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Loss Prevention Managers
Plan and direct policies, procedures, or systems to prevent the loss of assets. Determine risk exposure or potential liability, and develop risk control measures.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Coordinate or conduct internal investigations of problems such as employee theft and violations of corporate loss prevention policies.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 02Administer systems and programs to reduce loss, maintain inventory control, or increase safety.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 03Review loss prevention exception reports and cash discrepancies to ensure adherence to guidelines.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 04Train loss prevention staff, retail managers, or store employees on loss control and prevention measures.Mostly human for now
- 05Investigate or interview individuals suspected of shoplifting or internal theft.Mostly human for now
- 06Provide recommendations and solutions in crisis situations such as workplace violence, protests, and demonstrations.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 07Identify potential for loss and develop strategies to eliminate it.People already use AI for this at work
- 08Hire or supervise loss prevention staff.Mostly human for now
- 09Advise retail managers on compliance with applicable codes, laws, regulations, or standards.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 10Develop and maintain partnerships with federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies or members of the retail loss prevention community.Mostly human for now
Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.
Four studies, side by side
None is a forecast of job loss7%of this job’s work time goes to tasks that people already do with Claude at work, counting tasks where AI only helps as half (2026).Anthropic, 2026
43%of this job’s tasks an AI model could do in half the time, counting tasks that need extra tools as half (rated in 2023).Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023
Above 49% of jobsin how often and how well AI helped with this job’s work in Microsoft Copilot chats (2024 data).Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025
Your human edge
The main tasks with no real AI use seen and no big speed-up expected. This is where your skill counts most today.
- Train loss prevention staff, retail managers, or store employees on loss control and prevention measures.
- Investigate or interview individuals suspected of shoplifting or internal theft.
- Hire or supervise loss prevention staff.