AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 13-2054.00

Will AI replace Financial Risk Specialists?

Financial Risk Specialists: AI can already handle 12 of 30 tasks; the work mostly needs a frontier-tier model.

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Every task, scored

The 30 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Financial Risk Specialists, from most to least exposed. 12 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.

Task AI exposure Evidence Model tier Importance
Recommend ways to control or reduce risk. 91 Observed Frontier 3.0
Review or draft risk disclosures for offer documents. 85 Estimated Efficient 3.0
Identify key risks and mitigating factors of potential investments, such as asset types and values, legal and ownership structures, professional reputations, customer bases, or industry segments. 85 Observed Standard 3.0
Analyze areas of potential risk to the assets, earning capacity, or success of organizations. 79 Observed Standard 3.0
Develop or implement risk-assessment models or methodologies. 65 Estimated Standard 3.0
Devise systems or processes to monitor validity of risk assessments. 65 Estimated Frontier 3.0
Evaluate and compare the relative quality of various securities in a given industry. 65 Estimated Frontier 3.0
Evaluate the risks and benefits involved in implementing green building technologies. 65 Estimated Standard 3.0
Evaluate the risks related to green investments, such as renewable energy company stocks. 65 Estimated Standard 3.0
Interpret data on price, yield, stability, future investment-risk trends, economic influences, and other factors affecting investment programs. 65 Estimated Standard 3.0
Consult financial literature to ensure use of the latest models or statistical techniques. 60 Estimated Standard 3.0
Recommend investments and investment timing to companies, investment firm staff, or the public. 60 Estimated Frontier 3.0
Analyze new legislation to determine impact on risk exposure. 55 Estimated Standard 3.0
Conduct statistical analyses to quantify risk, using statistical analysis software or econometric models. 55 Estimated Standard 3.0
Confer with traders to identify and communicate risks associated with specific trading strategies or positions. 55 Estimated Standard 3.0
Determine potential environmental impacts of new products or processes on long-term growth and profitability. 55 Estimated Standard 3.0
Document, and ensure communication of, key risks. 55 Estimated Efficient 3.0
Draw charts and graphs, using computer spreadsheets, to illustrate technical reports. 55 Estimated Frontier 3.0
Gather risk-related data from internal or external resources. 55 Estimated Efficient 3.0
Inform financial decisions by analyzing financial information to forecast business, industry, or economic conditions. 55 Estimated Efficient 3.0
Meet with clients to answer queries on subjects such as risk exposure, market scenarios, or values-at-risk calculations. 55 Estimated Efficient 3.0
Track, measure, or report on aspects of market risk for traded issues. 55 Estimated Standard 3.0
Contribute to development of risk management systems. 50 Estimated Frontier 3.0
Develop contingency plans to deal with emergencies. 50 Estimated Frontier 3.0
Monitor developments in the fields of industrial technology, business, finance, and economic theory. 50 Estimated Standard 3.0
Prepare plans of action for investment, using financial analyses. 50 Estimated Frontier 3.0
Devise scenario analyses reflecting possible severe market events. 40 Observed Efficient 3.0
Produce reports or presentations that outline findings, explain risk positions, or recommend changes. 40 Observed Efficient 3.0
Provide statistical modeling advice to other departments. 40 Observed Efficient 3.0
Maintain input or data quality of risk management systems. 20 Estimated Efficient 3.0

Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 6 of 30 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 24 of 30. 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 frontier-tier model or lower covers 100% 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
63,850
Median annual wage
$117,330
Middle half of earners
$83,980 to $158,250
Projected change, 2024 to 2034
+6.5%

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 Financial Risk Specialists and AI

Will AI replace Financial Risk Specialists?

AI already handles 12 of the 30 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 58 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 +6.5% from 2024 to 2034.

What is the AI exposure of Financial Risk Specialists?

58 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. 6 of the 30 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 24 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.

Which Financial Risk Specialists tasks can AI already do?

The tasks with the highest exposure are: Recommend ways to control or reduce risk; Review or draft risk disclosures for offer documents; Identify key risks and mitigating factors of potential investments, such as asset types and values, legal and ownership structures, professional reputations, customer bases, or industry segments. They are three of the 12 tasks that reach 60 or more.

What AI model tier does this role need?

A frontier-tier model or lower covers 100% 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 Financial Risk Specialists, and what do they earn?

63,850 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $117,330 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +6.5% 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: Financial Risk Specialists. 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/financial-risk-specialists

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