Backup or archival software
Technology category · O*NET
Backup or archival software is a technology category in the O*NET database. Across U.S. occupations, 26 report using software or tools in this category. The named products below are the specific examples O*NET records for those jobs. The occupations that use it sit, on average, at the 82nd percentile of AI task-exposure ( high) — how much that work overlaps with what AI can do, not a sign the tool is being replaced. See where every tool category sits.
A Hot tag marks technologies O*NET sees frequently in employer job postings; In demand marks tools an occupation specifically requires.
Example software & tools
Ranked by how many occupations list each product. Each number is an occupation count — a job is counted once per product — so the product rows overlap and do not sum to the category total.
| Software / tool | Occupations | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| Veritas NetBackup | 23 | |
| System and data disaster recovery software | 4 | |
| Backup and archival software | 3 | |
| EMC NetWorker | 3 | |
| Acronis Recovery Expert | 2 | |
| BMC Software Recovery Manager RMAN | 2 | |
| Database cloning software | 2 | |
| HP DataProtector | 2 | |
| IBM ADSTAR | 2 | |
| NovaStor NovaBACKUP | 2 | |
| Oracle Data Guard | 2 | |
| Storage management software | 2 | |
| Systems and data disaster recovery software | 2 | |
| Computer Associates ArcServ Backup | 1 | |
| Data Recovery Software SQL Server Data Recovery | 1 | |
| Disaster recovery software | 1 | |
| Enterprise backup systems | 1 | |
| Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service | 1 | |
| Oracle Recovery Manager | 1 | |
| Roxio Retrospect | 1 | |
| SugarSync | 1 | |
| Symantec LiveState | 1 | |
| Symantec Veritas NetBackup | 1 | |
| Tape backup system software | 1 | |
| Zmanda Amanda | 1 |
Occupations that use Backup or archival software
- Business Continuity Planners
- Business Intelligence Analysts
- Computer Network Architects
- Computer Network Support Specialists
- Computer Programmers
- Computer Systems Analysts
- Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
- Computer User Support Specialists
- Computer and Information Systems Managers
- Customer Service Representatives
- Data Warehousing Specialists
- Database Administrators
- Database Architects
- General and Operations Managers
- Information Security Analysts
- Information Technology Project Managers
- Intelligence Analysts
- Management Analysts
- Medical and Health Services Managers
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators
- Operations Research Analysts
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
- Software Developers
- Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
- Telecommunications Engineering Specialists
- Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
How AI is used by roles that use Backup or archival software
A software category is not itself "being automated" — but we can look at the roles that report using Backup or archival software and ask how those people actually use AI. This rolls the Anthropic Economic Index per-role signal up across those roles, weighted by how much observed AI activity each one has. 34.6% of the 26 roles that use this category carry observed AI-usage data (9 roles).
Across those roles, 46.0% of AI conversations are people working with AI and 43.9% hand a task to AI , with an average autonomy of 3.42 / 5.
| Collaboration pattern | Share | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| directive | 36.9% | AI does it; you give the instruction |
| task iteration | 25.8% | you and AI go back and forth |
| learning | 17.2% | you ask AI to explain or teach |
| feedback loop | 7.1% | AI does it, then adjusts from your feedback |
| validation | 3.0% | you do it; AI checks your work |
Roles behind this signal
The roles using this category that have the most AEI data. "Works with AI" is the role's share of conversations that augment rather than automate.
| Occupation | Works with AI | Autonomy |
|---|---|---|
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 36.3% | 3.0/5 |
| Operations Research Analysts | 55.2% | 4.0/5 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 67.7% | 4.0/5 |
| Management Analysts | 62.4% | 4.0/5 |
| Customer Service Representatives | 35.5% | 3.0/5 |
| Business Continuity Planners | 67.3% | 3.5/5 |
| Medical and Health Services Managers | 49.5% | 4.0/5 |
| General and Operations Managers | 46.8% | 3.5/5 |
| Intelligence Analysts | 32.9% | 3.5/5 |
Source: Anthropic Economic Index (2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2) over a sample of Claude.ai Free and Pro conversations — not all AI tools and not the whole workforce. Roles list software categories in O*NET; this does not mean AI is used inside Backup or archival software, only that people in those roles use AI. Some conversations are left unclassified, so shares need not sum to 100.
Industries that concentrate this
Where Backup or archival software matters most across the economy. Employment reach is the share of an industry's workers in occupations that significantly use Backup or archival software (O*NET importance ≥ 3 of 5, or report using the tool category). Concentration compares that reach to the national average industry, so a value above 1× means the requirement is more pervasive here than across the economy as a whole.
Nationally, about 10.6% of workers are in occupations that significantly use Backup or archival software (measured across 67 industries).
Sectors with the most such workers
| Sector | Workers | Employment reach |
|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3,316,450 | 30.8% |
| Finance and Insurance | 1,555,980 | 25.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 1,250,990 | 5.4% |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 1,174,160 | 13.0% |
| Retail Trade | 1,065,340 | 6.8% |
| Information | 1,055,530 | 36.3% |
| Manufacturing | 919,740 | 7.2% |
| Educational Services | 857,680 | 6.3% |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 852,390 | 30.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 826,820 | 13.7% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 495,280 | 11.2% |
| Construction | 494,840 | 6.1% |
Industries where it is most concentrated
| Industry | Level | Concentration | Employment reach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers | National industry | 3.88× | 41.1% |
| Information | Sector | 3.42× | 36.3% |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 2.91× | 30.8% |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 2.86× | 30.3% |
| Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities | National industry | 2.41× | 25.5% |
| Finance and Insurance | Sector | 2.36× | 25.0% |
| Insurance Agencies and Brokerages | National industry | 2.34× | 24.8% |
| Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations | National industry | 2.09× | 22.2% |
| Engineering Services | National industry | 1.59× | 16.9% |
| Utilities | Sector | 1.48× | 15.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | Sector | 1.29× | 13.7% |
| Testing Laboratories and Services | National industry | 1.25× | 13.3% |
Reach is a measure of how widespread a requirement is across an industry's workforce, not how intensively any individual uses it. Sector worker counts come from BLS OEWS employment; the significance threshold and tool use come from O*NET. Industries shown by concentration are filtered to a real worker base so a tiny specialty cannot top the list on rounding.
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.
- O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Census NAICS 2022 U.S. Census Bureau
- Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
- “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic
- AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans academic
Data compiled June 3, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.
Cite this page
Singulariki. "Backup or archival software." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; Census NAICS 2022; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/tools/backup-or-archival-software
Singulariki. (2026). Backup or archival software. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/tools/backup-or-archival-software
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