Headline risk
11%
Low RiskAccountants and auditors
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Weighted task overlap from O*NET
Median annual from BLS OEWS
BLS employment projections
O*NET job zone level
Occupation profile
Examine, analyze, and interpret accounting records to prepare financial statements, give advice, or audit and evaluate statements prepared by others. Install or advise on systems of recording costs or other financial and budgetary data.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 28% effective coverage
Method contract
structural_pressure = exposure × (1 - bottleneck)
headline_risk = structural_pressure × (1 - country_demand_resilience)
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 81,680
Employment 2024
1579.8K
Projected Change
4.6%
Openings
124.2K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of accountants and auditors is projected to grow 5 percent from 2024 to 2034, faster than the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Collect and analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies. AI 91%
- 2. Inspect account books and accounting systems for efficiency, effectiveness, and use of accepted accounting procedures to record transactions. AI 0%
- 3. Supervise auditing of establishments, and determine scope of investigation required. AI 0%
- 4. Prepare detailed reports on audit findings. AI 78%
- 5. Report to management about asset utilization and audit results, and recommend changes in operations and financial activities. AI 0%
- 6. Confer with company officials about financial and regulatory matters. AI 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 44.7 · 1.8M employed
Under 25: 5% · 25–54: 68% · 55+: 27%
Related
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Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
crosswalk_exact · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Accountants and auditors prepare and examine financial records.
Most accountants and auditors work full time. Overtime hours are typical at certain periods of the year, such as for quarterly audits or during tax season.
A bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field is typically required to become an accountant or auditor. Completing certification in a specific field of accounting, such as becoming a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA), may improve job prospects.
The median annual wage for accountants and auditors was $81,680 in May 2024.
Employment of accountants and auditors is projected to grow 5 percent from 2024 to 2034, faster than the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.