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O*NET 13-2099.00: Financial Specialists, All OtherMedian pay $81,100/year (BLS, May 2025)15 common activities

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Where AI fits in this job

AI-ready 47%AI-assist 47%Stays human 7%

Share of the job's common activities across related occupations, weighted by how important and how frequent each task is (O*NET ratings). 6 AI-ready, 8 AI-assist and 1 human-led tasks out of 15. This measures where AI can help, not whether the job will disappear.

Shape of the job: importance of each kind of work activity (O*NET, 1 to 5).

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The most frequent, most important tasks where AI can help right away.

  1. Analyze business or financial data.Crunch the numbers · Weekly
  2. Document information related to legal proceedings.Write it up · Daily
  3. Develop business or financial information systems.Build with code · Monthly

💪 Lean into these

Core tasks that stay human. These skills get more valuable as the routine work gets automated.

  1. Supervise employees.Lead people · Weekly

AI can draft these 6

AI produces a usable first pass. You review it, fix it and own it.

Analyze business or financial data.

WeeklyIn 2 related jobs

AI finds trends and writes the spreadsheet formulas.

Show prompt & steps

Paste a spreadsheet or table and ask AI to find trends, outliers and totals, or to write the formula you need. It's like having an analyst on call.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a financial specialist. Part of my job is to analyze business or financial data.

Context: We use Tableau and Microsoft Power BI; the work draws on economics and accounting, mathematics and computers and electronics.
Question: [price reasonableness, cost trends, profitability]
Data: [paste proposals, reports, history]

Analyze, compare to benchmarks and give a recommendation. Show formulas. Show your working step by step and give spreadsheet formulas so I can reproduce the numbers.

10-minute exercise: Business data analysis

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you analyze business or financial data (this week).
Step 2Fill in [Question] and [Data] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Use it in your next negotiation or estimate. Recompute every total yourself.

AI makes arithmetic mistakes. Recompute anything that matters with a spreadsheet formula.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 4.1/5 · O*NET work activity: Analyze business or financial data..

Document information related to legal proceedings.

Daily

AI writes the first draft from your notes; you check every fact.

Show prompt & steps

Give AI your rough notes, numbers or last version and it will turn them into a clean, well-structured first draft. You check every fact and figure before it goes anywhere.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a financial specialist. Part of my job is to document information related to legal proceedings.

Case: [type]
Information: [next of kin, effects]

Draft documentation and inventory format. Use plain language and headings where they help, and mark anything you had to guess with [CHECK].

10-minute exercise: Case documentation

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you document information to legal proceedings (today).
Step 2Fill in [Case] and [Information] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check every fact, name and number against your source before it goes anywhere. Confirm the rules against the current official source.

AI will happily make up numbers, names and dates. Every fact in the draft needs checking against your source.

Rules and regulations vary by place and change often. Confirm against the official source before relying on anything.

Importance 4.7/5 · O*NET work activity: Document information related to legal proceedings..

Maintain data in information systems or databases.

Daily

AI writes the first draft from your notes; you check every fact.

Show prompt & steps

Give AI your rough notes, numbers or last version and it will turn them into a clean, well-structured first draft. You check every fact and figure before it goes anywhere.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a financial specialist. Part of my job is to maintain data in information systems or databases.

System: [describe]
Data: [paste]

Draft entries in the required format. Use plain language and headings where they help, and mark anything you had to guess with [CHECK].

10-minute exercise: Database records update

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you maintain data in information systems or databases (today).
Step 2Fill in [System] and [Data] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check every fact, name and number against your source before it goes anywhere.

AI will happily make up numbers, names and dates. Every fact in the draft needs checking against your source.

Importance 4.5/5 · O*NET work activity: Maintain data in information systems or databases..

Prepare legal or investigatory documentation.

Monthly

AI writes the first draft from your notes; you check every fact.

Show prompt & steps

Give AI your rough notes, numbers or last version and it will turn them into a clean, well-structured first draft. You check every fact and figure before it goes anywhere.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a financial specialist. Part of my job is to prepare legal or investigatory documentation.

Case: [type, no names]
Findings: [paste notes]

Draft the required report sections. Use plain language and headings where they help, and mark anything you had to guess with [CHECK].

10-minute exercise: Case or investigation report

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you prepare legal or investigatory documentation.
Step 2Fill in [Case] and [Findings] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check every fact, name and number against your source before it goes anywhere. Confirm the rules against the current official source.

AI will happily make up numbers, names and dates. Every fact in the draft needs checking against your source.

Rules and regulations vary by place and change often. Confirm against the official source before relying on anything.

Importance 4.5/5 · O*NET work activity: Prepare legal or investigatory documentation..

Apply mathematical models of financial or business conditions.

Monthly

AI finds trends and writes the spreadsheet formulas.

Show prompt & steps

Paste a spreadsheet or table and ask AI to find trends, outliers and totals, or to write the formula you need. It's like having an analyst on call.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a financial specialist. Part of my job is to apply mathematical models of financial or business conditions.

