Billing and Posting Clerks
Compile, compute, and record billing, accounting, statistical, and other numerical data for billing purposes. Prepare billing invoices for services rendered or for delivery or shipment of goods.
404,060 people do this job in the US. $48,500 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 94%
- 2%
- 4%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 6%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 67%. Today's estimate: 77%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 26 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compile reports of cost factors, such as labor, production, storage, and equipment.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 30% | 2.5 h50 min to 5 h | 55%Half by now | |
| Perform bookkeeping work, including posting data or keeping other records concerning costs of goods or services or the shipment of goods.Done daily by most who do it. | 9% | 38 min13 min to 2.5 h | 86%Half by now | |
| Review compiled data on operating costs and revenues to set rates.Done daily by most who do it. | 9% | 1.3 h25 min to 3.3 h | 77%Half by now | |
| Operate typing, adding, calculating, or billing machines.Done daily by most who do it. | 6% | 13 min4 min to 25 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Perform general administrative tasks, such as answering telephones, scheduling appointments, and ordering supplies or equipment.Done several times a day by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 6% | 25 min8 min to 50 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Verify accuracy of billing data and revise any errors.Done daily by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 5% | 13 min4 min to 38 min | 99%Half by now | |
| Resolve discrepancies in accounting records.Done more than weekly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 4% | 50 min17 min to 1.7 h | 96%Half by now | |
| Keep records of invoices and support documents.Done daily by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 4% | 13 min4 min to 38 min | 99%Half by now | |
| Prepare itemized statements, bills, or invoices and record amounts due for items purchased or services rendered.Done several times a day by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 3% | 21 min8 min to 1.3 h | 98%Half by now | |
| Create billing documents, shipping labels, credit memorandums, or credit forms.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 3% | 13 min4 min to 38 min | 99%Half by now | |
| Route statements for mailing or over-the-counter delivery to customers.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 13 min4 min to 38 min | 99%Half by now | |
| Compute credit terms, discounts, shipment charges, or rates for goods or services to complete billing documents.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 17 min4 min to 1.1 h | 93%Half by now |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
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Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025).
Where the most of these jobs are
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