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AI exposure Office and administrative support

Will AI replace statistical assistants?

Statistical Assistants. US occupation 43-9111.

51.0%

of the time statistical assistants spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of statistical assistants' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 11 of 756 US occupations. More exposed than 98% of them.Further along than 98% of them.

Average US job 7.7%

One of the most exposed jobs in the country.Front of the queue for an AI assistant.

What AI already does for statistical assistantsWhat statistical assistants no longer do alone

O*NET lists 14 tasks for statistical assistants. AI use at work shows up in 5 of them. Each score runs from 0.5, where every observed use helps a person with the task, to 1, where every use does the task outright.

  1. Code data prior to computer entry, using lists of codes. mostly automated 1.00
  2. Interview people and keep track of their responses. mostly automated 1.00
  3. Enter data into computers for use in analyses or reports.Core task mostly automated 1.00
  4. Compile reports, charts, or graphs that describe and interpret findings of analyses.Core task mostly automated 0.97
  5. Compute and analyze data, using statistical formulas and computers or calculators.Core task mostly automated 0.96

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

9 of the 14 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Check source data to verify completeness and accuracy.Core task
  • Compile statistics from source materials, such as production or sales records, quality-control or test records, time sheets, or survey sheets.Core task
  • Discuss data presentation requirements with clients.Core task
  • File data and related information, and maintain and update databases.Core task
  • Participate in the publication of data or information.Core task
  • Select statistical tests for analyzing data.Core task
Show the other 3
  • Check survey responses for errors, such as the use of pens instead of pencils, and set aside response forms that cannot be used.
  • Organize paperwork, such as survey forms or reports, for distribution or analysis.
  • Send out surveys.

How that compares

Among the 50 office and administrative support occupations, statistical assistants rank 3. The group averages 19.1%, and its most exposed job is Customer Service Representatives at 70.1%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

Just above in the ranking

  1. 8Database Architects 57.9%
  2. 9Financial and Investment Analysts 57.2%
  3. 10Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 52.0%

Just below

  1. 12Information Security Analysts 48.6%
  2. 13Web Developers 48.0%
  3. 14Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other 47.9%

What this does and does not mean

Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.

A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.

Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.