15 Jobs Robotic Process Automation Can Replace You

Well, the future is here, and robots are coming for your jobs. Don’t worry! It's actually a good thing since Robotic Process Automation (RPA) can assist and supplement the human workforce. Read on to see what jobs RPA can do better than you.

1. Basic Accounting

Simple financial projects can be easily done by RPA. Tasks like creating an expense report no longer require a human workforce. It is also good at matching up invoices to purchase orders. 

2. Data Entry

By pulling data from scanned documents, photos, or other files, RPA can enter it into a financial system. What's more, it can also synthesize information from piles of information into one report or reconcile different forms of data. 

3. Sorting Emails

Having RPA at work basically means you have a personal assistant that happens not to be a human being. Imagine all your emails are well-sorted when you check them in the mornings. No more neglected emergencies!

4. Competitive Research

Most shoppers and third-party merchants on shopping platforms often use repricing software that automates the time-consuming job of keeping up with the market. RPA can monitor, alert, and proactively reprice according to your instructions in real-time. It will make your organization a lot more competitive with less overhead. 

5. Vendor/Customer/Employee Onboarding

Jobs that involve reams of paperwork, vetting and lengthy back-and-forth between your company and other parties would be perfect for RPA. With the help of technology, many parts of the job can be completed by an entirely automated onboarding process. 

6. Vendor/Customer/Employee Maintenance

Similarly, trivial procedures that require regular updates, such as an employee submitting a change of number, or a customer wanting to re-sign a contract. RPA can automate processes triggered by other events, and ensure the data is accurately updated across all systems. 

7. User Setup & Configuration

As for employee onboarding, there are a few things that need to be done from the IT side. The new employee needs help to log into their PC, email, network, etc. RPA can now automate the process, so staff can focus on more important tasks. 

8. Customer Due Diligence

In the process of onboarding customers, it's rather challenging to keep up with and to comply with regulations like Customer Due Diligence. RPA can help you acquire, enhance, and deliver the precise data you need automatically. 

9. Customer Service

RPA can also help you with trivial tasks like sorting reviews for complaints, coordinating with chatbots, and updating addresses. If you use RPA for customer service, it can even identify and stop shipping issues from developing into more serious problems. 

10. Payroll Processing

It takes days to deal with tax laws, report requirements or even just work with systems for monthly payroll processing. RPA can save you a lot of time and effort to collect and connect data between different systems. 

11. CRM Updates

Updating customer relationship management may not be at the top of a salesman's to-do list. However, it's essential for the whole organization in order to make smart decisions. Thanks to RPA that now you can let it do the dull work.

12. Order Processing

Order processing involves address verification, data entry, printing invoices and labels and updating inventory, which is very time-consuming. Now, you can automate the process with RPA, and you just need to finish the rest of the physical work. 

13. Scheduling Systems

RPA can enhance online scheduling systems for patients. It can gather details for healthcare appointments, such as insurance information, request, and location preference, to make scheduling more efficient. 

14. Tracking Shipment

Do you know that RPA can extract shipment requests from incoming emails in your scheduling systems, and provide proper pick-up times for customers? No more dreadful manual processes!

15. Credit Card Application

RPA nowadays is used to handle the whole process of a credit card application. From gathering information and documents, doing credit and background checks, to deciding if the applicant is worthy of receiving credit and issuing the card, bots can do it all for you.