Task-level reachability by current AI systems.
AI displacement risk in Business and Finance jobs
Compare task exposure, automation potential, augmentation potential, and transition pressure across this work family. Category scores average the current published occupation sample.
Estimated potential for task transfer to software.
Estimated potential for AI to expand worker output while keeping human accountability.
SOC 43-3031
High Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Invoice matching, reconciliations, and routine reporting are exposed to automation. Judgment around controls, vendor context, audit trails, and anomaly escalation can become more valuable.
- Exposure
- 78
- Automation
- 59%
- Augment
- 34%
SOC 13-1161
Moderate Market Research Analysts
Summarization, draft segmentation, and desk research are exposed, but domain judgment, study design, stakeholder context, and synthesis make this a strong augmentation case.
- Exposure
- 54
- Automation
- 37%
- Augment
- 61%
SOC 23-2011
High Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Document review, drafting, and research are exposed to AI assistance, while case context, client communication, attorney supervision, and jurisdiction-specific process remain important anchors.
- Exposure
- 71
- Automation
- 48%
- Augment
- 55%
SOC 13-1071
Moderate Human Resources Specialists
Resume screening, policy answers, and first-draft communications can be automated or augmented, but employee relations, hiring judgment, trust, and process design keep the role human-centered.
- Exposure
- 58
- Automation
- 35%
- Augment
- 59%
SOC 41-4012
Moderate Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
Lead research, outreach drafts, and CRM updates are augmentable, but territory knowledge, negotiation, trust, and account strategy remain central.
- Exposure
- 49
- Automation
- 28%
- Augment
- 57%
SOC 13-1082
Low Project Management Specialists
Status reporting, meeting summaries, dependency tracking, and draft plans are strong augmentation cases. Human negotiation, sequencing, tradeoff calls, and stakeholder trust remain the core value.
- Exposure
- 51
- Automation
- 22%
- Augment
- 66%