Telephone Operators
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Automation risk
Imminent Risk (81-100%): Occupations in this level have an extremely high likelihood of being automated in the near future. These jobs consist primarily of repetitive, predictable tasks with little need for human judgment.
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User poll
Our visitors have voted that it's very probable this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 100% chance of automation.
What do you think the risk of automation is?
What is the likelihood that Telephone Operators will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?
Sentiment
The following graph(s) are included wherever there is a substantial amount of votes to render meaningful data. These visual representations display user poll results over time, providing a significant indication of sentiment trends.
Sentiment over time (yearly)
Growth
The number of 'Telephone Operators' job openings is expected to decline 24.5% by 2032
Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2023.
Wages
In 2022, the median annual wage for 'Telephone Operators' was $38,330, or $18 per hour
'Telephone Operators' were paid 17.2% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $46,310
Wages over time
Volume
As of 2022 there were 4,030 people employed as 'Telephone Operators' within the United States.
This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country
Put another way, around 1 in 36 thousand people are employed as 'Telephone Operators'.
Job description
Provide information by accessing alphabetical, geographical, or other directories. Assist customers with special billing requests, such as charges to a third party and credits or refunds for incorrectly dialed numbers or bad connections. May handle emergency calls and assist children or people with physical disabilities to make telephone calls.
SOC Code: 43-2021.00
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