Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
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 6,362 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 94% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments.
AI could do much of this on its own
Revise production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions, collaborating with management, marketing, sales, production, or engineering.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Review documents, such as production schedules, work orders, or staffing tables, to determine personnel or materials requirements or material priorities.
AI could do much of this on its own
Arrange for delivery, assembly, or distribution of supplies or parts to expedite flow of materials and meet production schedules.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Confer with establishment personnel, vendors, or customers to coordinate production or shipping activities and to resolve complaints or eliminate delays.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Tasks AI can't do much of
Confer with department supervisors or other personnel to assess progress and discuss needed changes.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Jobs you could switch to
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