Context: We use Tableau and Microsoft Power BI; the work draws on economics and accounting, mathematics and computers and electronics.
Business question: [fuel cost rise, demand change, process change]
Current figures: [paste]

Build a scenario model with best/expected/worst cases and formulas. Show your working step by step and give spreadsheet formulas so I can reproduce the numbers.

10-minute exercise: Scenario model

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you apply mathematical models of financial or business conditions.
Step 2Fill in [Business question] and [Current figures] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Recompute the most important number yourself before you trust the rest. Recompute every total yourself.

AI makes arithmetic mistakes. Recompute anything that matters with a spreadsheet formula.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 3.9/5 · O*NET work activity: Apply mathematical models of financial or business conditions..

Update professional knowledge.

Monthly

AI is a patient tutor for new rules and techniques.

Show prompt & steps

AI is a patient personal tutor. It explains new rules, techniques and technology at your level, quizzes you and builds a study plan.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a financial specialist. Part of my job is to update professional knowledge.

Context: The work draws on economics and accounting, mathematics and computers and electronics.
Profession: [describe]
Area: [industry deals, safety rules, practice changes]

Brief me on what's new, how it affects my work, and where to keep up. Use examples from my line of work, quiz me with 5 questions one at a time, and list trustworthy sources.

10-minute exercise: Professional update

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you update professional knowledge.
Step 2Fill in [Profession] and [Area] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Set up one way to keep up (newsletter, feed).

AI's knowledge has a cutoff date. For new regulations and standards, always confirm against the official source.

Importance 3.7/5 · O*NET work activity: Update professional knowledge..

AI can help you prep these 8

AI speeds up the prep, drafting or thinking. The core of the task is still yours.

Develop business or financial information systems.

MonthlyIn 2 related jobs

AI drafts scripts and configs; design and security are yours.

Show prompt & steps

AI can draft configurations, scripts and test cases and explain unfamiliar systems. Architecture and security decisions need your expertise.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a financial specialist. Part of my job is to develop business or financial information systems.

Context: We use Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA and Microsoft Visual Basic; the work draws on economics and accounting, mathematics and computers and electronics.
Need: [cost monitoring, project tracking]
Data sources: [describe]

Design the system: data model, reports, and spreadsheet or database setup. Propose the approach first, then the code with comments and tests, and point out security risks.

10-minute exercise: Reporting or tracking system

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you develop business or financial information systems.
Step 2Fill in [Need] and [Data sources] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Build it with last month's real data and check the totals.

Don't paste secrets, passwords or proprietary code into tools your employer hasn't approved.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 3.9/5 · O*NET work activity: Develop business or financial information systems..

Gather financial records.

Weekly

AI gets you up to speed; confirm findings with records or people.

Show prompt & steps

AI can get you up to speed fast and suggest where to look, but you need to confirm findings against real sources, records or people.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a financial specialist. Part of my job is to gather financial records.

Context: We use SAS and The MathWorks MATLAB; the work draws on economics and accounting, mathematics and computers and electronics.
Purpose: [claim, appraisal, credit check, audit]
Records needed: [transactions, statements, credit reports]

List where to get each record, what authorization is needed, what to check on each, and red flags. Give me a tracking table.

10-minute exercise: Gather financial records

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you gather financial records (this week).
Step 2Fill in [Purpose] and [Records needed] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Use the tracking table on that file and note anything still missing.

AI can invent sources and citations. Open every link and confirm it says what the AI claims.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 4.5/5 · O*NET work activity: Gather financial records..

Advise others on legal or regulatory compliance matters.

Weekly

AI helps you prepare clearer wording and likely questions.

Show prompt & steps

Use AI to prepare: simpler wording, analogies, likely questions and a one-page handout. The conversation itself is yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a financial specialist. Part of my job is to advise others on legal or regulatory compliance matters.

Context: The work draws on economics and accounting, mathematics and computers and electronics.
Topic: [EEO, patents, regulations]
Audience: [management]

Explain requirements and actions. Use plain language, one everyday analogy, and the questions people are most likely to ask with short answers.

10-minute exercise: Compliance advice

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you advise others (this week).
Step 2Fill in [Topic] and [Audience] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check every answer is right for your workplace before you share it. Confirm the rules against the current official source.

Rules, prices and policies change. Make sure AI is working from your current official version.

Rules and regulations vary by place and change often. Confirm against the official source before relying on anything.

Importance 4.2/5 · O*NET work activity: Advise others on legal or regulatory compliance matters..

Investigate legal issues.

Weekly

AI gets you up to speed; confirm findings with records or people.

Show prompt & steps

AI can get you up to speed fast and suggest where to look, but you need to confirm findings against real sources, records or people.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a financial specialist. Part of my job is to investigate legal issues.

Context: We use SAS and The MathWorks MATLAB; the work draws on economics and accounting, mathematics and computers and electronics.
The matter: [claim, complaint or dispute, no names]
What I have so far: [documents, statements, facts]

Organize what I have into a timeline, list facts established vs disputed, identify gaps in evidence, and suggest next investigative steps. Point out legal issues I should confirm.

