectors indexed. Showing role-level rankings for Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services (56).
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Manufacturing (33)
63 roles • 77% avg exposure
Highest: Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Lowest: Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Open sector rankingAccommodation and Food Services (72)
20 roles • 76% avg exposure
Highest: Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Lowest: Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
Open sector rankingManufacturing (32)
25 roles • 76% avg exposure
Highest: Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Lowest: Machinists
Open sector rankingAgriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (11)
14 roles • 74% avg exposure
Highest: Agricultural Equipment Operators
Lowest: Logging Workers, All Other
Open sector rankingRetail Trade (45)
4 roles • 73% avg exposure
Highest: Parts Salespersons
Lowest: Advertising Sales Agents
Open sector rankingTransportation and Warehousing (48)
40 roles • 67% avg exposure
Highest: Bus Drivers, School
Lowest: Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
Open sector rankingOther Services (except Public Administration) (81)
20 roles • 65% avg exposure
Highest: Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Lowest: Recreation Workers
Open sector rankingTransportation and Warehousing (49)
8 roles • 62% avg exposure
Highest: Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Lowest: Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
Open sector rankingUtilities (22)
15 roles • 61% avg exposure
Highest: Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Lowest: Civil Engineers
Open sector rankingMining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (21)
22 roles • 60% avg exposure
Highest: Floor Sanders and Finishers
Lowest: Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians
Open sector rankingReal Estate and Rental and Leasing (53)
17 roles • 60% avg exposure
Highest: Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Lowest: Quality Control Systems Managers
Open sector rankingConstruction (23)
41 roles • 59% avg exposure
Highest: Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Lowest: Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Open sector rankingManufacturing (31)
85 roles • 59% avg exposure
Highest: Sewing Machine Operators
Lowest: Solar Energy Systems Engineers
Open sector rankingRetail Trade (44)
3 roles • 59% avg exposure
Highest: Sales and Related Workers, All Other
Lowest: Insurance Sales Agents
Open sector rankingWholesale Trade (42)
12 roles • 59% avg exposure
Highest: Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
Lowest: Sales Engineers
Open sector rankingArts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)
20 roles • 56% avg exposure
Highest: Manicurists and Pedicurists
Lowest: Set and Exhibit Designers
Open sector rankingAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services (56)
61 roles • 55% avg exposure
Highest: Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Lowest: Chief Executives
Open sector rankingFinance and Insurance (52)
56 roles • 55% avg exposure
Highest: Order Clerks
Lowest: Architectural and Engineering Managers
Open sector rankingInformation (51)
18 roles • 52% avg exposure
Highest: Designers, All Other
Lowest: News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Open sector rankingProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)
187 roles • 52% avg exposure
Highest: Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Lowest: Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
Open sector rankingManagement of Companies and Enterprises (55)
4 roles • 47% avg exposure
Highest: Tax Preparers
Lowest: Purchasing Managers
Open sector rankingHealth Care and Social Assistance (62)
151 roles • 41% avg exposure
Highest: Amusement and Recreation Attendants
Lowest: Nurse Anesthetists
Open sector rankingPublic Administration (92)
85 roles • 41% avg exposure
Highest: First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Lowest: Mental Health Counselors
Open sector rankingEducational Services (61)
45 roles • 34% avg exposure
Highest: Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Lowest: Archivists
Open sector rankingSector ranking
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services (56)
Highest automation exposure roles in this sector. Showing top 50 results.
#1High confidenceAnalysisLALandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
A large share of Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers tasks are currently automatable in Court Reporting and Stenotype Services.
Exposure benchmark: 94% • SOC 37-3011.00
Scheduling workflowOperations assistantReporting automation
#2High confidenceCoordinationFFFreight Forwarders
Office and Administrative Support • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
A large share of Freight Forwarders tasks are currently automatable in Travel Agencies.
Exposure benchmark: 91% • SOC 43-5011.01
Workflow automationDocument assistantOperations copilot
#3High confidenceProductivityMSMedical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Office and Administrative Support • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
A large share of Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants tasks are currently automatable in Professional Employer Organizations.
Exposure benchmark: 87% • SOC 43-6013.00
Workflow automationDocument assistantOperations copilot
#4High confidenceProductivityFCFile Clerks
Office and Administrative Support • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
A large share of File Clerks tasks are currently automatable in Investigation and Personal Background Check Services.
