ISCO-08 4416
Personnel clerks
100.0%
ADI · 1st of 433 · 95% interval 100.0–100.0
An AI agent can at least partly carry out 100.0% of the task time of personnel clerks, and finish 22.4% alone. The barrier that holds most of the rest back is access to the systems the work runs on.
ADI · partial or full100.0%
1st of 433 · interval 100.0–100.0
ADI3 · full delegation22.4%
17th of 433 · interval 5.5–42.9
ADIs · share of time70.4%
10th of 433 · interval 65.8–75.4
Evidence19
task statements rated by two models and weighted by importance and frequency. World employment: 1.5 million.
Task weight by level
How the tasks rate
L0No meaningful role · 0.0%L1Augmentation · 0.0%L2Partial delegation · 77.5%L3Full delegation · 22.4%
Barriers
What stops the agent
Share of task weight flagged by each barrier; a task can carry several.
19 task statements, heaviest first
| Task statement (O*NET occupation) | Sonnet · Haiku | Barriers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Process, verify, and maintain personnel related documentation, including staffing, recruitment, training, grievances, performance evaluations, classifications, and employee leaves of absence.Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 7.1% | L2 | L2L2 | 62% | 38 min | Accountability, Access to systems |
| Record data for each employee, including such information as addresses, weekly earnings, absences, amount of sales or production, supervisory reports on performance, and dates of and reasons for terminations.Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 6.6% | L3 | L3L3 | 85% | 20 min | Access to systems |
| Explain company personnel policies, benefits, and procedures to employees or job applicants.Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 6.5% | L2 | L3L2 | 78% | 18 min | Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Process and review employment applications to evaluate qualifications or eligibility of applicants.Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping · supplemental task | 6.1% | L2 | L2L3 | 75% | 25 min | Accountability |
| Answer questions regarding examinations, eligibility, salaries, benefits, and other pertinent information.Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 5.9% | L3 | L3L3 | 82% | 12 min | Access to systems |
| Examine employee files to answer inquiries and provide information for personnel actions.Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 5.8% | L2 | L2L2 | 65% | 20 min | Accountability, Access to systems |
| Gather personnel records from other departments or employees.Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 5.7% | L2 | L2L2 | 65% | 52 min | Access to systems |
| Select applicants meeting specified job requirements and refer them to hiring personnel.Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping · supplemental task | 5.6% | L2 | L2L3 | 78% | 1.5 h | Accountability, Access to systems |
| Interview job applicants to obtain and verify information used to screen and evaluate them.Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping · supplemental task | 5.5% | L2 | L2L2 | 58% | 52 min | Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Inform job applicants of their acceptance or rejection of employment.Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping · supplemental task | 5.5% | L3 | L3L3 | 85% | 15 min | Access to systems |
| Provide assistance in administering employee benefit programs and worker's compensation plans.Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 5.4% | L2 | L2L2 | 60% | 45 min | Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Prepare badges, passes, and identification cards, and perform other security-related duties.Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping · supplemental task | 5.0% | L2 | L2L2 | 42% | 18 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Administer and score applicant and employee aptitude, personality, and interest assessment instruments.Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping · supplemental task | 4.9% | L2 | L2L2 | 70% | 45 min | Accountability, Access to systems |
| Request information from law enforcement officials, previous employers, and other references to determine applicants' employment acceptability.Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping · supplemental task | 4.7% | L2 | L2L2 | 62% | 45 min | Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Arrange for advertising or posting of job vacancies and notify eligible workers of position availability.Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping · supplemental task | 4.5% | L3 | L3L3 | 80% | 1.5 h | Access to systems |
Show the other 4 tasks
| Task statement (O*NET occupation) | Sonnet · Haiku | Barriers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prepare and set up for new employee orientations.Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 4.4% | L2 | L2L2 | 65% | 2.5 h | Physical presence, Access to systems |
| Search employee files to obtain information for authorized persons and organizations, such as credit bureaus and finance companies.Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 4.3% | L2 | L3L2 | 78% | 18 min | Accountability, Access to systems |
| Compile and prepare reports and documents pertaining to personnel activities.Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 3.9% | L2 | L2L2 | 75% | 2.0 h | Access to systems |
| Arrange for in-house and external training activities.Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping · supplemental task | 2.5% | L2 | L2L2 | 70% | 4.0 h | Access to systems |
Level: consensus of the two models (the lower level when they disagree). Share: part of the task’s working time an agent could take over. Human time: minutes a competent person needs for one instance, as estimated by the models.
Against other measures
Exposure is not delegation
| Measure | Value | Percentile | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADI (this index) | 100.0% | 100 | |
| Eloundou et al. (2024), GPT exposure β | 0.609 | 90 | |
| Felten et al. (2021), AI occupational exposure | 1.353 | 97 | |
| Webb (2020), AI patent exposure | 21 | 13 | |
| Eisfeldt et al. (2026), generative AI exposure | 0.5 | 88 | |
| Anthropic Economic Index, observed use | 0.405 | 97 |
Earlier indices measure whether AI can touch a task; ADI measures how much of it an agent can carry out from a goal. – : the source does not cover this occupation.
Same sub-major group (44)
Neighbouring occupations
| Occupation | ADI | % |
|---|---|---|
| Coding, proof-reading and related clerks 4413 | 100.0 | |
| Clerical support workers not elsewhere classified 4419 | 100.0 | |
| Library clerks 4411 | 57.1 | |
| Filing and copying clerks 4415 | 52.9 | |
| Scribes and related workers 4414 | 47.2 | |
| Mail carriers and sorting clerks 4412 | 14.4 |
Dashed line: personnel clerks (100.0%).
Cite this record
Text
Espinal Maya, Cristian, and Santiago Jiménez Londoño. 2026. ADI v2026.1: Agent Delegability Index data, code and MCP server. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23552918. Record: Personnel clerks (ISCO-08 4416), https://balamlabs.org/adi/occupations/4416
BibTeX
@misc{espinal2026adidata,
title = {{ADI} v2026.1: Agent Delegability Index data, code and {MCP} server},
author = {Espinal Maya, Cristian and Jim{\'e}nez Londo{\~n}o, Santiago},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Zenodo},
version = {v2026.1},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23552918},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23552918},
note = {Record: Personnel clerks (ISCO-08 4416)}
}Machine-readable
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