Office Machine Operators, Except Computer

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

• Operate office machines such as high speed business photocopiers, readers, scanners, addressing machines, stencil-cutting machines, microfilm readers or printers, folding and inserting machines, bursters, and binder machines.86
• Prepare and process papers for use in scanning, microfilming, and microfiche.86
• File and store completed documents.79

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

• Read job orders to determine the type of work to be done, the quantities to be produced, and the materials needed.59
• Deliver completed work.56
• Maintain stock of supplies, and requisition any needed items.52

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

The current data release does not distinguish durable tasks for this role.

Task exposure values and classifications come from the versioned data release — they are structured data, not model output. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 70 puts Office Machine Operators, Except Computer in the most-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this high is about the mix: 15 of 18 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 3 augmentable, and 0 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

One next move: audit how much of your week sits in the exposed tasks above — then shift time toward the durable set or investigate the adjacent roles below.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

Shown only when the target is at least 10 points lower under the same score version and skill overlap is at least 50%. These are adjacent roles with lower task exposure — not guaranteed “safe careers”.

Labor-market context

• $40,960median wage
• 25,130employed
• 2,800annual openings
• -15.3%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• Prepress Technicians and Workers 70
• Data Entry Keyers 90
• Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators 62
• Print Binding and Finishing Workers 47
• Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 44
• Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 74

FAQ — Office Machine Operators, Except Computer

What does a score of 70 mean for a Office Machine Operators, Except Computer?

It means that, weighted across the 18 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 70 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the most-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

The highest-exposure tasks are: Operate office machines such as high speed business photocopiers, readers, scanners, addressing machines, stencil-cutting machines, microfilm readers or printers, folding and inserting machines, bursters, and binder machines; Prepare and process papers for use in scanning, microfilming, and microfiche; File and store completed documents. Exposure is scored per task from structured data, not generated by a language model.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The current data release does not distinguish durable tasks for this role.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.