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General and Operations Managers

The short answer

This job is expected to meaningfully change. AI can already assist with or automate many of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to grow over the next decade, with about 25,787 openings expected each year.

Step 1

Where your job stands

Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second most exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. That doesn't mean the job goes away—it means more of its tasks are the kind AI can help with.

How much AI could touch this job

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Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about a third of this job's tasks.

What this means

Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second most exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.

Step 2

What AI can and can’t help with in this job

The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.

AI can help with or automate about 94% of the tasks in this job.

Tasks AI can help with or automate

  1. Review financial statements, sales or activity reports, or other performance data to measure productivity or goal achievement or to identify areas needing cost reduction or program improvement.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  2. Direct and coordinate activities of businesses or departments concerned with the production, pricing, sales, or distribution of products.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  3. Manage the movement of goods into and out of production facilities to ensure efficiency, effectiveness, or sustainability of operations.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  4. Direct administrative activities directly related to making products or providing services.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  5. Set prices or credit terms for goods or services, based on forecasts of customer demand.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

Tasks AI can't do much of

  1. Perform sales floor work, such as greeting or assisting customers, stocking shelves, or taking inventory.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

Step 3

Jobs you could switch to

If you're thinking about a change, these are jobs your experience already fits—related work you could move into. Pick your area to see local options.

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