Accountants and Auditors
Business and Financial Operations · SOC 13-2011
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 13-2011 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 34.8%
- Very High · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 28/100
- Low friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $83,680
- H-1B offered wage $94,000; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 146,000
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +4.6%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 9,681
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 224,975 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
Best transitions from here
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AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~56% of this role but only ~34.8% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Examine, analyze, and interpret accounting records to prepare financial statements, give advice, or audit and evaluate statements prepared by others. Install or advise on systems of recording costs or other financial and budgetary data.
Common titles: Accountant, Accounting Officer, Audit Partner, Auditor, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Cost Accountant
Representative Tasks
- •Prepare detailed reports on audit findings.
- •Report to management about asset utilization and audit results, and recommend changes in operations and financial activities.
- •Collect and analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies.
- •Inspect account books and accounting systems for efficiency, effectiveness, and use of accepted accounting procedures to record transactions.
- •Supervise auditing of establishments, and determine scope of investigation required.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets.
- •Advise others on financial matters.
- •Report information to managers or other personnel.
- •Advise others on business or operational matters.
- •Examine financial records.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 34.8% | 29.0% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 48% Bright |
| Median Salary | $83,680 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 65/100 | N/A |