Occupation · 2026 assessment

Budgeting Analyst

The Budgeting Analyst role combines repeatable operations with decisions that require professional context. The index measures task exposure to AI, software automation and robotics—not the probability that the occupation disappears.

Moderate risk level Search jobs ↗
How risk may change

A forecast estimate, not a guaranteed scenario.

43%2026
48%2028
53%2030
60%2035

Which tasks are exposed

Risk applies to individual tasks—not to a person or an entire occupation.

TaskRisk
Cleaning, joining and preparing data67%
Creating standard reports and visualizations65%
Forming conclusions and checking causality37%
Entering and classifying financial documents68%
Reconciling transactions and detecting discrepancies65%
Preparing standard financial reports63%
Detecting anomalies and monitoring metrics58%
Scenario planning and interpreting results39%

Task map

AI replaces ↔ AI augments

Each task is positioned by AI capability and the degree of human involvement still required.

  1. 1Cleaning, joining and preparing dataAI 67% · human 48%
  2. 2Creating standard reports and visualizationsAI 65% · human 49%
  3. 3Forming conclusions and checking causalityAI 37% · human 66%
  4. 4Entering and classifying financial documentsAI 68% · human 51%
  5. 5Reconciling transactions and detecting discrepanciesAI 65% · human 62%
  6. 6Preparing standard financial reportsAI 63% · human 63%
  7. 7Detecting anomalies and monitoring metricsAI 58% · human 52%
  8. 8Scenario planning and interpreting resultsAI 39% · human 61%

Why technology can change this work

  • AI automatically drafts analyses, finds correlations and explains standard deviations
  • documents, transactions and reports have structured digital formats
  • reconciliation, classification and standard calculations repeat
  • rules and anomalies can be checked by software

What protects the occupation

  • choosing the right question and checking causality rather than correlation alone
  • accountability for financial decisions
  • non-standard transactions and regulatory change
  • negotiation with management, auditors and regulators

United States · before tax

Average pay and outlook

Estimated nominal monthly pay. The scenario reflects sector, demand and task resilience; it is not a guarantee of income.

2026$7 250per month
2035$9 800scenario estimate
2026: $7 25020262027: $7 50020272028: $7 75020282029: $8 00020292030: $8 30020302031: $8 55020312032: $8 85020322033: $9 15020332034: $9 45020342035: $9 8002035
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Job search and transitions

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Skills you already have

  • analytical question framing
  • metric interpretation
  • financial literacy
  • financial reporting
  • accuracy and attention to detail
  • regulatory understanding

Skills to build

  • SQL and data preparation
  • visualization and forecasting
  • data analytics
  • BI tools
  • accounting automation
  • validation of AI financial models
CurrentBudgeting Analyst · 43%
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Keepanalytical question framing · metric interpretation · financial literacy
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AddSQL and data preparation · visualization and forecasting · data analytics

Sources and update

Updated: 2026-09-25 · Assessment confidence: Medium

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O*NET Resource Center · 2026O*NET Database

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