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Facilities Managers
developing budgets for security operations, developing, recommending and planning, administering. If that's your week, this page is about your job.
The honest answer
AI is already taking a real slice of the routine work here: developing budgets for security operations. That is a slice of tasks, not of you.
That slice is not coming back; the core of the job, responding to medical emergencies, bomb threats, fire alarms or intrusion alarms, following emergency response procedures, stays yours. The tools change, the responsibility doesn't.
Your week, as this page understands it
Plan, direct, or coordinate operations and functionalities of facilities and buildings. May include surrounding grounds or multiple facilities of an organization's campus. The job title says “facilities managers”. The real job is the part underneath: responding to medical emergencies, bomb threats, fire alarms or intrusion alarms, following emergency response procedures. That is the thing someone has to be right about.
The exposed part of this job is specific, and we won’t pretend it is coming back. But facilities managers is not one task. It is 39 scored ones, and they are nowhere near equally exposed. The most durable of them, on this evidence, is responding to medical emergencies, bomb threats, fire alarms or intrusion alarms, following emergency response procedures, and the ledger below shows exactly why.
Where the work sits, by task weight
- shifting to AI
- 21%
- changing shape
- 25%
- staying human
- 54%
These bars are tasks changing hands, not people being counted out. The ledger below shows which.
Whole-job exposure score 40 out of 100 (34–47 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, across 39 scored tasks. The number is the support for the sentence above it, not a headline about anyone’s future.
How we know this
What is measured: Every published task statement for facilities managers is rated on five dimensions: can a model produce the output, does the work need a body in a room, does it need a legally accountable person, does it depend on a person being trusted in the moment, and how much data exists. A published formula turns those five ratings into the score; the model never writes the number.
How the bar is built: Each task’s share of the bar is its published importance weight, so a task you do all day counts for more than one you do twice a year.
Release: 2026-q4.1, scores computed 2026-08-04. Read the full method.
Your job, task by task
These are the official task statements for this occupation, in plain English, sorted by what the evidence says is happening to each one. The official wording sits under every line so you can check the rewrite against it.
- 2 rows are marked low confidence, so treat them as a ballpark rather than a fine measurement.
- 10 of this occupation's scored task statements carry a score that was measured under a different occupation's context, because the statement is shared between jobs and has only been scored once so far. Each one names the occupation it was measured under in the free routes below; none is presented as a measurement for this job.
- Task clusters are not derived in this release, so the task-cluster field is empty and no Collab365 Space routing is attached to this occupation yet.
Shifting to AI
8 tasksTasks today’s tools can already do most of. This is the part we will not soften: where these rows are the bulk of your week, the week changes.
Developing budgets for security operations
This is reading one thing and writing another: budgets in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 5 · CoreSource: “Develop budgets for security operations.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 75 out of 100 (71–79 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Building a security budget from staffing and equipment costs is standard spreadsheet work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Conducting threat or vulnerability analyses to determine probable frequency
This is reading one thing and writing another: threat in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Conduct threat or vulnerability analyses to determine probable frequency, criticality, consequence, or severity of natural or man-made disasters or criminal activity on the organization's profitability or delivery of products or services.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 75 out of 100 (68–82 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Threat and vulnerability analysis works from documented methods and incident data, which software handles well.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Monitoring security policies
This is reading one thing and writing another: security policies in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Monitor security policies, programs or procedures to ensure compliance with internal security policies, or applicable government security requirements, policies, and directives.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 75 out of 100 (68–82 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Checking activity against written policy is a comparison job software does quickly and consistently.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Communicating security status, updates and actual or potential problems, using established protocols
This is reading one thing and writing another: security status, updates and actual or potential problems in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Communicate security status, updates, and actual or potential problems, using established protocols.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 79 out of 100 (75–83 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Status updates follow set formats and can be generated straight from the systems being reported on.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 4/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Changing shape
9 tasksTasks where the machine takes the producing and a person keeps the checking, the deciding, or the answering-for-it. For most jobs this is the biggest group, and it is where "transformation, not termination" is literally visible.
