Data behind: −431,000: Clerical jobs lost 2025-35 (−6.0%): office clerks, secretaries, bookkeeping clerks, data entry, receptionists

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−431,000: Clerical jobs lost 2025-35 (−6.0%): office clerks, secretaries, bookkeeping clerks, data entry, receptionists

How it's computed: BLS rows tagged 'Clerical'. Change = 6,811.3k − 7,242.7k.
Source: BLS Employment Projections 2025-35 and AI exposure categories; Eloundou et al. (2023/24) human β; Felten, Raj & Seamans LM-AIOE · link [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
As of: 27 Aug 2026 · fetched 30 Oct 2026

Soc	Title	Emp2025	Emp2035	Chg	Pct	Bls Category	Eloundou Beta	Felten AIOE	Wage	Self Emp Pct	Group	Cluster
27-3092	Court reporters and simultaneous captioners	19.9	19.9	0	-0.1	Very high	0.521	—	72,420	33.4	Likely loser	Clerical
31-9094	Medical transcriptionists	42	40.2	-1.9	-4.4	High	0.232	1.196	40,410	—	Likely loser	Clerical
43-2011	Switchboard operators, including answering service	35.4	26.2	-9.2	-26	Very high	0.484	1.244	38,630	1.6	Likely loser	Clerical
43-2021	Telephone operators	3.5	2.5	-1	-27.6	High	0.553	1.412	41,740	—	Likely loser	Clerical
43-3031	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,532.4	1,446.8	-85.6	-5.6	Very high	0.314	0.818	50,670	5.6	Likely loser	Clerical
43-4171	Receptionists and information clerks	947.5	931.6	-16	-1.7	Very high	0.583	1.033	38,010	0.7	Likely loser	Clerical
43-6014	Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive	1,889.8	1,775.7	-114.1	-6	Very high	0.567	1.254	47,540	1.5	Likely loser	Clerical
43-9021	Data entry keyers	131.8	98.2	-33.6	-25.5	Very high	0.5	0.172	41,340	1.6	Likely loser	Clerical
43-9022	Word processors and typists	40.4	26.5	-13.9	-34.4	Very high	0.486	0.507	49,280	10.9	Likely loser	Clerical
43-9061	Office clerks, general	2,600	2,443.7	-156.2	-6	Very high	0.5	0.911	45,010	0.7	Likely loser	Clerical