Chief Human Resources Officers
Machines can already do 34% of this job's tasks. By 2035 that rises to 57%. The job changes before it disappears.
Share of the work machines can do
Worldwide baseline, 2026 to 2050
Chief Human Resources Officers in 2026: the short answer
- Today: machines can do 34% of this job's tasks.
- Forecast: machines can do half of its tasks by 2032, and 57% by 2035, according to the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit.
- Contact with people: it scores 74% for contact with people.
- Also called: CHRO (Chief Human Resources Officer), CPO (Chief People Officer), HR Director, People Director.
Updated by the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit. These are worldwide baseline figures; the Workforce Starburst shows them for your country. Go deeper: How ready am I? or an executive briefing.
How the work changes, task by task
The tasks that take up most of the day, with the share of each that machines can do in 2026 (dark) and 2035 (pink). Worldwide baseline.
| Task | Share of the day | Machines can do | 2026 to 2035 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analyze training needs to develop new training programs or modify and improve existing programs | 7% | 79% to 97% | |
| Confer with management and conduct surveys to identify training needs based on projected production processes, changes, and other factors | 7% | 42% to 72% | |
| Negotiate bargaining agreements and help interpret labor contracts | 7% | 10% to 27% | |
| Advise managers on organizational policy matters, such as equal employment opportunity and sexual harassment, and recommend needed changes | 7% | 35% to 58% | |
| Analyze and modify compensation and benefits policies to establish competitive programs and ensure compliance with legal requirements | 6% | 45% to 75% | |
| Analyze statistical data and reports to identify and determine causes of personnel problems and develop recommendations for improvement of organization's personnel policies and practices | 6% | 60% to 90% | |
| Set the workforce, skills and culture strategy for the whole organisation | 6% | 15% to 36% | |
| Plan, organize, direct, control, or coordinate the personnel, training, or labor relations activities of an organization | 6% | 10% to 27% |
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The skills chief human resources officers use most, most used first.
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When will machines do half of the tasks of Chief Human Resources Officers?
Machines can do half of its tasks by 2032. That is the worldwide baseline from the 311 Workforce Starburst, before adjusting for country.
Will AI take the job of chief human resources officers?
Machines can do 34% of the tasks of chief human resources officers today and 57% by 2035. The job changes before it disappears: the routine tasks move first.
Sources and citing
Tasks and their share of the day: O*NET 31.0, occupation 311-C928 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0). Pay and jobs: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. AI use today: Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Scoring and forecast: the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit; after 2035 the figures extend each trend, with lower confidence. Foresight, not advice.
Cite as: 311 Institute (2026). Chief Human Resources Officers: the outlook to 2050. 311 Workforce Starburst. https://www.311institute.com/jobs/chief-human-resources-officers/