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AI exposure Sales

Will AI replace securities?

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents. US occupation 41-3031.

44.1%

of the time securities spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of securities' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 23 of 756 US occupations. More exposed than 96% of them.Further along than 96% of them.

Average US job 7.7%

One of the most exposed jobs in the country.Front of the queue for an AI assistant.

What AI already does for securitiesWhat securities no longer do alone

O*NET lists 30 tasks for securities. AI use at work shows up in 12 of them. Each score runs from 0.5, where every observed use helps a person with the task, to 1, where every use does the task outright.

  1. Buy or sell stocks, bonds, commodity futures, foreign currencies, or other securities on behalf of investment dealers.Core task mostly automated 1.00
  2. Contact prospective customers to present information and explain available services.Core task mostly automated 0.99
  3. Monitor markets or positions.Core task mostly automated 0.98
  4. Track and analyze factors that affect price movement, such as trade policies, weather conditions, political developments, or supply and demand changes.Core task mostly automated 0.97
  5. Review all securities transactions to ensure accuracy of information and conformance to governing agency regulations.Core task mostly automated 0.97
  6. Supply the latest price quotes on any security, as well as information on the activities or financial positions of the corporations issuing these securities.Core task mostly automated 0.96
  7. Devise trading, option, or hedge strategies.Core task mostly automated 0.95
  8. Inform other traders, managers, or customers of market conditions, including volume, price, competition, or dynamics.Core task mostly automated 0.95
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  1. Offer advice on the purchase or sale of particular securities.Core task mostly automated 0.94
  2. Sell services or equipment, such as trusts, investments, or check processing services. mostly automated 0.93
  3. Prepare financial reports to monitor client or corporate finances.Core task mostly automated 0.87
  4. Explain stock market terms or trading practices to clients.Core task automated and assisted 0.80

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

18 of the 30 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Agree on buying or selling prices at optimal levels for clients.Core task
  • Calculate costs for billings or commissions.Core task
  • Complete sales order tickets and submit for processing of client-requested transactions.Core task
  • Determine customers' financial services needs and prepare proposals to sell services that address these needs.Core task
  • Develop financial plans, based on analysis of clients' financial status.Core task
  • Discuss financial options with clients and keep them informed about transactions.Core task
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  • Identify opportunities or develop channels for purchase or sale of securities or commodities.Core task
  • Interview clients to determine clients' assets, liabilities, cash flow, insurance coverage, tax status, or financial objectives.Core task
  • Keep accurate records of transactions.Core task
  • Make bids or offers to buy or sell securities.Core task
  • Report all positions or trading results.Core task
  • Evaluate costs and revenue of agreements to determine continued profitability.
  • Negotiate prices or contracts for securities or commodities sales or purchases.
  • Prepare and send requests for price quotations to all companies in a particular market.
  • Price securities or commodities based on market conditions.
  • Purchase or sell financial derivatives for customers.
  • Relay buy or sell orders to securities exchanges or to firm trading departments.
  • Supervise support staff and ensure proper execution of contracts.

How that compares

Among the 20 sales occupations, securities rank 2. The group averages 23.6%, and its most exposed job is Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products at 62.8%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

Just above in the ranking

  1. 19Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 45.3%
  2. 21Political Scientists 45.2%
  3. 22Office Clerks, General 45.0%

Just below

  1. 24Social Science Research Assistants 43.9%
  2. 25Receptionists and Information Clerks 43.4%
  3. 26Survey Researchers 43.2%

What this does and does not mean

Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.

A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.

Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.