Directing or participating in emergency management and contingency planning
The software now makes the first pass at emergency management, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 5 · CoreSource: “Direct or participate in emergency management and contingency planning.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 48 out of 100 (41–55 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Emergency and contingency plans follow well-published templates that software drafts closely to standard.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Analyzing and evaluating security operations to identify risks or opportunities for improvement through auditing
The software now makes the first pass at security operations, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Analyze and evaluate security operations to identify risks or opportunities for improvement through auditing, review, or assessment.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 56 out of 100 (49–63 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Reviewing security operations against records and audit findings is analysis software does well.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Assessing risks to mitigate potential consequences of incidents and developing a plan to respond to incidents
The software now makes the first pass at risks, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Assess risks to mitigate potential consequences of incidents and develop a plan to respond to incidents.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 56 out of 100 (49–63 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Risk assessments and response plans follow documented methods that software applies well to a site own data.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Staying human
22 tasksTasks that stay with a person, because they happen in the physical world, because the rules need someone accountable, or because the value is that a specific person does them.
Identifying, investigating or resolving security breaches
This work happens in the physical world: security breaches, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 5 · CoreSource: “Identify, investigate, or resolve security breaches.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 24 out of 100 (17–31 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Alerts can be triaged automatically, but resolving a breach usually means going to where it happened.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Monitoring the facility to ensure that it remains safe
This work happens in the physical world: the facility, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 5 · CoreSource: “Monitor the facility to ensure that it remains safe, secure, and well-maintained.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 29 out of 100 (22–36 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Building systems report faults automatically, but keeping a site safe and tidy still means walking it.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Planning, directing or coordinating security activities to safeguard company employees, guests or others on company property
This work happens in the physical world: security activities, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 5 · CoreSource: “Plan, direct, or coordinate security activities to safeguard company employees, guests, or others on company property.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 24 out of 100 (17–31 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Plans and rosters can be drafted, but directing security on the ground means being on site.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
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Preparing and reviewing operational reports and schedules to ensure accuracy and efficiency
shifting to AIThis is reading one thing and writing another: operational reports in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Prepare and review operational reports and schedules to ensure accuracy and efficiency.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 75 out of 100 (71–79 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Pulling operational reports and schedules together and checking them is desk work software does well.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Reviewing financial reports to ensure efficiency and quality of security operations
shifting to AIThis is reading one thing and writing another: financial reports in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Review financial reports to ensure efficiency and quality of security operations.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 75 out of 100 (68–82 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Reading financial reports and drawing conclusions from them is analysis software performs well.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Writing or reviewing security-related documents
shifting to AIThis is reading one thing and writing another: security-related documents in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Write or review security-related documents, such as incident reports, proposals, and tactical or strategic initiatives.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 75 out of 100 (71–79 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Incident reports and proposals are written documents that current tools draft to a good standard.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Purchasing security-related supplies, equipment or technology
shifting to AIThis is reading one thing and writing another: security-related supplies, equipment or technology in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Purchase security-related supplies, equipment, or technology.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 64 out of 100 (60–68 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Buying supplies and equipment against a specification is routine purchasing that software handles.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Planning, administering and controlling budgets for contracts, equipment and supplies
changing shapeThe software now makes the first pass at budgets, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Plan, administer, and control budgets for contracts, equipment, and supplies.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 56 out of 100 (49–63 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Budget planning and tracking is figures work software handles well, with a manager accountable for the final numbers.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Creating or implementing security standards
changing shapeThe software now makes the first pass at security standards, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Create or implement security standards, policies, and procedures.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 56 out of 100 (52–60 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Security standards and procedures are widely published, so drafting them is largely a writing job.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Developing, recommending or managing security procedures for operations or processes
changing shapeThe software now makes the first pass at security procedures, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Develop, recommend, or manage security procedures for operations or processes, such as security call centers, access control, and reporting tools.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 56 out of 100 (49–63 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Access control and reporting procedures are well documented, making them straightforward to draft and maintain.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Developing, implementing, managing or evaluating policies and methods to protect personnel against harassment, threats or violence
changing shapeThe software now makes the first pass at policies, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Develop, implement, manage, or evaluate policies and methods to protect personnel against harassment, threats, or violence.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 48 out of 100 (41–55 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Anti-harassment and violence policies are widely published, so drafting and reviewing them is mostly writing work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Preparing reports or making presentations on internal investigations
changing shapeThe software now makes the first pass at reports, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Prepare reports or make presentations on internal investigations, losses, or violations of regulations, policies and procedures.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 48 out of 100 (41–55 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Writing up investigations and losses into reports is documentation work software drafts well.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Attending meetings, professional seminars or conferences to keep abreast of changes in executive legislative directives or new technologies impacting security operations
changing shapeThe software now makes the first pass at meetings, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Attend meetings, professional seminars, or conferences to keep abreast of changes in executive legislative directives or new technologies impacting security operations.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 41 out of 100 (34–48 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Software can summarize new rules and technologies, but attending events and conferences is a person turning up.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 4/4.
