Billing and Posting Clerks
The short answer
This job is expected to meaningfully change. AI can already assist with or automate many of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to hold steady over the next decade, with about 4,002 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the most exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. That doesn't mean the job goes away—it means more of its tasks are the kind AI can help with.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about a third of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the most exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.
AI can help with or automate about 86% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Verify accuracy of billing data and revise any errors.
AI could do much of this on its own
Resolve discrepancies in accounting records.
AI could do much of this on its own
Prepare itemized statements, bills, or invoices and record amounts due for items purchased or services rendered.
AI could do much of this on its own
Operate typing, adding, calculating, or billing machines.
AI could do much of this on its own
Review documents, such as purchase orders, sales tickets, charge slips, or hospital records, to compute fees or charges due.
AI could do much of this on its own
Tasks AI can't do much of
Weigh envelopes containing statements to determine correct postage and affix postage, using stamps or metering equipment.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Load machines with statements, cancelled checks, or envelopes to prepare statements for distribution to customers or stuff envelopes by hand.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Monitor equipment to ensure proper operation.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Fix minor problems, such as equipment jams, and notify repair personnel of major equipment problems.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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