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New Accounts Clerks

Office & Administrative Supportvery highautomate
Projected change (est.): ~-12%
Median Wage (est.): ~$42,350
Employment (est.): ~37K

Overall Exposure

68

2025 vs 2023

Theoretical Exposure

89

What AI could do

Observed Exposure

47

What AI actually does

Automation Risk Score

58

Displacement risk

3-Year Outlook (2025 → 2028)

Projected changes in AI automation metrics over the next 3 years based on estimated data.

Overall Exposure

68→81
+13

2025 → 2028 (estimated)

Theoretical Exposure

89→95
+6

2025 → 2028 (estimated)

Observed Exposure

47→64
+17

2025 → 2028 (estimated)

Automation Risk

58→71
+13

2025 → 2028 (estimated)

Exposure Metrics (2023 - 2028)

Task Breakdown

Process account opening applications
78%β 1
Verify customer identity documents
72%β 1
Explain account terms and services
55%β 0.5

About This Occupation

If you work as a New Accounts Clerks, AI is transforming your role. Risk 58/100, exposure 68%.

ISCO-08 classification

Unit group 4312ILO official

Statistical, Finance and Insurance Clerks

Definition

ILO original text (English)

Statistical, finance and insurance clerks obtain, compile and compute statistical or actuarial data or perform clerical tasks relating to the transactions of insurance establishments, banks and other financial establishments.

Definition & vocabulary source

Source: International Labour Organization (ILO) — ISCO-08 Structure

License: ILO CC BY 4.0

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Official occupational information

  • ONET43-4011.00

    Brokerage Clerks

    Perform duties related to the purchase, sale, or holding of securities. Duties include writing orders for stock purchases or sales, computing transfer taxes, verifying stock transactions, accepting and delivering securities, tracking stock price fluctuations, computing equity, distributing dividends, and keeping records of daily transactions and holdings.

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  • ONET43-4041.00

    Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks

    Authorize credit charges against customers' accounts. Investigate history and credit standing of individuals or business establishments applying for credit. May interview applicants to obtain personal and financial data, determine credit worthiness, process applications, and notify customers of acceptance or rejection of credit.

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  • ONET43-4131.00

    Loan Interviewers and Clerks

    Interview loan applicants to elicit information; investigate applicants' backgrounds and verify references; prepare loan request papers; and forward findings, reports, and documents to appraisal department. Review loan papers to ensure completeness, and complete transactions between loan establishment, borrowers, and sellers upon approval of loan.

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  • ONET43-4141.00

    New Accounts Clerks

    Interview persons desiring to open accounts in financial institutions. Explain account services available to prospective customers and assist them in preparing applications.

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  • ONET43-9041.00

    Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks

    Process new insurance policies, modifications to existing policies, and claims forms. Obtain information from policyholders to verify the accuracy and completeness of information on claims forms, applications and related documents, and company records. Update existing policies and company records to reflect changes requested by policyholders and insurance company representatives.

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Frequently Asked Questions

With an automation risk score of 58%, New Accounts Clerks faces a moderate level of AI-driven change. Some tasks can be automated, but many require human judgment, creativity, or interpersonal skills that AI cannot yet replicate. The role is more likely to evolve alongside AI than be replaced.

Our estimated AI automation risk score for New Accounts Clerks is 58% for 2025. Estimated overall AI exposure is 68%, with 89% theoretical exposure and 47% observed exposure. The estimated risk trend from 2023 to 2025 is 0 points. All of these are model-generated estimates, not measurements.

The tasks with the highest automation potential for New Accounts Clerks are: Process account opening applications (78%), Verify customer identity documents (72%), Explain account terms and services (55%). These rates are our own estimates of how much of each task current AI systems can handle. They are not measurements and are not taken from any external dataset.

We estimate a -12% employment change for New Accounts Clerks between 2024 and 2034. This is our own estimate, not a figure published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Combined with an estimated overall AI exposure of 68%, this occupation faces both traditional labor market shifts and AI-driven transformation. Workers should monitor both employment trends and AI capability growth.

Since AI primarily automates tasks in this role, professionals in New Accounts Clerks should focus on developing skills that complement AI rather than compete with it. Consider learning AI tool management, shifting toward supervisory and quality-control tasks, and building expertise in areas where human judgment remains essential.