AI exposure Office and administrative support
Will AI replace brokerage clerks?
Brokerage Clerks. US occupation 43-4011.
The reading
17.4%
of the time brokerage clerks spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of brokerage clerks' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.
Ranked 133 of 756 US occupations. More exposed than 82% of them.Further along than 82% of them.
Per cent of working time Square-law scale
Average US job 7.7%
Well above the typical job.Ahead of most of the workforce.
What AI already does for brokerage clerksWhat brokerage clerks no longer do alone
O*NET lists 10 tasks for brokerage clerks. AI use at work shows up in 2 of them. Each score runs from 0.5, where every observed use helps a person with the task, to 1, where every use does the task outright.
- Document security transactions, such as purchases, sales, conversions, redemptions, or payments, using computers, accounting ledgers, or certificate records.Core task mostly automated 0.97
- Perform clerical tasks, such as answering phones or distributing mail.Core task automated and assisted 0.74
What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human
8 of the 10 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.
- Correspond with customers and confer with coworkers to answer inquiries, discuss market fluctuations, or resolve account problems.Core task
- File, type, or operate standard office machines.Core task
- Prepare forms, such as receipts, withdrawal orders, transmittal papers, or transfer confirmations, based on transaction requests from stockholders.Core task
- Compute total holdings, dividends, interest, transfer taxes, brokerage fees, or commissions and allocate appropriate payments to customers.
- Monitor daily stock prices and compute fluctuations to determine the need for additional collateral to secure loans.
- Prepare reports summarizing daily transactions and earnings for individual customer accounts.
Show the other 2
- Schedule and coordinate transfer and delivery of security certificates between companies, departments, and customers.
- Verify ownership and transaction information and dividend distribution instructions to ensure conformance with governmental regulations, using stock records and reports.
How that compares
Among the 50 office and administrative support occupations, brokerage clerks rank 24. The group averages 19.1%, and its most exposed job is Customer Service Representatives at 70.1%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.
Just above in the ranking
- 130Social and Community Service Managers 18.1%
- 131Proofreaders and Copy Markers 17.8%
- 132Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers 17.6%
Just below
- 134Advertising and Promotions Managers 17.3%
- 134Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 17.3%
- 136Judicial Law Clerks 17.0%
What this does and does not mean
Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.
A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.
Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.