Office Machine Operators
Official O*NET title: Office Machine Operators, Except Computer (43-9071.00)
Also called: copy center operator, copy machine operator, copy technician, graphics production specialist, key operator
Do you do this at work?
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Do you do this at work?
Compute prices for services and receive payment, or provide supervisors with billing information
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How AI is changing office machine operators work
3 of 16 measurable main tasks for this job show up in real AI-use data, so we rate it Green (little AI use yet) — 19%.
This shows where people already use AI, not whether the job will disappear. How we measure this.
Tasks in this job and recorded AI use
- Compute prices for services and receive payment, or provide supervisors with billing information (main task) — a lot of recorded AI use
- Prepare and process papers for use in scanning, microfilming, and microfiche (main task) — some recorded AI use
- 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 (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Read job orders to determine the type of work to be done, the quantities to be produced, and the materials needed (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Deliver completed work (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Place original copies in feed trays, feed originals into feed rolls, or position originals on tables beneath camera lenses (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Sort, assemble, and proof completed work (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Complete records of production (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Set up and adjust machines, regulating factors such as speed, ink flow, focus, and number of copies (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Load machines with materials such as blank paper or film (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Monitor machine operation, and make adjustments as necessary to make sure proper operation (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Clean machines, perform minor repairs, and report major repair needs (main task) — no recorded AI use
- File and store completed documents (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Operate auxiliary machines such as collators, pad and tablet making machines, staplers, and paper punching, folding, cutting, and perforating machines (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Maintain stock of supplies, and requisition any needed items (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Clean and file master copies or plates (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Cut copies apart and write identifying information — no recorded AI use
- Move heat units and clamping frames over screen beds to form Braille impressions on pages, raising frames to release individual copies — no recorded AI use
Tasks: O*NET 31.0. AI use: Anthropic Economic Index (exact or close text match).
Your first steps (guidance)
- Week 1: Open a free AI assistant and say hello. Follow our “Getting started with AI” guide. Ask it one simple question about your work.
- Week 2: Use AI on one task you do often. Try the prompt for: “Compute prices for services and receive payment, or provide supervisors with billing information”. Try the prompt for: “Prepare and process papers for use in scanning, microfilming, and microfiche”.
Tick your own tasks above to get a plan based on what you really do. The first 2 weeks are free; Premium (coming soon) adds weeks 3–12. New to AI? Read our beginner’s guide.
Questions about AI and office machine operators
Will AI replace office machine operators?
Our data can’t predict job losses, and we don’t try to. What it does show: 3 of the 16 main tasks for this job match tasks people already use AI for (Anthropic Economic Index), giving a Green rating (little AI use yet). Using AI on a task is not the same as AI doing the whole job, and 15 of the 18 listed tasks show no recorded AI use yet.
Which office machine operator tasks is AI used for most?
In the data, the most AI use among this job’s tasks is for: compute prices for services and receive payment, or provide supervisors with billing information; prepare and process papers for use in scanning, microfilming, and microfiche; 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.
Which office machine operator tasks show little or no AI use?
For example: read job orders to determine the type of work to be done, the quantities to be produced, and the materials needed; deliver completed work; place original copies in feed trays, feed originals into feed rolls, or position originals on tables beneath camera lenses. These are good places to keep building your own skills.
How does this job compare to others?
In Microsoft Research’s “Working with AI” study, this job’s AI applicability score is equal to or higher than 56% of the occupations they scored. That measures overlap with AI chat use, not risk of job loss.
How can a office machine operator start learning AI?
Start small: open a free AI assistant, try it on one task you do often, and always check facts and numbers yourself. The plan on this page is guidance, not professional advice.
See how this job ranks
Office Machine Operators ranks #365 of 572 jobs for the share of main tasks with AI use (#1 = most), and #24 of 34 in Office & Admin.
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