Regulatory Affairs Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate production activities of an organization to ensure compliance with regulations and standard operating procedures.
$141,900 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
- 79%
- 21%
- 0%
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, 5%. Today's estimate: 9%.
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 . 27 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Develop regulatory strategies and implementation plans for the preparation and submission of new products.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 17% | 2.1 work days6.7 h to 4.2 work days | 0%Half by Jan 2028 | |
| Direct documentation efforts to ensure compliance with domestic and international regulations and standards.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 13% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | Stays with people | |
| Review all regulatory agency submission materials to ensure timeliness, accuracy, comprehensiveness, or compliance with regulatory standards.Done more than monthly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 7% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.5 work days | 8%Half by Sep 2027 | |
| Investigate product complaints and prepare documentation and submissions to appropriate regulatory agencies as necessary.Done more than monthly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 7% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 2%Half by Feb 2028 | |
| Direct the preparation and submission of regulatory agency applications, reports, or correspondence.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 6% | 1 work day3.3 h to 2.1 work days | Stays with people | |
| Develop relationships with state or federal environmental regulatory agencies to learn about and analyze the potential impacts of proposed environmental policy regulations.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 6% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.1 work days | 9%Half by Aug 2027 | |
| Maintain current knowledge of relevant regulations, including proposed and final rules.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 5% | 3.3 h50 min to 1 work day | 28%Half by Feb 2027 | |
| Develop and maintain standard operating procedures or local working practices.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 5% | 1 work day3.3 h to 2.1 work days | 5%Half by Jul 2027 | |
| Contribute to the development or implementation of business unit strategic and operating plans.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 4% | 1 work day3.3 h to 2.1 work days | 5%Half by Jul 2027 | |
| Formulate or implement regulatory affairs policies and procedures to ensure that regulatory compliance is maintained or enhanced.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 4% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 2%Half by Feb 2028 | |
| Establish regulatory priorities or budgets and allocate resources and workloads.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 3% | 6.7 h2.5 h to 2.1 work days | 10%Half by Jun 2027 | |
| Provide regulatory guidance to departments or development project teams regarding design, development, evaluation, or marketing of products.Done more than monthly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 3% | 3.3 h50 min to 1.3 work days | 25%Half by Mar 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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