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Correspondence Clerks
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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 5.6% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- #159 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -5.6% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $46,800 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 4,800 in the US, with about 500 openings a year
The work, 13 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI does this: Perform administrative or clerical activities19%
AI performed this in about 1 in 401 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI helps with this: Compile records, documentation, or other data19%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 191 conversations, and it got them there 86% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Maintain operational records8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Process shipments or mail8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Read documents or materials to inform work processes7%
AI performed this in about 1 in 214 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
AI helps with this: Evaluate the quality or accuracy of data7%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 426 conversations, and it got them there 84% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI helps with this: Prepare documentation for contracts, applications, or permits7%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,066 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
Still yours: Reconcile financial data6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Explain regulations, policies, or procedures5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 84 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
Still yours: Package objects4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI helps with this: Examine materials or documentation for accuracy or compliance4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 454 conversations, and it got them there 88% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI does this: Determine values or prices of goods or services2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 510 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 94 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 500 openings a year as people retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 25% of the workCargo and Freight Agents31% AI does, against 37% here+6.2% by 2035 · $52,260 · High school diploma
- Shares 25% of the workMedical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants17% AI does, against 37% here+4.8% by 2035 · $45,930 · High school diploma
- Shares 25% of the workLight Truck Drivers18% AI does, against 37% here+6.3% by 2035 · $44,860 · High school diploma
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On the wire.
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deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.28, higher than 86% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 43-4021 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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