Program Codes: 
10261,20818,4BSCOP,7BSCOP,8BSCOP,10BSCOP,12BSCOP
Employment Percentage: 
6.147603629643
SOC ID: 
13-2011
SOC Title: 
Accountants and Auditors
ONET ID: 
13-2011.01
ONET Concat ID: 
13201101
Median Salary: 
73040.48
Interest Area Term: 
Ed Level High School: 
0
Ed Level Certificate: 
0
Ed Level Some College: 
39.48
Ed Level Associates: 
14.08
Ed Level Bachelors: 
43.599998
Ed Level Masters: 
2.84
Ed Level Doctor: 
0
Typical Ed Level: 
a Bachelor's degree
Description: 

Analyze financial information and prepare financial reports to determine or maintain record of assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liability, or other financial activities within an organization.

Core Tasks: 

<ul><li>Review accounts for discrepancies and reconcile differences.</li><li>Prepare adjusting journal entries.</li><li>Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.</li><li>Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.</li><li>Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts.</li><li>Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.</li><li>Report to management regarding the finances of establishment.</li><li>Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology.</li><li>Advise management about issues such as resource utilization, tax strategies, and the assumptions underlying budget forecasts.</li></ul>

Start Annual Earnings: 
40794.99
Top Annual Earnings: 
142150.68
Title Slug: 
accountant