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Will AI Replace Court? (2026)

The Bureau of Labor Statistics places court in its very high AI exposure category, among the occupations most exposed to current AI. BLS projects employment to change by +3.4% over 2025–2035, against 3.5% for all occupations, with about 17,100 openings a year.

Short answer

AI will reshape this job more than most, but BLS does not forecast it disappearing. The exposure is among the highest BLS measured, yet it still projects employment to grow.

BLS AI exposure
Very highBLS EP supplemental table
AI-resilience score
19/100Higher than 10% of jobs · NueCareer
Projected change
+3.4%BLS EP 2025–2035; all jobs 3.5%
Openings a year
17,100BLS EP 2025–2035

The federal measure

How exposed court are to AI

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes a relative AI exposure category for each occupation it projects, built from five public measures of where AI could be, or already is, used to assist with or complete the work. Court land in the very high category: among the occupations most exposed to current AI.

Where this job sits on the BLS scale

786 occupations in the NueCareer bank, in BLS's four relative categories; width shows how many fall in each

  1. Low203 occupations · 26%
  2. Moderate194 occupations · 25%
  3. High190 occupations · 24%
  4. Very high · this job199 occupations · 25%

Source: BLS Employment Projections, AI exposure categories supplemental table.

  1. Exposure is relative. The categories rank occupations against each other; they are not a probability that a job is automated.
  2. BLS says exposure does not imply job loss, productivity gains, automation probability or wage effects. A highly exposed job can still grow if AI makes the people in it more productive.
  3. The classification reflects AI capabilities as the underlying studies measured them. Read the BLS method and limitations.

Inside the work

What AI can and cannot do in this job

O*NET rates how important each work activity is to an occupation and how often each working condition comes up. The ratings below are the ones that move the job's NueCareer AI-resilience score the most: the ones that pull it up, and the ones that pull it down. Only ratings clearly above the midpoint count.

What holds up

Physical, hands-on and person-to-person work

  • Performing for or working directly with the public4.5/5
    O*NET work activity, importance
  • Face-to-face discussions4.3/5
    O*NET work context, frequency or level
  • Dealing with the public4.7/5
    O*NET work context, frequency or level
  • Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships3.8/5
    O*NET work activity, importance

What AI reaches first

Routine, repeatable and screen-based work

  • Documenting/recording information4.7/5
    O*NET work activity, importance
  • Performing administrative activities4.4/5
    O*NET work activity, importance
  • Repeating the same tasks4.2/5
    O*NET work context, frequency or level
  • Processing information3.8/5
    O*NET work activity, importance

The tasks O*NET lists for court

  • Respond to requests for information from the public, other municipalities, state officials, or state and federal legislative offices.
  • Perform administrative tasks, such as answering telephone calls, filing court documents, or maintaining office supplies or equipment.
  • Perform general office duties, such as taking or transcribing dictation, typing or proofreading correspondence, distributing or filing official forms, or scheduling appointments.
  • Plan or direct the maintenance, filing, safekeeping, or computerization of all municipal documents.
  • Answer inquiries from the general public regarding judicial procedures, court appearances, trial dates, adjournments, outstanding warrants, summonses, subpoenas, witness fees, or payment of fines.
  • Question applicants to obtain required information, such as name, address, or age, and record data on prescribed forms.

O*NET 31.0 Database task statements, most important first.

The jobs

Will there still be jobs?

Exposure says where AI meets the work. The BLS projection says what the labor market is expected to do over 2025–2035. BLS projects +3.4% change in employment over the decade, against 3.5% across all occupations, and about 17,100 openings a year once retirements and career changes are counted. About 179,750 people work in the job today, at a median of $48,700 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Full court, municipal, and license clerk profile: pay by state, entry route and skills

Options

Related careers less exposed to AI than court

Careers O*NET lists as related to the work, or in the same field at similar pay, that BLS places in a lower exposure category.

