Finance & Legal · SOC 13-2051
Analyzes data to guide investment and business decisions.
Parts of the job are exposed, but judgment and context still matter.
Timeline: 3–7 years — AI accelerates analysis; the call stays human.
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Financial Analyst is watch on AIFear. Parts of the job are exposed, but judgment and context still matter.
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Our AI Fear Score for Financial Analyst is 48/100 (Watch). Parts of the job are exposed, but judgment and context still matter.
48 out of 100. It blends a Frey & Osborne automation probability of 23% with an estimated LLM task-exposure of 78%.
Most exposed: Building routine models, Compiling reports, Data gathering. Harder to automate: Judgment under uncertainty, Persuading decision-makers.
Lean into Financial modeling, Storytelling with data, Domain expertise. Consider roles such as Portfolio manager or Strategy/FP&A lead.
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.