2023 Occupational Requirements in the United States — 2024-02-08

A consistent and generally fast work pace was required for 38.9 percent of workers in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Workload was controlled by machinery, equipment, or software for 2.2 percent of workers meaning that technology, rather than people or company performance targets, determined the amount and timing of work performed in their workday. Work was reviewed by a supervisor more than once per day for 33.3 percent of workers and a supervisor was present for 62.4 percent of workers. (See table 1.) In production occupations, 55.8 percent of workers had a consistent and generally fast work pace. Within this occupational group, 71.1 percent of packaging and filling machine operators and tenders and 76.7 percent of team assemblers had a consistent and generally fast work pace.