AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 43-9071.00
Will AI replace Office Machine Operators, Except Computer?
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer: AI can already handle 3 of 18 tasks; most of the work is hands-on, and the part AI can address mostly needs a standard-tier model.
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Every task, scored
The 18 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer, from most to least exposed. 3 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.
| Task | AI exposure | Evidence | Model tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sort, assemble, and proof completed work. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Operate office machines such as high speed business photocopiers, readers, scanners, addressing machines, stencil-cutting machines, microfilm readers or printers, folding and inserting machines, bursters, and binder machines. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Prepare and process papers for use in scanning, microfilming, and microfiche. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Clean machines, perform minor repairs, and report major repair needs. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Maintain stock of supplies, and requisition any needed items. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Read job orders to determine the type of work to be done, the quantities to be produced, and the materials needed. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Place original copies in feed trays, feed originals into feed rolls, or position originals on tables beneath camera lenses. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Deliver completed work. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Compute prices for services and receive payment, or provide supervisors with billing information. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Complete records of production, including work volumes and outputs, materials used, and any backlogs. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Set up and adjust machines, regulating factors such as speed, ink flow, focus, and number of copies. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Monitor machine operation, and make adjustments as necessary to ensure proper operation. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Load machines with materials such as blank paper or film. | Estimated | No tier | |
| File and store completed documents. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Operate auxiliary machines such as collators, pad and tablet making machines, staplers, and paper punching, folding, cutting, and perforating machines. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Clean and file master copies or plates. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Cut copies apart and write identifying information, such as page numbers or titles, on copies. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Move heat units and clamping frames over screen beds to form Braille impressions on pages, raising frames to release individual copies. | Estimated | No tier |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 0 of 18 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 18 of 18. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.
The model tier this role needs
A standard-tier model or lower covers 28% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 28% of the work is something AI can address at some tier, and 72% is hands-on.
Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.
Wages, employment and outlook
- US employment
- 25,130
- Median annual wage
- $40,960
- Middle half of earners
- $36,090 to $47,910
- Projected change, 2024 to 2034
- -15.2%
Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.
Adjacent roles
The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.
- Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service 72% skill overlap, about 10 months to move Exposure76
- Data Entry Keyers 67% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure68
- Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 65% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure68
- Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 65% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure22
- Printing Press Operators 64% skill overlap, about 13 months to move Exposure22
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Office Machine Operators, Except Computer and AI
Will AI replace Office Machine Operators, Except Computer?
AI already handles 3 of the 18 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 29 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by -15.2% from 2024 to 2034.
What is the AI exposure of Office Machine Operators, Except Computer?
29 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 0 of the 18 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 18 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Office Machine Operators, Except Computer tasks can AI already do?
The tasks with the highest exposure are: Sort, assemble, and proof completed work; Operate office machines such as high speed business photocopiers, readers, scanners, addressing machines, stencil-cutting machines, microfilm readers or printers, folding and inserting machines, bursters, and binder machines; Prepare and process papers for use in scanning, microfilming, and microfiche. They are the tasks that reach 60 or more.
What AI model tier does this role need?
A standard-tier model or lower covers 28% of the role's importance-weighted task work, and 72% is hands-on work that no model tier covers. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.
How many people work as Office Machine Operators, Except Computer, and what do they earn?
25,130 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $40,960 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of -15.2% from 2024 to 2034.
How to cite
Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.
JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Office Machine Operators, Except Computer. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/office-machine-operators-except-computer
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