Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service, task by task.

Every activity this job is made of, scored on how much of its output software can produce today and linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job.

SOC code
43-2011.00
Activities scored
6
Handed to agents
5
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Switchboard Operators, Including Answering ServiceSOC 43-2011.00
88% · agent
Process and relay messagesWhat can do this →
85% · agent
82% · agent
80% · agent
Monitor alarm systemsWhat can do this →
75% · agent
25% · you keep
The team5 agents · 5 need no setup
Call handling agent
Microsoft Outlook · Microsoft Access · Chat
● No integration needed
Message processing agent
Microsoft Outlook · Microsoft Word · Email
● No integration needed
Scheduling agent
Microsoft Outlook · Calendar · Microsoft Excel
● No integration needed
Data processing agent
Microsoft Excel · Microsoft Word · Docs
● No integration needed
Monitoring agent
Microsoft Access · Microsoft Excel · Chat
● No integration needed
You keep this
Physical presence for visitor greeting and security badge assignmentEmergency response decisions and coordination with security staffFinal approval of cash handling and financial transactionsAccountability for facility security and access control

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 what actually addresses it. Each one has a page of its own showing every occupation that does it.

Answer calls and provide information88% · routine communication and explanation · partly automatable
Process and relay messages85% · routine communication and explanation · partly automatable
Schedule appointments and meetings82% · scheduling, planning and resource control · partly automatable