7 of these workflows come from what this
role does day to day. The whole role accounts for
17.8% 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
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 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
Transcribe submitted recordings or documents
Done by about 3.9 million people across 3 job roles, several times a day.
When an audio recording or document is submitted for transcription
→ then Log transcript produced from source
Acts when the already has transcript is False. Otherwise it logs that the source already has a transcript on file, and stops.
- Reads
document id, source type, already has transcript, requested by, received at- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1429, 10 of 13 nodes ran in 325 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 1429
- rule does not apply — execution 1430
- missing field halts — execution 1431
Found by reading the published duties of Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants, Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Log weight or measurement readings automatically
Done by about 2.6 million people across 3 job roles, several times a day.
When a material or sample is measured
→ then Record the measurement reading
Acts when the measurement value is more than 0. Otherwise it logs that the reading came back at zero, and stops.
- Reads
sample id, measurement value, unit of measure, measured by, measured at- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1298, 10 of 13 nodes ran in 355 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 1298
- rule does not apply — execution 1299
- missing field halts — execution 1300
Found by reading the published duties of Biological Technicians, Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.
Built · proved in test
Flag inventory items when stock falls low
Done by about 14.5 million people across 13 job roles, several times a day.
When an inventory quantity record is updated
→ then Flag item below reorder threshold
Acts when the stock gap is less 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, location- Evidence
- Proved in test: n8n execution 1528, 12 of 20 nodes ran in 524 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 1528
- rule does not apply — execution 1529
- missing field halts — execution 1530
Found by reading the published duties of Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers, Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 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.