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AI exposure Office and administrative support

Will AI replace procurement clerks?

Procurement Clerks. US occupation 43-3061.

24.4%

of the time procurement clerks spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of procurement clerks' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 93 of 756 US occupations. More exposed than 87% of them.Further along than 87% of them.

Average US job 7.7%

Well above the typical job.Ahead of most of the workforce.

What AI already does for procurement clerksWhat procurement clerks no longer do alone

O*NET lists 19 tasks for procurement clerks. AI use at work shows up in 4 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.

  1. Locate suppliers, using sources such as catalogs and the internet, and interview them to gather information about products to be ordered.Core task mostly automated 1.00
  2. Respond to customer and supplier inquiries about order status, changes, or cancellations.Core task mostly automated 1.00
  3. Track the status of requisitions, contracts, and orders.Core task mostly automated 1.00
  4. Prepare, maintain, and review purchasing files, reports and price lists.Core task mostly automated 0.96

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

15 of the 19 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Approve and pay bills.Core task
  • Calculate costs of orders, and charge or forward invoices to appropriate accounts.Core task
  • Check shipments when they arrive to ensure that orders have been filled correctly and that goods meet specifications.Core task
  • Compare prices, specifications, and delivery dates to determine the best bid among potential suppliers.Core task
  • Compare suppliers' bills with bids and purchase orders to verify accuracy.Core task
  • Contact suppliers to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other problems.Core task
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  • Determine if inventory quantities are sufficient for needs, ordering more materials when necessary.Core task
  • Maintain knowledge of all organizational and governmental rules affecting purchases, and provide information about these rules to organization staff members and to vendors.Core task
  • Monitor in-house inventory movement and complete inventory transfer forms for bookkeeping purposes.Core task
  • Perform buying duties when necessary.Core task
  • Prepare purchase orders and send copies to suppliers and to departments originating requests.Core task
  • Review requisition orders to verify accuracy, terminology, and specifications.Core task
  • Monitor contractor performance, recommending contract modifications when necessary.
  • Prepare invitation-of-bid forms, and mail forms to supplier firms or distribute forms for public posting.
  • Train and supervise subordinates and other staff.

How that compares

Among the 50 office and administrative support occupations, procurement clerks rank 16. 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%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

Just above in the ranking

  1. 89Writers and Authors 24.6%
  2. 91Biological Scientists, All Other 24.5%
  3. 91Dietetic Technicians 24.5%

Just below

  1. 94Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 24.3%
  2. 94Management Analysts 24.3%
  3. 96Economists 24.2%

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.