ChatGPT for professional services, finance and property
Accountants, lawyers, consultants, real estate and IT firms use ChatGPT for drafting, research and analysis.
- Share of NZ employees
- 19%about 451,000 people, Feb 2025
- Highest local share
- 28%Lincoln, Canterbury
- Highest region
- 24%Auckland, 208,000 employees
Where we start
Accountants, lawyers, consultants, real estate and IT firms use ChatGPT for drafting, research and analysis. Governance matters because client information is involved.
Drafting from templates
Custom GPTs that know your templates and tone draft engagement letters, reports and proposals.
Research with sources
Use search and deep research for background work, then read and verify the sources it cites.
Spreadsheet analysis
Analyse client or project spreadsheets with data analysis and keep the working visible for review.
Take care: Client confidentiality comes first. Use a Business or Enterprise workspace, set the rules, and review everything that goes to a client.
Where the jobs are
Professional services, finance and property accounts for 19% of paid employees in New Zealand. These are the towns and regions where its share is highest. Towns need at least 400 employees to be ranked.
Towns with the highest share of jobs in professional services
| Town | Chart | Share | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | 28.4% | 18.5% | |
| Wellington | 28.0% | 18.5% | |
| Edgecumbe | 26.9% | 18.5% | |
| Katikati | 26.8% | 18.5% | |
| Arrowtown | 25.9% | 18.5% | |
| Auckland | 25.1% | 18.5% | |
| Lyttelton | 24.4% | 18.5% | |
| Te Puke | 24.1% | 18.5% | |
| Alexandra | 23.4% | 18.5% | |
| Kumeū-Huapai | 22.1% | 18.5% |
Share of paid employees at business locations in the town. The tick marks the national share.
Source: Stats NZ, Business Demography Statistics, February 2020 and 2025.
By region
| Region | Chart | Share | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 24.2% | 18.5% | |
| Wellington | 21.9% | 18.5% | |
| Canterbury | 17.4% | 18.5% | |
| Nelson | 15.5% | 18.5% | |
| Bay of Plenty | 15.0% | 18.5% | |
| Waikato | 14.0% | 18.5% | |
| Hawke's Bay | 14.0% | 18.5% | |
| Otago | 13.5% | 18.5% | |
| Taranaki | 12.3% | 18.5% | |
| Tasman | 11.3% | 18.5% | |
| Gisborne | 11.1% | 18.5% | |
| Marlborough | 10.6% | 18.5% | |
| Manawatū-Whanganui | 9.8% | 18.5% | |
| Northland | 9.8% | 18.5% | |
| Southland | 8.8% | 18.5% | |
| West Coast | 7.8% | 18.5% |
Source: Stats NZ, Business Demography Statistics, February 2020 and 2025.
Courses
1Introductory
ChatGPT essentials workshop
A practical session for the whole team: prompting, files, data analysis and Projects, using tasks from your own business.
2Organisation
ChatGPT Business and Enterprise rollout
Set up ChatGPT properly for a team: workspace, sharing, policies, a custom GPT library and adoption that lasts past week two.
3Advanced
Custom GPTs, agents and the OpenAI API
For power users and developers: custom GPTs with actions, agent workflows, the OpenAI API and Codex.
Other industries
Questions
Is ChatGPT safe to use in professional services?
With the right plan and rules, yes for most tasks. Client confidentiality comes first. Use a Business or Enterprise workspace, set the rules, and review everything that goes to a client.
Can training use our own professional services examples?
Yes. We ask for a few real, non-sensitive examples beforehand, or anonymised versions, and build the exercises around them.
Train your professional services team
- Send us a few linesHow many people, where you are, and the jobs that eat your week.
- We reply with a planA suggested session and format, plus what to bring: real quotes, emails and questions.
- Your team does the workAt your place or over video. They finish with ChatGPT doing real tasks, not demos.
- In person
- Remote
- Half-day workshop
- Full-day workshop
- Team rollout
Independent training by TheColab. Not affiliated with OpenAI.
Enquire
Tell us about your team. We reply by email with a suggested course and format.