Occupation · 2026 assessment

Consultant for Budget Planning

The Consultant for Budget Planning 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.

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How risk may change

A forecast estimate, not a guaranteed scenario.

48%2026
52%2028
57%2030
63%2035

Which tasks are exposed

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

TaskRisk
Receiving and classifying applications and documents72%
Preparing standard responses and certificates72%
Checking compliance with formal requirements69%
Analyzing indicators and resource allocation62%
Working with citizens and conflicting interests33%
Public-authority decisions and accountability27%

Task map

AI replaces ↔ AI augments

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

  1. 1Receiving and classifying applications and documentsAI 72% · human 54%
  2. 2Preparing standard responses and certificatesAI 72% · human 48%
  3. 3Checking compliance with formal requirementsAI 69% · human 44%
  4. 4Analyzing indicators and resource allocationAI 62% · human 47%
  5. 5Working with citizens and conflicting interestsAI 33% · human 63%
  6. 6Public-authority decisions and accountabilityAI 27% · human 62%

Why technology can change this work

  • AI rapidly prepares briefs, solution options and comparisons
  • applications, registers and interagency documents are becoming digital
  • standard requests and checks follow formal rules
  • AI helps detect issues and draft decisions

What protects the occupation

  • diagnosing the client's real problem and owning the advice's applicability
  • public authority and personal accountability
  • balancing citizen and organizational interests
  • political, social and legal consequences

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 450per month
2035$10 050scenario estimate
2026: $7 45020262027: $7 70020272028: $7 95020282029: $8 25020292030: $8 50020302031: $8 80020312032: $9 10020322033: $9 40020332034: $9 75020342035: $10 0502035
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Skills you already have

  • problem discovery
  • solution presentation
  • stakeholder work
  • regulatory process understanding
  • citizen-case work
  • decision preparation

Skills to build

  • AI-assisted consulting
  • change design and implementation
  • public data governance
  • algorithmic decision auditing
  • digital identity
  • public-sector cyber resilience
CurrentConsultant for Budget Planning · 48%
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Keepproblem discovery · solution presentation · stakeholder work
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AddAI-assisted consulting · change design and implementation · public data governance

Sources and update

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

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

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World Economic Forum · 2025The Future of Jobs Report 2025

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O*NET Resource Center · 2026O*NET Database

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