# Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

> Sector (NAICS 56) — The Sector as a Whole

The Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services sector comprises establishments performing routine support activities for the day-to-day operations of other organizations.  These essential activities are often undertaken in-house by establishments in many sectors of the economy.  The establishments in this sector specialize in one or more of these support activities and provide these services to clients in a variety of industries and, in some cases, to households.  Activities performed include: office administration, hiring and placing of personnel, document preparation and similar clerical services, solicitation, collection, security and surveillance services, cleaning, and waste disposal services.

The administrative and management activities performed by establishments in this sector are typically on a contract or fee basis.  These activities may also be performed by establishments that are part of the company or enterprise.  However, establishments involved in administering, overseeing, and managing other establishments of the company or enterprise are classified in Sector 55, Management of Companies and Enterprises.  Establishments in Sector 55, Management of Companies and Enterprises, normally undertake the strategic and organizational planning and decision-making role of the company or enterprise.  Government establishments engaged in administering, overseeing, and managing governmental programs are classified in Sector 92, Public Administration.


- **NAICS code:** 56
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/industries/56
- **Frame:** "AI exposure" means task overlap, not jobs lost. Figures aggregate over the occupations employed in this industry, each traced to a named public dataset.

## Scale & pay

- **Employment (BLS OEWS, May 2024):** 9,031,670 across 656 occupations.
- **Typical annual wage (employment-weighted median):** $50,591.

## AI exposure

- **AI task-overlap (employment-weighted across 526 occupations):** 32nd percentile (Low) — Eloundou GPT-overlap + Felten AIOE; task overlap, not automation.

## Largest occupations

- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-37-2011-00) — 947,960 employed; $34,970
- Security Guards (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-33-9032-00) — 769,770 employed; $37,530
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-37-3011-00) — 597,250 employed; $38,380
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-53-7062-00) — 535,240 employed; $35,780
- Customer Service Representatives (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-4051-00) — 405,860 employed; $37,550
- General and Operations Managers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-1021-00) — 255,880 employed; $98,270
- Office Clerks, General (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-9061-00) — 206,480 employed; $41,300
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators — 194,100 employed; $36,250
- Human Resources Specialists (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-13-1071-00) — 176,700 employed; $59,500
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-41-3091-00) — 162,940 employed; $61,460
- Registered Nurses (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-1141-00) — 134,180 employed; $95,870
- Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-37-2012-00) — 129,650 employed; $34,070
- Packers and Packagers, Hand (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-53-7064-00) — 121,310 employed; $33,460
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-6014-00) — 115,970 employed; $43,950
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-53-3032-00) — 111,170 employed; $53,620
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-1011-00) — 105,510 employed; $61,730
- Production Workers, All Other (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-51-9199-00) — 103,750 employed; $36,850
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-49-9071-00) — 95,710 employed; $47,210
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-3031-00) — 94,010 employed; $48,560
- Pest Control Workers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-37-2021-00) — 92,430 employed; $44,660

## Sources

- **O*NET** (30.3) — U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)** (May 2024) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **Census NAICS** (2022) — U.S. Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/naics/
- **Anthropic Economic Index** (v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27)) — Anthropic. https://www.anthropic.com/economic-index
- **“GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.)** (arXiv 2303.10130) — OpenAI / academic. https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.10130
- **AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE)** (Felten, Raj & Seamans) — academic. https://github.com/AIOE-Data/AIOE

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_Generated from Singulariki's joined dataset; data snapshot 2026-06-03T03:26:54.804143+00:00. https://singulariki.com/industries/56_