10 of these workflows come from what this
role does day to day. The whole role accounts for
44.8% 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
File incoming documents in the right location
Done by about 6.2 million people across 17 job roles, several times a day.
When a document or record is received
→ then Log document filed to location
Acts every time the trigger fires.
- Reads
document id, document type, received date, destination location, sender name
- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1120, 9 of 11 nodes ran in 452 ms.
What it does, step by step
- Trigger
- Normalize
- Required Fields?
- Load Recent
- Dedupe Gate
- First Time?
- Store Record
- Record Seen
- Log: Done
- Log: Missing Fields
- Log: Duplicate
Checked in test:
- acts on it — execution 1120
- missing field halts — execution 1121
Found by reading the published duties of Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners, Embalmers 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
Convert files to the needed format
Done by about 1.5 million people across 5 job roles, several times a day.
When A file arrives in the source format
→ then Log file saved in target format
Acts when the formats match is False. Otherwise it logs that the file is already in the target format, and stops.
- Reads
file id, file name, source format, target format, received at
- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1068, 10 of 13 nodes ran in 330 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 1068
- rule does not apply — execution 1069
- missing field halts — execution 1070
Found by reading the published duties of Special Effects Artists and Animators, Audio and Video Technicians 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
Record or look up a routine transaction entry
Done by about 2.7 million people across 3 job roles, several times a day.
When a routine transaction needs entry or lookup
→ then Log the transaction entry
Acts every time the trigger fires.
- Reads
transaction id, account id, amount, transaction date, entry type
- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1350, 9 of 11 nodes ran in 421 ms.
What it does, step by step
- Trigger
- Normalize
- Required Fields?
- Load Recent
- Dedupe Gate
- First Time?
- Store Record
- Record Seen
- Log: Done
- Log: Missing Fields
- Log: Duplicate
Checked in test:
- acts on it — execution 1350
- missing field halts — execution 1351
Found by reading the published duties of Correctional Officers and Jailers, 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
Update inventory records when quantities change
Done by about 5.8 million people across 8 job roles, several times a day.
When an item’s quantity is received, shipped, or counted
→ then Update inventory record
Acts when the quantity diff is anything but 0. Otherwise it logs that the counted quantity matches the recorded quantity, and stops.
- Reads
item id, new quantity, recorded quantity, location, update timestamp
- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1465, 10 of 13 nodes ran in 349 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 1465
- rule does not apply — execution 1466
- missing field halts — execution 1467
Found by reading the published duties of Librarians and Media Collections Specialists, First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Mark accounts current or delinquent automatically
Done by about 1.7 million people across 3 job roles, several times a day.
On a schedule Every day, check accounts against their payment due date
→ then Mark account delinquent
Acts when the amount shortfall is more than 0. Otherwise it logs that the full payment was received, and stops.
- Reads
account id, due date, payment amount, amount received
- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1304, 12 of 20 nodes ran in 712 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 1304
- rule does not apply — execution 1305
- missing field halts — execution 1306
Found by reading the published duties of Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.