About 24% of AI users at work — those who reported using AI for any of the survey’s 11 tasks – said they used AI every day in the last week.

Another 46% said they used it at least one day (but not every day), and 30% said they didn’t use it at all.

Those who reported using AI at work in the last week were asked how many additional hours they would’ve needed to finish their work without AI.

A quarter said AI saved them less than an hour and 31% said AI saved them one to two hours.

A smaller share (15%) reported AI cut their workload by three to four hours and another 15% said by more than four hours.

Some (10%) said AI didn’t save any time and 3% reported using AI required additional time to complete their work.

Higher shares of workers with a bachelor’s degree or higher reported using AI at work compared to those with lower levels of education.

For example, 46% of workers with a bachelor’s degree or higher reported using AI at work to interpret, translate or summarize information, compared with 25% of those with some college or an associate’s degree and 16% with a high school diploma or less (including high school equivalency).

Asked how often they used AI at work last week, 75% of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher said at least one day, compared with 62% with some college or an associate’s degree and 59% with a high school diploma/equivalency or less.

There were some differences in the tasks that men and women used AI for at work.

About 42% of male workers said they used it to search for information compared with 31% of female workers. And about a third of male workers (34%) used it to interpret, translate or summarize information compared to 28% of female workers.

When AI users at work were asked how much they used AI in the last week, 30% of male workers said they used it every day, compared with 17% of female workers. Half of female workers said they used it at least one day, but not every day, and 41% of male workers said the same.

About 3 in 10 male (29%) and female workers (32%) said they did not use AI last week.

Younger workers were more likely to report using AI for four of the top five job tasks.

For example, 34% of workers ages 18 to 49 said they used it to write communications, documentation or instructions, compared with 29% of workers age 50 and older. There were no statistical differences in searching for information or technical help by age group.

About a quarter (26%) of AI users at work ages 18 to 49 and 20% of those age 50 and older reported using AI daily last week.

The HTOPS March 2026 table package also features findings on topics, such as employment, mental health and social connectedness.

Also available: an infographic based on this data showing participation in the arts and entertainment by income and education.

All comparative statements have undergone statistical testing and, unless otherwise noted, all comparisons are statistically significant at the 90% confidence level.

All data are subject to error arising from a variety of sources, including sampling error, non-sampling error, modeling error, and any other sources of error. More information about the Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey is available here.