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ISCO-08 1344

Social welfare managers

68.0%
ADI · 145th of 433 · 95% interval 43.3–90.3

An AI agent can at least partly carry out 68.0% of the task time of social welfare managers, and finish 0.0% alone. The barrier that holds most of the rest back is access to the systems the work runs on.

ADI · partial or full68.0%

145th of 433 · interval 43.3–90.3

ADI3 · full delegation0.0%

201st of 433 · interval 0.0–0.0

ADIs · share of time48.5%

139th of 433 · interval 43.0–55.0

Evidence16

task statements rated by two models and weighted by importance and frequency. World employment: 0.8 million.

Task weight by level

How the tasks rate

32%
68%
L0No meaningful role · 0.0%L1Augmentation · 32.0%L2Partial delegation · 68.0%L3Full delegation · 0.0%
Barriers

What stops the agent

Physical presence7%
Accountability29%
Trust and care83%
Access to systems61%

Share of task weight flagged by each barrier; a task can carry several.

16 task statements, heaviest first
Task statement (O*NET occupation)Sonnet · HaikuBarriers
Direct activities of professional and technical staff members and volunteers.Social and Community Service Managers10.0%L1L1L232%2.5 hTrust and care, Access to systems
Establish and oversee administrative procedures to meet objectives set by boards of directors or senior management.Social and Community Service Managers9.8%L2L2L252%6.0 hAccountability, Trust and care, Access to systems
Provide direct service and support to individuals or clients, such as handling a referral for child advocacy issues, conducting a needs evaluation, or resolving complaints.Social and Community Service Managers8.6%L2L2L240%1.3 hAccountability, Trust and care, Access to systems
Evaluate the work of staff and volunteers to ensure that programs are of appropriate quality and that resources are used effectively.Social and Community Service Managers8.3%L2L2L250%3.0 hTrust and care, Access to systems
Establish and maintain relationships with other agencies and organizations in community to meet community needs and to ensure that services are not duplicated.Social and Community Service Managers7.3%L1L1L235%2.5 hAccountability, Trust and care, Access to systems
Prepare and maintain records and reports, such as budgets, personnel records, or training manuals.Social and Community Service Managers7.2%L2L2L270%4.0 hAccess to systems
Participate in the determination of organizational policies regarding such issues as participant eligibility, program requirements, and program benefits.Social and Community Service Managers6.8%L1L1L238%4.0 hTrust and care, Access to systems
Act as consultants to agency staff and other community programs regarding the interpretation of program-related federal, state, and county regulations and policies.Social and Community Service Managers6.4%L2L2L258%1.0 hAccountability, Trust and care, Access to systems
Implement and evaluate staff, volunteer, or community training programs.Social and Community Service Managers5.7%L2L2L255%8.0 hPhysical presence, Trust and care, Access to systems
Research and analyze member or community needs to determine program directions and goals.Social and Community Service Managers5.3%L2L2L260%6.0 hTrust and care, Access to systems
Plan and administer budgets for programs, equipment, and support services.Social and Community Service Managers · supplemental task4.4%L2L2L258%6.0 hAccountability, Trust and care, Access to systems
Analyze proposed legislation, regulations, or rule changes to determine how agency services could be impacted.Social and Community Service Managers · supplemental task4.3%L2L2L265%4.0 hAccess to systems
Recruit, interview, and hire or sign up volunteers and staff.Social and Community Service Managers4.1%L2L2L258%4.5 hAccountability, Trust and care, Access to systems
Direct fundraising activities and the preparation of public relations materials.Social and Community Service Managers · supplemental task4.1%L2L2L255%5.0 hPhysical presence, Trust and care, Access to systems
Speak to community groups to explain and interpret agency purposes, programs, and policies.Social and Community Service Managers4.0%L1L1L232%1.5 hPhysical presence, Trust and care
Show the other 1 tasks
Task statement (O*NET occupation)Sonnet · HaikuBarriers
Represent organizations in relations with governmental and media institutions.Social and Community Service Managers · supplemental task3.9%L1L1L232%3.0 hAccountability, Trust and care, Access to systems

Level: consensus of the two models (the lower level when they disagree). Share: part of the task’s working time an agent could take over. Human time: minutes a competent person needs for one instance, as estimated by the models.

Against other measures

Exposure is not delegation

MeasureValuePercentilePct
ADI (this index)68.0%67
Eloundou et al. (2024), GPT exposure β0.38758
Felten et al. (2021), AI occupational exposure1.15686
Webb (2020), AI patent exposure6861
Eisfeldt et al. (2026), generative AI exposure0.37575
Anthropic Economic Index, observed use0.18182

Earlier indices measure whether AI can touch a task; ADI measures how much of it an agent can carry out from a goal. – : the source does not cover this occupation.

Same sub-major group (13)

Neighbouring occupations

Dashed line: social welfare managers (68.0%).

Cite this record
Text

Espinal Maya, Cristian, and Santiago Jiménez Londoño. 2026. ADI v2026.1: Agent Delegability Index data, code and MCP server. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23552918. Record: Social welfare managers (ISCO-08 1344), https://balamlabs.org/adi/occupations/1344

BibTeX
@misc{espinal2026adidata,
  title     = {{ADI} v2026.1: Agent Delegability Index data, code and {MCP} server},
  author    = {Espinal Maya, Cristian and Jim{\'e}nez Londo{\~n}o, Santiago},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  version   = {v2026.1},
  doi       = {10.5281/zenodo.23552918},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23552918},
  note      = {Record: Social welfare managers (ISCO-08 1344)}
}
Machine-readable

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