10-minute exercise: Organize an investigation

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you investigate legal issues (this week).
Step 2Fill in [The matter] and [What I have so far].
Step 3Use the gap list to pick your next step, and confirm every legal point with a real source. Confirm the rules against the current official source.

AI can invent sources and citations. Open every link and confirm it says what the AI claims.

Rules and regulations vary by place and change often. Confirm against the official source before relying on anything.

Importance 4.2/5 · O*NET work activity: Investigate legal issues..

Interview witnesses, suspects, or claimants.

Monthly

AI helps you prepare questions; the listening is yours.

Show prompt & steps

Use AI to prepare better questions and to organize your notes afterward. Listening to the person in front of you is yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a financial specialist. Part of my job is to interview witnesses, suspects, or claimants.

Context: The work draws on economics and accounting, mathematics and computers and electronics.
Claim or case: [type of claim or incident, no names]
Person: [claimant, witness, police officer, physician]

Write an interview plan: facts to establish, open questions in order, follow-ups for inconsistencies, documents to request, and how to record the statement accurately.

10-minute exercise: Plan a statement interview

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you interview witnesses, suspects and claimants.
Step 2Fill in [Claim or case] and the [Person] you'll speak to.
Step 3Use the plan on the call and compare your notes with what you usually capture.

Don't record people or paste their answers into AI without consent and your employer's approval.

Importance 4.5/5 · O*NET work activity: Interview witnesses, suspects, or claimants..

Advise others on analytical techniques.

Monthly

AI helps you prepare clearer wording and likely questions.

Show prompt & steps

Use AI to prepare: simpler wording, analogies, likely questions and a one-page handout. The conversation itself is yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a financial specialist. Part of my job is to advise others on analytical techniques.

Context: We use SAS and The MathWorks MATLAB; the work draws on economics and accounting, mathematics and computers and electronics.
Question: [modeling, data]
Audience: [departments]

Explain approaches and pitfalls. Use plain language, one everyday analogy, and the questions people are most likely to ask with short answers.

10-minute exercise: Analytics advice

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you advise others.
Step 2Fill in [Question] and [Audience] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check every answer is right for your workplace before you share it.

Rules, prices and policies change. Make sure AI is working from your current official version.

Importance 3.7/5 · O*NET work activity: Advise others on analytical techniques..

Advise others on business or operational matters.

Monthly

AI helps you prepare clearer wording and likely questions.

Show prompt & steps

Use AI to prepare: simpler wording, analogies, likely questions and a one-page handout. The conversation itself is yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a financial specialist. Part of my job is to advise others on business or operational matters.

Context: The work draws on economics and accounting, mathematics and computers and electronics.
Issue: [market, operations, policy]
Audience: [groups, dealers]

Write advice with reasons. Use plain language, one everyday analogy, and the questions people are most likely to ask with short answers.

10-minute exercise: Business advice

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you advise others.
Step 2Fill in [Issue] and [Audience] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check every answer is right for your workplace before you share it.

Rules, prices and policies change. Make sure AI is working from your current official version.

Importance 4.0/5 · O*NET work activity: Advise others on business or operational matters..

Develop financial analysis methods.

A few times a year

AI does the arithmetic and suggests what to look at; the conclusions are yours.

Show prompt & steps

AI can do the arithmetic, build the spreadsheet formula and suggest what to look at. Deciding what the numbers mean for your situation is still you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a financial specialist. Part of my job is to develop financial analysis methods.

Context: We use Tableau and Microsoft Power BI; the work draws on economics and accounting, mathematics and computers and electronics.
Purpose: [cost estimating, demand forecasting, risk assessment]
Data: [describe]

Propose a method, formulas and validation approach. Show your working step by step and give spreadsheet formulas so I can reproduce the numbers.

10-minute exercise: Financial or risk model method

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you develop financial analysis methods.
Step 2Fill in [Purpose] and [Data] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Recompute the most important number yourself before you trust the rest. Recompute every total yourself.

AI makes arithmetic mistakes. Recompute anything that matters with a spreadsheet formula.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 2.6/5 · O*NET work activity: Develop financial analysis methods..

These stay human 1

They need your hands, your presence or your accountable judgment. Lean into them: they get more valuable as routine work is automated.

Supervise employees.

Weekly

Leading people runs on trust. AI can prep the paperwork around it.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI can prep the paperwork around leading: meeting agendas, feedback drafts, rotas, briefings and difficult-conversation rehearsals.

Prep prompt

I work as a financial specialist. Part of my job is to supervise employees.

Context: The work draws on economics and accounting, mathematics and computers and electronics.
Team: [describe]
Issue or goal: [performance, change, priority]

Help me prepare: the key message in 2 sentences, what good looks like, how people might react and how I'll respond, and one thing I'll check next week.

10-minute exercise: Supervising employees

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you supervise employees (this week). Leave out names and identifying details.
Step 2Fill in [Team] and [Issue or goal] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Follow through on what you said you'd check.

Importance 4.2/5 · O*NET work activity: Supervise employees..

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