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naics = "56"
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naics = "31-33"
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usageTasks = []

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value = 7
percentile = 4
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componentCount = 3

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percentile = 3
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percentile = 19
source = "openai_gpts_are_gpts"

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percentile = 0
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value = 0.87
percentile = 74
band = "High"
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gamma = 0.14285714285714285

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growthPercentile = 48
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annualOpeningsThousands = 0.4
annualOpeningsPercentile = 6
employment2024Thousands = 5.6
employment2034Thousands = 5.8

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label = "Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.)"
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percentile = 3
band = "Low"
note = "How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss."

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percentile = 19
band = "Low"
note = "Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank."

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label = "AI assistant applicability (Microsoft)"
value = 0
percentile = 0
band = "Low"
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source = "bls_employment_projections"
version = "2024-2034"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "dingel_neiman"
version = "dingel-neiman-workathome"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "felten_aioe"
version = "felten-raj-seamans-aioe"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "frey_osborne"
version = "frey-osborne-automation"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "microsoft_working_with_ai"
version = "working-with-ai"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "openai_gpts_are_gpts"
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skills = 34
capabilities = 120
tools = 7
relatedRoles = 20

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slug = "role-47-2042-00"
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title = "Furniture Finishers"
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