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Will AI replace Human Resources Managers?

Some of your tasks will be automated. People who use AI will have the edge.

Task exposure to today's AI

45/100

Moderate exposure

This is the occupation's typical task mix. Your own score can be up to 30 points higher or lower depending on how you work: routine share, people contact, judgment and how much you already use AI.

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Will AI replace Human Resources Managers?

Not entirely. Today's AI tools can take on about 45% of the typical work in this occupation, mostly: advise managers on organizational policy matters, such as equal employment opportunity and sexual harassment, and recommend needed changes. The parts that stay human include: Serve as a link between management and employees by handling questions, interpreting and administering contracts and helping resolve work-related problems.; Perform difficult staffing duties, including dealing with understaffing, refereeing disputes, firing employees, and administering disciplinary procedures.; Identify staff vacancies and recruit, interview, and select applicants..

People who learn to use AI for the automatable parts keep the edge. The 3-phase plan below shows where to start.

Which tasks AI can take on

The largest tasks in this occupation, their share of the working week, and how much of each today's AI tools can do.

TaskAutomatable
Advise managers on organizational policy matters, such as equal employment opportunity and sexual harassment, and recommend needed changes. 60%
Administer compensation, benefits, and performance management systems, and safety and recreation programs. 55%
Serve as a link between management and employees by handling questions, interpreting and administering contracts and helping resolve work-related problems. 40%
Plan, direct, supervise, and coordinate work activities of subordinates and staff relating to employment, compensation, labor relations, and employee relations. 35%
Identify staff vacancies and recruit, interview, and select applicants. 28%
Perform difficult staffing duties, including dealing with understaffing, refereeing disputes, firing employees, and administering disciplinary procedures. 15%

+ 20 more tasks (52% of the week) in the full test.

Your human edge

  • Serve as a link between management and employees by handling questions, interpreting and administering contracts and helping resolve work-related problems.
  • Perform difficult staffing duties, including dealing with understaffing, refereeing disputes, firing employees, and administering disciplinary procedures.
  • Identify staff vacancies and recruit, interview, and select applicants.

AI tools to try

ChatGPT / Claude for drafts and analysisMicrosoft 365 Copilot or Google Gemini for WorkspaceMeeting assistants (e.g. Otter, Fireflies)

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A 3-phase AI learning plan

Phase 1

AI for the admin load

  • Meeting notes, summaries and follow-ups with AI.
  • First drafts of reports, plans and emails.
  • Spreadsheet analysis with AI (formulas, charts, explanations).

Project

Use AI to draft job postings, interview guides and rejection emails for 5 open vacancies, and log hours spent versus your last comparable hiring round.

Phase 2

Decisions with better input

  • Use AI to research options and summarise sources, then check them.
  • Scenario and risk analysis with AI as a sparring partner.
  • Set team rules for what may and may not go into AI tools.

Project

Build an AI-assisted scenario analysis for one understaffed department (overtime, temps, new hires), verify every cited source and benchmark, and present three costed options to management.

Phase 3

Lead the change

  • Map which team tasks AI can take over or speed up.
  • Run a small pilot and measure time and quality.
  • Plan training and new roles for your team.

Project

Map your HR team's 10 most time-consuming recurring tasks, pilot AI on the top two for three weeks with anonymised data, and report time saved and quality scored by a colleague.
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