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Library Assistants, Clerical
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 6.4% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- #477 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -6.4% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $36,910 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 89,500 in the US, with about 12,300 openings a year
The work, 33 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Sort materials or products9%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Perform administrative or clerical activities8%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 171 conversations, and it got them there 89% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Maintain operational records7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Distribute materials, supplies, or resources7%
AI does this in desk jobs, but in this one it is mostly hands-on.
AI helps with this: Maintain safety or security6%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,066 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
AI helps with this: Provide information to guests, clients, or customers5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 75 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Monitor operations to ensure adequate performance4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Process digital or online data4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 136 Copilot conversations and completed it 81% of the time.
AI does this: Train others to use equipment or products3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 494 Copilot conversations and completed it 94% of the time.
Still yours: Inspect completed work or finished products3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Calculate financial data3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 330 conversations, and it got them there 66% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI does this: Assist others to access additional services or resources3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 31 Copilot conversations and completed it 88% of the time.
AI helps with this: Issue documentation3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,236 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
Still yours: Process shipments or mail3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Collect fares or payments3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Replenish inventories of materials, equipment, or products2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain tools or equipment2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Repair workpieces or products2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Assign work to others2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Develop educational programs, plans, or procedures2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Plan events or programs2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,901 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time.
Still yours: Stock supplies or products2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Operate office equipment2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,704 conversations, and it got them there 85% of the time.
AI helps with this: Maintain electronic, computer, or other technical equipment2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,196 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain sales or financial records2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Move materials, equipment, or supplies2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Present research or technical information2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 30 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI helps with this: Arrange displays or decorations2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,323 conversations, and it got them there 65% of the time.
Still yours: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Prepare documentation for contracts, applications, or permits1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,066 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
AI helps with this: Purchase goods or services1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 214 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
AI helps with this: Design computer or information systems or applications1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 938 conversations, and it got them there 85% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 94 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 12,300 openings a year as people retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 29% of the workCouriers and Messengers4% AI does, against 12% here+8% by 2035 · $39,200 · High school diploma
- Shares 33% of the workPostal Service Mail Carriers4% AI does, against 12% here-0.3% by 2035 · $60,550 · No formal credential
- Shares 22% of the workPackers and Packagers, Hand0% AI does, against 12% here-5% by 2035 · $36,280 · No formal credential
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Work front:
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.15, higher than 52% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 43-4121 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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