Financial Managers
of tasks in the Financial Managers role are ones AI can already do, per AI experts.
From a Stanford study where AI experts and financial managers workers rated each real task (O*NET). Not a guess from the job title.
Key statistics
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- AI can already do 78% of the 9 work tasks in the Financial Managers role, according to AI experts in the Stanford WORKBank study (O*NET SOC 11-3031.00).
- Workers in the Financial Managers role want about 44% of their tasks automated (Stanford WORKBank, 1,500 U.S. workers).
- 3 of 9 Financial Managers tasks are Automation Green Light, wanted by workers and do-able by AI, that is 33% of the role (Stanford WORKBank).
- The typical Financial Managers task scores 2.85/5 for worker desire to automate and 3.94/5 for AI capability today (Stanford WORKBank, 1-5 scale).
- The Financial Managers role (O*NET SOC 11-3031.00) has a median U.S. wage of $180,470 and about 818,620 people employed (U.S. O*NET / BLS).
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What workers told Stanford
Of the 9 tasks studied for Financial Managers, 3 (33%) are in the Automation Green Light zone, AI can largely do them and workers want it. Across all tasks, workers want about 44% automated. The typical task scores 2.85/5 for worker desire and 3.94/5 for AI capability.
All 9 tasks, most-wanted first
Review collection reports to determine the status of collections and the amounts of outstanding balances.
Green Lightwant 3.25 · AI 5Review reports of securities transactions or price lists to analyze market conditions.
Green Lightwant 3 · AI 4.5Prepare operational or risk reports for management analysis.
Green Lightwant 3 · AI 4Approve, reject, or coordinate the approval or rejection of lines of credit or commercial, real estate, or personal loans.
R&D Opportunitywant 3 · AI 3Examine, evaluate, or process loan applications.
Red Lightwant 2.8 · AI 4Oversee the flow of cash or financial instruments.
Low Prioritywant 2.8 · AI 3Evaluate data pertaining to costs to plan budgets.
Red Lightwant 2.67 · AI 4Develop or analyze information to assess the current or future financial status of firms.
Red Lightwant 2.57 · AI 4Prepare financial or regulatory reports required by laws, regulations, or boards of directors.
Red Lightwant 2.57 · AI 4
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Other Management roles in the Stanford WORKBank study, closest AI-capability share first.
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- Medical and Health Services ManagersAI can do 67% of tasks today · workers want 50% automated
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Lower-automation alternatives
Less of these jobs is automatable today: AI experts rate a smaller share of their tasks as doable than the 78% for Financial Managers (Stanford WORKBank).