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Occupation · 2026 assessment

Financial Analyst

The Financial 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.

45%2026
51%2028
56%2030
65%2035

Which tasks are exposed

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

TaskRisk
Cleaning, joining and preparing data85%
Creating standard reports and visualizations85%
Forming conclusions and checking causality53%
Entering and classifying financial documents83%
Reconciling transactions and detecting discrepancies83%
Preparing standard financial reports81%
Detecting anomalies and monitoring metrics77%
Scenario planning and interpreting results55%

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 85% · human 35%
  2. 2Creating standard reports and visualizationsAI 85% · human 36%
  3. 3Forming conclusions and checking causalityAI 53% · human 54%
  4. 4Entering and classifying financial documentsAI 83% · human 40%
  5. 5Reconciling transactions and detecting discrepanciesAI 83% · human 50%
  6. 6Preparing standard financial reportsAI 81% · human 50%
  7. 7Detecting anomalies and monitoring metricsAI 77% · human 39%
  8. 8Scenario planning and interpreting resultsAI 55% · human 49%

Why technology can change this work

  • AI automatically drafts analyses, finds correlations and explains standard deviations
  • documents, transactions and reports have structured digital formats
  • a large share of textual, analytical or information tasks is accessible to current AI models
  • the main inputs and outputs already exist in a digital environment
  • 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$8 250per month
2035$11 150scenario estimate
2026: $8 25020262027: $8 55020272028: $8 80020282029: $9 10020292030: $9 45020302031: $9 75020312032: $10 10020322033: $10 45020332034: $10 80020342035: $11 1502035
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Practical next step

Where to move next

Do not restart from zero: carry your experience forward and add scarce skills.

Data Analyst

Established resilient role
New role risk51%
DemandHighDifficultyMediumTime6–12 monthsSkill fit72%

Solutions Architect

Established resilient role
New role risk22%
DemandHighDifficultyMediumTime6–12 monthsSkill fit70%

Product Manager

Established resilient role
New role risk31%
DemandHighDifficultyMediumTime6–12 monthsSkill fit68%

AI Auditor

Emerging role
New role risk24%
DemandHighDifficultyLowTime3–6 monthsSkill fit83%

ML Model Validator

Emerging role
New role risk20%
DemandHighDifficultyLowTime3–6 monthsSkill fit81%

AI Risk Manager

Emerging role
New role risk19%
DemandHighDifficultyLowTime3–6 monthsSkill fit81%

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
CurrentFinancial Analyst · 45%
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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

International Labour Organization · 2025Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure

Nearly 30,000 tasks; a global assessment of GenAI exposure across detailed occupational groups.

World Economic Forum · 2025The Future of Jobs Report 2025

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O*NET Resource Center · 2026O*NET Database

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