Jobs / Finance and accounting / 13-2031.00
Budget Analysts
Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations. Analyze budgeting and accounting reports.
- US jobs
- 47,160
- Median wage
- $91,640 a year
- Job family
- Finance and accounting
Can agents do the work of budget analysts?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Finance and accounting: Some tasks (no change in 12 months)
Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.
Evidence: SpreadsheetBench 2, 54.5% of tasks completed.
Direct evidence that disagrees: APEX-Accounting, 14.8% of tasks fully completed (Pass@1).
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 35%Analyze business or financial dataNot measured
- 14%Advise others on financial mattersNot measured
- 12%Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgetsNot measured
- 9%Evaluate the quality or accuracy of dataNot measured
- 8%Communicate with others about business strategiesNot measured
- 7%Identify business or organizational opportunitiesNot measured
- 7%Develop organizational policies, systems, or processesNot measured
- 5%Present information in legal proceedingsNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in finance and accounting, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
- 54.5%arito · 13 Sep 2026Emerging
Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
Context only
These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.
Retired
Their maintainers or a major evaluator stopped using them as a frontier measure. They do not count.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Analyze monthly department budgeting and accounting reports to maintain expenditure controls.
- Provide advice and technical assistance with cost analysis, fiscal allocation, and budget preparation.
- Review operating budgets to analyze trends affecting budget needs.
- Compile and analyze accounting records and other data to determine the financial resources required to implement a program.
- Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations.
- Summarize budgets and submit recommendations for the approval or disapproval of funds requests.
- Consult with managers to ensure that budget adjustments are made in accordance with program changes.
- Direct the preparation of regular and special budget reports.
- Interpret budget directives and establish policies for carrying out directives.
- Perform cost-benefit analyses to compare operating programs, review financial requests, or explore alternative financing methods.
- Match appropriations for specific programs with appropriations for broader programs, including items for emergency funds.
- Seek new ways to improve efficiency and increase profits.
Other job titles for this occupation (24)
Budget Analyst · Budget and Policy Analyst · Budget Coordinator · Budget Officer · Budget Planning Analyst · Cost Analyst · Financial Services Officer · Fiscal Analyst · Fiscal Budget Analyst · Budget Administrator (Budget Admin) · Budget Engineer · Budget Examiner · Budget Management Analyst · Budget Specialist · Cost Accountant · Financial Management Analyst · Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst · Fiscal Agent · Fiscal Officer · Program Analyst · Program Budget Analyst · Program Cost Control Analyst · Program Cost Schedule and Control Analyst · Staff Services Analyst