AI Career Radar

File Clerks

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AI exposure43 / 100Moderate exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation26
Freedom to set tasks69
Repeating the same tasks76
$43,600Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
-15.8%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (decline)BLS Employment Projections
45Skill durability (fragile)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Active Listening
63
60
Speaking
63
56
Monitoring
63
53
Critical Thinking
63
50
Judgment and Decision Making
63
44
Active Learning
62
47
Coordination
62
47
Complex Problem Solving
62
47
Reading Comprehension
61
72
Time Management
61
50
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
53
Social Perceptiveness
60
50
Learning Strategies
58
31
Instructing
58
31
Systems Analysis
57
25
Service Orientation
56
53
Systems Evaluation
56
31
Persuasion
54
31
Mathematics
53
28
Negotiation
52
35
Science
52
0
Management of Personnel Resources
50
31
Operations Analysis
49
19
Installation
48
0
Quality Control Analysis
47
25
Management of Material Resources
47
25
Management of Financial Resources
47
22
Technology Design
47
9
Equipment Selection
47
3
Troubleshooting
47
3
Equipment Maintenance
47
0
Operations Monitoring
46
19
Repairing
46
0
Programming
45
13
Operation and Control
43
25

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

#1Massage TherapistsHealthcare Support
83/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$58,450
10-yr growth
+15.3%
Skill gap
5%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Speaking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Social Perceptiveness

79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$72,300
10-yr growth
+21.5%
Skill gap
25%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Learning Strategies, Instructing, Systems Analysis, Social Perceptiveness

#3Physical Therapist AssistantsHealthcare Support
79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$68,380
10-yr growth
+23%
Skill gap
27%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Instructing, Social Perceptiveness, Persuasion, Monitoring

#6Farm Labor ContractorsBusiness & Finance
77/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$58,460
10-yr growth
+7.4%
Skill gap
10%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Management of Personnel Resources, Coordination, Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where File Clerks could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.