6 of these workflows come from what this
role does day to day. The whole role accounts for
21.5% 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
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
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
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 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
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.
Built · proved in test
File new documents into the record system
Done by about 2 million people across 2 job roles, several times a day.
When a new document or piece of information is received
→ then Log the document as filed in the record system
Acts when the requires review is False. Otherwise it logs that the document requires manual review before filing, and stops.
- Reads
document id, document type, source department, date received, requires review- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1122, 10 of 13 nodes ran in 354 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 1122
- rule does not apply — execution 1123
- missing field halts — execution 1124
Found by reading the published duties of Administrative Services Managers, Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.