As of June 2026, Accountants and Auditors has an AI-exposure score of 78/100 (Very High exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.

AI Exposure Score for

Accountants and Auditors

78/100
Very High exposure
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More exposed than 98% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$83,680. About 124,200 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).

Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.

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Your tasks, by AI exposure

Automatable
  • Audit payroll and personnel records to determine unemployment insurance premiums, workers' compensation coverage, liabilities, and compliance with tax laws.
  • Examine and evaluate financial and information systems, recommending controls to ensure system reliability and data integrity.
  • Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
  • Evaluate taxpayer finances to determine tax liability, using knowledge of interest and discount rates, annuities, valuation of stocks and bonds, and amortization valuation of depletable assets.
  • Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology.
  • Examine records and interview workers to ensure recording of transactions and compliance with laws and regulations.
  • Inspect account books and accounting systems for efficiency, effectiveness, and use of accepted accounting procedures to record transactions.
  • Examine inventory to verify journal and ledger entries.
  • Inspect cash on hand, notes receivable and payable, negotiable securities, and canceled checks to confirm records are accurate.
  • Prepare adjusting journal entries.
  • Review accounts for discrepancies and reconcile differences.
  • Examine whether the organization's objectives are reflected in its management activities, and whether employees understand the objectives.
  • Confer with company officials about financial and regulatory matters.
  • Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts.
  • Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.
  • Report to management about asset utilization and audit results, and recommend changes in operations and financial activities.
  • Collect and analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies.
  • Report to management regarding the finances of establishment.
  • Prepare detailed reports on audit findings.
Augmentable
  • Supervise auditing of establishments, and determine scope of investigation required.
Durable

No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as automatable (95%).

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Accountants and Auditors — median pay by US state (BLS OEWS, USD)

New York: US$102,640California: US$97,050Texas: US$80,920

Median annual wage, in USD. US national: US$83,680. More states are being added.

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