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How exposed to AI is a First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker?

Of the 20 tasks O*NET lists for first-line supervisors of production and operating workers, 0 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 11 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Assembly SupervisorLine SupervisorManufacturing SupervisorMolding SupervisorPlant SupervisorProduction ManagerProduction SupervisorQuality Assurance Supervisor (QA Supervisor)
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
20
tasks rated for this occupation
13%
hold a degree, from a survey of 36
629k
people do this job in the US
2 of 107
least protected in production

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Only with software built on top

9
  • Keep records of employees' attendance and hours worked
  • Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs
  • Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals
  • Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments
  • Determine standards, budgets, production goals, and rates, based on company policies, equipment and labor availability, and workloads
  • Calculate labor and equipment requirements and production specifications, using standard formulas
  • Maintain operations data, such as time, production, and cost records, and prepare management reports of production results
  • Recommend or execute personnel actions, such as hirings, evaluations, or promotions
  • Plan and develop new products and production processes

Cannot be sped up

11
  • Enforce safety and sanitation regulations
  • Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions
  • Interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies and procedures for workers
  • Observe work and monitor gauges, dials, and other indicators to ensure that operators conform to production or processing standards
  • Direct and coordinate the activities of employees engaged in the production or processing of goods, such as inspectors, machine setters, or fabricators
  • Conduct employee training in equipment operations or work and safety procedures, or assign employee training to experienced workers
  • Evaluate employee performance
  • Confer with management or subordinates to resolve worker problems, complaints, or grievances
  • Recommend or implement measures to motivate employees and to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, or efficiency
  • Requisition materials, supplies, equipment parts, or repair services
  • Set up and adjust machines and equipment
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.