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13-2011 Accountants and Auditors

Occupational Description:
Examine, analyze, and interpret accounting records to prepare financial statements, give advice, or audit and evaluate statements prepared by others. Install or advise on systems of recording costs or other financial and budgetary data. Excludes “Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents” (13-2081).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2026

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southwest Minnesota	1,260	46	$39.82/hr	$25.17/hr	$29.88/hr	$37.29/hr	$45.66/hr	$58.71/hr
Minnesota	30,530	733	$45.98/hr	$28.49/hr	$33.33/hr	$39.89/hr	$51.34/hr	$67.93/hr
U S	1,449,500	7,248	$46.32/hr	$27.38/hr	$32.76/hr	$40.90/hr	$53.69/hr	$70.43/hr

Leading Industries for Accountants and Auditors

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	20	$41.22/hr
Construction	1,370	$38.91/hr
Manufacturing	2,150	$41.78/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	2,940	$38.29/hr
Information	550	$39.62/hr
Financial Activities	3,370	$40.51/hr
Professional and Business Services	14,880	$41.57/hr
Education and Health Services	1,840	$38.58/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	440	$35.95/hr
Other Services	690	$38.84/hr
Public Administration	2,280	$41.50/hr

Other Regional Data for Accountants and Auditors

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Northeast Balance of State	260	$37.74/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	400	$37.47/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	440	$36.53/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	630	$37.49/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	760	$41.04/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	800	$38.00/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	930	$37.56/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	940	$37.83/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	990	$38.35/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	1,020	$37.80/hr	5.6%
Southwest Minnesota	1,260	$37.29/hr	4.4%
Northwest Balance of State	1,340	$36.10/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	1,520	$36.10/hr	5.0%
Southeast Minnesota	1,520	$39.28/hr	8.5%
Fargo ND-MN MSA	1,580	$37.36/hr	N/A
Central Minnesota	1,990	$38.30/hr	6.2%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	20,750	$42.50/hr	5.3%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	21,820	$42.29/hr	N/A
Minnesota	30,530	$39.89/hr	5.6%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Budget Analysts	450	$42.02/hr	3.6%
Financial Managers	16,680	$79.88/hr	16.3%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	8,820	$40.44/hr	6.2%
Financial Examiners	1,280	$50.96/hr	20.8%
Credit Analysts	1,110	$40.40/hr	-4.6%
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	2,850	$25.47/hr	-3.2%
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,150	$38.62/hr	3.4%
Actuaries	1,170	$63.31/hr	24.5%
Personal Financial Advisors	5,280	$50.19/hr	12.3%
Financial Specialists, All Other	820	$40.71/hr	6.3%

Task for Accountants and Auditors

Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.
Review accounts for discrepancies and reconcile differences.
Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
Supervise auditing of establishments, and determine scope of investigation required.
Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts.
Examine and evaluate financial and information systems, recommending controls to ensure system reliability and data integrity.
Collect and analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies.
Examine records and interview workers to ensure recording of transactions and compliance with laws and regulations.
Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology.
Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.