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Changing fast

Last Update: 11/21/2025

Your role’s AI Resilience Score is

24.7%

Median Score

Changing Fast

Evolving

Stable

Our confidence in this score:

Medium-high

What does this resilience result mean?

These roles are undergoing rapid transformation. Entry-level tasks may be automated, and career paths may look different in the near future.

AI Resilience Report for

Financial Clerks, All Other

They handle various money-related tasks like processing payments, keeping records, and answering questions to help businesses stay organized and manage their finances.

Summary

The career of financial clerks is labeled as "Evolving" because many routine tasks like data entry and record-keeping are being automated by new technologies. However, AI in this field is still developing, and human skills remain crucial for tasks that require judgment, such as checking for errors and assisting customers with complex questions.

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30.6%

Will Robots Take My Job

Automation Resilience

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Changing fast

10.0%

Medium Demand

Labor Market Outlook

We use BLS employment projections to complement the AI-focused assessments from other sources.

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Growth Rate (2024-34):

1.4%

Growth Percentile:

35.3%

Annual Openings:

4

Annual Openings Pct:

34.8%

Analysis of Current AI Resilience

Financial Clerks

Updated Quarterly • Last Update: 11/22/2025

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State of Automation & Augmentation:

Financial clerks (the “all other” category) mainly handle paperwork: entering transaction data, filing records, preparing invoices, and assisting customers with accounts ^[1] ^[2]. Many of these tasks are routine and repetitive. In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) predicts a 5% drop in financial clerk jobs from 2024–2034 ^[2], in large part because better software and online tools let customers do things themselves.

For example, banks and businesses increasingly use electronic invoicing, automated accounting systems, and check-scanning software, reducing the need for humans to type or file paper records. Optical character recognition (OCR) and simple AI-powered accounting tools can already read invoices and enter data into spreadsheets or databases. In short, many standard paperwork tasks are being automated.

However, true AI examples for “financial clerks, all other” specifically are still emerging. Most of today’s automation is rule-based (like spreadsheets or robotic process automation) rather than full AI. We didn’t find a news story about a robot replacing a bank clerk at a small business, for example.

This may be because clerical jobs vary a lot by employer, and smaller firms may not invest in fancy AI. Still, signs of change are visible: BLS notes that online tools and software are already reducing demand for tasks like data collection and filing ^[2]. Overall, machines can now handle many of the basic number-crunching and record-keeping chores that financial clerks used to do.

Sources

[1]occupationalinfo.org

[2]bls.gov

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AI Adoption:

AI adoption in this field will likely be gradual. On one hand, affordable bookkeeping and banking software (even free apps) already automate common tasks, suggesting quick uptake. The economic benefit is clear: firms save on labor costs and reduce errors ^[2] ^[2].

Large banks and tech-savvy companies are piloting AI tools (for instance, chatbots answering account questions or AI that flags errors), thanks to big potential gains in speed and accuracy ^[3] ^[2]. On the other hand, many small businesses and nonprofits – which hire financial clerks – may not invest heavily in new AI systems. If labor is cheap, it might be easier to hire a clerk than buy expensive software.

Socially and legally, trust is an issue: customers expect real people for sensitive money questions, and regulators watch financial tech closely. All these factors mean change will be steady, not overnight.

Importantly, experts stress that human skills remain crucial ^[3] ^[2]. Even as AI handles routine entries, people still check for mistakes, explain unusual cases to customers, and make final decisions. In finance, knowing when to trust a computer – and when to double-check ― is a key skill ^[3] ^[2].

Young workers in these roles can stay ahead by learning to work with digital tools. In practice, that means being comfortable with common office software and helping customers on problems that require judgment, not just routine tasks. By focusing on communication, problem-solving, and ethics, future financial clerks can find their work evolving rather than ending.