File clerk
Files letters, cards, invoices, receipts, and other records in order and finds and pulls files when asked.
Will AI replace file clerk jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: High. More AI overlap than 80 in 100 jobs. AI can help with many tasks. The job is changing fast, and people who use AI well will lead it. 16% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Answer questions about records or files
- Improve filing systems or start new ones
- Collect materials to be filed from departments or staff
What stays human
- Put materials in cabinets, boxes, bins, or drawers by label and category
- Find and copy information from files and deliver it to approved users
- Scan or read incoming materials to decide where to file them
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: -15.8%. Typical pay: $43,600 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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