As of June 2026, Loan Officers has an AI-exposure score of 75/100 (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.
Loan Officers
More exposed than 95% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$76,690. About 20,300 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.
How you compare to similar Business & Finance roles
Your tasks, by AI exposure
- Obtain and compile copies of loan applicants' credit histories, corporate financial statements, and other financial information.
- Meet with applicants to obtain information for loan applications and to answer questions about the process.
- Calculate amount of debt and funds available to plan methods of payoff and to estimate time for debt liquidation.
- Compute payment schedules.
- Work with clients to identify their financial goals and to find ways of reaching those goals.
- Review and update credit and loan files.
- Analyze applicants' financial status, credit, and property evaluations to determine feasibility of granting loans.
- Assist in selection of financial award candidates using electronic databases to certify loan eligibility.
- Submit applications to credit analysts for verification and recommendation.
- Explain to customers the different types of loans and credit options that are available, as well as the terms of those services.
- Review loan agreements to ensure that they are complete and accurate according to policy.
- Analyze potential loan markets and develop referral networks to locate prospects for loans.
- Handle customer complaints and take appropriate action to resolve them.
- Authorize or sign mail collection letters.
- Approve loans within specified limits, and refer loan applications outside those limits to management for approval.
- Market bank products to individuals and firms, promoting bank services that may meet customers' needs.
- Set credit policies, credit lines, procedures and standards in conjunction with senior managers.
- Stay abreast of new types of loans and other financial services and products to better meet customers' needs.
- Prepare reports to send to customers whose accounts are delinquent, and forward irreconcilable accounts for collector action.
- Supervise loan personnel.
No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as automatable (95%).
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Loan Officers — median pay by US state (BLS OEWS, USD)
Median annual wage, in USD. US national: US$76,690. More states are being added.