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Records Clerks and Assistants

Records clerks and assistants are the unsung heroes of information management, ensuring that vital data is meticulously organized and accessible. In a world increasingly driven by data, their role is crucial in maintaining the integrity and efficiency of information systems across various sectors in the UK and beyond.

Records Clerks and Assistants

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Business and Management

AI IMPACT
AI EXPOSURE TODAY48
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST
86%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYC
STARTING PAY£20,000 - £24,000
MOAT NOT YET CLASSIFIEDA real score, but the moat is not yet classified. No claim either way.

THE DOOR: ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAY, graded A (easy) to E (extremely hard). A Careermash rule-of-thumb index built from our AI exposure index and the job's moat class. It is not a forecast and not a count of job openings.

AI EXPOSURE TODAY is a Careermash index from 0 to 100 of how exposed this job's everyday tasks are to AI today. We estimate it by matching published research on how people use AI to this job, usually by keyword or subject area, and we lower it where the work is protected (for example by physical, personal or legal requirements). It is not a direct measurement of how much people in this job use AI.

AI exposure is high for this work
AI exposure today for this job is high on our index (48), an estimate rather than a measurement. We have not yet classified what, if anything, structurally protects it, so we make no claim either way about a moat. Learn the tools, and build the judgement that stays human.

Career progression path

1FIRST STEPJunior Records ClerkAs a Junior Records Clerk, you will assist in the day-to-day management of records, ensuring accuracy and compliance with organisational standards.£20,000 - £24,000
2GAINING EXPERIENCEMid-Level Records AssistantIn this role, you will take on more responsibility, managing larger datasets and potentially supervising junior staff while ensuring the integrity of records.£26,000 - £32,000
3PEAK CAREERSenior Records ManagerAs a Senior Records Manager, you will oversee the entire records management process, develop policies, and lead a team to ensure compliance and efficiency.£38,000+

Apprenticeship listings for this career → (June 2026 snapshot; check closing dates on the official service)

The degree route

Courses in this career's subject area, from the live library of 35,000; every one is AI impact assessed through its actual graduate destinations.

🎓Finance and AccountingDancebox Theatre Works · the card page · will AI take its jobs?£49,000 median
🎓Business Management With Information SystemsWest Herts College · the card page · will AI take its jobs?£32,000 median
🎓International Tourism Management (with Foundation Year)University of Bedfordshire · the card page · will AI take its jobs?£31,000 median
🎓Business ManagementTeesside University · the card page · will AI take its jobs?£30,000 median
🎓Modern Languages (German and Italian) and ManagementUniversity of St Andrews · the card page · will AI take its jobs?£30,000 median
🎓Business Management (Accelerated)Anglia Ruskin University · the card page · will AI take its jobs?£29,000 median

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There is more than one way in

You do not have to go the university route to get here. There is also a vocational route that skips a degree entirely. Some employers will take you on here with no formal qualifications at all, if you can show you can do the work.

Degree subjects that lead this way

Courses in this career's subject area, from the same register that priced the degree above. Subject-matched, not a guaranteed qualifying route: check each course's own entry requirements and any professional accreditation before you rely on it.