Setting goals and deadlines for the department
staying humanThe value here is that a specific person handles goals and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Set goals and deadlines for the department.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 35 out of 100 (28–42 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Software can propose targets, but deadlines a department will actually meet come from knowing the team and getting their agreement.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Managing leasing of facility space
staying humanThe value here is that a specific person handles facility space and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 4 · SupplementalSource: “Manage leasing of facility space.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 34 out of 100 (27–41 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Lease administration is well documented office work, though letting space involves negotiating with tenants.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Participating in architectural and engineering planning and design, including space and installation management
staying humanThe ratings behind this row put architectural well outside what today's tools can do on their own.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Participate in architectural and engineering planning and design, including space and installation management.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 32 out of 100 (25–39 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Design tools help with space planning, but the judgment calls happen with architects and engineers around a real building.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Developing, conducting, supporting or assisting in governmental reviews
staying humanThe ratings behind this row put governmental reviews well outside what today's tools can do on their own.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Develop, conduct, support, or assist in governmental reviews, internal corporate evaluations, or assessments of the overall effectiveness of facility and personnel security processes.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 32 out of 100 (25–39 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Formal reviews follow documented methods, but the evidence comes from walking the site and talking to staff.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Planning security for special and high-risk events
staying humanThe ratings behind this row put security well outside what today's tools can do on their own.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Plan security for special and high-risk events.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 28 out of 100 (21–35 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Event security plans turn on the specific venue and intelligence, which comes from people on the ground.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Conducting classes to teach procedures to staff
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: classes, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Conduct classes to teach procedures to staff.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 26 out of 100 (19–33 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Training material is easy to produce, but a session where staff ask questions is delivered by a person.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Coordinating security operations or activities with public law enforcement
staying humanThe value here is that a specific person handles security operations and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Coordinate security operations or activities with public law enforcement, fire and other agencies.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 26 out of 100 (19–33 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Working with police and fire services depends on standing relationships built between named people.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Training subordinate security professionals or other organization members in security rules and procedures
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: subordinate security professionals, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Train subordinate security professionals or other organization members in security rules and procedures.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 26 out of 100 (19–33 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Training content is easy to produce from existing rules, but staff are trained face to face.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Disposing of or overseeing the disposal of, surplus or unclaimed property
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: or overseeing the disposal, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · CoreSource: “Dispose of, or oversee the disposal of, surplus or unclaimed property.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 25 out of 100 (18–32 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: The paperwork for disposal is routine, but surplus property has to be physically cleared.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Overseeing the maintenance and repair of machinery
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: the maintenance, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 5 · CoreSource: “Oversee the maintenance and repair of machinery, equipment, and electrical and mechanical systems.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 24 out of 100 (17–31 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Maintenance planning is well documented, though overseeing repairs means being where the equipment is.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Supervising or providing leadership to subordinate security professionals
staying humanThe value here is that a specific person handles leadership and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Supervise or provide leadership to subordinate security professionals, performing activities such as hiring, investigating applicants' backgrounds, training, assigning work, evaluating performance, or disciplining.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 24 out of 100 (17–31 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Hiring paperwork can be drafted, but leading, appraising and disciplining people rests on relationships with them.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Overseeing construction and renovation projects to improve efficiency and to ensure that facilities meet environmental
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: construction, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Oversee construction and renovation projects to improve efficiency and to ensure that facilities meet environmental, health, and security standards, and comply with government regulations.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 21 out of 100 (14–28 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Compliance rules are written down, but overseeing a building project means visits and on-site judgment.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Developing or managing investigation programs
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: investigation programs, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Develop or manage investigation programs, including collection and preservation of video and notes of surveillance processes or investigative interviews.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 19 out of 100 (12–26 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Investigation programs depend on handling evidence and interviewing people, which needs someone present.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Monitoring and ensuring a sound
staying humanThe value here is that a specific person handles a sound and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Monitor and ensure a sound, ethical environment.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 17 out of 100 (5–29 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, low confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Keeping a workplace honest depends on how people behave around a manager they know, which software cannot supply.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Supporting efforts to reduce substance abuse or other illegal activities in the workplace
staying humanThe value here is that a specific person handles efforts and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 3 · CoreSource: “Support efforts to reduce substance abuse or other illegal activities in the workplace.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 17 out of 100 (5–29 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, low confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Reducing substance abuse at work depends on trust with the people involved, not on documents.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Acquiring, distributing and storing supplies
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: supplies, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · CoreSource: “Acquire, distribute and store supplies.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 16 out of 100 (9–23 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Ordering is automated, but distributing and storing supplies means moving them around the building.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Developing, arranging for, performing or assessing executive protection activities to reduce security risks
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: for, performing or assessing executive protection activities, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Develop, arrange for, perform, or assess executive protection activities to reduce security risks.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 6 out of 100 (2–10 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Executive protection is about physically accompanying and shielding people.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Conducting physical examinations of property to ensure compliance with security policies and regulations
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: physical examinations of property, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Conduct physical examinations of property to ensure compliance with security policies and regulations.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Physically examining a property for security compliance means walking it in person.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Responding to medical emergencies, bomb threats, fire alarms or intrusion alarms, following emergency response procedures
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: medical emergencies, bomb threats, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Respond to medical emergencies, bomb threats, fire alarms, or intrusion alarms, following emergency response procedures.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Responding to an alarm or medical emergency means physically going there.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
What this job pays, and how many people do it
- Median pay
- $106,660a year, the middle of the range, so half earn more and half earn less.bls-oews, 2025 · May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx)
How we know this
Source: bls-oews
Reference period: May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx)
Rounding: Shown as published.
