← All 785 jobsFile 43-3031
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Also filed here: Bookkeeper, Accounts assistant, Accounts clerk, Billing executive
Heavily edited
AI already performs a large share of the work in this job. The BLS expects 5.6% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- #79 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -5.6% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $50,670 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 1.5 million in the US, with about 144,100 openings a year
The work, 18 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI does this: Evaluate the quality or accuracy of data15%
AI performed this in about 1 in 683 Copilot conversations and completed it 82% of the time.
AI does this: Calculate financial data12%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,147 Copilot conversations and completed it 72% of the time.
Still yours: Reconcile financial data10%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Compile records, documentation, or other data8%
AI performed this in about 1 in 301 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain sales or financial records7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Operate computer systems or computerized equipment6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 92 Copilot conversations and completed it 71% of the time.
AI does this: Process digital or online data5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 136 Copilot conversations and completed it 81% of the time.
AI helps with this: Operate office equipment5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,704 conversations, and it got them there 85% of the time.
Still yours: Monitor operations to ensure compliance with regulations or standards4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Provide information to guests, clients, or customers4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 75 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI helps with this: Perform administrative or clerical activities4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 171 conversations, and it got them there 89% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Collect fares or payments4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Prepare documentation for contracts, applications, or permits4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,066 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
AI does this: Gather information from physical or electronic sources3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 28 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
AI helps with this: Execute financial transactions3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,073 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
Still yours: Monitor financial data or activities2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Determine values or prices of goods or services2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 510 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain operational records1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 94 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 144,100 openings a year as people retire or move on.
BLS on AISoftware has automated many tasks and technological change is expected to reduce demand. Source ↗
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 34% of the workMedical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants17% AI does, against 51% here+4.8% by 2035 · $45,930 · High school diploma
- Shares 24% of the workCourt, Municipal, and License Clerks32% AI does, against 51% here+3.4% by 2035 · $48,700 · High school diploma
- Shares 21% of the workExecutive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants43% AI does, against 51% here0% by 2035 · $76,590 · High school diploma
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Work front:
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.24, higher than 78% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 43-3031 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
Check another job.
Know someone in this job? Send them the file.