Spend Time Standing
Work context · O*NET
Spend Time Standing is a work-context dimension in the O*NET database — one of the standardized conditions O*NET uses to describe the environment a job is done in , grouped under Physical Work Conditions. O*NET defines it by asking workers: "How much does this job require standing?." It is rated for 894 occupations, which average 3.10 out of 5 (moderate relative to other context dimensions).
How it's measured
O*NET rates each occupation on this dimension on a 1–5 context-importance scale (the CX scale), where higher means the condition is a more frequent or more central part of the work. The figures on this page are those occupation-level ratings — a description of working conditions as workers report them, not a judgment about pay, difficulty, or whether a job is "good."
| Economy-wide average | 3.10 / 5 | Mean across all 894 rated occupations |
| Range across occupations | 1.41–5.00 | Lowest to highest occupation rating (spread 3.59) |
| Intensity vs. other dimensions | 63rd pct | Where this dimension's average ranks among all O*NET work-context dimensions |
Occupations where it's highest
The occupations that rate this condition strongest on the 1–5 scale.
Occupations where it's lowest
The occupations that rate this condition weakest — where it is rarely part of the work.
| Occupation | Rating | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Gem and Diamond Workers | 1.41 | |
| Clinical Data Managers | 1.45 | |
| Proofreaders and Copy Markers | 1.46 | |
| Software Developers | 1.47 | |
| Data Entry Keyers | 1.49 | |
| Video Game Designers | 1.50 | |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 1.54 | |
| Telemarketers | 1.54 | |
| Desktop Publishers | 1.55 | |
| Personal Financial Advisors | 1.56 | |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 1.57 | |
| Actuaries | 1.59 | |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | 1.59 | |
| Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents | 1.59 | |
| Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators | 1.60 | |
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | 1.61 | |
| Regulatory Affairs Managers | 1.61 | |
| Computer Programmers | 1.62 | |
| Credit Analysts | 1.63 | |
| Search Marketing Strategists | 1.65 | |
| Travel Agents | 1.67 | |
| Web Developers | 1.67 | |
| Statistical Assistants | 1.68 | |
| Technical Writers | 1.68 | |
| Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians | 1.69 |
How AI is used by roles where spend time standing is central
A working condition is not itself "being automated" — but we can look at the occupations where it is most central and ask how those people actually use AI. This rolls the Anthropic Economic Index per-role signal up across the roles that rate this condition 3 or higher (CX-rating-weighted). 48.8% of the 445 occupations where this condition is present carry observed AI-usage data (217 roles).
Across those roles, 37.9% of AI conversations are people working with AI and 31.6% hand a task to AI , with an average autonomy of 3.53 / 5.
| Collaboration pattern | Share | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| directive | 28.1% | AI does it; you give the instruction |
| learning | 21.6% | you ask AI to explain or teach |
| task iteration | 15.0% | you and AI go back and forth |
| feedback loop | 3.5% | AI does it, then adjusts from your feedback |
| validation | 1.3% | you do it; AI checks your work |
Roles behind this signal
The occupations where this condition is most central and that also have the most AEI data. "Works with AI" is the role's share of conversations that augment rather than automate.
| Occupation | Condition (1–5) | Works with AI | Autonomy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actors | 3.8 | 43.3% | 4.0/5 |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 3.1 | 65.0% | 3.0/5 |
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | 3.2 | 66.1% | 4.0/5 |
| Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors | 3.3 | 70.9% | 4.0/5 |
| Cashiers | 4.1 | 42.8% | 3.0/5 |
| Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary | 3.1 | 65.8% | 3.8/5 |
| Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | 3.6 | 62.8% | 4.0/5 |
| Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | 3.3 | 62.3% | 4.0/5 |
| Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary | 3.6 | 64.4% | 4.0/5 |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | 4.2 | 49.7% | 4.0/5 |
| Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School | 3.2 | 58.3% | 4.0/5 |
| Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers | 3.9 | 33.4% | 4.0/5 |
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. This is a role-weighted projection from AEI-linked occupations where this condition is central, not a direct measurement of AI use for the condition itself. Shares are weighted by how central the condition is to each role; some conversations are left unclassified by Anthropic's taxonomy, so shares need not sum to 100.
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
- Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.
Cite this page
Singulariki. "Spend Time Standing." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27). Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/work-context/spend-time-standing
Singulariki. (2026). Spend Time Standing. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/work-context/spend-time-standing
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