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AI Work Index

Headline risk

10%

Low Risk

Judicial law clerks

United States AI Work Index23-1012

AI displacement pressure score for United States AI Work Index, combining global AI task overlap with local wages, employment trends, and demand signals.

14.5 current · 14.9 projectedConfidence high

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $60K

Median annual wage

Demand 3%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 5

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

Assist judges in court or by conducting research or preparing legal documents.

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 17% effective coverage

Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 60,400

Employment 2024

14.5K

Projected Change (2024–34)

2.5%

Openings (2024–34)

1.0K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 42,00025th pctl: USD 49,840Median: USD 60,40075th pctl: USD 78,060Top 10%: USD 113,150

Demand outlook

Projections published, but no prose outlook available.

Education: Doctoral or professional degree Experience: —

Role Profile

Writing and readingDetail orientedProblem solving and decision making

Tasks

  • 1. Prepare briefs, legal memoranda, or statements of issues involved in cases, including appropriate suggestions or recommendations. AI use: 78%
  • 2. Confer with judges concerning legal questions, construction of documents, or granting of orders. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Research laws, court decisions, documents, opinions, briefs, or other information related to cases before the court. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Review complaints, petitions, motions, or pleadings that have been filed to determine issues involved or basis for relief. AI use: 82%
  • 5. Draft or proofread judicial opinions, decisions, or citations. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Keep abreast of changes in the law and inform judges when cases are affected by such changes. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookAdobe AcrobatMicrosoft AccessMicrosoft PowerPoint

Requirements

Can telework: 58.2%License required: 63.2%Certificate: 9.6%High school diploma: 24.0%Professional degree: 55.9%Bachelor's degree: 10.8%Associate's degree: 8.6%On-the-job training: 48.99%

Work context

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled 4.9/5
E-Mail 4.9/5
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate 4.8/5
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 4.6/5
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results 4.6/5
Spend Time Sitting 4.5/5

Worker profile

Median age 43.0 · 147K employed

Under 25: 10% · 25–54: 64% · 55+: 27%

Related

No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.

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