Bookkeeping Clerks

Office & Administrative Support

AI exposure

  • Data source: BLSPublished: '26.08

    Very high· relative

    LowFour relative bandsVery high

    Group-level value

    Scale, basis and source

    Four relative bands (Low / Moderate / High / Very high)

    831 detailed occupations in the BLS Employment Projections table. Assigned per National Employment Matrix (NEM) code, so occupations sharing a NEM code carry the same band

    Source dataset (XLSX download)

  • Data source: AnthropicPublished: '26.03

    0.310

    0.000Range of values carried here0.745
    Scale, basis and source

    Observed exposure index, 0–1 as published

    Mapped onto O*NET tasks

    Source dataset

  • Data source: ILOPublished: '25

    0.49

    0.09Range of values carried here0.70

    Group-level value

    Scale, basis and source

    Generative AI exposure index, 0–1 as published

    ISCO-08 unit group — every occupation sharing the code gets this value

    Computed by this site, not published by the ILO: of the 1,012 occupations this site links to the ILO dataset, 21% score at or above this value.

    Source dataset

What kind of figure this source publishes

The BLS category is a relative rank, not an absolute level, and it is not a first-hand measurement: it groups an occupation's percentile ranks across several published studies into four bands. It is not an employment or wage forecast, not a probability of adoption, and it does not separate automation from augmentation.

Task-level exposure

Show 18 hidden tasks
TaskClaude.aiRaw / share %
Perform financial calculations, such as amounts due, interest charges, balances, discounts, equity, and principal.

43-3031

0.025022.0
Classify, record, and summarize numerical and financial data to compile and keep financial records, using journals and ledgers or computers.

43-3031

0.022219.6
Calculate costs of materials, overhead, and other expenses, based on estimates, quotations and price lists.

43-3031

0.016514.6
Compile statistical, financial, accounting, or auditing reports and tables pertaining to such matters as cash receipts, expenditures, accounts payable and receivable, and profits and losses.

43-3031

0.014412.7
Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information.

43-3031

0.00645.6
Debit, credit, and total accounts on computer spreadsheets and databases, using specialized accounting software.

43-3031

0.00635.5
Prepare and process payroll information.

43-3031

0.00585.1
Compile budget data and documents, based on estimated revenues and expenses and previous budgets.

43-3031

0.00534.7
Reconcile records of bank transactions.

43-3031

0.00433.8
Calculate and prepare checks for utilities, taxes, and other payments.

43-3031

0.00353.1

Data sources & licenses — O*NET®, Anthropic Economic Index, Eloundou et al. (2023): see full notices on the Credits page

Occupation information

Recent Changes Affecting This Occupation

Apr 2026: Bookkeeping clerks classified in office/administrative high-risk segment by OpenAI framework — repetitive structured ledger and reconciliation work.

[Source: OpenAI Jobs Transition Framework, April 2026]

Mar 2026: Brookings retraining analysis: workers displaced by AI from clerical roles face challenging transitions. TAA participants remained underemployed even 4 years after job loss.

[Source: Brookings Institution]

Mar 2026: AI Layoff Trap research highlights bookkeeping as especially vulnerable to over-automation due to highly structured task composition in competitive markets.

[Source: Falk & Tsoukalas (2026), The AI Layoff Trap]