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EXPOSURE TO AI
47%
MODERATE
OBSERVED IN REAL USE · Anthropic 2026
n/a
Not yet measured in the Anthropic Economic Index. The exposure figure is a capability estimate only.
The boring parts are leaving. The judgment stays.

47% 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. In the blast radius. A real slice of the work is already automatable. The rest isn’t.

WHAT AI CAN ALREADY DO
  • Provide clerks with information to print on price tags, such as price, mark-ups or mark-downs, manufacturer number, season code, or style number
  • Negotiate prices, discount terms, or transportation arrangements with suppliers
  • Recommend mark-up rates, mark-down rates, or merchandise selling prices
  • Obtain information about customer needs or preferences by conferring with sales or purchasing personnel
  • Authorize payment of invoices or return of merchandise
WHAT IT STILL CAN’T
  • Conduct sales meetings to introduce new merchandise
  • Train or supervise sales or clerical staff
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.
SOURCES: O*NET 30.3 occupational tasks · Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”,arXiv:2303.10130) · Anthropic Economic Index 2026 (CC-BY)  | how this is calculated  | last updated 2026-07-16