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Procurement Clerks
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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 8.1% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- #166 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -8.1% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $50,580 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 56,900 in the US, with about 3,700 openings a year
The work, 18 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: Evaluate the quality or accuracy of data13%
AI performed this in about 1 in 683 Copilot conversations and completed it 82% of the time.
AI helps with this: Prepare documentation for contracts, applications, or permits12%
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: Process shipments or mail7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain operational records6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Purchase goods or services6%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 214 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
AI does this: Determine values or prices of goods or services5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 510 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Monitor resources or inventories5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Execute financial transactions5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,073 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
Still yours: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Analyze business or financial data5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 719 conversations, and it got them there 72% of the time.
AI does this: Provide information to guests, clients, or customers5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 9 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
AI helps with this: Inspect characteristics or conditions of materials or products5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,462 conversations, and it got them there 90% of the time.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Obtain information about goods or services4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 225 Copilot conversations and completed it 85% of the time.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
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.
Still yours: Monitor operations to ensure adequate performance4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 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 92 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 3,700 openings a year as people retire or move on.
BLS on AIAI-driven efficiency gains limit demand. Source ↗
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 43% of the workBuyers and Purchasing Agents30% AI does, against 36% here+6% by 2035 · $77,710 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 37% of the workCargo and Freight Agents31% AI does, against 36% here+6.2% by 2035 · $52,260 · High school diploma
- Shares 33% of the workLogisticians29% AI does, against 36% here+17.6% by 2035 · $82,320 · Bachelor’s degree
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On the wire.
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How to read this file.
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 0.26, higher than 82% 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, 43-3061 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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