Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

Also filed here36
  • operator
  • route clerk
  • desk operator
  • test operator
  • line technician
  • switching clerk
  • tandem operator
  • service operator
  • through operator
  • traffic operator
  • exchange operator
  • switch technician
  • complaint operator
  • combination operator
  • and 22 more
SOC code
43-2011.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
20 activities
Activities an agent can take on
4
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Switchboard Operators, Including Answering ServiceSOC 43-2011.00
85% · agentMostly automatable
82% · agentMostly automatable
64% · agentPartly automatable
64% · agentPartly automatable
25% · you keepBarely automatable
18% · you keepBarely automatable
The team4 agents · 4 need no setup
Call routing & messaging agent
Microsoft Outlook · Email · Chat
● No integration needed
Document & data processing agent
Microsoft Word · Microsoft Excel · Docs
● No integration needed
Mail & message routing agent
Microsoft Outlook · Email · Docs
● No integration needed
Scheduling & coordination agent
Microsoft Outlook · Calendar · Email
● No integration needed
You keep this
Physical presence for in-person visitor greeting and badge assignmentMonitor security systems and respond to physical alarms on-siteApprove emergency escalations and coordinate physical security responseMaintain accountability for facility access and visitor safety

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

Data entry, word processing, updating directories, typing documents85% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Answer calls, provide information, transfer calls, take messages64% · routine communication and explanation · partly automatable

The full activity list

All 20 detailed work activities O*NET records for Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.

Barely automatable 5

Barely automatable activities for Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
ActivityJobs
Greet customers, patrons, or visitors21
Operate communications equipment or systems12
Maintain security10
Operate audio recording equipment6
Monitor alarm systems4