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Microsoft Publisher

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Microsoft Publisher is a software tool tracked in the Desktop publishing software category of O*NET's Technology Skills file. It appears in the technology profile of 94 occupations that together employ about 42,284,320 workers, with a median wage of $72,515.

Across the occupations that use it, the work is 72nd percentile for AI task-exposure (High) — how much of what those jobs do overlaps with what today's AI can attempt. That measures the exposure of the work, not the value of the tool or any sign it is being replaced. See where every tool category sits →

Occupations that use this tool

Occupations whose O*NET technology profile lists Microsoft Publisher, ranked by employment. Wage and employment are BLS OEWS (national, cross-industry, May 2024) and describe the occupation, not an individual or the tool's own market.

Occupation Workers Median pay
General and Operations Managers 3,584,420 $102,950
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 2,982,530 $38,940
Customer Service Representatives 2,725,930 $42,830
Office Clerks, General 2,510,550 $43,630
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1,737,820 $46,290
Software Developers 1,654,440 $133,080
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 1,495,580 $66,140
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 1,455,770 $49,210
Accountants and Auditors 1,448,290 $81,680
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 1,266,860 $66,780
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 1,187,460 $42,010
Sustainability Specialists 1,128,200 $81,270
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 1,113,160 $47,320
Receptionists and Information Clerks 964,530 $37,230
Human Resources Specialists 917,460 $72,910
Management Analysts 893,900 $101,190
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 861,140 $76,950
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 830,760 $44,640
Lawyers 747,750 $151,160
Computer User Support Specialists 697,210 $60,340
Sales Managers 603,710 $138,060
Medical and Health Services Managers 565,840 $117,960
Computer Systems Analysts 497,800 $103,790
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 472,770 $74,260
Information Technology Project Managers 439,380 $108,970
Training and Development Specialists 436,610 $65,850
Marketing Managers 384,980 $161,030
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 367,220 $61,010
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 342,350 $65,140
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 319,630 $104,070
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 318,570 $96,800
Recreation Workers 309,640 $35,380
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 305,020 $76,790
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 296,640 $66,700
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 293,930 $100,070
Public Relations Specialists 280,590 $69,780
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 261,430 $34,270
Administrative Services Managers 254,140 $108,390
Coaches and Scouts 250,940 $45,920
Business Intelligence Analysts 233,440 $112,590
Human Resources Managers 215,520 $140,030
Graphic Designers 214,260 $61,300
Chief Executives 211,850 $206,420
Instructional Coordinators 210,850 $74,720
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 199,800 $102,610
Social and Community Service Managers 195,490 $78,240
Real Estate Sales Agents 190,600 $56,320
Healthcare Social Workers 185,940 $68,090
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 176,420 $103,960
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 156,300 $100,590
Producers and Directors 145,270 $83,480
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 143,590 $33,720
Facilities Managers 141,090 $104,690
Energy Auditors 137,210 $72,120
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 134,670 $59,440
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 131,830 $64,320
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 125,910 $60,060
Web and Digital Interface Designers 111,400 $98,090
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 110,790 $93,580
Computer Programmers 109,870 $98,670
Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical), each as a percentile across all scored occupations, for 40 occupations in occupations that use Microsoft Publisher. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers Facilities Managers First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Recreation Workers Detectives and Criminal Investigators Coaches and Scouts Energy Auditors First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers Paralegals and Legal Assistants General and Operations Managers Producers and Directors Social and Community Service Managers Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers Chief Executives Medical and Health Services Managers Real Estate Sales Agents AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that use Microsoft Publisher, by AI task-overlap and median pay

Related tools

Other software in the Desktop publishing software category.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Microsoft Publisher." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/software/microsoft-publisher

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Singulariki. (2026). Microsoft Publisher. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/software/microsoft-publisher

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