Exposure benchmark: 86% • SOC 43-4071.00
Workflow automationDocument assistantOperations copilot
#5High confidenceInsightSRShipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Office and Administrative Support • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
A large share of Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks tasks are currently automatable in Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services.
Exposure benchmark: 85% • SOC 43-5071.00
Workflow automationDocument assistantOperations copilot
#6High confidenceCoordinationPCPest Control Workers
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
A large share of Pest Control Workers tasks are currently automatable in Professional Employer Organizations.
Exposure benchmark: 82% • SOC 37-2021.00
Scheduling workflowOperations assistantReporting automation
#7High confidenceInsightWMWeighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Office and Administrative Support • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
A large share of Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping tasks are currently automatable in Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal.
Exposure benchmark: 82% • SOC 43-5111.00
Workflow automationDocument assistantOperations copilot
#8Low confidenceAnalysisMRMeter Readers, Utilities
Office and Administrative Support • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
A large share of Meter Readers, Utilities tasks are currently automatable in Employment Placement Agencies.
Exposure benchmark: 81% • SOC 43-5041.00
Workflow automationDocument assistantOperations copilot
#9High confidenceInsightPHPesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
A large share of Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation tasks are currently automatable in Repossession Services.
Exposure benchmark: 81% • SOC 37-3012.00
Scheduling workflowOperations assistantReporting automation
#10High confidenceSystemsCSCustomer Service Representatives
Office and Administrative Support • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Customer Service Representatives shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 79% • SOC 43-4051.00
Workflow automationDocument assistantOperations copilot
#11High confidenceOperationsGCGambling Cage Workers
Office and Administrative Support • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Gambling Cage Workers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 79% • SOC 43-3041.00
Workflow automationDocument assistantOperations copilot
#12Medium confidencePlanningOMOffice Machine Operators, Except Computer
Office and Administrative Support • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 79% • SOC 43-9071.00
Workflow automationDocument assistantOperations copilot
#13High confidenceSystemsFSFirst-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 75% • SOC 37-1012.00
Scheduling workflowOperations assistantReporting automation
#14High confidenceInsightHMHotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Office and Administrative Support • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 72% • SOC 43-4081.00
Workflow automationDocument assistantOperations copilot
#15High confidenceAnalysisGSGambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Protective Service • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 71% • SOC 33-9031.00
Reporting automationDispatch workflowDecision support
#16High confidencePlanningIEInterviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Office and Administrative Support • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 71% • SOC 43-4111.00
Workflow automationDocument assistantOperations copilot
#17High confidenceProductivityCACouriers and Messengers
Office and Administrative Support • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Couriers and Messengers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 69% • SOC 43-5021.00
Workflow automationDocument assistantOperations copilot
#18High confidenceWorkflowOCOffice Clerks, General
Office and Administrative Support • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Office Clerks, General shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 69% • SOC 43-9061.00
Workflow automationDocument assistantOperations copilot
#19High confidenceProductivitySOSwitchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Office and Administrative Support • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 69% • SOC 43-2011.00
Workflow automationDocument assistantOperations copilot
#20Medium confidenceInsightCGCrossing Guards and Flaggers
Protective Service • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Crossing Guards and Flaggers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 68% • SOC 33-9091.00
Reporting automationDispatch workflowDecision support
#21Medium confidenceWorkflowLSLifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Protective Service • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 68% • SOC 33-9092.00
Reporting automationDispatch workflowDecision support
#22High confidenceAnalysisSBSchool Bus Monitors
Protective Service • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
School Bus Monitors shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 68% • SOC 33-9094.00
Reporting automationDispatch workflowDecision support
#23High confidenceAnalysisDEData Entry Keyers
Office and Administrative Support • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Data Entry Keyers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 67% • SOC 43-9021.00
Workflow automationDocument assistantOperations copilot
#24High confidencePlanningTOTelephone Operators
Office and Administrative Support • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Telephone Operators shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 67% • SOC 43-2021.00
Workflow automationDocument assistantOperations copilot
#25High confidenceInsightCOCorrectional Officers and Jailers
Protective Service • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Correctional Officers and Jailers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 66% • SOC 33-3012.00
Reporting automationDispatch workflowDecision support
#26Low confidenceOperationsFCFinancial Clerks, All Other
Office and Administrative Support • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Financial Clerks, All Other is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 58% • SOC 43-3099.00
Workflow automationDocument assistantOperations copilot
