Structural pressure
54%
Very High RiskLikely range
47–61%
Assistant accountant
Associate Professionals & Technicians · SGD 3,885/mo (14% below median)
Assistant accountant faces significant structural AI displacement pressure. high exposure with few human bottlenecks to slow adoption.
Why This Score
89% of tasks overlap with current AI
30% human advantage from judgment & presence
37% demand buffer from SG labour market
AI usage 9pp below theoretical exposure
These factors combine multiplicatively — larger bars do not mean proportionally larger contributions to the final score.
Exposure × (1 − Bottleneck) × Market Modifier. Band stability: watch. How this works
Tasks AI can handle
Financial modeling, data extraction from filings, ratio analysis, report generation, transaction categorization, and regulatory document summarization.
Where humans stay essential
Judgment on risk vs. return, client advisory relationships, regulatory interpretation in edge cases, fraud detection in novel scenarios, and strategic capital allocation.
Skills to focus on
Common tools in similar work
Derived from matched O*NET technology-skill profiles.
Singapore Reality
Current Singapore signal
Labour now, industry footprint, and a directional 12-month read.
The Professionals, Managers, Executives & Technicians labour market is weak. Vacancy rate is 3.1% and was essentially flat versus last quarter. recruitment is running above resignation (1.5% vs 0.9%). employer pressure is low.
Vacancy rate
3.1%
↓ 3.1% year-on-year
Hiring balance
1.5%
recruit vs 0.9% resign
Retrenchment
1.5 per 1,000
Low incidence
Professionals, Managers, Executives & Technicians data · Q4 2025 full
Top Industries
Where this work is concentrated
Public Administration & Education Services
73.5K
Wholesale & Retail Trade
64.4K
↓ cooling
Top 5 vacancy sector
Financial & Insurance Services
50.1K
↓ cooling
Industry vacancy overlays use the latest published detailed cross-tab (2025 QQ), which can lag the main labour monitor.
12-Month Outlook
Rule-based, not a prediction
What To Do Next
Assistant accountant has some offset potential, but it depends on transition pathways holding up in practice and on workers clearing the main switching frictions.
What could slow it down
- Current demand support is thin, so offsets may take longer to show up.
Easier Switch
Financial markets back office administrator 65%Lower Risk
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moderate transition · 68% match
Business and financial project management professional
moderate transition · 66% match
Financial markets back office administrator
moderate transition · 65% match
Budgeting and financial accounting manager (including financial controller)
moderate transition · 63% match
Fund/Portfolio manager (including asset allocator)
moderate transition · 63% match
Financial product structurer
moderate transition · 62% match
Tax accountant
moderate transition · 62% match
Financial risk manager
moderate transition · 61% match
See how this compares to similar occupations
Compare with... →Evidence
Crosswalk: direct · SSOC 33131
Anthropic: -9pp vs theory
Raw Scores
AIOE 1.482 · θ 0.650 · C-AIOE 1.182
Stability
watch · Optimistic 47% (High) · Pessimistic 61% (Very High)
Confidence
86% · Crosswalk 1.00 · Market 0.65 · Fresh 0.84
Wage (SGD/mo)
25th 3,300 · Median 3,885 · 75th 4,575