Office & Admin · SOC 43-9071
Operating physical equipment keeps most of this role manual; record-keeping is the only AI-vulnerable slice.
Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
Timeline: This role is more at risk from declining physical document volume than from AI directly; meaningful contraction expected over 5-8 years as organizations digitize.
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Office Machine Operators, Except Computer is resilient on AIFear. Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
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Our AI Fear Score for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer is 30/100 (Resilient). Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
30 out of 100, based on an AI-model review of this occupation's O*NET tasks against what current AI can actually do.
Most exposed: Completing production and volume records, Computing prices and billing information, Filing and storing completed documents. Harder to automate: Operating photocopiers, scanners, and binding machines, Placing originals and positioning materials for reproduction, Sorting, assembling, and proofing completed output, Delivering completed work.
Lean into Office equipment operation, Print production workflow, Quality inspection. Consider roles such as Print production technician or Document services coordinator or Reprographics specialist.
Tasks, skills and AI-exposure for this role were reviewed by an AI model against its O*NET task profile (curated roles use published research anchors). Pay and employment, where shown, are U.S. BLS OEWS (May 2024) figures. This is an estimate, not a prediction about any individual's job. Compare all occupations.