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Office and Administrative Support · SOC 43-4151

7.5% AI Exposure — Medium
$46,170
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
19,100
Proj. Annual Openings
75,200
Employment (OEWS 2025)
-9.5%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
93/100
AI Resiliency Score

AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.

Decision card

Career Evidence Passport

SOC 43-4151 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.

Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
SOC exposure
7.5%
Medium · Anthropic AEI
Automation friction
34/100
Low friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
Wages
$46,170
No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
Projected openings
19,100
BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -17.2%.
Observed/proxy demand
FY— certified LCAs; 19,954 postings in 2025.

Skill evidence

Active ListeningSpeakingReading ComprehensionService OrientationWriting
  • H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
  • Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
  • Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
  • This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.

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AI Exposure Analysis

AI Exposure7.5%
AI Resiliency93/100
Exposure BandMedium
Sector Avg. Exposure33.9%

Across AI measures

Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.

54.2%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic7.5%
AI capability · OpenAI71.4%
AI ability · AIOE83.6%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne98%

AI could do ~71.4% of this role but only ~7.5% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.

Top Skills

1.Active Listening
2.Speaking
3.Reading Comprehension
4.Service Orientation
5.Writing

H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand

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No H-1B certified LCA filings recorded for this occupation in FY2016–FY2025.

O*NET occupation profile

What this work involves

Receive and process incoming orders for materials, merchandise, classified ads, or services such as repairs, installations, or rental of facilities. Generally receives orders via mail, phone, fax, or other electronic means. Duties include informing customers of receipt, prices, shipping dates, and delays; preparing contracts; and handling complaints.

Common titles: Hub Associate, Materials Specialist, Order Analyst, Order Clerk, Order Entry Administrator (Order Entry Admin), Order Entry Representative (Order Entry Rep)

Representative Tasks

  • Review orders for completeness according to reporting procedures and forward incomplete orders for further processing.
  • Obtain customers' names, addresses, and billing information, product numbers, and specifications of items to be purchased, and enter this information on order forms.
  • Recommend merchandise or services that will meet customers' needs.
  • Inspect outgoing work for compliance with customers' specifications.
  • Receive and respond to customer complaints.

Detailed Work Activities

  • Verify accuracy of financial or transactional data.
  • Obtain personal or financial information about customers or applicants.
  • Prepare documentation for contracts, transactions, or regulatory compliance.
  • Discuss goods or services information with customers or patrons.
  • Inspect items for damage or defects.

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft Office software · hotApple Safari · hotMicrosoft Edge · hotMicrosoft Outlook · hotMicrosoft PowerPoint · hotMozilla Firefox · hotSAP software · hotCorel WordPerfect Office SuiteEmail softwareIBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote

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Employment Projections & AI Exposure

15
Occupations Shown
27.0%
Avg AI Exposure
8
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.

Employment & Wage Trend

BLS OEWS, 2019–2025


Occupation Employment & Wage TrendMulti-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 43-4151: 2019 — employment: 137,180, median wage: $34,240; 2020 — employment: 119,640, median wage: $35,590; 2021 — employment: 133,850, median wage: $37,920; 2022 — employment: 113,500, median wage: $38,060; 2023 — employment: 91,830, median wage: $41,600; 2025 — employment: 75,200, median wage: $46,170.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.

Sector Comparison

MetricThis CareerSector Average
AI Exposure7.5%33.9%
OutlookAverage22% Bright
Median Salary$46,170N/A
AI Resiliency93/100N/A