Headline risk
40%
High RiskAuditor
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.
Why this score
90% of tasks overlap with current AI
30% human advantage from judgment & presence
82% demand buffer from the local labour market
These factors combine multiplicatively — larger bars do not mean proportionally larger contributions to the final score.
Weighted overlap across component occupations
Human coordination and physical presence protection
Blended local-market buffer for this role
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.
Workflow dimensions (0 = low, 1 = high)
United States support
Evidence bundle
Weighted task overlap from O*NET statements and Anthropic penetration
Median annual wage from BLS OEWS
Employment projections and openings from BLS
Preparation and entry requirements from O*NET and BLS
Support snapshot
Job zone
4The occupation usually needs substantial preparation and experience.
Median wage
USD 81,680USD 64,660 to USD 106,450
Openings
124.2K4.6% projected change
Median age
44.71.8M 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%
Narrative and skills
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.
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%
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
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.