Monday, October 26, 2026 · Edition updated 6:00 AM ETMON, OCT 26 editionNext edition in Next in --:--:--
Intelligence Verdict
AI and your work

Financial analyst

What the US government's figures say about this job, the tasks it involves, and every study we found on what AI does to it. None of this is a forecast of your own job.

  • 443,100US jobs, 2025
  • $103,570median pay a year, 2025
  • +7%government outlook, 2025 to 35
What the government says

The official outlook.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects every job ten years ahead and says what it expects to drive the change.

AI in the government's outlook

The government's profile of this job doesn't mention AI.

BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, Aug 27, 2026

US jobs, 2025
443,100
Median pay, 2025
$103,570 per year

$49.79 an hour

Outlook, 2025 to 35
7% (Much faster than average)
The work itself

The job's main tasks.

As the government's O*NET database lists them. AI's effect on a job depends on which of these tasks it can do.

  1. 01Advise clients on aspects of capitalization, such as amounts, sources, or timing.
  2. 02Analyze financial or operational performance of companies facing financial difficulties to identify or recommend remedies.
  3. 03Assess companies as investments for clients by examining company facilities.
  4. 04Collaborate on projects with other professionals, such as lawyers, accountants, or public relations experts.
  5. 05Collaborate with investment bankers to attract new corporate clients.

O*NET OnLine, Oct 6, 2026 · First five tasks as O*NET lists them.

The evidence on AI

What studies have found.

We haven't found a trial or study of AI in this job yet. The score below is the best measure so far of how much its work overlaps with what people do with AI.

AI applicability scoreCompany-reported

0.28on a scale from 0 to 1

01

Microsoft AI applicability score for Financial and Investment Analysts (SOC 13-2051)

How much of the occupation's work activities overlap with what people successfully do with Microsoft's Bing Copilot; not a forecast of job loss.

Microsoft Research, Working with AI, Dec 22, 2025 · data licensed CC BY 4.0