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Statement Clerks

Prepare and distribute bank statements to customers, answer inquiries, and reconcile discrepancies in records and accounts.

U.S. Workers

417,500

Median Salary

$47,170

10-Year Growth

-0.4%

Annual Openings

42,200

Typical entry: High school diploma or equivalent

Minimal RiskImminent Risk81%HIGH

13 of 13 tasks have some AI capability

Exposure Trend

Mar80.67%Apr80.67%May80.67%Jun80.67%

This score reflects estimated AI technical capability for tasks in this occupation. It does not predict employment changes, and it does not account for company-specific constraints, regulation, or adoption barriers.

Fully Automatable (8)

AI could handle these end-to-end

Post stop-payment notices to prevent payment of protested checks.

AI: Fully automatable - Posting stop-payment notices is a clear, rule-based system action that can be fully automated with secure integrations.

imp: 4.4

Compare previously prepared bank statements with canceled checks and reconcile discrepancies.

AI: Fully automatable - AI can fully automate this because OCR, data‑matching, and reconciliation software can compare statements with canceled checks and resolve most discrepancies automatically.

imp: 4.2

Match statements with batches of canceled checks by account numbers.

AI: Fully automatable - AI can fully automate this because automated OCR and database matching reliably link statements to batches of canceled checks by account number.

imp: 4.1

Take orders for imprinted checks.

AI: Fully automatable - AI can fully automate taking orders for imprinted checks via online forms and conversational agents integrated with backend ordering and fulfillment systems.

imp: 4.1

Encode and cancel checks, using bank machines.

AI: Fully automatable - AI can fully automate encoding and cancelling checks because bank processing systems and check‑encoding/cancelling machines can be controlled by software to print MICR lines and apply cancellation reliably.

imp: 4.0

Maintain files of canceled checks and customers' signatures.

AI: Fully automatable - AI can fully maintain files of canceled checks and signatures by digitizing, indexing, and managing records with document management systems and ML‑based search and verification.

imp: 4.0

Route statements for mailing or over-the-counter delivery to customers.

AI: Fully automatable - Routing statements through digital channels or print-and-mail/counter-delivery workflows is rule-based and can be fully automated with existing systems.

imp: 3.9

Monitor equipment to ensure proper operation.

AI: Fully automatable - Continuous monitoring of equipment using sensors, logs, and anomaly-detection models can be fully automated to detect and report issues.

imp: 3.5

Human in the Loop (5)

AI could assist, human oversight required

Verify signatures and required information on checks.

AI: Partial - AI can verify presence of required fields and flag signature mismatches via image analysis, but final legal validation and contested signatures usually require human review.

imp: 4.4

Retrieve checks returned to customers in error, adjusting customer accounts and answering inquiries about errors as necessary.

AI: Partial - AI can adjust accounts, reverse transactions, and generate communications for returned-check errors, but physically retrieving paper checks and resolving complex inquiries typically require humans.

imp: 4.3

Weigh envelopes containing statements to determine correct postage and affix postage, using stamps or metering equipment.

AI: Partial - AI can partially automate this because commercial mail‑processing machines and software can weigh and meter mail, but irregular items and physical stamping/handling still require humans or specialized hardware.

imp: 4.2

Load machines with statements, cancelled checks, or envelopes to prepare statements for distribution to customers or stuff envelopes by hand.

AI: Partial - AI can partially automate loading machines and stuffing envelopes because industrial mailroom robots handle high‑volume, uniform jobs but variable jobs and small runs still need human intervention.

imp: 4.0

Fix minor problems, such as equipment jams, and notify repair personnel of major equipment problems.

AI: Partial - AI can diagnose problems, provide instructions, and trigger alerts or automated remedies, but physically clearing jams and handling complex repairs generally require human action.

imp: 3.4

Skills for this role (35)

Reading ComprehensionCoreActive ListeningCoreSpeakingCoreCritical ThinkingCoreService OrientationCoreComplex Problem SolvingUsefulMonitoringUsefulSocial PerceptivenessUsefulTime ManagementUsefulActive LearningUseful
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