Industry group, 4593
Florists
59,310 people work in this industry in the US, at mean pay of $40,310 a year (BLS, May 2025). 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: 26 million hours at what they cost. Not a forecast of savings.
- 26%
- 14%
- 61%
of the paid hours are within reach now in tasks people already bring to Claude. Another 19% is within reach in tasks not yet seen there.
Across the US: 22% within reach now and 37% 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 industry'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, 20%. Today's estimate: 21%.
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 18 largest jobs hold 95% of the people.
| People | Pay here | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floral Designers | 26,280 | 20% | 11 million | $37K |
| Retail Salespersons | 8,190 | 19% | 3.3 million | $33K |
| Customer Service Representatives | 1,120 | 64% | 1.5 million | $33K |
| General and Operations Managers | 3,090 | 23% | 1.5 million | $63K |
| Light Truck Drivers | 6,080 | 11% | 1.4 million | $32K |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 740 | 78% | 1.2 million | $42K |
| Office Clerks, General | 1,010 | 54% | 1.1 million | $35K |
| Driver/Sales Workers | 2,420 | 13% | 629,200 | $31K |
| Cashiers | 1,460 | 19% | 561,808 | $32K |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | 880 | 28% | 516,176 | $47K |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 370 | 43% | 327,850 | $42K |
| Counter and Rental Clerks | 250 | 53% | 277,160 | $36K |
People: BLS counts for this industry, May 2025. Pay here: the median paid for the job in this industry, else its mean, else the national median. 34 smaller jobs (2,770 people) count in every total but are not listed. Task data covers 98% of the industry'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 industry, on the chosen pace and reliability.
- Plan arrangement according to client's requirements, using knowledge of design and properties of materials, or select appropriate standard design pattern.Floral Designers9.6 million hours100% of the task within reach
- Order and purchase flowers and supplies from wholesalers and growers.Floral Designers1 million hours100% of the task within reach
- Maintain knowledge of current sales and promotions, policies regarding payment and exchanges, and security practices.Retail Salespersons992,386 hours50% of the task within reach
- Inform customers about the care, maintenance, and handling of various flowers and foliage, indoor plants, and other items.Floral Designers863,666 hours100% of the task within reach
- Maintain records, such as vehicle logs, records of cargo, or billing statements, in accordance with regulations.Light Truck Drivers607,407 hours100% of the task within reach
- Maintain records related to sales.Retail Salespersons528,602 hours100% of the task within reach
- Inventory stock and requisition new stock.Retail Salespersons464,582 hours20% of the task within reach
- Direct and coordinate activities of businesses or departments concerned with the production, pricing, sales, or distribution of products.General and Operations Managers395,117 hours40% of the task within reach
- Set prices or credit terms for goods or services, based on forecasts of customer demand.General and Operations Managers377,740 hours100% of the task within reach
- Prepare staff work schedules and assign specific duties.General and Operations Managers355,911 hours80% of the task within reach
Scan a typical company in this industry
The industry's largest jobs, in the proportions BLS counts across the whole industry, at the pay it pays, run through the company scan. A starting point before you have a roster, or a benchmark for the one you have.
Next to this industry
Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
- Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Retailers489,720 people24% now, 30% by 2028
- Other Miscellaneous Retailers487,270 people23% now, 32% by 2028
- Miscellaneous Store Retailers (4594 and 4595 only)401,170 people23% now, 30% by 2028
- Book Retailers and News Dealers66,980 people22% now, 28% by 2028
How it is built: BLS counts the people in each job in this industry; each job's tasks and their lengths give its share within reach at a date; the industry'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