# Other Services (except Public Administration)

> Sector (NAICS 81) — The Sector as a Whole

The Other Services (except Public Administration) sector comprises establishments engaged in providing services not specifically provided for elsewhere in the classification system.  Establishments in this sector are primarily engaged in activities such as equipment and machinery repairing, promoting or administering religious activities, grantmaking, advocacy, and providing drycleaning and laundry services, personal care services, death care services, pet care (except veterinary) services, photofinishing services, temporary parking services, and dating services.

Private households that engage in employing workers on or about the premises in activities primarily concerned with the operation of the household are included in this sector.

Excluded from this sector are establishments primarily engaged in retailing new equipment and also performing repairs and general maintenance on equipment.  These establishments are classified in Sector 44-45, Retail Trade.


- **NAICS code:** 81
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/industries/81
- **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):** 4,426,400 across 556 occupations.
- **Typical annual wage (employment-weighted median):** $50,697.

## AI exposure

- **AI task-overlap (employment-weighted across 464 occupations):** 41st percentile (Moderate) — Eloundou GPT-overlap + Felten AIOE; task overlap, not automation.

## Largest occupations

- Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-39-5012-00) — 261,290 employed; $35,580
- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-49-3023-00) — 242,800 employed; $48,330
- General and Operations Managers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-1021-00) — 223,260 employed; $87,900
- Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-53-7061-00) — 155,340 employed; $32,640
- Animal Caretakers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-39-2021-00) — 154,470 employed; $33,280
- Manicurists and Pedicurists (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-39-5092-00) — 145,870 employed; $34,650
- Office Clerks, General (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-9061-00) — 121,170 employed; $40,070
- Automotive Body and Related Repairers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-49-3021-00) — 111,450 employed; $52,310
- Receptionists and Information Clerks (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-4171-00) — 109,250 employed; $33,950
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-6014-00) — 98,010 employed; $44,500
- Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-51-6011-00) — 96,930 employed; $33,650
- Parking Attendants (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-53-6021-00) — 73,190 employed; $34,960
- Customer Service Representatives (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-4051-00) — 68,730 employed; $38,030
- First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-49-1011-00) — 63,560 employed; $68,770
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-3031-00) — 62,890 employed; $48,010
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-49-9071-00) — 53,520 employed; $45,030
- Industrial Machinery Mechanics (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-49-9041-00) — 52,870 employed; $60,290
- Counter and Rental Clerks (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-41-2021-00) — 52,250 employed; $36,570
- Skincare Specialists (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-39-5094-00) — 51,870 employed; $38,570
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-37-2011-00) — 51,590 employed; $35,270

## 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/81_