- People doing this job
- 156,180in the US, 2025.bls-oews · May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx)
What is deliberately not here: a forecast of how many of these jobs exist in ten years. Where an official projection exists for a market we publish it with its vintage; where it does not, we leave the space empty rather than borrow the other country’s number.
Why this is shifting
The reason is boringly specific. Most of what is shifting here is reading one thing and writing another: emergency management in, a record out. The rows above are exactly that shape: developing budgets for security operations and conducting threat or vulnerability analyses to determine probable frequency. What it cannot do is be there in the room, and that is still where medical emergencies, bomb threats get done. Which is why this page talks about your tasks changing, not your job ending.
Your move
Over a pint: what I’d tell you if you were my friend
Your week is splitting in two, and which half fills it is the whole question. Developing budgets for security operations is going; responding to medical emergencies, bomb threats, fire alarms or intrusion alarms, following emergency response procedures is not.
So, given all that: 21% of this job's task weight sits in rows the software is already learning, 25% in rows that change shape rather than disappear, and 54% in rows it is nowhere near. That is the position, measured across 39 scored tasks. It is not a forecast about you.
The occupation is an average and you are not, so the first job below is finding out where your own week actually sits.
This week: one thing
Print the task ledger above and put your own hours next to each row. Roughly, in pen, in one sitting. Then look at which group your hours actually pile up in. Twenty minutes, this week.
- What you end up holding
- your own week, on one page, sorted into what is shifting and what is not
- How long it takes
- about twenty minutes
If printing it isn’t practical: Read the rows off this page and write the same list on the back of an envelope. Same twenty minutes, same page, and it works just as well said out loud to someone who knows the job. The point is your hours next to the rows, not the paper it is on.
Over the next 90 days
Volunteer toward the durable end, visibly. Over the next ninety days put your hand up for the work in the bottom group (responding to medical emergencies, bomb threats, fire alarms or intrusion alarms, following emergency response procedures) and let people see you doing it. Not a new project: the same job, with your mix deliberately tilted. The point is that when the rota or the reorganisation comes, the version of you people picture is the one doing the part that stays.
Over the next 12 months
Claim a specialism at the durable end and let the other end go. Over a year, deliberately become the person who handles responding to medical emergencies, bomb threats, fire alarms or intrusion alarms, following emergency response procedures, and deliberately stop being the first choice for the rows in the top group. That trade costs something, because the exposed work is often the comfortable work. Decide it on purpose rather than by drift. Before you pay for anything, use CareerOneStop - Find local training. It is free, it is the Labor Department's own service, and it is listed below with the rest of the free routes.
The roads out of here, and why I am not sending you down them
I looked at the obvious moves out of this job, and here is what I found.
I checked the 12 nearest US occupations to facilities managers (nearest by the work that AI is not taking, not by job title), and none of them survived. The closest was administrative services managers: only about 11% of its durable work is work you already do. Your own job splits about 21/79: that share of the list sits in the top exposure band and the rest does not. On this evidence the honest move is inside the job rather than out of it. Become the person who owns “identify, investigate, or resolve security breaches”, and let the exposed end go.
