Retail roles with the least observed AI use
Among retail roles with open jobs, Hearing Aid Specialists, Human Resources Managers and Compensation and Benefits Managers show the least AI use at work so far. This measures use observed now, not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Every job on this page is in the United States, taken from the employer’s own career site or job system and checked to still be open.
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Retail roles with the least observed AI use
Rebuilt weekly. November 2026 edition.
| # | Role | AI use in tasks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hearing Aid Specialists34 open | 0% of tasks |
| 2 | Human Resources Managers23 open · Median pay $82k | 0% of tasks |
| 3 | Compensation and Benefits Managers11 open | 0% of tasks |
| 4 | Stockers and Order Fillers11 open | 0% of tasks |
| 5 | Food Service Managers7 open | 0% of tasks |
| 6 | Biomass Power Plant Managers32 open · Median pay $82k | 1% of tasks |
| 7 | Architectural and Engineering Managers27 open · Median pay $165k | 3% of tasks |
| 8 | Industrial Engineers20 open · Median pay $100k | 4% of tasks |
| 9 | Sales Managers262 open | 4% of tasks |
| 10 | Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists6 open | 6% of tasks |
| 11 | Medical and Health Services Managers9 open | 7% of tasks |
| 12 | Loss Prevention Managers63 open · Median pay $94k | 7% of tasks |
| 13 | Producers and Directors11 open | 9% of tasks |
| 14 | Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks25 open | 9% of tasks |
| 15 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers56 open · Median pay $82k | 10% of tasks |
| 16 | First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers25 open · Median pay $100k | 10% of tasks |
| 17 | Construction Managers16 open | 12% of tasks |
| 18 | Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers5 open | 13% of tasks |
| 19 | Facilities Managers11 open | 13% of tasks |
| 20 | General and Operations Managers219 open · Median pay $105k | 14% of tasks |
| 21 | Computer and Information Systems Managers18 open | 16% of tasks |
| 22 | Logisticians13 open | 16% of tasks |
| 23 | Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers6 open | 17% of tasks |
| 24 | Lawyers11 open | 17% of tasks |
| 25 | Advertising and Promotions Managers7 open | 17% of tasks |
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index, March 2026. Only roles with at least five open jobs here are listed.
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