Budget Analysts
Official O*NET title: Budget Analysts (13-2031.00)
Also called: budget analyst, budget and policy analyst, budget coordinator, budget officer, budget planning analyst
Do you do this at work?
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Do you do this at work?
Perform cost-benefit analyses to compare operating programs, review financial requests, or explore alternative financing methods
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How AI is changing budget analysts work
6 of 12 measurable main tasks for this job show up in real AI-use data, so we rate it Red (lots of AI use) — 50%.
This shows where people already use AI, not whether the job will disappear. How we measure this.
Tasks in this job and recorded AI use
- Perform cost-benefit analyses to compare operating programs, review financial requests, or explore alternative financing methods (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Provide advice and technical assistance with cost analysis, fiscal allocation, and budget preparation (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Compile and analyze accounting records and other data to determine the financial resources required to put in place a program (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Summarize budgets and submit recommendations for the approval or disapproval of funds requests (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Seek new ways to improve efficiency and increase profits (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Analyze monthly department budgeting and accounting reports to maintain expenditure controls (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Review operating budgets to analyze trends affecting budget needs (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Consult with managers to make sure that budget adjustments are made following program changes (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Direct the preparation of regular and special budget reports (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Interpret budget directives and establish policies for carrying out directives (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Match appropriations for specific programs with appropriations for broader programs (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Testify before examining and fund-granting authorities, clarifying and promoting the proposed budgets — no recorded AI use
Tasks: O*NET 31.0. AI use: Anthropic Economic Index (exact or close text match).
Your first steps (guidance)
- Week 1: Open a free AI assistant and say hello. Follow our “Getting started with AI” guide. Ask it one simple question about your work.
- Week 2: Use AI on one task you do often. Try the prompt for: “Perform cost-benefit analyses to compare operating programs, review financial requests, or explore alternative financing methods”. Try the prompt for: “Provide advice and technical assistance with cost analysis, fiscal allocation, and budget preparation”.
Tick your own tasks above to get a plan based on what you really do. The first 2 weeks are free; Premium (coming soon) adds weeks 3–12. New to AI? Read our beginner’s guide.
Questions about AI and budget analysts
Will AI replace budget analysts?
Our data can’t predict job losses, and we don’t try to. What it does show: 6 of the 12 main tasks for this job match tasks people already use AI for (Anthropic Economic Index), giving a Red rating (lots of AI use). Using AI on a task is not the same as AI doing the whole job, and 7 of the 13 listed tasks show no recorded AI use yet.
Which budget analyst tasks is AI used for most?
In the data, the most AI use among this job’s tasks is for: perform cost-benefit analyses to compare operating programs, review financial requests, or explore alternative financing methods; provide advice and technical assistance with cost analysis, fiscal allocation, and budget preparation; compile and analyze accounting records and other data to determine the financial resources required to put in place a program.
Which budget analyst tasks show little or no AI use?
For example: review operating budgets to analyze trends affecting budget needs; examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations; consult with managers to make sure that budget adjustments are made following program changes. These are good places to keep building your own skills.
How does this job compare to others?
In Microsoft Research’s “Working with AI” study, this job’s AI applicability score is equal to or higher than 76% of the occupations they scored. That measures overlap with AI chat use, not risk of job loss.
How can a budget analyst start learning AI?
Start small: open a free AI assistant, try it on one task you do often, and always check facts and numbers yourself. The plan on this page is guidance, not professional advice.
See how this job ranks
Budget Analysts ranks #129 of 572 jobs for the share of main tasks with AI use (#1 = most), and #11 of 31 in Finance.
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