Transport clerks
An AI agent can at least partly carry out 100.0% of the task time of transport clerks, and finish 8.3% alone. The barrier that holds most of the rest back is access to the systems the work runs on.
1st of 433 · interval 100.0–100.0
44th of 433 · interval 0.0–26.4
23rd of 433 · interval 61.3–70.4
task statements rated by two models and weighted by importance and frequency. World employment: 1.4 million.
How the tasks rate
What stops the agent
Share of task weight flagged by each barrier; a task can carry several.
| Task statement (O*NET occupation) | Sonnet · Haiku | Barriers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule or dispatch workers, work crews, equipment, or service vehicles to appropriate locations, according to customer requests, specifications, or needs, using radios or telephones.Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 10.5% | L2 | L2L2 | 62% | 10 min | Access to systems |
| Prepare daily work and run schedules.Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 9.8% | L2 | L2L2 | 68% | 1.3 h | Access to systems |
| Relay work orders, messages, or information to or from work crews, supervisors, or field inspectors, using telephones or two-way radios.Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 9.8% | L2 | L2L2 | 58% | 5 min | Access to systems |
| Oversee all communications within specifically assigned territories.Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance · supplemental task | 9.5% | L2 | L2L2 | 55% | 5.0 h | Access to systems |
| Confer with customers or supervising personnel to address questions, problems, or requests for service or equipment.Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 9.3% | L2 | L2L2 | 60% | 11 min | Access to systems |
| Monitor personnel or equipment locations and utilization to coordinate service and schedules.Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 8.9% | L2 | L2L2 | 68% | 30 min | Access to systems |
| Receive or prepare work orders.Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 8.9% | L2 | L2L2 | 70% | 11 min | Access to systems |
| Record and maintain files or records of customer requests, work or services performed, charges, expenses, inventory, or other dispatch information.Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 8.3% | L3 | L3L3 | 85% | 19 min | Access to systems |
| Determine types or amounts of equipment, vehicles, materials, or personnel required, according to work orders or specifications.Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 7.7% | L2 | L3L2 | 78% | 18 min | Access to systems |
| Arrange for necessary repairs to restore service and schedules.Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 7.3% | L2 | L2L2 | 60% | 38 min | Access to systems |
| Advise personnel about traffic problems, such as construction areas, accidents, congestion, weather conditions, or other hazards.Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 5.7% | L2 | L2L2 | 65% | 12 min | Access to systems |
| Order supplies or equipment and issue them to personnel.Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance · supplemental task | 4.3% | L2 | L2L2 | 60% | 30 min | Physical presence, 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.
Exposure is not delegation
| Measure | Value | Percentile | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADI (this index) | 100.0% | 100 | |
| Eloundou et al. (2024), GPT exposure β | 0.673 | 93 | |
| Felten et al. (2021), AI occupational exposure | 1.235 | 89 | |
| Webb (2020), AI patent exposure | 100 | 99 | |
| Eisfeldt et al. (2026), generative AI exposure | 0.308 | 68 | |
| Anthropic Economic Index, observed use | 0.226 | 86 |
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.
Neighbouring occupations
| Occupation | ADI | % |
|---|---|---|
| Payroll clerks 4313 | 100.0 | |
| Production clerks 4322 | 100.0 | |
| Statistical, finance and insurance clerks 4312 | 95.8 | |
| Accounting and bookkeeping clerks 4311 | 90.1 | |
| Stock clerks 4321 | 43.9 |
Dashed line: transport clerks (100.0%).
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: Transport clerks (ISCO-08 4323), https://balamlabs.org/adi/occupations/4323
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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},
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