As of June 2026, File Clerks has an AI-exposure score of 76/100 (Very High exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
File Clerks
More exposed than 96% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$43,600. About 7,300 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
How you compare to similar Administrative roles
Your tasks, by AI exposure
- Input data, such as file numbers, new or updated information, or document information codes into computer systems to support document and information retrieval.
- Scan or read incoming materials to determine how and where they should be classified or filed.
- Sort or classify information according to guidelines, such as content, purpose, user criteria, or chronological, alphabetical, or numerical order.
- Answer questions about records or files.
- Keep records of materials filed or removed, using logbooks or computers and generate computerized reports.
- Add new material to file records or create new records as necessary.
- Operate mechanized files that rotate to bring needed records to a particular location.
- Find, retrieve, and make copies of information from files in response to requests and deliver information to authorized users.
- Complete general financial activities, such as processing accounts payable, reviewing invoices, collecting cash payments, or issuing receipts.
- Retrieve documents stored in microfilm or microfiche and place them in viewers for reading.
- Track materials removed from files to ensure that borrowed files are returned.
- Gather materials to be filed from departments or employees.
- Assign and record or stamp identification numbers or codes to index materials for filing.
- Modify or improve filing systems or implement new filing systems.
- Place materials into storage receptacles, such as file cabinets, boxes, bins, or drawers, according to classification and identification information.
- Eliminate outdated or unnecessary materials, destroying them or transferring them to inactive storage, according to file maintenance guidelines or legal requirements.
- Perform general office activities, such as typing, answering telephones, operating office machines, processing mail, or securing confidential materials.
- Perform periodic inspections of materials or files to ensure correct placement, legibility, or proper condition.
- Design forms related to filing systems.
No augmentable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as automatable (100%).
No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as automatable (100%).
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