Will AI replace File Clerks?

−Already happening(2)

• Answer questions about records or files.
• Input data, such as file numbers, new or updated information, or document information codes into computer systems to support document and information retrieval.

~Within reach(11)

• Perform general office activities, such as typing, answering telephones, operating office machines, processing mail, or securing confidential materials.
• Find, retrieve, and make copies of information from files in response to requests and deliver information to authorized users.
• Scan or read incoming materials to determine how and where they should be classified or filed.
• Sort or classify information according to guidelines, such as content, purpose, user criteria, or chronological, alphabetical, or numerical order.
• Gather materials to be filed from departments or employees.

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+Out of reach(6)

• Place materials into storage receptacles, such as file cabinets, boxes, bins, or drawers, according to classification and identification information.
• Eliminate outdated or unnecessary materials, destroying them or transferring them to inactive storage, according to file maintenance guidelines or legal requirements.
• Assign and record or stamp identification numbers or codes to index materials for filing.
• Complete general financial activities, such as processing accounts payable, reviewing invoices, collecting cash payments, or issuing receipts.
• Operate mechanized files that rotate to bring needed records to a particular location.

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