Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks: daily tasks & AI impact
This page breaks Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks into the top 15 daily O*NET tasks and scores each for Generative AI automation probability. Those task scores roll up to an overall vulnerability index of 72/100 (Moderate automation risk). Struck-through rows are ≥80% automatable; highlighted safer rows are under 30% or primarily physical.
High-automation exposure
No task in this set currently exceeds the 80% threshold, so risk is spread across moderate probabilities rather than a few catastrophic duties.
Durable human work
This profile has little “safe” task mass under our thresholds. Workers should treat AI fluency as mandatory and actively map transferable skills into lower-risk roles.
Importance comes from O*NET incumbent ratings. Automation probability is model-generated for current Generative AI capability (not speculative AGI). Digital / physical / mixed labels describe the modality of the work, which strongly correlates with near-term automation potential.
| Task | Importance | AI probability | Nature |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information. Core | 4.76 | — | — |
| Prepare and process payroll information. Supplemental | 4.71 | — | — |
| Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes. Core | 4.68 | — | — |
| Prepare bank deposits by compiling data from cashiers, verifying and balancing receipts, and sending cash, checks, or other forms of payment to banks. Supplemental | 4.61 | — | — |
| Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations. Core | 4.57 | — | — |
| Operate 10-key calculators, typewriters, and copy machines to perform calculations and produce documents. Core | 4.47 | — | — |
| Receive, record, and bank cash, checks, and vouchers. Core | 4.46 | — | — |
| Code documents according to company procedures. Core | 4.32 | — | — |
| Perform financial calculations, such as amounts due, interest charges, balances, discounts, equity, and principal. Core | 4.32 | — | — |
| Reconcile or note and report discrepancies found in records. Core | 4.29 | — | — |
| Perform general office duties, such as filing, answering telephones, and handling routine correspondence. Core | 4.24 | — | — |
| Access computerized financial information to answer general questions as well as those related to specific accounts. Core | 4.19 | — | — |
| Classify, record, and summarize numerical and financial data to compile and keep financial records, using journals and ledgers or computers. Core | 4.17 | — | — |
| Debit, credit, and total accounts on computer spreadsheets and databases, using specialized accounting software. Core | 4.15 | — | — |
| Match order forms with invoices, and record the necessary information. Core | 4.12 | — | — |
What remains human
No tasks currently fall under the safe threshold for this occupation.
FAQ
Which Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks tasks are most exposed to AI?
No task in this set currently exceeds the 80% threshold, so risk is spread across moderate probabilities rather than a few catastrophic duties.
Which Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks tasks are safest from Generative AI?
This profile has little “safe” task mass under our thresholds. Workers should treat AI fluency as mandatory and actively map transferable skills into lower-risk roles.
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Importance comes from O*NET incumbent ratings. Automation probability is model-generated for current Generative AI capability (not speculative AGI). Digital / physical / mixed labels describe the modality of the work, which strongly correlates with near-term automation potential.