Jobs · Management · O*NET-SOC 11-3051.01
Quality Control Systems Managers: which tasks is AI doing?
3 of its 27 tasks show measurable AI use, and 41% of that use is automation (AI doing the task) rather than augmentation (AI helping a person do it).
Plan, direct, or coordinate quality assurance programs. Formulate quality control policies and control quality of laboratory and production efforts.
Tasks with observed AI use
3 of 27
Claude conversations mapped to this job's tasks
Automation share of that use
41%
The rest is augmentation; all usage: 49%
US employment
246,250
BLS, May 2025; broader SOC group 11-3051
US median annual wage
$126,060
For the broader SOC group 11-3051
Which of these does AI already do for you?
Tick the tasks AI handles in your version of this job. Whatever stays unticked is what keeps a person needed: the links a chain waits on. The bars show where people already use AI for each task, from real usage data.
How to read this
Observed use is not the same as replacement. A task can see heavy AI use while the job grows, because the remaining tasks, such as judgment, accountability, and dealing with people, become more valuable. That is the weak-link pattern behind the explainer.
Task lists and wages are US data. The tasks are broadly similar in other countries; pay and employment are not. For your own economy, see work and jobs by country.
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