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First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

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 hold steady over the next decade, with about 10,505 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 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 93% of the tasks in this job.

Tasks AI can help with or automate

  1. Supervise the work of office, administrative, or customer service employees to ensure adherence to quality standards, deadlines, and proper procedures, correcting errors or problems.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  2. Resolve customer complaints or answer customers' questions regarding policies and procedures.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  3. Provide employees with guidance in handling difficult or complex problems or in resolving escalated complaints or disputes.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  4. Review records or reports pertaining to activities such as production, payroll, or shipping to verify details, monitor work activities, or evaluate performance.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  5. Prepare and issue work schedules, deadlines, and duty assignments for office or administrative staff.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

Tasks AI can't do much of

  1. Discuss job performance problems with employees to identify causes and issues and to work on resolving problems.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  2. Participate in the work of subordinates to facilitate productivity or to overcome difficult aspects of work.

    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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