Office Clerks, General

Imminent Risk
89%
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
99%
(Imminent Risk)
POLLING
78%
(High Risk)
Average: 89%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
-5.6%
by year 2033
WAGES
$40,480
or $19.46 per hour
Volume
2,496,370
as of 2023
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
1.8/10

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Calculated automation risk

99% (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.

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

  • Social Perceptiveness

User poll

78% 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 99% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

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






Sentiment

The following graph is included wherever there is a substantial amount of votes to render meaningful data. These visual representations display user poll results over time, providing a significant indication of sentiment trends.

Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Very slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Office Clerks, General' job openings is expected to decline 5.6% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2024.

Wages

Very low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Office Clerks, General' was $40,480, or $19 per hour

'Office Clerks, General' were paid 15.8% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Significantly greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 2,496,370 people employed as 'Office Clerks, General' within the United States.

This represents around 1.6% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 60 people are employed as 'Office Clerks, General'.

Job description

Perform duties too varied and diverse to be classified in any specific office clerical occupation, requiring knowledge of office systems and procedures. Clerical duties may be assigned in accordance with the office procedures of individual establishments and may include a combination of answering telephones, bookkeeping, typing or word processing, office machine operation, and filing.

SOC Code: 43-9061.00

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Comments

Administrator Ex (Highly likely) 5 months ago
My job is being replaced with a digital platform
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cheese (Highly likely) 1 year ago
Ever heard of Job Simulator?
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