AI Automation Index

Will AI Replace Office Machine Operators, Except Computer?

Analyze the automation vulnerability, task-level AI risk, salary, and demand projection for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer. Run the upskilling simulator.

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AI Vulnerability

53% risk score

Median Salary

$40,960 / year

Growth Demand

Medium

Constituent Task Mix

We parsed O*NET's 18 constituent tasks for this occupation and classified them by AI threat risk.

High Automation Risk (Routine Tasks) 11%
Medium Automation Risk (Cognitive/Technical) 83%
Low Automation Risk (Strategy/Leadership) 6%

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constituent Tasks

Read job orders to determine the type of work to be done, the quantities to be produced, and the materials needed.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Deliver completed work.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Place original copies in feed trays, feed originals into feed rolls, or position originals on tables beneath camera lenses.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Sort, assemble, and proof completed work.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Operate office machines such as high speed business photocopiers, readers, scanners, addressing machines, stencil-cutting machines, microfilm readers or printers, folding and inserting machines, bursters, and binder machines.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Complete records of production, including work volumes and outputs, materials used, and any backlogs.

Routine cognitive or manual task with high vulnerability to automation.

Compute prices for services and receive payment, or provide supervisors with billing information.

Routine cognitive or manual task with high vulnerability to automation.

Set up and adjust machines, regulating factors such as speed, ink flow, focus, and number of copies.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Load machines with materials such as blank paper or film.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Monitor machine operation, and make adjustments as necessary to ensure proper operation.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Clean machines, perform minor repairs, and report major repair needs.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

File and store completed documents.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Operate auxiliary machines such as collators, pad and tablet making machines, staplers, and paper punching, folding, cutting, and perforating machines.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Maintain stock of supplies, and requisition any needed items.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Prepare and process papers for use in scanning, microfilming, and microfiche.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Clean and file master copies or plates.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Cut copies apart and write identifying information, such as page numbers or titles, on copies.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Move heat units and clamping frames over screen beds to form Braille impressions on pages, raising frames to release individual copies.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

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This page dynamically extracts data structures sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. Our AI classification applies cognitive task automation risk models to individual tasks.

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