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Somewhat Resilient
Last Update: 5/19/2026
Your role’s AI Resilience Score is
39.0%
Median Score
Meaningful human contribution
Measures the parts of the occupation that still require a human touch. This score averages data from up to four AI exposure datasets, focusing on the role’s resilience against automation.
Low
Long-term employer demand
Predicts the health of the job market for this role through 2034. Using Bureau of Labor Statistics data, it balances projected annual job openings (60%) with overall employment growth (40%).
Med
Sustained economic opportunity
Measures future earning potential and career flexibility. This score is a blend of total projected labor income (67%) and the role’s inherent ability to adapt to economic and technological shifts (33%).
Med
This reflects the reliability of your score based on the number of data sources available for this career and how closely those sources agree on the outlook. A higher confidence means more consistent evidence from labor experts and AI models.
Most data sources align, with only minor variation. This is a well-supported result.
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AI Resilience Report forTax Preparers
Tax Preparers are somewhat less resilient to AI impacts than most occupations, according to our analysis of 7 sources.
Tax preparation is labeled "Somewhat Resilient" because AI is already doing a lot of the heavy lifting in this field — cutting research time from hours to minutes and automating routine document work — which means the job is genuinely changing, not just being lightly touched by technology. The good news is that most firms are using AI to work faster and take on more clients, rather than simply cutting human preparers out of the picture entirely.
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Tax preparation is labeled "Somewhat Resilient" because AI is already doing a lot of the heavy lifting in this field — cutting research time from hours to minutes and automating routine document work — which means the job is genuinely changing, not just being lightly touched by technology. The good news is that most firms are using AI to work faster and take on more clients, rather than simply cutting human preparers out of the picture entirely.
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Tax Preparers
Updated Quarterly • Last Update: 5/14/2026
How is AI changing Tax Preparers jobs?
AI is already deep inside tax preparation, but it's mostly being used to augment preparers rather than replace them. Thomson Reuters' 2026 industry survey, summarized in CPA Practice Advisor, found that 62% of professionals are using generative AI daily and 34% of tax firms are deploying it at an organizational level — up from 21% just a year ago. Purpose-built tools like CoCounsel Tax & Audit are reporting average time savings of 32% per task, with research that once consumed three to five hours now taking fifteen to thirty minutes.
The National Association of Tax Professionals (NATP) tells members [1] that AI can automate document collection and that the time saved lets owners "scale back their staff labor costs" if they choose. Even the IRS is leaning in: the U.S. Government Accountability Office reports [2] that as of last summer the agency had 126 active AI use cases, including voicebots and chatbots that answer routine taxpayer questions.
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How fast is AI adoption growing for Tax Preparers?
Adoption is real but uneven. Deloitte's 2026 AI-enabled Tax Transformation survey [3] found big barriers — budget constraints (45%), limited AI expertise (36%), no clear AI strategy (33%), and data-security worries (30%). Trust matters too: a CPA Practice Advisor recap of an Invoice Home survey [4] showed only 37% of Americans would consider AI over a human preparer, down from 43% in 2025.
Politics also slows automation; Fortune reports [5] that lobbying helped end the IRS's free Direct File program in 2026, preserving demand for human preparers. The skills clients still pay people for — interviewing, judgment, and planning — are exactly the lower-automation tasks on your list, so curiosity, communication, and learning to use AI well are your best bets.
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Career: Tax Preparers
They help people file their taxes by organizing financial information and making sure everything is correct to follow tax laws and get the best refund or payment.
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Employment & Wage Data
Median Wage
$50,560
Jobs (2024)
90,600
Growth (2024-34)
+4.5%
Annual Openings
10,400
Education
High school diploma or equivalent
Experience
None
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2024-2034
Task-Level AI Resilience Scores
AI-generated estimates of task resilience over the next 3 years
1
Answer questions and provide future tax planning to clients.
2
Furnish taxpayers with sufficient information and advice to ensure correct tax form completion.
3
Interview clients to obtain additional information on taxable income and deductible expenses and allowances.
4
Explain federal and state tax laws to individuals and companies.
5
Consult tax law handbooks or bulletins to determine procedures for preparation of atypical returns.
6
Calculate form preparation fees according to return complexity and processing time required.
7
Prepare or assist in preparing simple to complex tax returns for individuals or small businesses.
Tasks are ranked by their AI resilience, with the most resilient tasks shown first. Core tasks are essential functions of this occupation, while supplemental tasks provide additional context.
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