Analyze financial records to improve efficiency.

Analyze financial records to improve efficiency. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 5 occupations and seen in 7 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Analyze business or financial data. in Analyzing Data or Information .

Detailed work activities are the most granular shared layer in O*NET's work-activity hierarchy (Generalized → Intermediate → Detailed → occupation-specific task). The figures below describe how this activity shows up across the economy and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the work will be automated.

AI exposure

Of the 7 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 7 (100%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).

The Anthropic Economic Index observes real AI use on 3 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.025% per task.

Exposure estimates overlap with model capabilities — whether a model could speed the task up — not whether the work will be done by software. Observed AI use is augmentation and assistance today, not jobs replaced.

Member tasks

Occupation-specific tasks O*NET maps to this detailed work activity, most important first.

• Review financial statements, sales or activity reports, or other performance data to measure productivity or goal achievement or to identify areas needing cost reduction or program improvement. · General and Operations Managers · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Analyze the financial details of past, present, and expected operations to identify development opportunities and areas where improvement is needed. · Treasurers and Controllers · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Analyze the financial impact of proposed logistics changes, such as routing, shipping modes, product volumes or mixes, or carriers. · Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Evaluate financial reporting systems, accounting or collection procedures, or investment activities and make recommendations for changes to procedures, operating systems, budgets, or other financial control functions. · Financial Managers · importance 3.8 · exposure with tools
• Analyze expenditures and other financial information to develop plans, policies, or budgets for increasing profits or improving services. · Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers · importance 3.7 · exposure with tools
• Review financial statements, sales or activity reports, or other performance data to identify opportunities for cost reductions or service improvements. · Funeral Home Managers · importance 3.7 · exposure with tools
• Review financial reports to ensure efficiency and quality of security operations. · Security Managers · importance 3.5 · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• General and Operations Managers
• Treasurers and Controllers
• Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
• Funeral Home Managers
• Security Managers

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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