clerical

Example Sentences

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Automation had been hollowing out middle-skill work since the early 2000s, quietly eliminating the clerical roles, bookkeeping jobs and sales positions that once absorbed India's graduates.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

A new study finds little evidence of broad job losses from AI—but a clear shift away from clerical roles and toward technical ones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Coding and clerical tasks are far more straightforward and lucrative.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

A new study found that AI has not caused broad job losses so far, but that companies are more likely to say they plan to cut clerical workers than technical ones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Piliso’s crusty exterior hid a sympathetic side, and he took me on as a mine policeman, saying that if I worked out, he would give me a clerical post in three months’ time.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela