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Human Resources 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 1,714 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

More exposedband 4 of 5
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Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about half 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 92% of the tasks in this job.

Tasks AI can help with or automate

  1. Serve as a link between management and employees by handling questions, interpreting and administering contracts and helping resolve work-related problems.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  2. Plan, direct, supervise, and coordinate work activities of subordinates and staff relating to employment, compensation, labor relations, and employee relations.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  3. Perform difficult staffing duties, including dealing with understaffing, refereeing disputes, firing employees, and administering disciplinary procedures.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  4. Negotiate bargaining agreements and help interpret labor contracts.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  5. Advise managers on organizational policy matters, such as equal employment opportunity and sexual harassment, and recommend needed changes.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

Tasks AI can't do much of

  1. Represent organization at personnel-related hearings and investigations.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  2. Plan and conduct new employee orientation to foster positive attitude toward organizational objectives.

    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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