Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
of tasks in the Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks role are ones AI can already do, per AI experts.
From a Stanford study where AI experts and production, planning, and expediting clerks workers rated each real task (O*NET). Not a guess from the job title.
Key statistics
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- AI can already do 27% of the 11 work tasks in the Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks role, according to AI experts in the Stanford WORKBank study (O*NET SOC 43-5061.00).
- Workers in the Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks role want about 64% of their tasks automated (Stanford WORKBank, 1,500 U.S. workers).
- 3 of 11 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks tasks are Automation Green Light, wanted by workers and do-able by AI, that is 27% of the role (Stanford WORKBank).
- The typical Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks task scores 3.02/5 for worker desire to automate and 3.02/5 for AI capability today (Stanford WORKBank, 1-5 scale).
- The Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks role (O*NET SOC 43-5061.00) has a median U.S. wage of $60,420 and about 385,000 people employed (U.S. O*NET / BLS).
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- Record production data, including volume produced, consumption of raw materials, or quality control measures.
- Compile and prepare documentation related to production sequences, transportation, personnel schedules, or purchase, maintenance, or repair orders.
- Compile information, such as production rates and progress, materials inventories, materials used, or customer information, so that status reports can be completed.
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What workers told Stanford
Of the 11 tasks studied for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks, 3 (27%) are in the Automation Green Light zone, AI can largely do them and workers want it. Across all tasks, workers want about 64% automated. The typical task scores 3.02/5 for worker desire and 3.02/5 for AI capability.
All 11 tasks, most-wanted first
Compile and prepare documentation related to production sequences, transportation, personnel schedules, or purchase, maintenance, or repair orders.
Green Lightwant 3.33 · AI 4Contact suppliers to verify shipment details.
R&D Opportunitywant 3.33 · AI 2.5Compile information, such as production rates and progress, materials inventories, materials used, or customer information, so that status reports can be completed.
Green Lightwant 3.29 · AI 4Plan production commitments or timetables for business units, specific programs, or jobs, using sales forecasts.
R&D Opportunitywant 3.29 · AI 2.67Record production data, including volume produced, consumption of raw materials, or quality control measures.
Green Lightwant 3.25 · AI 4.5Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments.
R&D Opportunitywant 3.14 · AI 2.75Calculate figures, such as required amounts of labor or materials, manufacturing costs, or wages, using pricing schedules, adding machines, calculators, or computers.
R&D Opportunitywant 3 · AI 2.75Requisition and maintain inventories of materials or supplies necessary to meet production demands.
Low Prioritywant 2.9 · AI 2Review documents, such as production schedules, work orders, or staffing tables, to determine personnel or materials requirements or material priorities.
Low Prioritywant 2.7 · AI 2.75Maintain files, such as maintenance records, bills of lading, or cost reports.
Low Prioritywant 2.67 · AI 3.25Establish and prepare product construction directions and locations and information on required tools, materials, equipment, numbers of workers needed, and cost projections.
Low Prioritywant 2.33 · AI 2
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Lower-automation alternatives
Less of these jobs is automatable today: AI experts rate a smaller share of their tasks as doable than the 27% for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks (Stanford WORKBank).