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The AI Parity Index0.1%Tasks measured1 of 18,796Unemployment4.1% · Jul 20260.1 pt vs Jun 2026Payrolls−23K m/m · Jul 2026158.9M employedJob openings7.4M · Jun 20260.2M vs May 2026Wages$37.62/h avg · Jul 2026+3.2% y/yProductivity+1.4% q/q ann. · Q2 2026Inflation+3.4% y/y · Jul 2026Next upSoftware Developers · 16 more tasksNext releaseQ4 2026
The AI Parity Index0.1%Tasks measured1 of 18,796Unemployment4.1% · Jul 20260.1 pt vs Jun 2026Payrolls−23K m/m · Jul 2026158.9M employedJob openings7.4M · Jun 20260.2M vs May 2026Wages$37.62/h avg · Jul 2026+3.2% y/yProductivity+1.4% q/q ann. · Q2 2026Inflation+3.4% y/y · Jul 2026Next upSoftware Developers · 16 more tasksNext releaseQ4 2026
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Medical Equipment Preparers

Prepare, sterilize, install, or clean laboratory or healthcare equipment.

US jobs

77K

Avg. wage

$24/h

GDP output/y

$8.2B

Tasks

15

AI Parity

14%

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Tasks

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#Task ↕O*NET 30.1 · DOLOutput/y ▴est. · BEA + BLSVerification method ↕est. · rubric v1Qualitymeasured baselineConfigurationverified runsQualitysame testvs human× output · − pts
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O*NET-SOC 31-9093.00 · tasks and importance from O*NET 30.1 · jobs and wages BLS OEWS May 2025 · GDP by industry BEA 2025

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