Short answer
AI will reshape this job more than most, but BLS does not forecast it disappearing. The exposure is among the highest BLS measured, yet it still projects employment to grow faster than average.
AI and jobs
Will AI Replace Financial and Investment Analysts? (2026)
The Bureau of Labor Statistics places financial and investment analysts in its very high AI exposure category, among the occupations most exposed to current AI. BLS projects employment to change by +7.2% over 2025–2035, against 3.5% for all occupations, with about 24,700 openings a year.
- BLS AI exposure
- Very highBLS EP supplemental table
- AI-resilience score
- Not scoredNueCareer analysis of O*NET
- Projected change
- +7.2%BLS EP 2025–2035; all jobs 3.5%
- Openings a year
- 24,700BLS EP 2025–2035
The federal measure
How exposed financial and investment analysts are to AI
The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes a relative AI exposure category for each occupation it projects, built from five public measures of where AI could be, or already is, used to assist with or complete the work. Financial and Investment Analysts land in the very high category: among the occupations most exposed to current AI.
Where this job sits on the BLS scale
786 occupations in the NueCareer bank, in BLS's four relative categories; width shows how many fall in each
- Low203 occupations · 26%
- Moderate194 occupations · 25%
- High190 occupations · 24%
- Very high · this job199 occupations · 25%
Source: BLS Employment Projections, AI exposure categories supplemental table.
- Exposure is relative. The categories rank occupations against each other; they are not a probability that a job is automated.
- BLS says exposure does not imply job loss, productivity gains, automation probability or wage effects. A highly exposed job can still grow if AI makes the people in it more productive.
- The classification reflects AI capabilities as the underlying studies measured them. Read the BLS method and limitations.
Inside the work
What AI can and cannot do in this job
O*NET rates how important each work activity is to an occupation and how often each working condition comes up. The ratings below are the ones that move the job's NueCareer AI-resilience score the most: the ones that pull it up, and the ones that pull it down. Only ratings clearly above the midpoint count.
What holds up
Physical, hands-on and person-to-person work
None of the hands-on or person-to-person activities rate highly for this job, which is why its exposure is high.
What AI reaches first
Routine, repeatable and screen-based work
None of the routine information-processing activities rate highly for this job, which is a large part of why its exposure is low.
The tasks O*NET lists for financial and investment analysts
- Advise clients on aspects of capitalization, such as amounts, sources, or timing.
- Analyze financial or operational performance of companies facing financial difficulties to identify or recommend remedies.
- Assess companies as investments for clients by examining company facilities.
- Collaborate on projects with other professionals, such as lawyers, accountants, or public relations experts.
- Collaborate with investment bankers to attract new corporate clients.
- Conduct financial analyses related to investments in green construction or green retrofitting projects.
O*NET 31.0 Database task statements, most important first.
The jobs
Will there still be jobs?
Exposure says where AI meets the work. The BLS projection says what the labor market is expected to do over 2025–2035. BLS projects +7.2% change in employment over the decade, against 3.5% across all occupations, and about 24,700 openings a year once retirements and career changes are counted. About 361,980 people work in the job today, at a median of $102,740 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Full financial and investment analyst profile: pay by state, entry route and skills
Options
Related careers less exposed to AI than financial and investment analysts
Careers O*NET lists as related to the work, or in the same field at similar pay, that BLS places in a lower exposure category.
Labor Relations Specialist
Business and Financial Operations
- Median pay
- $95,420median a year
- Growth
- +2.1%
- Openings / yr
- 4,800
- Education
- Bachelor's
- High
- BLS AI exposure
- 28/100
- resilience
Resolve disputes between workers and managers, negotiate collective bargaining agreements, or coordinate grievance procedures to handle employee complaints.
Questions
Will AI Replace Financial and Investment Analysts? FAQ
Will AI replace financial and investment analysts?
AI will reshape this job more than most, but BLS does not forecast it disappearing. The exposure is among the highest BLS measured, yet it still projects employment to grow faster than average. BLS defines exposure as AI being able to assist with or complete some of the work, and says it does not imply job loss, productivity gains or wage effects. BLS projects employment to change by +7.2% over 2025–2035, against 3.5% for all occupations, with about 24,700 openings a year.
How exposed are financial and investment analysts to AI?
BLS sorts 786 occupations into four relative categories: low, moderate, high and very high. Financial and Investment Analysts are in the very high category, alongside 198 other occupations. The categories combine five public measures of where AI could be or already is used, and they compare occupations with each other rather than giving an absolute risk.
What careers similar to financial and investment analysts are less exposed to AI?
Labor Relations Specialist (high exposure, $95,420 median). Each is in a lower BLS exposure category than financial and investment analysts, and most are listed by O*NET as related to the work.
The AI exposure category is the Bureau of Labor Statistics'. The AI-resilience score and the activity breakdown are NueCareer's analysis of O*NET 31.0 Database data (method), not a federal figure. More: jobs most exposed to AI, jobs least exposed to AI, or check any job.