# Will court clerks be replaced by AI? Updated October 2026 Court clerks score 62 of 100 for AI exposure. The largest share of their task time, 65%, is work AI speeds up while they stay in charge. AI can take over 32% outright, and 3% stays with people. - **32%** AI can do it - **65%** AI helps - **3%** Needs a person High exposure Higher than 93% of the 923 occupations we scored. ## Task by task We graded 30 tasks, listed here from most to least exposed. AI can do 9 of them today, speeds up 20 and leaves 1 to people. | Task | AI exposure | | --- | --- | | Code information on license applications for entry into computers. Coding application data into systems is routine digital work AI handles well. | 80% AI can do it | | Record and edit the minutes of meetings and distribute to appropriate officials or staff members. Transcription and summarizing tools can draft minutes and distribute them. | 75% AI can do it | | Record and maintain all vital and fiscal records and accounts. Routine record and accounting entries are well suited to software and AI. | 70% AI can do it | | Record case dispositions, court orders, or arrangements made for payment of court fees. Logging dispositions and payment arrangements is structured data entry. | 70% AI can do it | | Prepare dockets or calendars of cases to be called. Case calendars can be generated from scheduling data with staff review. | 70% AI can do it | [See what AI can take on across a customer service team](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-for/customer-service/) ## How court clerks compare All occupations (923) Office and administrative support (51) **Court clerks score 62**, marked by the dark line. Each dot is a score, darker where more occupations share it. The short marks show the averages, 37 for all occupations and 57 for office and administrative support. ## Pay and outlook in the US Median pay $48,700 a year, May 2025 People employed 179,750 in the US, May 2025 Projected change in jobs +3.4% from 2024 to 2034 ## Skills to build - Check AI-drafted meeting minutes in Microsoft Word before distribution - Reconcile fiscal accounts and vital records in Microsoft Excel - Verify identity and immigration documents against database records in person - Audit generated case dockets in Microsoft Access against judges' schedules - Sign and redact filed court documents in Adobe Acrobat - Train and coordinate counter staff for election officer duties ## Safer roles nearby 5 related occupations with lower scores. - [Legal secretaries56 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/legal-secretaries/) - [Compliance officers58 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/compliance-officers/) - [Office clerks60 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/office-clerks/) - [Paralegals52 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/paralegals/) - [Title examiners55 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/title-examiners/) ## Questions about court clerks and AI Will AI replace court clerks? Partly. About 5 in 10 working hours go to tasks AI can already do, mostly coding license application data and recording meeting minutes. Questioning applicants, verifying documents and training staff stay with people because they need a person in the room. Which tasks are AI taking over for court clerks? Coding license application data into computers has an exposure score of 80, the highest on the list, because routine digital entry is what AI handles well. Recording and editing meeting minutes, scored 75, can be drafted by transcription tools. Keeping vital and fiscal records, scored 70, suits accounting software. Which court clerk tasks stay human? Training other workers and coordinating their work has an exposure score of 15, the lowest on the list, because it relies on in-person leadership and interpersonal judgment. Verifying documents, scored 25, still needs physical inspection, and live questioning of applicants, scored 30, stays human-led. How can court clerks stay valuable as AI spreads? Check every AI-drafted set of minutes in Microsoft Word before it goes out through Outlook. Audit generated case calendars in Microsoft Access against judges' schedules. Learn Adobe Acrobat for signing and redacting filed documents, and keep in-person checks on identity documents. Lead election officer training, since people in the room carry that work. ## Related jobs - [Secretaries66 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/secretaries/) - [Executive assistants65 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/executive-assistants/) - [Insurance claims clerks72 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/insurance-claims-clerks/) - [Receptionists62 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/receptionists/) ## Next steps for court clerks - ### Check your job Your job title is a rough guide. Your actual tasks decide your score. Paste your job description or CV and see which of your tasks AI can do. 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