AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 41-1011.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers?

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of retail sales workers in an establishment or department. Duties may include management functions, such as purchasing, budgeting, accounting, and personnel work, in addition to supervisory duties.

Estimated AI task exposure
40%

Moderate exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

21 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

40/100

Physical moat

18/100

Human moat

37/100

Rating coverage

100%

21 task statements / 21 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Provide customer service by greeting and assisting customers and responding to customer inquiries and complaints.
Importance 92/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 90/100Weight 0.95
Direct and supervise employees engaged in sales, inventory-taking, reconciling cash receipts, or in performing services for customers.
Importance 89/100Relevance 97/100Frequency 79/100Weight 0.89
Monitor sales activities to ensure that customers receive satisfactory service and quality goods.
Importance 84/100Relevance 99/100Frequency 75/100Weight 0.88
Assign employees to specific duties.
Importance 82/100Relevance 97/100Frequency 73/100Weight 0.86
Examine merchandise to ensure that it is correctly priced and displayed and that it functions as advertised.
Importance 84/100Relevance 89/100Frequency 72/100Weight 0.83
Perform work activities of subordinates, such as cleaning and organizing shelves and displays and selling merchandise.
Importance 80/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 68/100Weight 0.82
Instruct staff on how to handle difficult and complicated sales.
Importance 82/100Relevance 92/100Frequency 64/100Weight 0.82
Enforce safety, health, and security rules.
Importance 76/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 63/100Weight 0.80
Keep records of purchases, sales, and requisitions.
Importance 80/100Relevance 87/100Frequency 62/100Weight 0.78
Inventory stock and reorder when inventory drops to a specified level.
Importance 79/100Relevance 90/100Frequency 51/100Weight 0.76

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$48,520

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

1,121,800

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

-3.7%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

114

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Hydroelectric Production Managers

10%

30 points lower exposure • 82% profile similarity

Median wage: $126,060 Growth 2025–2035: +2.6% Annual openings: 17

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Chefs and Head Cooks

12%

28 points lower exposure • 83% profile similarity

Median wage: $62,470 Growth 2025–2035: +6.6% Annual openings: 25

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Butchers and Meat Cutters

5%

35 points lower exposure • 77% profile similarity

Median wage: $40,140 Growth 2025–2035: +2.4% Annual openings: 15

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

11%

29 points lower exposure • 83% profile similarity

Median wage: $49,450 Growth 2025–2035: +1.5% Annual openings: 4

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Bicycle Repairers

5%

35 points lower exposure • 75% profile similarity

Median wage: $42,780 Growth 2025–2035: -5.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Millwrights

5%

35 points lower exposure • 75% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,700 Growth 2025–2035: +0.9% Annual openings: 3

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure

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      What this score does not mean

      The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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