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Loan Interviewers and 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 shrink over the next decade, with about 463 openings expected each year.

Step 1

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

Most exposedband 5 of 5
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Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about half 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.

Step 2

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 nearly every task in this job.

Tasks AI can help with or automate

  1. Verify and examine information and accuracy of loan application and closing documents.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  2. Assemble and compile documents for loan closings, such as title abstracts, insurance forms, loan forms, and tax receipts.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  3. Record applications for loan and credit, loan information, and disbursements of funds, using computers.

    AI could do much of this on its own

  4. Submit loan applications with recommendation for underwriting approval.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  5. Contact customers by mail, telephone, or in person concerning acceptance or rejection of applications.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

Step 3

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