#27High confidenceToolingLSLegal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Office and Administrative Support • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 56% • SOC 43-6012.00
Workflow automationDocument assistantOperations copilot
#28High confidenceCoordinationFMFacilities Managers
Management • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Facilities Managers is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 54% • SOC 11-3013.00
Workflow automationAnalytics copilotPlanning assistant
#29Medium confidenceExecutionCACompensation and Benefits Managers
Management • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Compensation and Benefits Managers is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 52% • SOC 11-3111.00
Workflow automationAnalytics copilotPlanning assistant
#30High confidenceProductivityBTBiofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
Management • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 51% • SOC 11-9041.01
Workflow automationAnalytics copilotPlanning assistant
#31Low confidenceAnalysisTATransit and Railroad Police
Protective Service • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Transit and Railroad Police is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 49% • SOC 33-3052.00
Reporting automationDispatch workflowDecision support
#32High confidenceCoordinationFIFire Inspectors and Investigators
Protective Service • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Fire Inspectors and Investigators is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 47% • SOC 33-2021.00
Reporting automationDispatch workflowDecision support
#33Low confidenceAnalysisFSFirst-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Protective Service • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 46% • SOC 33-1099.00
Reporting automationDispatch workflowDecision support
#34High confidenceInsightGPGeothermal Production Managers
Management • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Geothermal Production Managers is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 46% • SOC 11-3051.02
Workflow automationAnalytics copilotPlanning assistant
#35High confidenceSystemsPDPrivate Detectives and Investigators
Protective Service • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Private Detectives and Investigators is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 46% • SOC 33-9021.00
Reporting automationDispatch workflowDecision support
#36Low confidenceAnalysisPSProtective Service Workers, All Other
Protective Service • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Protective Service Workers, All Other is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 46% • SOC 33-9099.00
Reporting automationDispatch workflowDecision support
#37High confidenceToolingEAEntertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling
Management • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 45% • SOC 11-9072.00
Workflow automationAnalytics copilotPlanning assistant
#38High confidenceToolingFFirefighters
Protective Service • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Firefighters is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 45% • SOC 33-2011.00
Reporting automationDispatch workflowDecision support
#39Medium confidenceExecutionFSFirst-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Protective Service • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 45% • SOC 33-1011.00
Reporting automationDispatch workflowDecision support
#40High confidenceSystemsFAFish and Game Wardens
Protective Service • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Fish and Game Wardens is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 45% • SOC 33-3031.00
Reporting automationDispatch workflowDecision support
#41High confidenceExecutionAAAdvertising and Promotions Managers
Management • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Advertising and Promotions Managers is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 44% • SOC 11-2011.00
Workflow automationAnalytics copilotPlanning assistant
#42Medium confidenceCoordinationDADetectives and Criminal Investigators
Protective Service • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Detectives and Criminal Investigators is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 44% • SOC 33-3021.00
Reporting automationDispatch workflowDecision support
#43High confidenceCoordinationHPHydroelectric Production Managers
Management • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Hydroelectric Production Managers is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 44% • SOC 11-3051.06
Workflow automationAnalytics copilotPlanning assistant
#44Medium confidenceInsightCMCompliance Managers
Management • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Compliance Managers is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 43% • SOC 11-9199.02
Workflow automationAnalytics copilotPlanning assistant
#45High confidenceExecutionMAMedical and Health Services Managers
Management • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Medical and Health Services Managers is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 43% • SOC 11-9111.00
Workflow automationAnalytics copilotPlanning assistant
#46High confidenceExecutionCACustoms and Border Protection Officers
Protective Service • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Customs and Border Protection Officers is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 42% • SOC 33-3051.04
Reporting automationDispatch workflowDecision support
#47Low confidenceSystemsBBailiffs
Protective Service • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Bailiffs is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 41% • SOC 33-3011.00
Reporting automationDispatch workflowDecision support
#48Low confidenceToolingPSPersonal Service Managers, All Other
Management • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Personal Service Managers, All Other is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 41% • SOC 11-9179.00
Workflow automationAnalytics copilotPlanning assistant
#49High confidenceProductivityTSTransportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Management • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 41% • SOC 11-3071.00
Workflow automationAnalytics copilotPlanning assistant
#50Medium confidenceInsightPIPolice Identification and Records Officers
Protective Service • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Police Identification and Records Officers remains mostly human-led, with selective automation opportunities in support work.
Exposure benchmark: 39% • SOC 33-3021.02
Reporting automationDispatch workflowDecision support