Will AI replace other office workers?
9 jobs scored. On average 35% of the task time in these jobs still needs a person, and the family averages 64 out of 100 on Still needs a human, where higher is safer.
64
Average Still needs a human score, 0 to 100 ↑ safer. Will AI replace them? A little.
9
Jobs scored in this family
35%
Average share of Task timeHow a job’s working hours divide between its tasks. Tasks that matter more and come up more often get a bigger share.More in the glossary that still needs a person
2.9M
US workers in these jobs
How the work could shift in Other Office Workers
The share of US workers in these jobs whose job would sit in each band, from today to 2060.
Today
2%
of US workers in this family are in jobs that mostly need a person (our top band, Nah.)
0% are in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)
By 2045
0%
of US workers in this family would still be in jobs that mostly need a person (our top band, Nah.)
82% would be in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)
By 2060
0%
of US workers in this family would still be in jobs that mostly need a person (our top band, Nah.)
100% would be in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)
Each job's score moves towards the bottom band (Largely: AI could largely do the job) by the year it could be largely automated, slowly at first and faster later, as adoption usually goes. Each job is run as ten scenarios across its replacement range, so every figure mixes early and late outcomes. The model stops at 2060. How the timeline works
Will AI replace the job?Largely.Mostly.Partly.A little.Nah.
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| Year | Largely | Mostly | Partly | A little | Nah |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today (2026) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.7% | 90.4% | 1.9% |
| 2030 | 0.0% | 0.8% | 71.6% | 27.4% | 0.2% |
| 2035 | 30.3% | 31.9% | 36.8% | 0.8% | 0.2% |
| 2040 | 61.4% | 29.1% | 9.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2045 | 81.8% | 17.7% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2050 | 99.2% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2055 | 99.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2060 | 99.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Every job in Other Office Workers, ranked
Statistical AssistantsOffice and Administrative Support · 43-9111
55↑ saferAI replace? Partly.
AI does 41%AI helps 45%Needs a human 14%
20372034–2044
5k
$50,330
Proofreaders and Copy MarkersOffice and Administrative Support · 43-9081
57↑ saferAI replace? Partly.
AI does 19%AI helps 81%Needs a human 0%
20382035–2044
5k
$51,120
Desktop PublishersOffice and Administrative Support · 43-9031
58↑ saferAI replace? Partly.
AI does 38%AI helps 52%Needs a human 10%
20372034–2044
3k
$55,290
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksOffice and Administrative Support · 43-9041
58↑ saferAI replace? Partly.
AI does 17%AI helps 83%Needs a human 0%
20382035–2045
214k
$49,230
Data Entry KeyersOffice and Administrative Support · 43-9021
62↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 13%AI helps 56%Needs a human 31%
20392035–2048
127k
$41,340
Word Processors and TypistsOffice and Administrative Support · 43-9022
63↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 22%AI helps 42%Needs a human 36%
20392035–2049
35k
$49,280
Office Clerks, GeneralOffice and Administrative Support · 43-9061
65↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 29%AI helps 13%Needs a human 58%
20402035–2053
2.5M
$45,010
Office Machine Operators, Except ComputerOffice and Administrative Support · 43-9071
78↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 6%AI helps 18%Needs a human 76%
20452036–2060+
25k
$40,960
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceOffice and Administrative Support · 43-9051
82↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 11%Needs a human 89%
20472037–2060+
55k
$39,280