Office & Admin · SOC 43-3031
Records transactions, reconciles accounts and prepares basic reports.
Core tasks are highly automatable — expect major disruption.
Timeline: 1–3 years — modern accounting software automates entry and reconciliation.
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Bookkeeping & Accounting Clerk is high risk on AIFear. Core tasks are highly automatable — expect major disruption.
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Our AI Fear Score for Bookkeeping & Accounting Clerk is 89/100 (High risk). Core tasks are highly automatable — expect major disruption.
89 out of 100. It blends a Frey & Osborne automation probability of 98% with an estimated LLM task-exposure of 78%.
Most exposed: Categorizing transactions, Reconciling accounts, Generating routine reports. Harder to automate: Investigating discrepancies, Advising on cash-flow issues.
Lean into Accounting principles, Financial analysis, ERP systems. Consider roles such as Staff accountant or Financial operations analyst.
AI Fear Score blends Frey & Osborne (2013) automation probability with an LLM task-exposure estimate (after Eloundou et al., 2023). Pay/employment are approximate BLS figures. This is an estimate, not a prediction about any individual's job. Compare all occupations.