AI Agents by Role
Every role below carries a share of work that runs the same way every time. Each page shows what the role actually costs, which parts of it repeat, and what an agent can carry.
| Role | Median wage | Loaded | US employment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operations Manager | $105,770 | $151,251 | 3,503,020 |
| Management Analyst | $101,860 | $145,660 | 898,280 |
| Accountant | $83,680 | $119,662 | 1,449,500 |
| Marketing Specialist | $78,760 | $112,627 | 899,580 |
| Benefits Administrator | $78,210 | $111,840 | 112,380 |
| Purchasing Agent | $77,710 | $111,125 | 491,430 |
| Executive Assistant | $76,590 | $109,524 | 459,910 |
| HR Specialist | $75,940 | $108,594 | 912,430 |
| Sales Representative | $72,080 | $103,074 | 1,238,190 |
| Office Manager | $69,500 | $99,385 | 1,436,680 |
| Production Planner | $59,650 | $85,300 | 390,160 |
| Payroll Clerk | $58,260 | $83,312 | 153,140 |
| Bookkeeper | $50,670 | $72,458 | 1,373,680 |
| HR Assistant | $50,610 | $72,372 | 90,220 |
| Procurement Clerk | $50,580 | $72,329 | 55,810 |
| Loan Processor | $50,020 | $71,529 | 164,790 |
| Document Specialist | $49,280 | $70,470 | 35,010 |
| Claims Processor | $49,230 | $70,399 | 214,260 |
| Billing Clerk | $48,500 | $69,355 | 404,060 |
| Administrative Assistant | $47,540 | $67,982 | 1,706,790 |
| Order Clerk | $46,170 | $66,023 | 75,200 |
| Medical Office Administrator | $45,930 | $65,680 | 961,610 |
| Customer Service Rep | $44,770 | $64,021 | 2,595,750 |
| Data Entry Clerk | $41,340 | $59,116 | 127,080 |
| Receptionist | $38,010 | $54,354 | 910,180 |
Median wage is used rather than mean throughout. On some of these roles the gap is large enough to change a decision — on General and Operations Managers the mean sits $29,170 above the median, because a small number of very high earners pull it up. Using the mean would make every payback figure on this site look better than it is.
Where these numbers come from. Wages are national median annual figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026 (source). Median is used throughout rather than mean, because the mean is pulled upward by high earners and would overstate the case. The loaded-cost multiplier of 1.43× is the private-industry ratio of total compensation to wages from the BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation release, March 2026 (source). That multiplier covers benefits and payroll taxes only — it excludes software seats, workspace, recruiting and management overhead, so it understates true cost to employ.