AI Agents by Industry

Every department. Every use case. Real architectures, real costs, real results. Pick your function and get started.

🎯 Sales πŸ“’ Marketing πŸ’¬ Customer Service πŸ“§ Email πŸ‘₯ HR πŸ’° Finance πŸ“‹ Project Management πŸ›’ Ecommerce πŸš› Supply Chain πŸ₯ Healthcare 🏠 Real Estate βš–οΈ Legal πŸŽ“ Education 🏭 Manufacturing Insurance ✈️ Travel πŸ—οΈ Construction
17
Industry Guides
185+
Min Total Reading
$20–$400
Monthly Tool Cost
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AI Agent for Sales
Automate lead follow-up without losing the human touch. 5-layer architecture from intake to meeting booking, with qualification scoring and personalized outreach patterns.
13 min read $200–$400/mo tool cost 35–50% reply rate 22% leadβ†’meeting
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AI Agent for Marketing
Automate content creation, social media, ad optimization, and analytics. 5-layer architecture from content engine to audience personalization.
14 min read $94–$471/mo tool cost 5 layers deep 60 min quickstart
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AI Agent for Customer Service
Deploy an AI agent that actually resolves issues β€” not just deflects. 5-layer architecture with knowledge base, context engine, and smart escalation.
13 min read 65%+ resolution rate $208K/yr savings potential 8 weeks to deploy
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AI Agent for Email
Automate your inbox without missing what matters. Smart triage, contextual drafting, automated follow-up, and data extraction from every message.
14 min read $20–$130/mo tool cost 5 layers deep 60 min quickstart
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AI Agent for HR
Automate recruiting, onboarding, and people ops. Resume screening, interview scheduling, Day 0-90 personalized onboarding, and policy Q&A.
14 min read $30–$167/mo tool cost 3 agent types 6 weeks full suite
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AI Agent for Finance & Accounting
Automate invoice processing, bookkeeping, reconciliation, reporting, and compliance. From data entry to intelligent financial analysis.
14 min read 4 layers deep Goldman Sachs case study 60 min quickstart
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AI Agent for Project Management
Automate task extraction from meetings, progress tracking, risk detection, resource optimization, and reporting. 5-layer architecture with production prompts.
⏱ 13 min read πŸ›  Linear + n8n + Claude πŸ’° ~$50/mo
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AI Agent for Ecommerce
Product recommendations, dynamic pricing, inventory intelligence, customer support, and cart recovery. 5-layer architecture that adds €8K-€15K/month to a €50K store.
⏱ 15 min read πŸ›  Shopify + n8n + Claude πŸ’° ~$30/mo
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AI Agent for Supply Chain & Logistics
Route optimization, warehouse operations, demand forecasting, fleet management, and shipment tracking. 5-layer architecture for fleets of any size β€” from 5 trucks to 500+.
⏱ 16 min read πŸ›  n8n + TomTom + Claude πŸ’° ~$35/mo
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AI Agent for Healthcare
Patient intake, intelligent scheduling, ambient clinical documentation, symptom triage, and post-visit follow-up. HIPAA-compliant architecture with 5 production-ready agent layers.
⏱ 16 min read πŸ›  n8n + Claude BAA + Twilio πŸ’° ~$175/mo
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AI Agent for Real Estate
Lead qualification, smart property matching, automated listing generation, CMA report engine, and long-term client nurturing. 5-layer architecture for solo agents to brokerages.
⏱ 15 min read πŸ›  n8n + Claude + Follow Up Boss πŸ’° ~$132/mo
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AI Agent for Education
Socratic AI tutoring, rubric-based automated grading, adaptive curriculum engine, student early warning system, and administrative automation. From individual teachers to district-wide deployment.
⏱ 15 min read πŸ›  SchoolAI + Claude + n8n πŸ’° ~$45/mo
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AI Agent for Manufacturing
Predictive maintenance, intelligent quality control, dynamic production scheduling, supply chain optimization, and safety compliance monitoring. 5-layer smart factory architecture from job shops to large plants.
⏱ 16 min read πŸ›  Node-RED + n8n + Claude πŸ’° ~$100/mo
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AI Agent for Insurance
Claims processing automation, AI-powered underwriting, fraud detection with network analysis, policy servicing, and retention intelligence. From agencies to carriers.
⏱ 15 min read πŸ›  n8n + Claude + Metabase πŸ’° ~$150/mo
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AI Agent for Travel & Hospitality
Intelligent booking automation, dynamic revenue management, AI concierge for guest experience, operations coordination, and review/loyalty intelligence. From boutique hotels to chains.
⏱ 15 min read πŸ›  Cloudbeds + n8n + Claude πŸ’° ~$200/mo
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AI Agent for Construction
Automated estimation and bidding, schedule optimization, safety and compliance monitoring, quality control from photos, and intelligent RFI/document management. From small contractors to large GCs.
⏱ 15 min read πŸ›  Procore + n8n + Claude πŸ’° ~$75/mo
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Quick Comparison

Not sure where to start? Here's how each department stacks up.

Department Setup Time Monthly Cost ROI Timeline Difficulty
πŸ“§ Email 1 hour $20–$130 Week 1 ⭐ Easy
πŸ“’ Marketing 1 hour $94–$471 Week 2 ⭐ Easy
🎯 Sales 4 weeks $200–$400 Month 2 ⭐⭐ Medium
πŸ’¬ Customer Service 8 weeks Varies Month 2 ⭐⭐ Medium
πŸ‘₯ HR 6 weeks $30–$167 Month 3 ⭐⭐ Medium
πŸ’° Finance 4–8 weeks Varies Month 2 ⭐⭐⭐ Hard
πŸ“‹ Project Management 1 week ~$50 Week 1 ⭐⭐ Medium
πŸ›’ Ecommerce 2 weeks $30–$500 Week 2 ⭐⭐ Medium
πŸš› Supply Chain 2 weeks $35–$2,000 Week 1 ⭐⭐⭐ Hard
πŸ₯ Healthcare 3 weeks $125–$2,500 Month 1 ⭐⭐⭐ Hard
🏠 Real Estate 2 weeks $132–$1,200 Week 1 ⭐⭐ Medium
βš–οΈ Legal 2 weeks $242–$4,500 Week 1 ⭐⭐⭐ Hard
πŸŽ“ Education 2 weeks $45–$5,000 Week 2 ⭐⭐ Medium
🏭 Manufacturing 3 weeks $100–$10,000 Week 1 ⭐⭐⭐ Hard
Insurance 3 weeks $150–$15,000 Month 1 ⭐⭐⭐ Hard

Where Should You Start?

If this is your first AI agent, start with Email. It's the lowest risk, fastest to set up, and delivers immediate ROI. You'll learn the fundamentals β€” triage, drafting, escalation β€” that apply to every other department.

If you're in B2B sales and lead follow-up is your bottleneck, the Sales agent is your highest-ROI move.

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