# AI Exposure: Archivist / Records Clerk

**Score**: 8/10 (High exposure)
**Bulgaria average**: 4.61/10 (+3.4 difference)
**ISCO category**: Other clerical support workers (ISCO 44)

## Why this score

Mail clerks, coders and filing clerks work primarily with documents and data — AI deeply transforms these routine digital tasks.

## What's changing for your profession

A clerical desk still looks calm, but the ground underneath is shifting. Much of the paperwork you used to sort, file and forward by hand is now handled by models that read text, extract data and route cases automatically. If your day revolves around a registry, an archive, a post room or coded forms, you are among the first to feel the change — new systems interpret stamped documents, fill in fields and dispatch files in seconds. This does not mean the profession disappears. It means the weight moves away from mechanical entry toward judgement about what is correct, what is complete and what must be treated as an exception. Algorithms make confident mistakes, and you are the one who notices when something does not match the real case behind the paper. The good news is that your instinct for deadlines, classifiers and internal procedures is exactly what the software lacks. Use the next months to get closer to the people who design and validate these systems. Learn how automated decisions are checked, how to write clear instructions for colleagues, and how clean data is maintained. That way you move from routine executor to the person who makes sure the digital flow stays fair and transparent for citizens and your team.

## What AI can do now

- Automated mail sorting and distribution
- AI-assisted document archiving and retrieval
- Intelligent data coding and categorization

## What's still yours

- Judging non-standard cases
- Handling anxious citizens
- Checking automated decisions
- Working with confidential files
- Training new colleagues

## Roles with similar skills

- **Archivist / Records Clerk**: Same classification skills, but with lower AI exposure.
- **Administrative Specialist**: A natural step into a specialist role in public administration.
- **Paralegal**: Your document literacy transfers directly to legal support work.
- **Payroll Specialist**: Similar procedures, deadlines and control over sensitive data.

## Skills to invest in

- Critical data checking ([resource](https://www.coursera.org/learn/data-literacy))
- Working with electronic registries
- Clear written communication ([resource](https://www.open.edu/openlearn/money-business/effective-communication-the-workplace/content-section-0))
- Information security basics ([resource](https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/introduction-to-cyber-security))

## Commonly seen in industries

- Government Administration

## Additional profession data

- **Average employment**: 22.3K people
- **Growth forecast**: +0.92% annually

## Methodology

Scores are based on Andrej Karpathy's digital AI exposure methodology, calibrated for the Bulgarian labor market by CNTS. The scale is 0-10, where 10 means maximum transformation by AI.

- National average: 4.61/10
- Data source: cnts-labor-map (2026-04-14)

## Related resources

- Interactive tool: https://cnts.bg/en/tools/ai-exposure/
- AI Act Compliance: https://cnts.bg/en/ai-act/
- Full labor market analysis: https://cnts.bg/publications/karta-na-truda-2026/

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_Texts for each profession are AI-generated based on public data. Inaccuracies are possible._