AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 43-3031.00

Will AI replace Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks?

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks: AI can already handle 20 of 28 tasks; the work mostly needs a standard-tier model.

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Every task, scored

The 28 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, from most to least exposed. 20 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.

Task AI exposure Evidence Model tier Importance
Perform financial calculations, such as amounts due, interest charges, balances, discounts, equity, and principal. 96 Observed Standard 4.3
Prepare bank deposits by compiling data from cashiers, verifying and balancing receipts, and sending cash, checks, or other forms of payment to banks. 80 Estimated Efficient 4.6
Calculate and prepare checks for utilities, taxes, and other payments. 80 Estimated Standard 4.4
Compile budget data and documents, based on estimated revenues and expenses and previous budgets. 80 Estimated Efficient 4.3
Calculate, prepare, and issue bills, invoices, account statements, and other financial statements according to established procedures. 80 Estimated Standard 4.2
Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information. 60 Estimated Standard 4.8
Prepare and process payroll information. 60 Estimated Efficient 4.7
Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations. 60 Estimated Standard 4.6
Operate 10-key calculators, typewriters, and copy machines to perform calculations and produce documents. 60 Estimated Efficient 4.5
Receive, record, and bank cash, checks, and vouchers. 60 Estimated Frontier 4.5
Monitor status of loans and accounts to ensure that payments are up to date. 60 Estimated Standard 4.4
Reconcile records of bank transactions. 60 Estimated Efficient 4.4
Code documents according to company procedures. 60 Estimated Frontier 4.3
Reconcile or note and report discrepancies found in records. 60 Estimated Efficient 4.3
Perform general office duties, such as filing, answering telephones, and handling routine correspondence. 60 Estimated Standard 4.2
Access computerized financial information to answer general questions as well as those related to specific accounts. 60 Estimated Standard 4.2
Complete and submit tax forms and returns, workers' compensation forms, pension contribution forms, and other government documents. 60 Estimated Efficient 4.2
Match order forms with invoices, and record the necessary information. 60 Estimated Standard 4.1
Prepare purchase orders and expense reports. 60 Estimated Efficient 4.1
Prepare trial balances of books. 60 Estimated Efficient 4.1
Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes. 40 Observed Efficient 4.7
Transfer details from separate journals to general ledgers or data processing sheets. 40 Observed Standard 4.2
Classify, record, and summarize numerical and financial data to compile and keep financial records, using journals and ledgers or computers. 40 Observed Efficient 4.2
Debit, credit, and total accounts on computer spreadsheets and databases, using specialized accounting software. 40 Observed Standard 4.2
Calculate costs of materials, overhead, and other expenses, based on estimates, quotations and price lists. 40 Observed Standard 4.1
Compile statistical, financial, accounting, or auditing reports and tables pertaining to such matters as cash receipts, expenditures, accounts payable and receivable, and profits and losses. 40 Observed Efficient 4.0
Compare computer printouts to manually maintained journals to determine if they match. 20 Estimated Efficient 4.2
Maintain inventory records. 20 Estimated Efficient 3.6

Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 7 of 28 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 21 of 28. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.

The model tier this role needs

A standard-tier model or lower covers 93% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 100% of the work is something AI can address at some tier.

Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.

Wages, employment and outlook

US employment
1,373,680
Median annual wage
$50,670
Middle half of earners
$43,520 to $61,470
Projected change, 2024 to 2034
-5.8%

Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.

Adjacent roles

The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.

Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.

Questions about Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks and AI

Will AI replace Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks?

AI already handles 20 of the 28 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 57 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by -5.8% from 2024 to 2034.

What is the AI exposure of Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks?

57 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 7 of the 28 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 21 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.

Which Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks tasks can AI already do?

The tasks with the highest exposure are: Perform financial calculations, such as amounts due, interest charges, balances, discounts, equity, and principal; Prepare bank deposits by compiling data from cashiers, verifying and balancing receipts, and sending cash, checks, or other forms of payment to banks; Calculate and prepare checks for utilities, taxes, and other payments. They are three of the 20 tasks that reach 60 or more.

What AI model tier does this role need?

A standard-tier model or lower covers 93% of the role's importance-weighted task work. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.

How many people work as Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, and what do they earn?

1,373,680 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $50,670 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of -5.8% from 2024 to 2034.

How to cite

Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.

JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/bookkeeping-accounting-and-auditing-clerks

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