File Clerks
Official O*NET title: File Clerks (43-4071.00)
Also called: claims clerk, clerk, clerk typist, documentation specialist, file clerk
Do you do this at work?
Answer each card — it takes about a minute.
Do you do this at work?
Answer questions about records or files
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How AI is changing file clerks work
2 of 12 measurable main tasks for this job show up in real AI-use data, so we rate it Green (little AI use yet) — 17%.
This shows where people already use AI, not whether the job will disappear. How we measure this.
Tasks in this job and recorded AI use
- Answer questions about records or files (main task) — a lot of recorded AI use
- Scan or read incoming materials to determine how and where they should be classified or filed (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Perform general office activities (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Keep records of materials filed or removed, using logbooks or computers and generate computerized reports (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Gather materials to be filed from departments or employees (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Find, retrieve, and make copies of information from files in response to requests and deliver information to authorized users (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Add new material to file records or create new records as necessary (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Sort or classify information according to guidelines (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Eliminate outdated or unnecessary materials, destroying them or transferring them to inactive storage, according to file maintenance guidelines or legal requirements (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Assign and record or stamp identification numbers or codes to index materials for filing (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Place materials into storage receptacles (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Modify or improve filing systems or put in place new filing systems (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Design forms related to filing systems — some recorded AI use
- Input data — no recorded AI use
- Complete general financial activities — no recorded AI use
- Track materials removed from files to make sure that borrowed files are returned — no recorded AI use
- Perform periodic inspections of materials or files to make sure correct placement, legibility, or proper condition — no recorded AI use
- Retrieve documents stored in microfilm or microfiche and place them in viewers for reading — no recorded AI use
- Operate mechanized files that rotate to bring needed records to a particular location — no recorded AI use
Tasks: O*NET 31.0. AI use: Anthropic Economic Index (exact or close text match).
Your first steps (guidance)
- Week 1: Open a free AI assistant and say hello. Follow our “Getting started with AI” guide. Ask it one simple question about your work.
- Week 2: Use AI on one task you do often. Try the prompt for: “Answer questions about records or files”. Try the prompt for: “Scan or read incoming materials to determine how and where they should be classified or filed”.
Tick your own tasks above to get a plan based on what you really do. The first 2 weeks are free; Premium (coming soon) adds weeks 3–12. New to AI? Read our beginner’s guide.
Questions about AI and file clerks
Will AI replace file clerks?
Our data can’t predict job losses, and we don’t try to. What it does show: 2 of the 12 main tasks for this job match tasks people already use AI for (Anthropic Economic Index), giving a Green rating (little AI use yet). Using AI on a task is not the same as AI doing the whole job, and 16 of the 19 listed tasks show no recorded AI use yet.
Which file clerk tasks is AI used for most?
In the data, the most AI use among this job’s tasks is for: answer questions about records or files; scan or read incoming materials to determine how and where they should be classified or filed; design forms related to filing systems.
Which file clerk tasks show little or no AI use?
For example: perform general office activities; keep records of materials filed or removed, using logbooks or computers and generate computerized reports; gather materials to be filed from departments or employees. These are good places to keep building your own skills.
How does this job compare to others?
In Microsoft Research’s “Working with AI” study, this job’s AI applicability score is equal to or higher than 80% of the occupations they scored. That measures overlap with AI chat use, not risk of job loss.
How can a file clerk start learning AI?
Start small: open a free AI assistant, try it on one task you do often, and always check facts and numbers yourself. The plan on this page is guidance, not professional advice.
See how this job ranks
File Clerks ranks #389 of 572 jobs for the share of main tasks with AI use (#1 = most), and #27 of 34 in Office & Admin.
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