  1. Postal Service Mail Sorter, Processor, and Processing Machine Operator

    Office and Administrative Support

    Median pay
    $58,470median a year
    Growth
    −5.3%
    Openings / yr
    7,300
    Education
    No formal credential
    Low
    BLS AI exposure
    40/100
    resilience

    Prepare incoming and outgoing mail for distribution for the United States Postal Service (USPS).

  2. Postal Service Mail Carrier

    Office and Administrative Support

    Median pay
    $60,550median a year
    Growth
    −0.3%
    Openings / yr
    19,600
    Education
    No formal credential
    Moderate
    BLS AI exposure
    50/100
    resilience

    Sort and deliver mail for the United States Postal Service (USPS).

  3. Courier and Messenger

    Office and Administrative Support

    Median pay
    $39,200median a year
    Growth
    +8.0%
    Openings / yr
    23,800
    Education
    High school
    Moderate
    BLS AI exposure
    46/100
    resilience

    Pick up and deliver messages, documents, packages, and other items between offices or departments within an establishment or directly to other business concerns, traveling by foot, bicycle, motorcycle, automobile, or…

  4. Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerk

    Office and Administrative Support

    Median pay
    $45,260median a year
    Growth
    −7.6%
    Openings / yr
    61,300
    Education
    High school
    High
    BLS AI exposure
    44/100
    resilience

    Verify and maintain records on incoming and outgoing shipments involving inventory.

  5. Postal Service Clerk

    Office and Administrative Support

    Median pay
    $62,130median a year
    Growth
    −0.3%
    Openings / yr
    5,300
    Education
    No formal credential
    High
    BLS AI exposure
    42/100
    resilience

    Perform any combination of tasks in a United States Postal Service (USPS) post office, such as receive letters and parcels; sell postage and revenue stamps, postal cards, and stamped envelopes; fill out and sell money…

  6. Teller

    Office and Administrative Support

    Median pay
    $43,030median a year
    Growth
    −13.2%
    Openings / yr
    26,800
    Education
    High school
    High
    BLS AI exposure
    37/100
    resilience

    Receive and pay out money.

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Questions

Will AI Replace Court? FAQ

Will AI replace court?

AI will reshape this job more than most, but BLS does not forecast it disappearing. The exposure is among the highest BLS measured, yet it still projects employment to grow. BLS defines exposure as AI being able to assist with or complete some of the work, and says it does not imply job loss, productivity gains or wage effects. BLS projects employment to change by +3.4% over 2025–2035, against 3.5% for all occupations, with about 17,100 openings a year.

How exposed are court to AI?

BLS sorts 786 occupations into four relative categories: low, moderate, high and very high. Court are in the very high category, alongside 198 other occupations. The categories combine five public measures of where AI could be or already is used, and they compare occupations with each other rather than giving an absolute risk.

What parts of a court, municipal, and license clerk's job can AI do?

In O*NET's description of the work, the parts that overlap most with what AI handles well are documenting/recording information, performing administrative activities and repeating the same tasks. The parts that hold up best are performing for or working directly with the public, face-to-face discussions and dealing with the public. These come from O*NET ratings of how important each activity is to the job, read through NueCareer's AI-resilience method.

Is being a court, municipal, and license clerk a safe career from AI?

On NueCareer's AI-resilience score, built from O*NET work activities, court score 19 out of 100, higher than 10% of the occupations we score. The job pays a median of $48,700 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). No job is fully safe from technological change, but the federal exposure category and the projected openings are the two numbers worth weighing.

What careers similar to court are less exposed to AI?

Postal Service Mail Sorter, Processor, and Processing Machine Operator (low exposure, $58,470 median), Postal Service Mail Carrier (moderate exposure, $60,550 median), Courier and Messenger (moderate exposure, $39,200 median), Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerk (high exposure, $45,260 median). Each is in a lower BLS exposure category than court, and most are listed by O*NET as related to the work.

The AI exposure category is the Bureau of Labor Statistics'. The AI-resilience score and the activity breakdown are NueCareer's analysis of O*NET 31.0 Database data (method), not a federal figure. More: jobs most exposed to AI, jobs least exposed to AI, or check any job.