Industry group, 5419
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
881,820 people work in this industry in the US, at mean pay of $75,850 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: 467 million hours at what they cost. Not a forecast of savings.
- 46%
- 14%
- 40%
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, 23%. 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 86% of the people.
| People | Pay here | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | 56,310 | 59% | 69 million | $38K |
| Customer Service Representatives | 33,430 | 64% | 45 million | $42K |
| Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers | 113,220 | 18% | 43 million | $38K |
| Veterinary Technologists and Technicians | 116,120 | 15% | 37 million | $47K |
| Interpreters and Translators | 20,260 | 54% | 23 million | $61K |
| Office Clerks, General | 17,100 | 54% | 19 million | $42K |
| Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | 16,850 | 43% | 15 million | $80K |
| General and Operations Managers | 31,000 | 23% | 15 million | $113K |
| Photographers | 28,850 | 24% | 14 million | $39K |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 8,580 | 78% | 14 million | $49K |
| Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | 8,620 | 74% | 13 million | $35K |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 15,980 | 35% | 12 million | $59K |
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. 186 smaller jobs (118,325 people) count in every total but are not listed. Task data covers 97% 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.
- Perform administrative support tasks, such as proofreading, transcribing handwritten information, or operating calculators or computers to work with pay records, invoices, balance sheets, or other documents.Receptionists and Information Clerks17 million hours100% of the task within reach
- Write reports, maintain research information, or perform clerical duties.Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers14 million hours100% of the task within reach
- Perform accounting duties, such as bookkeeping, billing customers for services, or maintaining inventories.Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers11 million hours100% of the task within reach
- Manipulate and enhance scanned or digital images to create desired effects, using computers and specialized software.Photographers10 million hours100% of the task within reach
- Maintain laboratory, research, or treatment records, as well as inventories of pharmaceuticals, equipment, or supplies.Veterinary Technologists and Technicians10 million hours100% of the task within reach
- Research diseases to which animals could be susceptible.Veterinarians10 million hours62% 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 Specialists10 million hours90% of the task within reach
- Analyze data to determine answers to questions from customers or members of the public.Receptionists and Information Clerks9.7 million hours100% of the task within reach
- Perform a variety of office, clerical, or accounting duties, such as reception, billing, bookkeeping, or selling products.Veterinary Technologists and Technicians7.9 million hours100% of the task within reach
- Record information relating to animal genealogy, feeding schedules, appearance, behavior, or breeding.Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers7.7 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 people24% now, 69% by 2028
- Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services1,872,730 people24% now, 65% by 2028
- Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services1,719,390 people18% now, 61% by 2028
- Legal Services1,224,710 people25% now, 62% by 2028
- Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services1,091,370 people34% now, 75% by 2028
- Scientific Research and Development Services931,790 people16% now, 57% by 2028
- Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services481,600 people28% now, 65% by 2028
- Specialized Design Services151,930 people27% now, 70% 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