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Will AI replace Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks?

Transitioning

Baseline AI displacement risk for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, aggregated from 11 research sources.

What this score means

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks is among the more exposed roles in Administration. A large share of the work, especially its routine and text heavy parts, is already within reach of current AI, though the harder judgment calls still need a person. At 58 out of 100 it scores 6 points above the Administration average of 52. Across the 11 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 31 to 74, so the score is a weighted consensus rather than any single figure.

The number is a consensus estimate for the typical version of the role, built from published academic and industry research scored occupation by occupation. It is not a prediction about any individual. How scoring works

What this job actually involves

Exposure follows the work itself rather than the job title, so it is worth seeing what the role is made of. These are the tasks O*NET records for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, most central first, showing 12 of 28.

  • 01Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information.
  • 02Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes.
  • 03Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations.
  • 04Operate 10-key calculators, typewriters, and copy machines to perform calculations and produce documents.
  • 05Receive, record, and bank cash, checks, and vouchers.
  • 06Code documents according to company procedures.
  • 07Perform financial calculations, such as amounts due, interest charges, balances, discounts, equity, and principal.
  • 08Reconcile or note and report discrepancies found in records.
  • 09Perform general office duties, such as filing, answering telephones, and handling routine correspondence.
  • 10Access computerized financial information to answer general questions as well as those related to specific accounts.
  • 11Classify, record, and summarize numerical and financial data to compile and keep financial records, using journals and ledgers or computers.
  • 12Debit, credit, and total accounts on computer spreadsheets and databases, using specialized accounting software.

Task statements from O*NET by the National Center for O*NET Development, used under CC BY 4.0. The tasks are descriptive; the exposure score above is ours.

The research behind this score

This baseline aggregates 11 research sources that scored Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks for AI and automation exposure. More recent, higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

Common questions

How likely is AI to replace Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks?
Published research puts Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks at 58 out of 100 for AI displacement risk, in the transitioning band. The number is a weighted consensus of 11 research sources and describes the typical version of the role, not any individual.
Do researchers agree on the risk for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks?
Only partly. Individual estimates for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks run from 31 to 74 out of 100 across the 11 sources behind this score, so the single number smooths over real disagreement. More recent and higher confidence studies carry more weight in it.
Which administration roles face similar AI exposure?
The closest published administration roles to Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks by score are Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance (58/100), Office Clerks, General (58/100), and Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (58/100). Each has its own page with the research behind its number.

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Account Administrator · Account Clerk · Account Information Clerk · Account Receivable Clerk · Accountant Assistant · Accountant Clerk · Accountant Helper · Accounting Assistant and related titles

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