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AI Work Index

Headline risk

40%

High Risk

Auditor

United States role viewSynthetic blend · 3 occupationsISCO 2411

This page reuses the same role shell as Singapore, but the component occupations are mapped onto the United States layer so the score, context, and support bundle reflect US public evidence.

Median wage: USD 81,6801,579.8 currentConfidence medium

Why this score

Exposure 90%

Weighted overlap across component occupations

Bottleneck 30%

Human coordination and physical presence protection

Demand resilience 37%

Blended local-market buffer for this role

Confidence 76%

Component coverage and mapping quality

Workflow profile

Heuristic workflow context blended from the role mix. This explains the score; it is not used as a direct local-market forecast.

CreativeAmbiguityInstitutionalRelationshipsRegulatoryPhysicalCoordinationTool Speed

Workflow dimensions (0 = low, 1 = high)

United States support

Evidence bundle

Task coverage 100%

Weighted task overlap from O*NET statements and Anthropic penetration

Wage context USD 81,680

Median annual wage from BLS OEWS

Demand outlook 5%

Employment projections and openings from BLS

Preparation Job Zone 4

Preparation and entry requirements from O*NET and BLS

Support sources
11/11 source families Updated from O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration

Support snapshot

Job zone

4

The occupation usually needs substantial preparation and experience.

Median wage

USD 81,680

USD 64,660 to USD 106,450

Openings

124.2K

4.6% projected change

Median age

44.7

1.8M employed

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.

Job Zone 4 · Moderate preparation

The occupation usually needs substantial preparation and experience.

Task primitives

Matched task weight share: 100% · Effective coverage: 28%

Concentration: 15%

Wage context

Median annual

USD 81,680

Mean annual

USD 93,520

Hourly median: USD 39

Employment: 1,448,290 workers

10th percentile: USD 52,780

90th percentile: USD 141,420

Demand outlook

2024 employment

1579.8K

2034 employment

1652.6K

Openings: 124.2K

Projected change: 4.6%

Education: Bachelor's degree

Work experience: None

On-the-job training: None

Median wage in projections: USD 81,680

Employment of accountants and auditors is projected to grow 5 percent from 2024 to 2034, faster than the average for all occupations.

Requirements and friction

Telework: 68.4%Telework: 31.6%Credentials: 14.6%Credentials: 85.4%Credentials: <0.5%Credentials: >99.5%Credentials: 0.8%Credentials: 99.2%

Telework: 68.4% · Telework: 31.6% · Credentials: 14.6%

Narrative and skills

Detail orientedAdaptabilityProblem solving and decision making

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&rsquo;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.

Jobs: 1,579,800

Median pay: USD 81,680

Employment outlook: Employment of accountants and auditors is projected to grow 5 percent from 2024 to 2034, faster than the average for all occupations.

Openings: 72,800

Tasks and tools

  • 1. Collect and analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies. · AI use 91%
  • 2. Inspect account books and accounting systems for efficiency, effectiveness, and use of accepted accounting procedures to record transactions. · AI use 0%
  • 3. Supervise auditing of establishments, and determine scope of investigation required. · AI use 0%
  • 4. Prepare detailed reports on audit findings. · AI use 78%
  • 5. Report to management about asset utilization and audit results, and recommend changes in operations and financial activities. · AI use 0%
  • 6. Confer with company officials about financial and regulatory matters. · AI use 0%
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Detail orientedAdaptabilityProblem solving and decision making

Work context

  • E-Mail: 5.0/5
  • Telephone Conversations: 4.8/5
  • Importance of Being Exact or Accurate: 4.7/5
  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams: 4.7/5
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled: 4.6/5
  • Contact With Others: 4.5/5

Tech density

6/6

6 hot · 6 in demand

Work pace

4.7/5

Average of the strongest work-context signals.

Worker profile

Median age: 44.7

Total employed: 1.8M · Under 25: 5% · 25 to 54: 68% · 55+: 27%

Support note

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.

Source vintage

O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration

Component occupations

Accountants and auditors

13-2011 · 60% weight

Open

Auditor (accounting)

Support bundle: Moderate preparation

Accountants and auditors

13-2011 · 20% weight

Open

Accountant

Support bundle: Moderate preparation

Financial and investment analysts

13-2051 · 20% weight

Open

Compliance officer/Risk analyst

Support bundle: Moderate preparation

Methodology

Shared spine

structural_pressure = exposure × (1 - bottleneck)

Country layer

headline_risk = structural_pressure × (1 - country_demand_resilience)

Published limitations

This is a synthetic role view built from mapped occupations. It reuses the same shell and visual components as the Singapore role pages, but only the US sources that actually exist are rendered here.