Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
Design and implement radio frequency identification device (RFID) systems used to track shipments or goods.
$130,220 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
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- 1%
- 22%
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, 4%. Today's estimate: 7%.
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 . 21 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Integrate tags, readers, or software in radio frequency identification device (RFID) designs.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 10% | 1.3 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 4%Half by Dec 2027 | |
| Perform systems analysis or programming of radio frequency identification device (RFID) technology.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 10% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 1.3 work weeks | 2%Half by May 2028 | |
| Install, test, or maintain radio frequency identification device (RFID) systems.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 10% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 1 work week | Stays with people | |
| Create simulations or models of radio frequency identification device (RFID) systems to provide information for selection and configuration.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 8% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 1.3 work weeks | 2%Half by May 2028 | |
| Test radio frequency identification device (RFID) software to ensure proper functioning.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 7% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.5 work days | 8%Half by Sep 2027 | |
| Perform acceptance testing on newly installed or updated systems.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 6% | 1.3 work days3.3 h to 3.1 work days | Stays with people | |
| Determine means of integrating radio frequency identification device (RFID) into other applications.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 6% | 1 work day2.5 h to 4.2 work days | 5%Half by Dec 2027 | |
| Develop process flows, work instructions, or standard operating procedures for radio frequency identification device (RFID) systems.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 6% | 6.7 h2.5 h to 2.5 work days | 9%Half by Jul 2027 | |
| Collect data about existing client hardware, software, networking, or key business processes to inform implementation of radio frequency identification device (RFID) technology.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 | |
| Determine usefulness of new radio frequency identification device (RFID) technologies.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 4% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.5 work days | 8%Half by Sep 2027 | |
| Perform site analyses to determine system configurations, processes to be impacted, or on-site obstacles to technology implementation.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 4% | 1.3 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | Stays with people | |
| Define and compare possible radio frequency identification device (RFID) solutions to inform selection for specific projects.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 4% | 1 work day2.5 h to 3.1 work days | 5%Half by Oct 2027 |
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.
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Where this job works
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