State
Rhode Island
501,340 people work in Rhode Island, at mean pay of $71,900 a year (BLS, May 2025), in every industry. What follows is how much of their working time the best AI models could finish, when, and in which jobs and tasks. Estimates.
of the paid hours. Estimate.
a year: 232 million hours at what they cost. Not a forecast of savings.
- 41%
- 8%
- 51%
of the paid hours are within reach now in tasks people already bring to Claude. Another 18% is within reach in tasks not yet seen there.
Across the US: 24% within reach now and 39% by the end of 2028, on the long-run pace at four in five.
Share of the paid hours within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this area's paid hours were within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 2%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 21%. Today's estimate: 24%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
Where the hours are
Jobs by hours within reach now. The 40 largest jobs hold 48% of the people.
| People | Pay here | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customer Service Representatives | 7,890 | 67% | 11 million | $48K |
| Office Clerks, General | 7,700 | 58% | 9.3 million | $48K |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | 4,270 | 83% | 7.4 million | $43K |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 4,570 | 76% | 7.3 million | $53K |
| Cashiers | 9,260 | 30% | 5.8 million | $35K |
| Retail Salespersons | 12,830 | 20% | 5.3 million | $35K |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 5,090 | 47% | 5 million | $76K |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | 4,870 | 44% | 4.5 million | $82K |
| Registered Nurses | 10,090 | 21% | 4.4 million | $101K |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 5,200 | 39% | 4.2 million | $52K |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | 13,310 | 15% | 4.2 million | $31K |
| Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | 4,910 | 36% | 3.6 million | $93K |
People: BLS counts for this area, May 2025. Pay here: the median paid for the job in this area, else its mean, else the national median. 499 smaller jobs (243,350 people) count in every total but are not listed. Task data covers 94% of the area's people; the rest are in BLS "all other" groups with no task list, or in counts BLS does not publish.
The tasks with the most hours within reach by the end of 2028
Across the whole area, on the chosen pace and reliability.
- Perform personnel activities, such as supervising and training employees.Fast Food and Counter Workers4 million hours100% of the task within reach
- Maintain knowledge of current sales and promotions, policies regarding payment and exchanges, and security practices.Retail Salespersons3.1 million hours100% of the task within reach
- Perform administrative or managerial functions, such as taking responsibility for a unit's staff, budget, planning, or long-range goals.Registered Nurses2.8 million hours100% of the task within reach
- Plan, organize, and control the operations of a cocktail lounge or bar.Bartenders2.3 million hours100% of the task within reach
- Compute, record, and proofread data and other information, such as records or reports.Office Clerks, General1.9 million hours100% of the task within reach
- Coordinate conferences, meetings, or special events, such as luncheons or graduation ceremonies.Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive1.9 million hours89% of the task within reach
- Collect and analyze data on customer demographics, preferences, needs, and buying habits to identify potential markets and factors affecting product demand.Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists1.8 million hours90% of the task within reach
- Obtain and examine all relevant information to assess validity of complaints and to determine possible causes, such as extreme weather conditions that could increase utility bills.Customer Service Representatives1.8 million hours100% of the task within reach
- Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.Accountants and Auditors1.8 million hours98% of the task within reach
- Contact customers to respond to inquiries or to notify them of claim investigation results or any planned adjustments.Customer Service Representatives1.7 million hours100% of the task within reach
Metro and nonmetro areas in Rhode Island
Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
How it is built: BLS counts the people in each job in this area; each job's tasks and their lengths give its share within reach at a date; the area's share is those shares weighted by people. Value is pay times 1.43 for benefits and payroll costs. Seen in Claude use splits today's share by whether Anthropic saw people bring each task to Claude in 2025; other AI tools are not counted. How it works