Chief Executives
Determine and formulate policies and provide overall direction of companies or private and public sector organizations within guidelines set up by a board of directors or similar governing body. Plan, direct, or coordinate operational activities at the highest level of management with the help of subordinate executives and staff managers.
204,350 people do this job in the US. $213,990 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 51%
- 48%
- 1%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 8%. Today's estimate: 12%.
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.
The tasks
Sorted by . 31 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct, plan, or implement policies, objectives, or activities of organizations or businesses to ensure continuing operations, to maximize returns on investments, or to increase productivity.Done daily by most who do it. | 15% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 3.1 work days | Stays with people | |
| Analyze operations to evaluate performance of a company or its staff in meeting objectives or to determine areas of potential cost reduction, program improvement, or policy change.Done more than monthly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 9% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 1.7 work days | 9%Half by Jul 2027 | |
| Direct or coordinate activities of businesses or departments concerned with production, pricing, sales, or distribution of products.Done daily by most who do it. | 8% | 3.3 h50 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Prepare budgets for approval, including those for funding or implementation of programs.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 8% | 1.3 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 4%Half by Dec 2027 | |
| Direct or conduct studies or research on issues affecting areas of responsibility.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 7% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 1 work week | Stays with people | |
| Coordinate the development or implementation of budgetary control systems, recordkeeping systems, or other administrative control processes.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 5% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.5 work days | 8%Half by Sep 2027 | |
| Implement corrective action plans to solve organizational or departmental problems.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 4% | 5 h1.7 h to 2.1 work days | 15%Half by Jun 2027 | |
| Direct or coordinate an organization's financial or budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, or increase efficiency.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 4% | 3.3 h50 min to 1.3 work days | Stays with people | |
| Prepare or present reports concerning activities, expenses, budgets, government statutes or rulings, or other items affecting businesses or program services.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 4% | 3.3 h50 min to 1 work day | Stays with people | |
| Administer programs for selection of sites, construction of buildings, or provision of equipment or supplies.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 3% | 1.3 work days2.5 h to 4.2 work days | 3%Half by Feb 2028 | |
| Establish departmental responsibilities and coordinate functions among departments and sites.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 3% | 3.3 h50 min to 1.3 work days | 25%Half by Mar 2027 | |
| Negotiate or approve contracts or agreements with suppliers, distributors, federal or state agencies, or other organizational entities.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 3% | 3.3 h50 min to 1.7 work days | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025).
Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025).