5 of these workflows come from what this
role does day to day. The whole role accounts for
32.3% of its rated work in fixed-rule activities,
measured by the U.S. Department of Labor’s own importance and frequency
ratings — the rest of the job needs judgment or a person. Nothing here
replaces anybody; it takes the repetitive part off their desk.
Built · proved in test
Flag supplies below reorder threshold
Done by about 690,000 people across 8 job roles, several times a day.
On a schedule Equipment or supply stock levels are checked
→ then Flag item below reorder threshold
Acts when the reorder gap is more than 0. Otherwise it logs that stock is at or above the reorder threshold, and stops.
- Reads
item id, item name, quantity on hand, reorder threshold
- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1537, 12 of 20 nodes ran in 508 ms.
What it does, step by step
- Trigger
- Normalize
- Required Fields?
- Load Recent
- Dedupe Gate
- First Time?
- Applies?
- Notify Owner
- Pair Result
- Delivered?
- Wait Before Retry
- Retry (once)
- Pair Retry Result
- Retry Delivered?
- Record Seen
- Log: Done
- Log: Missing Fields
- Log: Duplicate
- Log: Not Applicable
- Log: Delivery Failed
Checked in test:
- acts on it — execution 1537
- rule does not apply — execution 1538
- missing field halts — execution 1539
Found by reading the published duties of Pharmacy Technicians, Costume Attendants in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Schedule carrier delivery when order is ready
Done by about 6.5 million people across 11 job roles, several times a day.
When an order is marked ready for delivery
→ then Notify team to schedule carrier delivery
Acts every time the trigger fires.
- Reads
order id, ready at, delivery address, requested delivery date
- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1385, 11 of 18 nodes ran in 455 ms.
What it does, step by step
- Trigger
- Normalize
- Required Fields?
- Load Recent
- Dedupe Gate
- First Time?
- Notify Owner
- Pair Result
- Delivered?
- Wait Before Retry
- Retry (once)
- Pair Retry Result
- Retry Delivered?
- Record Seen
- Log: Done
- Log: Missing Fields
- Log: Duplicate
- Log: Delivery Failed
Checked in test:
- acts on it — execution 1385
- missing field halts — execution 1386
Found by reading the published duties of Floral Designers, Pharmacy Technicians in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Enter received document data into database
Done by about 3.9 million people across 24 job roles, several times a day.
When a source document or record is received
→ then Enter document data into database
Acts when the data verified is true. Otherwise it logs that the document data has not been verified yet, and stops.
- Reads
document id, document type, received date, data verified, page count
- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1100, 10 of 13 nodes ran in 427 ms.
What it does, step by step
- Trigger
- Normalize
- Required Fields?
- Load Recent
- Dedupe Gate
- First Time?
- Applies?
- Store Record
- Record Seen
- Log: Done
- Log: Missing Fields
- Log: Duplicate
- Log: Not Applicable
Checked in test:
- acts on it — execution 1100
- rule does not apply — execution 1101
- missing field halts — execution 1102
Found by reading the published duties of Appraisers of Personal and Business Property, Bioinformatics Technicians in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Label new stock items with current price
Done by about 472,000 people across 1 job role, several times a day.
When A new stock item is received
→ then Notify staff to price-tag the item
Acts when the needs price tag is true. Otherwise it logs that the item already has a price tag, and stops.
- Reads
item id, item name, needs price tag, unit price, received at
- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1217, 12 of 20 nodes ran in 529 ms.
What it does, step by step
- Trigger
- Normalize
- Required Fields?
- Load Recent
- Dedupe Gate
- First Time?
- Applies?
- Notify Owner
- Pair Result
- Delivered?
- Wait Before Retry
- Retry (once)
- Pair Retry Result
- Retry Delivered?
- Record Seen
- Log: Done
- Log: Missing Fields
- Log: Duplicate
- Log: Not Applicable
- Log: Delivery Failed
Checked in test:
- acts on it — execution 1217
- rule does not apply — execution 1218
- missing field halts — execution 1219
Found by reading the published duties of Pharmacy Technicians in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Flag medical supplies below reorder threshold
Done by about 5.9 million people across 15 job roles, several times a day.
When a medical supply item’s stock level is updated
→ then Flag supply item below reorder threshold
Acts when the reorder gap is more than 0. Otherwise it logs that stock is at or above the reorder threshold, and stops.
- Reads
item id, item name, quantity on hand, reorder threshold
- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1531, 12 of 20 nodes ran in 498 ms.
What it does, step by step
- Trigger
- Normalize
- Required Fields?
- Load Recent
- Dedupe Gate
- First Time?
- Applies?
- Notify Owner
- Pair Result
- Delivered?
- Wait Before Retry
- Retry (once)
- Pair Retry Result
- Retry Delivered?
- Record Seen
- Log: Done
- Log: Missing Fields
- Log: Duplicate
- Log: Not Applicable
- Log: Delivery Failed
Checked in test:
- acts on it — execution 1531
- rule does not apply — execution 1532
- missing field halts — execution 1533
Found by reading the published duties of Occupational Health and Safety Specialists, Occupational Health and Safety Technicians in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.