OBSERVED IN REAL USE · Anthropic 2026
10%
of this role’s work is already showing up in real Claude usage (Anthropic Economic Index).
Automate-adjacent. Keep the parts only you can sign off on.
53% 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. Heavily exposed. Most of the tasks are within reach of today’s AI.
WHAT AI CAN ALREADY DO
- Enter and update patrons' records on computers
- Maintain records of items received, stored, issued, and returned and file catalog cards according to system used
- Perform clerical activities, such as answering phones, sorting mail, filing, typing, word processing, and photocopying and mailing out material
- Review records, such as microfilm and issue cards, to identify titles of overdue materials and delinquent borrowers
- Send out notices and accept fine payments for lost or overdue books
WHAT IT STILL CAN’T
- Sort books, publications, and other items according to established procedure and return them to shelves, files, or other designated storage areas
- Open and close library during specified hours and secure library equipment, such as computers and audio-visual equipment
- Maintain library equipment, such as photocopiers, scanners, and computers, and instruct patrons in proper use of such equipment
- Take action to deal with disruptive or problem patrons
- Deliver and retrieve items to and from departments by hand or using push carts
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 53% cooked. What’s yours?"
SOURCES: O*NET 30.3 occupational tasks · Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”,
arXiv:2303.10130) · Anthropic Economic Index 2026 (CC-BY) |
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last updated 2026-07-16