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Loan Officers

The short answer

This job is expected to meaningfully change. AI can already assist with or automate many of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to hold steady over the next decade, with about 1,102 openings expected each year.

Step 1

Where your job stands

Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the most exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. That doesn't mean the job goes away—it means more of its tasks are the kind AI can help with.

How much AI could touch this job

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Looking at the job itself, AI could help with more than half of this job's tasks.

What this means

Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the most exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.

Step 2

What AI can and can’t help with in this job

The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.

AI can help with or automate about 97% of the tasks in this job.

Tasks AI can help with or automate

  1. Meet with applicants to obtain information for loan applications and to answer questions about the process.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  2. Analyze applicants' financial status, credit, and property evaluations to determine feasibility of granting loans.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  3. Approve loans within specified limits, and refer loan applications outside those limits to management for approval.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  4. Explain to customers the different types of loans and credit options that are available, as well as the terms of those services.

    AI could do much of this on its own

  5. Submit applications to credit analysts for verification and recommendation.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

Tasks AI can't do much of

  1. Supervise loan personnel.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

Step 3

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If you're thinking about a change, these are jobs your experience already fits—related work you could move into. Pick your area to see local options.

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