Takeover Tracker
53%high risk
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
vs

30 shared · 19 different

core competencies

48%medium risk
File Clerks

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricSecretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveFile Clerks
Risk Score52.9%48.0%
Risk TierHigh RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile99th95th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)11 / 159 / 15
Median Salary$46,290$41,270
Employment1.7M79K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Clerical
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Handling and Moving Objects
WritingAI-Augmented
Active Listening
Perceptual Speed
Speech Recognition
Speaking
Performing Administrative Activities
Flexibility of Closure
Time Management
Oral Expression

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

26%

total discount

File Clerks

27%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

11 of 15 at risk
86%Perform payroll functions, such as maintaining timekeeping information and processing and submitting payroll.
86%Maintain scheduling and event calendars.
86%Complete forms in accordance with company procedures.
86%Operate electronic mail systems and coordinate the flow of information, internally or with other organizations.
84%Set up and manage paper or electronic filing systems, recording information, updating paperwork, or maintaining documents, such as attendance records, correspondence, or other material.

File Clerks

9 of 15 at risk
88%Sort or classify information according to guidelines, such as content, purpose, user criteria, or chronological, alphabetical, or numerical order.
88%Keep records of materials filed or removed, using logbooks or computers and generate computerized reports.
86%Complete general financial activities, such as processing accounts payable, reviewing invoices, collecting cash payments, or issuing receipts.
86%Add new material to file records or create new records as necessary.
86%Track materials removed from files to ensure that borrowed files are returned.

Wage Comparison

File Clerks earns -$5,020(-11%) vs Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveFile Clerks
10th
$31,600$29,620
25th
$37,770$35,120
Median
$46,290$41,270
75th
$55,650$50,020
90th
$64,150$61,080

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive2028–2035
File Clerks2028–2035
20242030203520402045

File Clerks has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

Salary weighted by displacement risk: salary × (1 − risk%)

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

$21,821

from $46,290

File Clerks

$21,469

from $41,270

After adjusting for AI risk, Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive offers $352 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Secretaries

0

Unique to File

Combined Protection Strategy

Regardless of which path you choose, focus on these protective factors

Fine Manipulation
Regulatory Barriers
Creativity
Decision Complexity
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveFile Clerks
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