Information and Record Clerks

Imminent Risk
84%

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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
88%
(Imminent Risk)
POLLING
79%
(High Risk, Based on 28 votes)
Average: 84%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
-3.8%
by year 2034
WAGES
$41,600
or $20.00 per hour
Volume
5,311,310
as of 2024
SUMMARY
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JOB SCORE
2.0/10
What's this?
Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

These are some key things to think about when job hunting.

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Calculated automation risk

88% (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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This page is a category page which comprises several occupations. To determine a score for this category, we calculate the average of all the occupations within it.

These occupations contribute to this group's automation risk calculation:

User poll

79% 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 88% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Information and Record 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 'Information and Record Clerks' job openings is expected to decline 3.8% by 2034

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Very low paid relative to other professions

In 2024, the median annual wage for 'Information and Record Clerks' was $41,600, or $20 per hour

'Information and Record Clerks' were paid 16.0% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $49,500

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Significantly greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2024 there were 5,311,310 people employed as 'Information and Record Clerks' within the United States.

This represents around 3.4% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 29 people are employed as 'Information and Record Clerks'.

Job description

This group includes these occupations.

SOC Code: 43-4000

Comments (2)

Dev
29 Jun 2024 10:19
This website is bad and dumb It's impossible for robots to replace real clerks and records managers because these professions involve connecting with people. How do you imagine a robot talking to its boss about some documents, etc.
Mariam (Low)
29 Apr 2022 07:16
It's impossible for robots to replace real clerks and records managers because these professions involve connecting with people. How do you imagine a robot talking to its boss about some documents, etc.?

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