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Office & Administration · Updated Aug 2026

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.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
AI Exposure
70/100
High

How much of this occupation’s work can be materially affected by current AI systems.

Replacement Risk
57/100
Moderate

How likely exposure is to translate into reduced human demand.

Includes provisional estimates for AI adoption pressure and labour-market resilience. How this is measured

Evidence quality
Confidence83/100
Task coverage87%

Confidence reflects task coverage, mapping and capability-evidence quality, and how much of the score rests on provisional inputs.

Task-level evidence

What is driving the score?

Occupation scores are built from the task mix—not a single prediction about a job title.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
TaskImportanceAI impactExposure
Perform administrative tasks, such as answering telephone calls, filing court documents, or maintaining office supplies or equipment.High
72
Question applicants to obtain required information, such as name, address, or age, and record data on prescribed forms.High
74
Evaluate information on applications to verify completeness and accuracy and to determine whether applicants are qualified to obtain desired licenses.High
72
Answer questions or provide advice to the public regarding licensing policies, procedures, or regulations.High
74
Verify the authenticity of documents, such as foreign identification or immigration documents.High
74
Record case dispositions, court orders, or arrangements made for payment of court fees.High
74
Answer inquiries from the general public regarding judicial procedures, court appearances, trial dates, adjournments, outstanding warrants, summonses, subpoenas, witness fees, or payment of fines.High
74
Code information on license applications for entry into computers.High
72
Perform record checks on past or current licensees, as required by investigations.High
74
Prepare documents recording the outcomes of court proceedings.High
73
Record and maintain all vital and fiscal records and accounts.High
74
Perform general office duties, such as taking or transcribing dictation, typing or proofreading correspondence, distributing or filing official forms, or scheduling appointments.High
73
Prepare and issue orders of the court, such as probation orders, release documentation, sentencing information, or summonses.High
74
Search files and contact witnesses, attorneys, or litigants to obtain information for the court.High
72
Coordinate or maintain office tracking systems for correspondence or follow-up actions.High
72
Examine legal documents submitted to courts for adherence to laws or court procedures.High
39
Issue public notification of all official activities or meetings.High
74
Respond to requests for information from the public, other municipalities, state officials, or state and federal legislative offices.High
74
Record and edit the minutes of meetings and distribute to appropriate officials or staff members.High
65
Prepare ordinances, resolutions, or proclamations so that they can be executed, recorded, archived, or distributed.High
24
Most exposed

Where AI can do more

Routine, digitized, and highly repeatable tasks face the greatest pressure.

  1. Question applicants to obtain required information, such as name, address, or age, and record data on prescribed forms.74
  2. Answer questions or provide advice to the public regarding licensing policies, procedures, or regulations.74
  3. Verify the authenticity of documents, such as foreign identification or immigration documents.74
  4. Record case dispositions, court orders, or arrangements made for payment of court fees.74
Hardest to automate

Where people still matter

These tasks score lowest on automation feasibility—physical presence, judgement, accountability and real-world variability all resist end-to-end automation.

  1. Prepare ordinances, resolutions, or proclamations so that they can be executed, recorded, archived, or distributed.01
  2. Examine legal documents submitted to courts for adherence to laws or court procedures.02
  3. Perform administrative tasks, such as answering telephone calls, filing court documents, or maintaining office supplies or equipment.03
  4. Question applicants to obtain required information, such as name, address, or age, and record data on prescribed forms.04
  5. Evaluate information on applications to verify completeness and accuracy and to determine whether applicants are qualified to obtain desired licenses.05
Where else this work leads

Related occupations

Occupations O*NET links to this one. Relatedness reflects shared work, not a claim that these roles are safer.

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Beyond AI capability

Adoption and labour-market outlook

Structural factors are kept separate from raw capability so you can see what actually resists automation. Adoption pressure and labour-market resilience are still provisional models—25% of this occupation’s replacement-risk weight rests on them.

Human dependency87
Physical dependency28
Adoption pressure66
Labour-market resilience56
Methodology & sources

O*NET 30.3 occupational data interpreted through the JobsVsAI capability, automation and structural-constraint models.

Confidence83/100
CalculatedAug 21, 2026
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