Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

• Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes.85
• Perform financial calculations, such as amounts due, interest charges, balances, discounts, equity, and principal.85
• Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information.80

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

• Reconcile or note and report discrepancies found in records.65
• Monitor status of loans and accounts to ensure that payments are up to date.65
• Access computerized financial information to answer general questions as well as those related to specific accounts.60

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

• Receive, record, and bank cash, checks, and vouchers.30
• Prepare bank deposits by compiling data from cashiers, verifying and balancing receipts, and sending cash, checks, or other forms of payment to banks.35

Task exposure values and classifications are published, versioned estimates audited against the anchored rubric. This page reads them from the data release rather than generating them at request time. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 67 puts Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in the most-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this high is about the mix: 12 of 20 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 6 augmentable, and 2 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

No adjacent role in the current data release is at least 10 points lower with ≥50% skill overlap — we don’t label anything “safer” unless the data supports it.

Labor-market context

• $50,670median wage
• 1,373,680employed
• 170,000annual openings
• -5.8%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• Billing and Posting Clerks 58
• Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 63
• Brokerage Clerks 72
• Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks 61
• Office Clerks, General 52
• Tellers 41

How this score was calculated

FAQ — Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

Will AI replace Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks?

This score cannot predict whether this occupation or any individual job will be replaced. It shows which tasks current and near-term AI can perform or accelerate, which tasks remain more durable, and where a worker can adapt. Employer decisions, demand, regulation, and how the role changes are outside the score.

What does a score of 67 mean for a Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks?

It means that, weighted across the 20 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 67 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the most-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

The highest-exposure tasks are: Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes; Perform financial calculations, such as amounts due, interest charges, balances, discounts, equity, and principal; Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information. Exposure comes from the published, rubric-scored data release rather than being generated when you open this page.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: Receive, record, and bank cash, checks, and vouchers; Prepare bank deposits by compiling data from cashiers, verifying and balancing receipts, and sending cash, checks, or other forms of payment to banks. Durable tasks typically depend on judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.