Order Clerks

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

• Compute total charges for merchandise or services and shipping charges.85
• File copies of orders received, or post orders on records.85
• Review orders for completeness according to reporting procedures and forward incomplete orders for further processing.80

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

• Recommend type of packing or labeling needed on order.50
• Recommend merchandise or services that will meet customers' needs.45
• Direct specified departments or units to prepare and ship orders to designated locations.45

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

• Inspect outgoing work for compliance with customers' specifications.25
• Confer with production, sales, shipping, warehouse, or common carrier personnel to expedite or trace shipments.35
• Attempt to sell additional merchandise or services to prospective or current customers by telephone or through visits.35

Task exposure values and classifications are published, versioned estimates audited against the anchored rubric. This page reads them from the data release rather than generating them at request time. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 63 puts Order Clerks in the most-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this high is about the mix: 12 of 19 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 4 augmentable, and 3 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

Shown only when the target is at least 10 points lower under the same score version and skill overlap is at least 50%. These are adjacent roles with lower task exposure — not guaranteed “safe careers”.

Labor-market context

• $46,170median wage
• 75,200employed
• 8,000annual openings
• -17.2%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• Procurement Clerks 56
• Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 56
• Customer Service Representative 56
• Counter and Rental Clerks 43
• Stockers and Order Fillers 29
• Billing and Posting Clerks 58

How this score was calculated

FAQ — Order Clerks

Will AI replace Order Clerks?

This score cannot predict whether this occupation or any individual job will be replaced. It shows which tasks current and near-term AI can perform or accelerate, which tasks remain more durable, and where a worker can adapt. Employer decisions, demand, regulation, and how the role changes are outside the score.

What does a score of 63 mean for a Order Clerks?

It means that, weighted across the 19 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 63 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the most-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

The highest-exposure tasks are: Compute total charges for merchandise or services and shipping charges; File copies of orders received, or post orders on records; Review orders for completeness according to reporting procedures and forward incomplete orders for further processing. Exposure comes from the published, rubric-scored data release rather than being generated when you open this page.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: Inspect outgoing work for compliance with customers' specifications; Confer with production, sales, shipping, warehouse, or common carrier personnel to expedite or trace shipments; Attempt to sell additional merchandise or services to prospective or current customers by telephone or through visits. Durable tasks typically depend on judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.