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Receptionists and Information Clerks

Office and Administrative Support · SOC 43-4171

43.4% AI Exposure — Very High
$38,010
Median Annual Salary
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O*NET Outlook
157,900
Proj. Annual Openings
910,180
Employment (OEWS 2025)
-2.5%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
57/100
AI Resiliency Score

AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.

Decision card

Career Evidence Passport

SOC 43-4171 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.

Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
SOC exposure
43.4%
Very High · Anthropic AEI
Automation friction
34/100
Low friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
Wages
$38,010
No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
Projected openings
157,900
BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change 0.0%.
Observed/proxy demand
0
FY2025 certified LCAs; 242,305 postings in 2025.

Skill evidence

SpeakingActive ListeningService OrientationReading ComprehensionCritical Thinking
  • H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
  • Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
  • Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
  • This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.

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Lower AI-exposure roles that reuse your skills, ranked by a transition score (skills that transfer, safety gain, pay and retraining effort).

AI Exposure Analysis

AI Exposure43.4%
AI Resiliency57/100
Exposure BandVery High
Sector Avg. Exposure33.9%

Across AI measures

Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.

61.5%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic43.4%
AI capability · OpenAI53.3%
AI ability · AIOE87.7%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne96%

Top Skills

1.Speaking
2.Active Listening
3.Service Orientation
4.Reading Comprehension
5.Critical Thinking

H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand

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Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.

8
Decade Total (Certified LCAs)
0
FY2025 Volume
0% of all H-1B filings in FY2025
$0
Median Offered Wage (Latest Year)
#480 of 776
Rank by Total Volume
H-1B filing volume, FY2016–FY2025

O*NET occupation profile

What this work involves

Answer inquiries and provide information to the general public, customers, visitors, and other interested parties regarding activities conducted at establishment and location of departments, offices, and employees within the organization.

Common titles: Clerk Specialist, Front Desk Receptionist, Greeter, Information Assistant (Info Assistant), Medical Receptionist, Member Services Representative (Member Services Rep)

Representative Tasks

  • Operate telephone switchboard to answer, screen, or forward calls, providing information, taking messages, or scheduling appointments.
  • Greet persons entering establishment, determine nature and purpose of visit, and direct or escort them to specific destinations.
  • Receive payment and record receipts for services.
  • Schedule appointments and maintain and update appointment calendars.
  • Transmit information or documents to customers, using computer, mail, or facsimile machine.

Detailed Work Activities

  • Schedule appointments.
  • Answer telephones to direct calls or provide information.
  • Greet customers, patrons, or visitors.
  • Collect deposits, payments or fees.
  • Analyze operational or research data.

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft Outlook · hotMicrosoft Word · hotGoogle Docs · hotIntuit QuickBooks · hot3M Post-it AppBookkeeping softwareClaim processing system softwareEmail softwareFileMaker ProGE Healthcare Centricity EMR

Employment Projections & AI Exposure

15
Occupations Shown
27.0%
Avg AI Exposure
8
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.

Employment & Wage Trend

BLS OEWS, 2019–2025


Occupation Employment & Wage TrendMulti-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 43-4171: 2019 — employment: 1,057,370, median wage: $30,050; 2020 — employment: 968,420, median wage: $31,110; 2021 — employment: 983,150, median wage: $29,950; 2022 — employment: 1,011,170, median wage: $33,960; 2023 — employment: 1,003,820, median wage: $35,840; 2025 — employment: 910,180, median wage: $38,010.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.

Sector Comparison

MetricThis CareerSector Average
AI Exposure43.4%33.9%
OutlookBright ↗22% Bright
Median Salary$38,010N/A
AI Resiliency57/100N/A