Industry group, 5416
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services
1,872,730 people work in this industry in the US, at mean pay of $105,410 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: 988 million hours at what they cost. Not a forecast of savings.
- 73%
- 12%
- 15%
of the paid hours are within reach now in tasks people already bring to Claude. Another 16% 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 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 74% of the people.
| People | Pay here | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | 84,670 | 69% | 121 million | $78K |
| Customer Service Representatives | 55,400 | 67% | 77 million | $43K |
| Project Management Specialists | 67,230 | 45% | 62 million | $103K |
| General and Operations Managers | 140,980 | 19% | 54 million | $151K |
| Office Clerks, General | 40,690 | 58% | 49 million | $48K |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 29,970 | 76% | 48 million | $51K |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 40,710 | 39% | 33 million | $48K |
| Human Resources Specialists | 35,760 | 44% | 32 million | $80K |
| Management Analysts | 223,280 | 5% | 22 million | $105K |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 20,940 | 47% | 20 million | $73K |
| Medical Records Specialists | 9,610 | 89% | 18 million | $44K |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 104,250 | 8% | 17 million | $78K |
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. 286 smaller jobs (484,310 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.
- Develop and implement records management program for filing, protection, and retrieval of records, and assure compliance with program.Management Analysts85 million hours76% of the task within reach
- Analyze data gathered and develop solutions or alternative methods of proceeding.Management Analysts72 million hours98% of the task within reach
- Gather and organize information on problems or procedures.Management Analysts69 million hours100% 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 Specialists59 million hours90% of the task within reach
- Prepare manuals and train workers in use of new forms, reports, procedures or equipment, according to organizational policy.Management Analysts49 million hours95% of the task within reach
- Recommend purchase of storage equipment and design area layout to locate equipment in space available.Management Analysts43 million hours98% of the task within reach
- Develop sales presentations or proposals to explain service specifications.Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel36 million hours100% of the task within reach
- Conduct research on consumer opinions and marketing strategies, collaborating with marketing professionals, statisticians, pollsters, and other professionals.Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists28 million hours98% of the task within reach
- Document findings of study and prepare recommendations for implementation of new systems, procedures, or organizational changes.Management Analysts28 million hours95% of the task within reach
- Identify prospective customers using business directories, leads from clients, or information from conferences or trade shows.Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel26 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.
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services2,445,140 people26% now, 71% by 2028
- Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services1,719,390 people19% now, 62% by 2028
- Legal Services1,224,710 people26% now, 64% by 2028
- Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services1,091,370 people35% now, 75% by 2028
- Scientific Research and Development Services931,790 people17% now, 58% by 2028
- Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services881,820 people29% now, 47% by 2028
- Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services481,600 people29% now, 67% by 2028
- Specialized Design Services151,930 people29% now, 72% 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