Industry group, 8132
Grantmaking and Giving Services
164,770 people work in this industry in the US, at mean pay of $94,550 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: 85 million hours at what they cost. Not a forecast of savings.
- 68%
- 20%
- 12%
of the paid hours are within reach now in tasks people already bring to Claude. Another 20% 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, 1%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 21%. Today's estimate: 26%.
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 82% of the people.
| People | Pay here | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundraisers | 17,990 | 23% | 8.6 million | $77K |
| General and Operations Managers | 15,630 | 23% | 7.4 million | $129K |
| Office Clerks, General | 5,880 | 54% | 6.6 million | $45K |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 6,370 | 43% | 5.6 million | $52K |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 3,160 | 78% | 5.1 million | $56K |
| Social and Human Service Assistants | 5,510 | 44% | 5 million | $48K |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 3,370 | 47% | 3.3 million | $78K |
| Social and Community Service Managers | 4,410 | 24% | 2.2 million | $88K |
| Project Management Specialists | 3,100 | 33% | 2.1 million | $88K |
| Customer Service Representatives | 1,460 | 64% | 2 million | $48K |
| Tutors | 1,370 | 66% | 1.9 million | $40K |
| Human Resources Specialists | 2,060 | 39% | 1.7 million | $80K |
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. 159 smaller jobs (27,930 people) count in every total but are not listed. Task data covers 95% 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.
- Develop strategies to encourage new or increased contributions.Fundraisers6.9 million hours100% of the task within reach
- Develop or implement fundraising activities, such as annual giving campaigns or direct mail programs.Fundraisers4.8 million hours69% of the task within reach
- Conduct research to identify the goals, net worth, charitable donation history, or other data related to potential donors, potential investors, or general donor markets.Fundraisers3.6 million hours100% of the task within reach
- Identify and build relationships with potential donors.Fundraisers3.3 million hours100% of the task within reach
- Study the objectives, promotional policies, or needs of organizations to develop public relations strategies that will influence public opinion or promote ideas, products, or services.Public Relations Specialists2.9 million hours90% of the task within reach
- Develop strategies to encourage new or increased contributions.Fundraising Managers2.3 million hours100% 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 Managers2 million hours40% 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 Specialists2 million hours90% of the task within reach
- Set prices or credit terms for goods or services, based on forecasts of customer demand.General and Operations Managers1.9 million hours100% of the task within reach
- Secure commitments of participation or donation from individuals or corporate donors.Fundraisers1.9 million hours100% 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.
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