As of June 2026, Office Machine Operators, Except Computer has an AI-exposure score of 59/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
More exposed than 64% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$40,960. About 2,800 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
How you compare to similar Administrative roles
Your tasks, by AI exposure
- 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.
- Clean and file master copies or plates.
- Place original copies in feed trays, feed originals into feed rolls, or position originals on tables beneath camera lenses.
- Sort, assemble, and proof completed work.
- Load machines with materials such as blank paper or film.
- Operate auxiliary machines such as collators, pad and tablet making machines, staplers, and paper punching, folding, cutting, and perforating machines.
- Cut copies apart and write identifying information, such as page numbers or titles, on copies.
- Complete records of production, including work volumes and outputs, materials used, and any backlogs.
- Compute prices for services and receive payment, or provide supervisors with billing information.
- Move heat units and clamping frames over screen beds to form Braille impressions on pages, raising frames to release individual copies.
- Set up and adjust machines, regulating factors such as speed, ink flow, focus, and number of copies.
- Clean machines, perform minor repairs, and report major repair needs.
- Monitor machine operation, and make adjustments as necessary to ensure proper operation.
- Read job orders to determine the type of work to be done, the quantities to be produced, and the materials needed.
- Deliver completed work.
- Maintain stock of supplies, and requisition any needed items.
No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as automatable (83%).
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