Business and sales
Recruitment and employment agent
Key facts
Employment in this job is holding up or growing in the United States, but it is highly exposed to AI. AI exposure: low according to the ILO, very high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +6% (BLS). Working well with AI is becoming an asset.
The job
Employment agents and contractors (ISCO 3333). Employment agents and contractors match jobseekers with vacancies, find workers for employers and contract labour for particular projects at the request of enterprises and other organizations including government and other institutions, or find places for jobseekers for a commission.
Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.
2 job titles linked to this page
Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.
- employment agent
- job placement officer
Training
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Gauges
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Sources
- AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
- Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
- ESCO, European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations (job titles and O*NET crosswalk)European Commission · version 1.2 · official statistics
- Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
- Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
- EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics
Checked on 27 October 2026.