7 of these workflows come from what this
role does day to day. The whole role accounts for
33.9% 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 transactions that don’t match across records
Done by about 9 million people across 8 job roles, several times a day.
When matching transaction records arrive from two sources
→ then Flag the mismatched transaction for review
Acts when the amount variance is more than 0. Otherwise it logs that the amounts from both sources match, and stops.
- Reads
transaction id, source a amount, source b amount, source a name, source b name, transaction date
- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1177, 12 of 20 nodes ran in 432 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 1177
- rule does not apply — execution 1178
- missing field halts — execution 1179
Found by reading the published duties of Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling, Cashiers in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Flag transaction records with mismatched data
Done by about 6.1 million people across 17 job roles, several times a day.
When a financial transaction record is submitted
→ then Flag the transaction for review
Acts when the amount variance is more than 0. Otherwise it logs that the recorded amount matches the expected amount, and stops.
- Reads
transaction id, recorded amount, expected amount, account name, submitted at
- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1174, 12 of 20 nodes ran in 649 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 1174
- rule does not apply — execution 1175
- missing field halts — execution 1176
Found by reading the published duties of Billing and Posting Clerks, Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Notify staff when equipment problems are detected
Done by about 4.5 million people across 9 job roles, several times a day.
When a maintenance or equipment problem is detected
→ then Notify designated personnel of the problem
Acts when the severity level is at least 3. Otherwise it logs that the severity is below the reporting threshold, and stops.
- Reads
problem id, equipment name, problem description, severity level, detected at
- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1320, 12 of 20 nodes ran in 564 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 1320
- rule does not apply — execution 1321
- missing field halts — execution 1322
Found by reading the published duties of Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Generate a billing document from entered data
Done by about 1.8 million people across 2 job roles, several times a day.
When data is entered into the billing system
→ then Produce the billing document
Acts when the billed amount is more than 0. Otherwise it logs that the entered amount is zero, and stops.
- Reads
entry id, customer id, billed amount, entry date, document type
- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1188, 10 of 13 nodes ran in 421 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 1188
- rule does not apply — execution 1189
- missing field halts — execution 1190
Found by reading the published duties of Billing and Posting Clerks, Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Generate invoices or purchase orders from transactions
Done by about 1.8 million people across 2 job roles, daily.
When transaction amount data becomes available
→ then Generate the invoice or purchase order document
Acts when the transaction amount is more than 0. Otherwise it logs that the transaction amount is zero, and stops.
- Reads
transaction id, customer id, transaction amount, transaction date, document type
- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1203, 10 of 13 nodes ran in 1278 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 1203
- rule does not apply — execution 1204
- missing field halts — execution 1205
Found by reading the published duties of Billing and Posting Clerks, Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Retrieve the matching record on request
Done by about 7.1 million people across 17 job roles, several times a day.
When a request for specific information is received
→ then Deliver requested record
Acts when the record found is true. Otherwise it logs that no matching record exists for the request, and stops.
- Reads
request id, requester name, record reference, record found, requested at
- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1374, 12 of 20 nodes ran in 526 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 1374
- rule does not apply — execution 1375
- missing field halts — execution 1376
Found by reading the published duties of Penetration Testers, Bioinformatics Technicians in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Route incoming mail to correct recipient
Done by about 2.6 million people across 6 job roles, several times a day.
When a mail item arrives with a destination address
→ then Log mail item routed to recipient
Acts when the recipient code is filled in. Otherwise it logs that the item has no recipient code to route by, and stops.
- Reads
mail item id, recipient code, sender name, received at, item type
- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1377, 10 of 13 nodes ran in 419 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 1377
- rule does not apply — execution 1378
- missing field halts — execution 1379
Found by reading the published duties of Billing and Posting Clerks, Correspondence Clerks in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.