AI exposure: Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Perform clerical duties for courts of law, municipalities, or governmental licensing agencies and bureaus. May prepare docket of cases to be called; secure information for judges and court; prepare draft agendas or bylaws for town or city council; answer official correspondence; keep fiscal records and accounts; issue licenses or permits; and record data, administer tests, or collect fees.
Reading this score
computed52.1% of this occupation's weighted task load is exposed, which puts Court, Municipal, and License Clerks at the 90th percentile of 923 occupations. The capability is largely there. Its average task scores 3.1 out of 4 on what a current system can produce, and the frictions that hold other jobs in place are comparatively weak here.
No single friction dominates this occupation. The strongest is context at 1.59 out of 3 and the weakest is embodiment at 0.33, which is a narrow spread. Where nothing structural stands in the way, exposure tracks capability almost directly, and capability is the thing that changes every quarter.
The most exposed thing this job does is Research information in the municipal archives upon request of public officials or private..., at 93.3%. The least is Train other workers or coordinate their work, as necessary, at 26.7%. A gap of 66.7% between two parts of the same job is the reason this index publishes at task level. An occupation-wide number would have hidden both.
Within office and administrative support occupations, this one is less exposed than the median of 55.9% across the group's 51 roles, with 31 scoring higher. Being in an exposed family does not make a particular job exposed, and the reverse holds too.
What would move this score. Of 29 tasks, 26 are currently banded exposed, 3 assisted and 0 untouched. For that distribution to shift materially would take systems being given deeper access to the organisation's own records and history, which is already happening. The score is re-computed every quarter against a fresh capability reference, and the change is published rather than quietly applied.
Task by task
29 tasks, O*NET 31.0| Task | Exposed | Assisted | Untouched | Importance | Band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research information in the municipal archives upon request of public officials or private citizens. | 93.3% | 6.7% | 0.0% | 3.93 | exposed |
| Perform record checks on past or current licensees, as required by investigations. | 93.3% | 6.7% | 0.0% | 3.96 | exposed |
| Code information on license applications for entry into computers. | 86.7% | 13.3% | 0.0% | 4.44 | exposed |
| Examine legal documents submitted to courts for adherence to laws or court procedures. | 80.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 4.55 | exposed |
| Prepare meeting agendas or packets of related information. | 80.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 4.28 | exposed |
| Verify the authenticity of documents, such as foreign identification or immigration documents. | 80.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 3.89 | exposed |
| Perform budgeting duties, such as assisting in budget preparation, expenditure review, or budget administration. | 73.3% | 26.7% | 0.0% | 3.92 | exposed |
| Perform general office duties, such as taking or transcribing dictation, typing or proofreading correspondence, distributing or filing official forms, or scheduling appointments. | 64.8% | 18.5% | 16.7% | 4.24 | exposed |
| Evaluate information on applications to verify completeness and accuracy and to determine whether applicants are qualified to obtain desired licenses. | 60.0% | 40.0% | 0.0% | 4.58 | exposed |
| Record and maintain all vital and fiscal records and accounts. | 60.0% | 40.0% | 0.0% | 4.41 | exposed |
| Respond to requests for information from the public, other municipalities, state officials, or state and federal legislative offices. | 58.3% | 29.2% | 12.5% | 4.11 | exposed |
| Search files and contact witnesses, attorneys, or litigants to obtain information for the court. | 55.0% | 20.0% | 25.0% | 3.88 | exposed |
| Plan or direct the maintenance, filing, safekeeping, or computerization of all municipal documents. | 50.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 4.62 | exposed |
| Prepare dockets or calendars of cases to be called. | 50.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 4.40 | exposed |
| Perform contract administration duties, assisting with bid openings or the awarding of contracts. | 50.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 3.97 | exposed |
| Answer inquiries from the general public regarding judicial procedures, court appearances, trial dates, adjournments, outstanding warrants, summonses, subpoenas, witness fees, or payment of fines. | 45.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 4.40 | exposed |
| Instruct parties about timing of court appearances. | 45.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 4.19 | exposed |
| Issue public notification of all official activities or meetings. | 45.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 4.45 | exposed |
| Answer questions or provide advice to the public regarding licensing policies, procedures, or regulations. | 45.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 4.11 | exposed |
| Record case dispositions, court orders, or arrangements made for payment of court fees. | 40.0% | 35.0% | 25.0% | 4.41 | exposed |
| Perform administrative tasks, such as answering telephone calls, filing court documents, or maintaining office supplies or equipment. | 40.0% | 10.0% | 50.0% | 4.12 | exposed |
| Prepare documents recording the outcomes of court proceedings. | 35.0% | 40.0% | 25.0% | 4.64 | assisted |
| Prepare ordinances, resolutions, or proclamations so that they can be executed, recorded, archived, or distributed. | 35.0% | 40.0% | 25.0% | 4.58 | assisted |
| Prepare and issue orders of the court, such as probation orders, release documentation, sentencing information, or summonses. | 35.0% | 40.0% | 25.0% | 4.37 | assisted |
| Record and edit the minutes of meetings and distribute to appropriate officials or staff members. | 35.0% | 15.0% | 50.0% | 4.19 | exposed |
| Question applicants to obtain required information, such as name, address, or age, and record data on prescribed forms. | 26.7% | 23.3% | 50.0% | 4.23 | exposed |
| Coordinate or maintain office tracking systems for correspondence or follow-up actions. | 26.7% | 23.3% | 50.0% | 3.95 | exposed |
| Issue various permits and licenses, such as marriage, fishing, hunting, and dog licenses, and collect appropriate fees. | 26.7% | 23.3% | 50.0% | 4.47 | exposed |
| Train other workers or coordinate their work, as necessary. | 26.7% | 23.3% | 50.0% | 4.18 | exposed |
Task text and importance ratings sourced from O*NET 31.0. Shares computed. The occupation score is the importance-weighted mean.
Where the score comes from
judgedEvery task is scored through the standardised work activities it maps to. These are this occupation’s averages on the six rubric dimensions. Capability is what AI can do; the other five are what stands in the way.
| Dimension | Mean | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | 3.13 | 0-4 |
| Embodiment | 0.33 | 0-3 |
| Presence | 0.68 | 0-3 |
| Accountability | 1.13 | 0-3 |
| Context | 1.59 | 0-3 |
| Verification cost | 1.33 | 0-3 |
What this means in practice
Where most of a role's weighted task load is exposed, the work that survives is usually the part of the job nobody wrote into the job description: deciding what should be produced rather than producing it, and being answerable for the result. The tasks lowest on this page are a better guide to where to spend your time than any general advice about the future of work.
Occupations either side of this one
The four closest scores in the same occupational family, then the four closest anywhere in the index.
Read this carefully. Exposure is not displacement. A high score means current AI systems can produce this work, not that anyone will stop paying a person to do it. Adoption depends on economics, regulation and inertia that this index deliberately does not model. How the score is built.