Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks score 80 out of 100, which is very high exposure to AI. That ranks #27 of 923 US occupations, where #1 is the most exposed. Of the 30 tasks in this job, AI could speed up 17 on its own and 13 more with extra software built on top of it. In April–May 2026, 16 of these tasks showed up in real conversations with Claude, Anthropic's AI assistant.

80/ 100

Very high

Rank: #27of 923 jobs
US workers: 1,373,680BLS, May 2025
Median pay: $50,670a year
In real AI use: 16 of 30tasks, April–May 2026

Task by task

Each task this job involves, as listed by O*NET, rated on whether a large language model like GPT-4 could cut the time it takes by at least half at the same quality. Tasks marked Seen in real AI use appeared in conversations with Claude in April–May 2026 (Anthropic Economic Index).

AI can speed this up on its own: 17 (57%)
AI can speed this up with extra software: 13 (43%)
Little or no AI speed-up: 0 (0%)

Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information.AI can speed this up on its own · core task
Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes.AI can speed this up on its own · core task · Seen in real AI use
Operate 10-key calculators, typewriters, and copy machines to perform calculations and produce documents.AI can speed this up on its own · core task
Code documents according to company procedures.AI can speed this up on its own · core task · Seen in real AI use
Perform financial calculations, such as amounts due, interest charges, balances, discounts, equity, and principal.AI can speed this up on its own · core task · Seen in real AI use
Perform general office duties, such as filing, answering telephones, and handling routine correspondence.AI can speed this up on its own · core task
Classify, record, and summarize numerical and financial data to compile and keep financial records, using journals and ledgers or computers.AI can speed this up on its own · core task · Seen in real AI use
Debit, credit, and total accounts on computer spreadsheets and databases, using specialized accounting software.AI can speed this up on its own · core task · Seen in real AI use
Match order forms with invoices, and record the necessary information.AI can speed this up on its own · core task · Seen in real AI use
Compute deductions for income and social security taxes.AI can speed this up on its own · supplemental task
Calculate and prepare checks for utilities, taxes, and other payments.AI can speed this up on its own · supplemental task
Reconcile records of bank transactions.AI can speed this up on its own · supplemental task · Seen in real AI use
Compare computer printouts to manually maintained journals to determine if they match.AI can speed this up on its own · supplemental task
Transfer details from separate journals to general ledgers or data processing sheets.AI can speed this up on its own · supplemental task · Seen in real AI use
Calculate costs of materials, overhead, and other expenses, based on estimates, quotations and price lists.AI can speed this up on its own · supplemental task · Seen in real AI use
Prepare purchase orders and expense reports.AI can speed this up on its own · supplemental task
Prepare trial balances of books.AI can speed this up on its own · supplemental task
Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations.AI can speed this up with extra software · core task
Receive, record, and bank cash, checks, and vouchers.AI can speed this up with extra software · core task
Reconcile or note and report discrepancies found in records.AI can speed this up with extra software · core task · Seen in real AI use
Access computerized financial information to answer general questions as well as those related to specific accounts.AI can speed this up with extra software · core task · Seen in real AI use
Perform personal bookkeeping services.AI can speed this up with extra software · supplemental task
Prepare and process payroll information.AI can speed this up with extra software · supplemental task
Prepare bank deposits by compiling data from cashiers, verifying and balancing receipts, and sending cash, checks, or other forms of payment to banks.AI can speed this up with extra software · supplemental task
Monitor status of loans and accounts to ensure that payments are up to date.AI can speed this up with extra software · supplemental task · Seen in real AI use
Compile budget data and documents, based on estimated revenues and expenses and previous budgets.AI can speed this up with extra software · supplemental task · Seen in real AI use
Complete and submit tax forms and returns, workers' compensation forms, pension contribution forms, and other government documents.AI can speed this up with extra software · supplemental task
Calculate, prepare, and issue bills, invoices, account statements, and other financial statements according to established procedures.AI can speed this up with extra software · supplemental task · Seen in real AI use
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.AI can speed this up with extra software · supplemental task · Seen in real AI use
Maintain inventory records.AI can speed this up with extra software · supplemental task · Seen in real AI use

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Questions about bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks and AI

Will AI replace bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks?

Probably not entirely, but the job is likely to change a lot. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks score 80 out of 100 (very high exposure), #27 of 923 US jobs. AI could speed up 30 of the job's 30 tasks, 17 of them on its own. Exposure means the work is likely to change, not that the job will disappear.

Which bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks tasks can AI do?

The most exposed tasks include "Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information"; "Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes"; "Operate 10-key calculators, typewriters, and copy machines to perform calculations and produce documents".

Which bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks tasks are hardest for AI?

Every task in this job has some AI exposure, though 13 of them need extra software built around the AI.

Are people already using AI for this work?

Yes. In April–May 2026, 16 of the 30 tasks showed up in real conversations with Claude, according to the Anthropic Economic Index.

How many people work as bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks, and what do they earn?

About 1,373,680 people in the US, with median pay of $50,670 a year (BLS, May 2025).

How to read this score. Exposure measures how much of the work AI could speed up, not whether the job will disappear. A highly exposed job can change shape, with people spending less time on routine tasks and more on the rest. The score counts tasks AI can speed up on its own in full, and tasks that need extra software at half weight.

The ratings come from published research based on GPT-4 (2023). To show what's happening now, each task is also checked against the latest Anthropic Economic Index, which records which tasks people actually use AI for. That data is refreshed automatically when Anthropic publishes a new release. Read the full method.

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