Will Your Accounting Job be Extinct by 2030?

The World Economic Forum (WEF) published its Future of Jobs Report 2025, which lists the fastest-growing and fastest-declining jobs by 2030.

"The report surveyed more than 1,000 companies around the world – representing 22 industry clusters and more than 14 million workers – to take the pulse of the job market and uncover how organizations expect it to evolve between now and 2030."......... Future of Jobs 2025 Report.

The report states:

Accounting/Bookkeeping/Payroll Clerks and Accountants and Auditors will be the 6th and 7th largest DECLINING jobs by 2030.

Tech to Crumble Foundational Accounting Jobs?

As far back as memory can remember, accountants have been constructing societies' financial architectures, balancing books, auditing records, and ensuring that businesses run like clockwork.

But what if those same foundational roles crumble under the weight of advancing technology?

In a real sense, the list of declining jobs is a list of top professions with the most significant opportunities to innovate and transform.

Click here to dive deeper into the threats and opportunities.