Headline risk
44%
High RiskHuman resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
AI displacement pressure score for United States AI Work Index, combining global AI task overlap with local wages, employment trends, and demand signals.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Compile and keep personnel records. Record data for each employee, such as address, weekly earnings, absences, amount of sales or production, supervisory reports, and date of and reason for termination. May prepare reports for employment records, file employment records, or search employee files and furnish information to authorized persons.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 35% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 49,440
Employment 2024
95.2K
Projected Change (2024–34)
-7.1%
Openings (2024–34)
9.0K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Overall employment of information clerks is projected to grow 3 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Explain company personnel policies, benefits, and procedures to employees or job applicants. AI use: 80%
- 2. Process, verify, and maintain personnel related documentation, including staffing, recruitment, training, grievances, performance evaluations, classifications, and employee leaves of absence. AI use: 90%
- 3. Examine employee files to answer inquiries and provide information for personnel actions. AI use: 0%
- 4. Answer questions regarding examinations, eligibility, salaries, benefits, and other pertinent information. AI use: 83%
- 5. Record data for each employee, including such information as addresses, weekly earnings, absences, amount of sales or production, supervisory reports on performance, and dates of and reasons for terminations. AI use: 0%
- 6. Gather personnel records from other departments or employees. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 41.5 · 124K employed
Under 25: 10% · 25–54: 76% · 55+: 15%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Data quality
Employment data available
Narrative & sources
Information clerks perform routine clerical duties, maintain records, collect data, and provide information to customers.
Although information clerks are employed in nearly every industry, many work in government agencies, hotels, and healthcare facilities. Most information clerks work full time.
Information clerks typically need a high school diploma and learn their skills on the job. Some employers may prefer to hire candidates with some college education or an associate’s degree, depending on the occupation.
The median annual wage for information clerks was $43,730 in May 2024.
Overall employment of information clerks is projected to grow 3 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.
Important context
This score measures structural AI displacement pressure, not actual job losses. Local wages and demand data are specific to United States AI Work Index; the underlying AI task overlap analysis is consistent across all countries.