AI exposure in business and financial operations occupations
48 occupations, 988 tasks, scored against the capability frontier of 2026-09-15. This family ranks 4 of 22 by median exposed share.
Reading this family
computedThe median business and financial operations occupation has 47.3% of its weighted task load in work current AI systems can already produce, which is 23.0 points above the median across every occupation in the index. Weighted by how many people actually do these jobs, the figure is 49.3%, across 9,988,740 US workers. 45 of these occupations fall in the exposed band, 1 in assisted and 2 in untouched.
What holds the line across this family is context, at 1.97 out of 3, the highest of the five friction dimensions here. In plain terms the obstacle is knowing things a model cannot hold. The work runs on private, tacit or real-time organisational knowledge. This is the friction most likely to erode, because context is a plumbing problem rather than a law.
The spread inside the family is wider than the gap between families, which is the usual pattern and the reason this index does not publish a single number per group. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists sits at 66.8%. Labor Relations Specialists sits at 21.7%. Both are business and financial operations occupations, and 45.2 points separate them.
Where the family score comes from
judgedMeans across all 988 tasks in this family. Capability is what AI can do; the other five are what stands in the way.
| Dimension | Mean | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | 2.98 | 0-4 |
| Embodiment | 0.31 | 0-3 |
| Presence | 0.78 | 0-3 |
| Accountability | 1.38 | 0-3 |
| Context | 1.97 | 0-3 |
| Verification cost | 1.67 | 0-3 |
Every business and financial operations occupation
See them on the chart| Occupation | Exposed | Assisted | Untouched | Median pay | Tasks | Band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 66.8% | 21.9% | 11.3% | $78,760 | 13 | exposed |
| Financial Quantitative Analysts | 65.2% | 27.9% | 6.9% | $81,100 | 21 | exposed |
| Logistics Analysts | 63.7% | 22.6% | 13.7% | $82,320 | 31 | exposed |
| Sustainability Specialists | 63.6% | 26.2% | 10.1% | $83,050 | 14 | exposed |
| Credit Analysts | 63.0% | 28.1% | 8.9% | $83,510 | 11 | exposed |
| Online Merchants | 60.7% | 24.0% | 15.2% | $83,050 | 34 | exposed |
| Cost Estimators | 59.6% | 28.3% | 12.1% | $78,740 | 14 | exposed |
| Logistics Engineers | 59.5% | 24.9% | 15.6% | $82,320 | 30 | exposed |
| Search Marketing Strategists | 58.0% | 22.6% | 19.5% | $78,760 | 36 | exposed |
| Management Analysts | 54.6% | 26.6% | 18.8% | $101,860 | 11 | exposed |
| Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products | 54.3% | 23.1% | 22.6% | n/a | 16 | exposed |
| Budget Analysts | 53.6% | 31.9% | 14.4% | $91,640 | 13 | exposed |
| Financial Risk Specialists | 53.4% | 28.7% | 17.9% | $117,330 | 30 | exposed |
| Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents | 53.0% | 30.4% | 16.7% | $62,370 | 21 | exposed |
| Business Continuity Planners | 52.9% | 28.4% | 18.7% | $83,050 | 21 | exposed |
| Tax Preparers | 52.2% | 31.8% | 16.0% | $54,920 | 12 | exposed |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | 50.1% | 26.3% | 23.6% | $102,740 | 26 | exposed |
| Appraisers of Personal and Business Property | 49.7% | 24.3% | 26.0% | n/a | 14 | exposed |
| Logisticians | 49.5% | 23.7% | 26.8% | $82,320 | 22 | exposed |
| Accountants and Auditors | 49.5% | 33.1% | 17.5% | $83,680 | 30 | exposed |
| Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage | 49.0% | 25.7% | 25.2% | $78,240 | 7 | exposed |
| Loan Officers | 48.3% | 29.6% | 22.1% | $76,690 | 30 | exposed |
| Project Management Specialists | 47.9% | 27.3% | 24.8% | $102,320 | 20 | exposed |
| Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products | 47.5% | 23.6% | 28.9% | n/a | 19 | exposed |
| Customs Brokers | 47.1% | 28.5% | 24.4% | $80,730 | 23 | exposed |
| Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate | 46.6% | 32.9% | 20.6% | n/a | 28 | exposed |
| Fundraisers | 46.4% | 25.4% | 28.2% | $72,550 | 28 | exposed |
| Regulatory Affairs Specialists | 46.3% | 30.6% | 23.0% | $80,730 | 30 | exposed |
| Compliance Officers | 46.3% | 31.5% | 22.2% | $80,730 | 16 | exposed |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products | 43.8% | 24.7% | 31.5% | n/a | 9 | exposed |
| Human Resources Specialists | 42.4% | 32.6% | 25.1% | $75,940 | 26 | exposed |
| Training and Development Specialists | 41.4% | 27.1% | 31.5% | $69,280 | 20 | exposed |
| Credit Counselors | 41.4% | 38.3% | 20.3% | $52,230 | 23 | exposed |
| Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 41.2% | 31.0% | 27.7% | $78,210 | 22 | exposed |
| Personal Financial Advisors | 40.9% | 35.4% | 23.7% | $105,070 | 21 | exposed |
| Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators | 40.7% | 26.4% | 32.9% | $78,000 | 29 | exposed |
| Insurance Underwriters | 40.6% | 31.4% | 28.0% | $81,370 | 7 | exposed |
| Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | 40.6% | 28.8% | 30.6% | $61,160 | 21 | exposed |
| Financial Examiners | 39.9% | 28.3% | 31.8% | $94,160 | 17 | exposed |
| Environmental Compliance Inspectors | 38.0% | 24.7% | 37.3% | $80,730 | 26 | exposed |
| Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers | 37.6% | 26.8% | 35.6% | $80,730 | 18 | exposed |
| Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts | 35.9% | 24.8% | 39.2% | $81,100 | 23 | exposed |
| Farm Labor Contractors | 35.5% | 24.7% | 39.8% | $58,460 | 7 | exposed |
| Security Management Specialists | 35.2% | 24.4% | 40.3% | $83,050 | 23 | exposed |
| Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes | 32.8% | 23.7% | 43.5% | $82,890 | 14 | exposed |
| Government Property Inspectors and Investigators | 31.8% | 26.1% | 42.1% | $80,730 | 13 | assisted |
| Coroners | 24.9% | 21.5% | 53.6% | $80,730 | 20 | untouched |
| Labor Relations Specialists | 21.7% | 24.4% | 53.9% | $95,420 | 28 | untouched |
Exposure is not displacement. These figures say what current systems can produce and what stands in the way. They do not say anyone will stop paying a person to do the work. How the score is built.