AI Work Index

39%

High Risk

Contact centre information clerk

Clerical Support Workers · SGD 3,150/mo (30% below median)

Significant AI displacement pressure. moderate exposure with few human bottlenecks to slow adoption.

At Risk Medium Confidence Higher risk than 83% of occupations
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Score Breakdown

AI Capability Overlap Increases risk

61% of tasks overlap with current AI

Human Coordination Reduces risk

25% human advantage from judgment & presence

Local Hiring Demand Reduces risk

41% demand buffer from SG labour market

Observed AI Adoption Increases risk

AI usage 27pp above theoretical exposure

Net Displacement Risk 39%

Exposure × (1 − Bottleneck) × Market Modifier. How this works

What AI Changes

Tasks AI can handle

Data entry, invoice processing, appointment scheduling, document filing, and standard correspondence drafting.

Where humans stay essential

Exception handling for non-standard requests, institutional knowledge of internal processes, coordinating across departments, and managing sensitive information.

This role involves structured execution with high execution pressure. AI can partially support much of the routine work, and the overall task structure provides limited protection against automation.

Skills to focus on

Process Optimization

Streamlining workflows and identifying efficiency improvements in daily operations

AI Tool Proficiency

Leveraging AI assistants to automate routine tasks and multiply your output

Institutional Knowledge

Understanding how things actually get done inside the organization beyond formal procedures

Exception Handling

Resolving non-standard situations that fall outside automated workflows

Market Context

Labour Market

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Clerical, Sales & Service Workers

3.3% ↓ 5.7% YoY

Vacancy rate · 2025 Q3

2021 2025

Hiring

Recruitment exceeds resignation

2.5% recruit · 1.5% resign

Retrenchment

0.9 per 1,000 employees

Low

Re-employment

80.1% within 12 months

60.5% within 6 months

Cluster-level data, not occupation-specific · Source: Labour Market Report Q3 2025, MRSD, MOM

Outlook

12-Month Direction (Base Case)

Stable

Displacement Pressure

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Augmentation Upside

At Risk

Demand Outlook

Under Pressure

Wage Pressure

Watch

Rule-based directional forecast. Not a prediction — illustrative only.

Career Paths

Structural AI exposure scores, not employment predictions. Methodology

V3.1 · 2024 wages · Q3 2025 full + Q4 2025 advance labour data · 562 occupations · 80 roles