# Temporary Help Services

> National industry (NAICS 561320) — This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in supplying workers to clients' businesses for limited periods of time to supplement the working force of the client.  The individuals provided are employees of the temporary help services establishment.  However, these establishments do not provide direct supervision of their employees at the clients' work sites.

Illustrative Examples:

Help supply services
Model supply services
Labor (except farm) contractors (i.e., personnel suppliers)
Temporary employment or temporary staffing services
Manpower pools


Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

- **NAICS code:** 561320
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/industries/561320
- **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):** 2,650,530 across 558 occupations.
- **Typical annual wage (employment-weighted median):** $50,347.

## AI exposure

- **AI task-overlap (employment-weighted across 446 occupations):** 28th percentile (Low) — Eloundou GPT-overlap + Felten AIOE; task overlap, not automation.

## Largest occupations

- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-53-7062-00) — 424,240 employed; $35,540
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators — 172,430 employed; $36,290
- Registered Nurses (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-1141-00) — 105,740 employed; $96,220
- Packers and Packagers, Hand (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-53-7064-00) — 97,670 employed; $33,430
- Production Workers, All Other (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-51-9199-00) — 92,230 employed; $36,780
- Human Resources Specialists (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-13-1071-00) — 85,200 employed; $56,650
- Customer Service Representatives (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-4051-00) — 64,000 employed; $38,250
- Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-53-7051-00) — 56,230 employed; $37,920
- Office Clerks, General (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-9061-00) — 52,970 employed; $38,830
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-37-2011-00) — 52,950 employed; $35,200
- Substitute Teachers, Short-Term (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-25-3031-00) — 50,930 employed; $37,240
- Nursing Assistants (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-31-1131-00) — 45,950 employed; $46,690
- Stockers and Order Fillers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-53-7065-00) — 42,310 employed; $36,290
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-6014-00) — 40,950 employed; $43,990
- Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-37-2012-00) — 35,040 employed; $34,050
- Construction Laborers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-47-2061-00) — 34,400 employed; $33,560
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-51-9061-00) — 33,230 employed; $36,690
- Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-5071-00) — 29,930 employed; $37,590
- Computer User Support Specialists (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-15-1232-00) — 28,480 employed; $48,820
- Software Developers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-15-1252-00) — 27,990 employed; $135,510

## 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/561320_