Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
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 shrink over the next decade, with about 12,874 openings expected each year.
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
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about a third 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.
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 nearly every task in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information.
AI could do much of this on its own
Prepare and process payroll information.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes.
AI could do much of this on its own
Prepare bank deposits by compiling data from cashiers, verifying and balancing receipts, and sending cash, checks, or other forms of payment to banks.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations.
AI could help, but needs extra software
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