OBSERVED IN REAL USE · Anthropic 2026
4%
of this role’s work is already showing up in real Claude usage (Anthropic Economic Index).
Mostly fireproof. AI hands you the paperwork and steps back.
24% of this role’s O*NET tasks are within reach of today’s AI. That is the core-weighted exposure score from Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”). It measures a capability ceiling, not a headcount forecast. Mostly safe. AI helps around the edges, but the job stays human.
WHAT AI CAN ALREADY DO
- Record test data and document fabrication techniques on reports
- Requisition parts or materials
- Examine cameras, equipment, processed film, or laboratory reports to diagnose malfunction, using work aids and specifications
- Read and interpret engineering drawings, diagrams, instructions, or specifications to determine needed repairs, fabrication method, and operation sequence
- Measure parts to verify specified dimensions or settings, such as camera shutter speed or light meter reading accuracy, using measuring instruments
WHAT IT STILL CAN’T
- Adjust cameras, photographic mechanisms, or equipment such as range and view finders, shutters, light meters, or lens systems, using hand tools
- Disassemble equipment to gain access to defect, using hand tools
- Test equipment performance, focus of lens system, diaphragm alignment, lens mounts, or film transport, using precision gauges
- Clean and lubricate cameras and polish camera lenses, using cleaning materials and work aids
- Calibrate and verify accuracy of light meters, shutter diaphragm operation, or lens carriers, using timing instruments
THE HONEST PART. A percentage is not a pink slip. High exposure usually means a role shrinks and shifts toward judgment, direction and responsibility: the parts a model can’t sign its name to. Exposure ≠ displacement. Breathe.
"My job is 24% cooked. What’s yours?"
SOURCES: O*NET 30.3 occupational tasks · Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”,
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last updated 2026-07-16