AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 43-4141.00

Will AI replace New Accounts Clerks?

New Accounts Clerks: AI can already handle 14 of 15 tasks; the work mostly needs a frontier-tier model.

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Every task, scored

The 15 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for New Accounts Clerks, from most to least exposed. 14 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.

Task AI exposure Evidence Model tier Importance
Compile information about new accounts, enter account information into computers, and file related forms or other documents. 80 Estimated Standard 4.6
Perform teller duties as required. 75 Estimated Efficient 4.6
Process loan applications. 75 Estimated Efficient 4.6
Collect and record customer deposits and fees and issue receipts, using computers. 75 Estimated Frontier 4.5
Inform customers of procedures for applying for services, such as ATM cards, direct deposit of checks, and certificates of deposit. 75 Estimated Frontier 4.5
Answer customers' questions and explain available services, such as deposit accounts, bonds, and securities. 75 Estimated Efficient 4.5
Obtain credit records from reporting agencies. 75 Estimated Efficient 4.4
Interview customers to obtain information needed for opening accounts or renting safe-deposit boxes. 75 Estimated Efficient 4.3
Refer customers to appropriate bank personnel to meet their financial needs. 75 Estimated Efficient 4.3
Investigate and correct errors upon customers' request, according to customer and bank records. 75 Estimated Efficient 4.1
Execute wire transfers of funds. 75 Estimated Efficient 4.1
Issue initial and replacement safe-deposit keys to customers, and admit customers to vaults. 75 Estimated Frontier 4.1
Perform foreign currency transactions and sell traveler's checks. 75 Estimated Frontier 2.8
Duplicate records for distribution to branch offices. 75 Estimated Efficient 2.7
Schedule repairs for locks on safe-deposit boxes. 20 Estimated Efficient 3.2

Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 0 of 15 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 15 of 15. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.

The model tier this role needs

A frontier-tier model or lower covers 100% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 100% of the work is something AI can address at some tier.

Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.

Wages, employment and outlook

US employment
36,860
Median annual wage
$47,670
Middle half of earners
$43,920 to $55,100
Projected change, 2024 to 2034
-13.2%

Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.

Adjacent roles

The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.

Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.

Questions about New Accounts Clerks and AI

Will AI replace New Accounts Clerks?

AI already handles 14 of the 15 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 73 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by -13.2% from 2024 to 2034.

What is the AI exposure of New Accounts Clerks?

73 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 0 of the 15 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 15 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.

Which New Accounts Clerks tasks can AI already do?

The tasks with the highest exposure are: Compile information about new accounts, enter account information into computers, and file related forms or other documents; Perform teller duties as required; Process loan applications. They are three of the 14 tasks that reach 60 or more.

What AI model tier does this role need?

A frontier-tier model or lower covers 100% of the role's importance-weighted task work. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.

How many people work as New Accounts Clerks, and what do they earn?

36,860 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $47,670 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of -13.2% from 2024 to 2034.

How to cite

Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.

JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: New Accounts Clerks. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/new-accounts-clerks

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