How that was checked: this job was compared against all 830 US occupations in this release on their official task statements, and the 12 nearest were examined one by one. A move that turns on an industry, an employer or a qualification rather than on the work itself will not show up in a check like that. And this release carries no licence register, so anything you are weighing needs that looked up separately.
3 moves I checked and rejected
These are the obvious-looking jumps. They are here with their reasons rather than quietly dropped, because the ones that fail are worth knowing about. It is one less thing to turn over at night.
Administrative Services Managers
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour because one of your tasks is on their list in the same words: “acquire, distribute and store supplies”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 11% of the work in that job the software is not taking.
Why I am not recommending it: You would be starting most of it from nothing: about 11% of the durable work in that job is work you do today, and the rest you would be learning while the bills carried on.
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour on the work AI is not taking: you already conduct physical examinations of property to ensure compliance with security policies and regulations, and their equivalent is to inspect physical security design features, installations, or programs to ensure compliance with applicable…. Across both published task lists that is about 5% of the durable work in that job.
Why I am not recommending it: Almost none of it is work you already do: about 5% of the durable side of that job. That is a different job, not a next step. I will not move you off one melting floe onto another: 60% of its own task list already scores in the top exposure band (62/100 in this release), so the same software is eating it. It is a pay cut, in those words: $83,050 against your $106,660, 22.1% less (OEWS May 2025 (both)). Retraining to earn less is a decision, not advice.
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour on the work AI is not taking: you already respond to medical emergencies, bomb threats, fire alarms, or intrusion alarms, following emergency…, and their equivalent is to call police or fire departments in cases of emergency. Across both published task lists that is about 2% of the durable work in that job.
Why I am not recommending it: Almost none of it is work you already do: about 2% of the durable side of that job. That is a different job, not a next step. It is a pay cut, in those words: $55,940 against your $106,660, 47.6% less (OEWS May 2025 (both)). Retraining to earn less is a decision, not advice.
What I’d stop worrying about
A friend tells you what not to spend fear on. This is that list.
The headline number you read somewhere
The big “X% of jobs” figures are about the whole economy, not about you. The number that describes your job is on this page: 21% of its task weight, across 39 scored tasks. Every row behind it is printed above with the source. Check ours; ignore theirs.
The whole-job doom story
Nothing on this page says this job ends. It says the mix inside it moves. Half the rows above are unchanged or changing shape, and the plan is about which half your week sits in. That is a very different problem, and a solvable one.
Panic-buying a course
Do the twenty-minute sorting exercise first. Most people who buy a course before they have done it buy the wrong one, and the free services listed below will tell you the same thing without charging for it.
The “obvious” next job everyone suggests
I checked the obvious moves and most of them did not survive. The reasons are printed with the routes above, including the pay and the gate. A move that fails on the numbers is worth knowing about so you can stop turning it over at night.
If you run a team doing this job
If you run a team doing this job, the conversation you owe them is the one on this page, and sooner than feels comfortable. Show them the ledger rather than a reassurance: the rows moving toward the software are developing budgets for security operations, and the rows that are not are where you want your people visible. Ask each of them to do the this-week move and bring the list to your next one-to-one. It turns a rumour into a piece of work, and it tells you which parts of your team's week are actually at stake. And say the thing out loud that a team lead usually leaves unsaid: a shrinking team is your exposure too, so do the move yourself as well.
You are reading the United States figures
The United Kingdom splits this work across more than one official group, of which Property, housing and estate managers is the closest. The pay and employment figures are not directly comparable, and we do not average them together.
Switch to the United Kingdom page →partial match
The other groups this work is counted across:
In UK official statistics this job is counted as Property, housing and estate managers, Office managers and Functional managers and directors n.e.c.. Pay is shown separately for each of those groups (medians cannot be averaged together), while the task list and the scores on this page are for this group only.
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No Space for this job, but one for what is happening to it
Nothing Collab365 runs is built for facilities managers, and we are not going to point you at the nearest one and call it a fit.
There is one that is not about a job title at all. The AI Authority is about being the person who directs these tools at work rather than the person they get compared to. That is worth saying here, because 21% of the work on this page is already inside what they can do.
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Questions people ask about this job
- Will AI replace Facilities Managers?
- Not as a job, but it is already doing parts of the work. Across the 39 official task statements scored for Facilities Managers (United States, SOC 11-3013), 21% of the importance-weighted core work is made of tasks today's AI could already do most of. The overall exposure score is 40 out of 100 (range 34–47, band: partial). That is a statement about tasks, not about headcount: this measures what AI could do, not whether any employer adopts it, whether the law allows it, or whether doing the routine parts faster creates more demand for the human parts. Figures are from release 2026-q4.1.
