Office Clerks, General
Office and Administrative Support · SOC 43-9061
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 43-9061 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 45.0%
- Very High · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 34/100
- Low friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $45,010
- H-1B offered wage $36,296; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 360,400
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -6.7%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 3
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 584,086 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- 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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AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →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.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Perform duties too varied and diverse to be classified in any specific office clerical occupation, requiring knowledge of office systems and procedures. Clerical duties may be assigned in accordance with the office procedures of individual establishments and may include a combination of answering telephones, bookkeeping, typing or word processing, office machine operation, and filing.
Common titles: Administrative Clerk (Admin Clerk), Clerical Aide, Clerical Assistant, Clerk, General Clerk, Office Assistant
Representative Tasks
- •Operate office machines, such as photocopiers and scanners, facsimile machines, voice mail systems, and personal computers.
- •Answer telephones, direct calls, and take messages.
- •Communicate with customers, employees, and other individuals to answer questions, disseminate or explain information, take orders, and address complaints.
- •Maintain and update filing, inventory, mailing, and database systems, either manually or using a computer.
- •Compile, copy, sort, and file records of office activities, business transactions, and other activities.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Operate office equipment.
- •Answer telephones to direct calls or provide information.
- •Confer with coworkers to coordinate work activities.
- •Respond to customer problems or complaints.
- •Collect deposits, payments or fees.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 45.0% | 33.9% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 22% Bright |
| Median Salary | $45,010 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 55/100 | N/A |