Budget Analysts
Business and Financial Operations · SOC 13-2031
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 13-2031 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 6.7%
- Medium · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 45/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $91,640
- H-1B offered wage $77,979; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 4,800
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +1.0%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 290
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 7,033 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Transition context
- 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 ~52% of this role but only ~6.7% 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 budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations. Analyze budgeting and accounting reports.
Common titles: Budget Analyst, Budget and Policy Analyst, Budget Coordinator, Budget Officer, Budget Planning Analyst, Cost Analyst
Representative Tasks
- •Analyze monthly department budgeting and accounting reports to maintain expenditure controls.
- •Provide advice and technical assistance with cost analysis, fiscal allocation, and budget preparation.
- •Review operating budgets to analyze trends affecting budget needs.
- •Compile and analyze accounting records and other data to determine the financial resources required to implement a program.
- •Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Analyze budgetary or accounting data.
- •Advise others on financial matters.
- •Gather financial records.
- •Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets.
- •Discuss business strategies, practices, or policies with managers.
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 | 6.7% | 29.0% |
| Outlook | Average | 48% Bright |
| Median Salary | $91,640 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 93/100 | N/A |