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Microsoft Word

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Microsoft Word is a hot technology software tool tracked in the Word processing software category of O*NET's Technology Skills file. It appears in the technology profile of 784 occupations that together employ about 164,561,520 workers, with a median wage of $64,300. O*NET flags it as a hot technology — a skill frequently requested in job postings.

Across the occupations that use it, the work is 53rd percentile for AI task-exposure (Moderate) — 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 Word, 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
Retail Salespersons 3,800,250 $34,580
Baristas 3,780,930 $30,480
General and Operations Managers 3,584,420 $102,950
Acute Care Nurses 3,282,010 $93,600
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses 3,282,010 $93,600
Clinical Nurse Specialists 3,282,010 $93,600
Registered Nurses 3,282,010 $93,600
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 2,982,530 $38,940
Recycling and Reclamation Workers 2,982,530 $38,940
Stockers and Order Fillers 2,779,530 $37,090
Customer Service Representatives 2,725,930 $42,830
Office Clerks, General 2,510,550 $43,630
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 2,199,900 $35,930
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 2,070,480 $57,440
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1,737,820 $46,290
Software Developers 1,654,440 $133,080
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1,531,700 $48,620
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 1,495,580 $66,140
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 1,455,770 $49,210
Cooks, Restaurant 1,452,130 $36,830
Accountants and Auditors 1,448,290 $81,680
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 1,393,310 $62,340
Nursing Assistants 1,388,430 $39,530
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 1,266,860 $66,780
Security Guards 1,241,770 $38,370
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 1,189,330 $66,260
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 1,187,460 $42,010
Business Continuity Planners 1,128,200 $81,270
Online Merchants 1,128,200 $81,270
Security Management Specialists 1,128,200 $81,270
Sustainability Specialists 1,128,200 $81,270
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 1,113,160 $47,320
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 1,072,540 $64,580
Construction Laborers 1,057,660 $46,730
Project Management Specialists 1,006,160 $100,750
Receptionists and Information Clerks 964,530 $37,230
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 943,430 $38,090
Human Resources Specialists 917,460 $72,910
Management Analysts 893,900 $101,190
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 861,140 $76,950
Search Marketing Strategists 861,140 $76,950
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 857,630 $43,190
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 830,760 $44,640
Financial Managers 818,620 $161,700
Investment Fund Managers 818,620 $161,700
Treasurers and Controllers 818,620 $161,700
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 806,080 $78,690
Solar Energy Installation Managers 806,080 $78,690
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 805,770 $46,390
Medical Assistants 793,460 $44,200
Lawyers 747,750 $151,160
Electricians 742,580 $62,350
Carpenters 697,740 $59,310
Computer User Support Specialists 697,210 $60,340
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 688,840 $49,670
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 685,140 $71,190
Cooks, Fast Food 668,230 $30,160
Customs and Border Protection Officers 666,990 $76,290
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 666,990 $76,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers 645,970 $171,200
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 Word. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Carpenters Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Cooks, Fast Food Electricians Security Guards Medical Assistants Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers Acute Care Nurses First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers General and Operations Managers Retail Salespersons Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Computer and Information Systems Managers Online Merchants AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that use Microsoft Word, by AI task-overlap and median pay

Related tools

Other software in the Word processing 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 Word." 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-word

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

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