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Facilities Managers

The short answer

Parts of this job are expected to change. AI can already assist with some of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to grow over the next decade, with about 1,181 openings expected each year.

Step 1

Where your job stands

Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the middle fifth for how much AI could touch it—right around the middle.

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 middle 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 82% of the tasks in this job.

Tasks AI can help with or automate

  1. Develop budgets for security operations.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  2. Identify, investigate, or resolve security breaches.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  3. Plan, direct, or coordinate security activities to safeguard company employees, guests, or others on company property.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  4. Direct or participate in emergency management and contingency planning.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  5. Oversee construction and renovation projects to improve efficiency and to ensure that facilities meet environmental, health, and security standards, and comply with government regulations.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

Tasks AI can't do much of

  1. Monitor the facility to ensure that it remains safe, secure, and well-maintained.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  2. Oversee the maintenance and repair of machinery, equipment, and electrical and mechanical systems.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  3. Respond to medical emergencies, bomb threats, fire alarms, or intrusion alarms, following emergency response procedures.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  4. Conduct classes to teach procedures to staff.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  5. Monitor and ensure a sound, ethical environment.

    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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The closest matches by the skills they use—each has projected openings in New York State, pays within reach of your job now, and is no more exposed to AI than your job. Each card shows what the move would take.

  • Administrative Services Managers

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    +8% pay1,531 openings/yrAbout as exposed as your job now

    Pays about 8% more—$144,667 vs your $133,553 here.

    What the move takes

    Usually requires a bachelor's degree, with less than 5 years of experience.

    Getting ready typically takes one to two years.

    Skills you already have

    • Customer and Personal Service
    • Administration and Management
    • Oral Expression
    • Written Comprehension
    • English Language

    New skills to build

    • Administrative
  • Industrial Production Managers

    Very similar work
    slightly less pay457 openings/yrAbout as exposed as your job now

    Pays slightly less—$132,662 vs your $133,553 here.

    What the move takes

    Usually requires a bachelor's degree, with 5 years or more of experience.

    Getting ready typically takes two to four years.

    Skills you already have

    • Administration and Management
    • Problem Sensitivity
    • Education and Training
    • Monitoring
    • Oral Expression

    New skills to build

    • Production and Processing
    • Mechanical
    • Chemistry
    • Engineering and Technology
    • Physics