8 of these workflows come from what this
role does day to day. The whole role accounts for
51.8% 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
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
Flag data entries that don’t match source
Done by about 3.2 million people across 9 job roles, several times a day.
When a data record is entered or updated
→ then Flag entry for source mismatch
Acts when the values match is False. Otherwise it logs that the recorded value matches the source document, and stops.
- Reads
record id, recorded value, source value, entered by, entered at
- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1141, 12 of 20 nodes ran in 629 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 1141
- rule does not apply — execution 1142
- missing field halts — execution 1143
Found by reading the published duties of Social Science Research Assistants, Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Update the personnel record after a change
Done by about 4.7 million people across 6 job roles, several times a day.
When A personnel change form is submitted
→ then Log personnel record update
Acts when the change applied is true. Otherwise it logs that the change form has not been approved yet, and stops.
- Reads
employee id, form id, change type, submitted at, change applied
- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1473, 10 of 13 nodes ran in 369 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 1473
- rule does not apply — execution 1474
- missing field halts — execution 1475
Found by reading the published duties of First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Deliver finalized documents to recipients
Done by about 333,000 people across 2 job roles, daily.
On a schedule Every Friday morning on the regular delivery schedule
→ then Deliver finalized document to designated recipients
Acts when the is finalized is true. Otherwise it logs that the document has not been finalized yet, and stops.
- Reads
document id, document type, recipient email, is finalized, scheduled date
- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1079, 12 of 20 nodes ran in 434 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 1079
- rule does not apply — execution 1080
- missing field halts — execution 1081
Found by reading the published duties of Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks, Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Flag employee records that don’t match source data
Done by about 153,000 people across 1 job role, daily.
When employee information is submitted or updated
→ then Flag mismatched employee record
Acts when the value match is False. Otherwise it logs that the submitted value matches the source of record, and stops.
- Reads
employee id, field name, submitted value, source value, submitted at
- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1144, 12 of 20 nodes ran in 531 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 1144
- rule does not apply — execution 1145
- missing field halts — execution 1146
Found by reading the published duties of Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Enroll employees in recurring payroll deductions
Done by about 153,000 people across 1 job role, more than weekly.
When an employee enrolls in a payroll deduction program
→ then Log the new payroll deduction
Acts when the deduction amount is more than 0. Otherwise it logs that the deduction amount is zero or less, and stops.
- Reads
enrollment id, employee id, deduction program id, deduction amount, enrollment date, pay frequency
- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1092, 10 of 13 nodes ran in 314 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 1092
- rule does not apply — execution 1093
- missing field halts — execution 1094
Found by reading the published duties of Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.