Word Processors and Typists
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 shrink over the next decade, with about 894 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 79% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Check completed work for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and format.
AI could do much of this on its own
File and store completed documents on computer hard drive or disk, or maintain a computer filing system to store, retrieve, update, and delete documents.
AI could do much of this on its own
Address envelopes or prepare envelope labels, using typewriter or computer.
AI could do much of this on its own
Type correspondence, reports, text and other written material from rough drafts, corrected copies, voice recordings, dictation, or previous versions, using a computer, word processor, or typewriter.
AI could do much of this on its own
Gather, register, and arrange the material to be typed, following instructions.
AI could do much of this on its own
Tasks AI can't do much of
Perform other clerical duties, such as answering telephone, sorting and distributing mail, running errands or sending faxes.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Print and make copies of work.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Transmit work electronically to other locations.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Operate and resupply printers and computers, changing print wheels or fluid cartridges, adding paper, and loading blank tapes, cards, or disks into equipment.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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