Business Operations Specialists, All Other
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 7,616 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the 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
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 most exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
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 93% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Develop emergency management plans for recovery decision making and communications, continuity of critical departmental processes, or temporary shut-down of non-critical departments to ensure continuity of operation and governance.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Conduct or oversee collection of corporate intelligence to avoid fraud, financial crime, cyber attack, terrorism, and infrastructure failure.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Test documented disaster recovery strategies and plans.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Develop disaster recovery plans for physical locations with critical assets, such as data centers.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Create, manage, or automate orders or invoices, using order management or invoicing software.
AI could do much of this on its own
Tasks AI can't do much of
Fill customer orders by packaging sold items and documentation for direct shipping or by transferring orders to manufacturers or third-party distributors.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Receive and process payments from customers, using electronic transaction services.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Respond to emergency situations on an on-call basis.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Maintain inventory of shipping supplies, such as boxes, labels, tape, bubble wrap, loose packing materials, or tape guns.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Train personnel in security procedures or use of security equipment.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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