File Clerks

AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
85%
risk level
POLLING
72%
Based on 27 votes
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
-11.9 %
by year 2032
WAGES
$37,290
or $17.93 per hour
Volume
87,250
as of 2022
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
1.6/10

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Automation risk

85% (Imminent Risk)

Imminent Risk (81-100%): Occupations in this level have an extremely high likelihood of being automated in the near future. These jobs consist primarily of repetitive, predictable tasks with little need for human judgment.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Social Perceptiveness

User poll

72% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted that it's probable this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 85% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that File Clerks will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Growth

Very slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'File Clerks' job openings is expected to decline 11.9% by 2032

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2023.

Wages

Very low paid relative to other professions

In 2022, the median annual wage for 'File Clerks' was $37,290, or $17 per hour

'File Clerks' were paid 19.5% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $46,310

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2022 there were 87,250 people employed as 'File Clerks' within the United States.

This represents around 0.06% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 1 thousand people are employed as 'File Clerks'.

Job description

File correspondence, cards, invoices, receipts, and other records in alphabetical or numerical order or according to the filing system used. Locate and remove material from file when requested.

SOC Code: 43-4071.00

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Comments

Henry David Thoreau (No chance) says
There are lots of anti-technologist out there that simply will hire people over moving to robots. People usually do this job as an on the side job with many other important helping tasks they could do to benefit a company.
Apr 11, 2019 at 11:25 PM

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