- Which tasks in “Facilities Managers” can AI already do?
- The highest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Communicate security status, updates, and actual or potential problems, using established protocols” (79/100, high); “Prepare and review operational reports and schedules to ensure accuracy and efficiency” (75/100, high); “Conduct threat or vulnerability analyses to determine probable frequency, criticality, consequence, or severity of natural or man-made disasters or criminal…” (75/100, high). Each score comes from five published 0–4 ratings turned into a number by a published formula, and each carries the model's one-sentence reason on the page.
- Which tasks in “Facilities Managers” stay human?
- About 54% of this job's task weight sits in work that scores low for AI exposure. The lowest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Respond to medical emergencies, bomb threats, fire alarms, or intrusion alarms, following emergency response procedures” (0/100, minimal); “Conduct physical examinations of property to ensure compliance with security policies and regulations” (0/100, minimal); “Develop, arrange for, perform, or assess executive protection activities to reduce security risks” (6/100, minimal). Low scores usually mean the task needs a body in a room, a legally accountable human, or trust built in real time. Those are the three things the scoring rubric treats as gates rather than obstacles.
- What should someone working in “Facilities Managers” do about AI?
- Start from the ledger rather than the headline: 21% of this job's weighted core work is exposed, and roughly 54% is not. The practical move is to spend more of your week on the tasks that score low, the ones above, and to get fluent at directing AI through the tasks that score high, because those are the parts that change whether or not you are ready for them. This page does not predict your job, and nothing here is career advice tailored to you: the score describes the occupation, not the person.
- How is the AI exposure score for Facilities Managers calculated?
- Each official task statement for the occupation is rated on five published 0–4 dimensions (output replicability, physical embodiment, licensed accountability, real-time human trust, and data availability) by claude-opus-5 using scoring prompt task_scoring_v1.0. The model never writes the score; a published formula turns the five ratings into a 0–100 number, so every score can be recomputed by hand. The occupation figure is the importance-weighted mean across 39 scored tasks. The prompt, the rubric, the formula and the full dataset are published at https://futureproof.collab365.com/method and https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1 under CC BY 4.0.
Where these numbers come from
About the data on this page
- 2 rows are marked low confidence, so treat them as a ballpark rather than a fine measurement.
- The match between this job and its counterpart in the other country is partial, so the two pages count slightly different groups of people.
- 10 of this occupation's scored task statements carry a score that was measured under a different occupation's context, because the statement is shared between jobs and has only been scored once so far. Each one names the occupation it was measured under in the free routes below; none is presented as a measurement for this job.
- Task clusters are not derived in this release, so the task-cluster field is empty and no Collab365 Space routing is attached to this occupation yet.
- Task statements
- onet-dbProcessing: catalogue-bridge → onet-im-rt-weighting → task-scoring → score-aggregation
- Task weights
- onet-db (im-rt)
- Scores
- Rubric task_scoring_v1.0, model claude-opus-5, computed 2026-08-04.
- Pay and employment
- bls-oews (May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx))bls-oews (May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx))
Figures on this page come from release 2026-q4.1, published 2026-08-05. Every release keeps its own permanent address, so a figure you cite in March is still there, unchanged, in November.
The plain-English wording on this page is assembled directly from the task statements and the published ratings, not written by hand for this occupation. That is why it is specific, and it is also why we say so.
The routes and free resources further up are today’s, not the release’s (last reviewed 2026-08-05). A route is an offer, not a historical fact, so it moves on its own clock.
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Collab365 (2026). Collab365 Futureproof: task-level AI exposure for US and UK occupations, release 2026-q4.1 (methodVersion 2.0.0, promptVersion task_scoring_v1.0). https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Built with O*NET data (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); ONS data (Open Government Licence v3.0); GAISI task framework (arXiv:2507.22748, MIT); BLS data (public domain).
BibTeX
@misc{collab365futureproof2026q41,
title = {Collab365 Futureproof: task-level AI exposure for US and UK occupations, release 2026-q4.1},
author = {{Collab365}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1},
note = {Release 2026-q4.1, methodVersion 2.0.0, promptVersion task_scoring_v1.0, CC BY 4.0}
}Data as of release 2026-q4.1, published . Releases never change after publication; when the figures move, a new dated release is published beside this one and this one stays exactly where it is.