Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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 2025

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Northwest Minnesota	1,530	51	$36.05/hr	$22.12/hr	$26.43/hr	$33.05/hr	$41.03/hr	$51.22/hr

Leading Industries for Accountants and Auditors

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	30	$41.46/hr
Construction	1,480	$38.65/hr
Manufacturing	2,480	$40.06/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	3,480	$39.56/hr
Information	520	$40.92/hr
Financial Activities	3,960	$39.56/hr
Professional and Business Services	12,680	$40.46/hr
Education and Health Services	2,090	$35.17/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	420	$32.54/hr
Other Services	620	$37.94/hr
Public Administration	2,640	$39.96/hr

Other Regional Data for Accountants and Auditors

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Northeast Balance of State	240	$33.23/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	440	$32.80/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	440	$36.39/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	640	$37.48/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	730	$39.64/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	830	$34.90/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	860	$36.76/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	960	$36.02/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	1,030	$36.70/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	1,040	$35.88/hr	5.6%
Southwest Minnesota	1,230	$36.10/hr	4.4%
Northwest Balance of State	1,340	$32.14/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	1,390	$35.25/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	1,530	$33.05/hr	5.0%
Southeast Minnesota	1,530	$38.34/hr	8.5%
Central Minnesota	2,020	$36.92/hr	6.2%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	20,910	$40.46/hr	5.3%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	21,950	$40.45/hr	N/A
Minnesota	30,400	$39.40/hr	5.6%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Budget Analysts	470	$39.79/hr	3.6%
Financial Managers	16,520	$76.78/hr	16.3%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	7,690	$38.70/hr	6.2%
Financial Examiners	1,100	$46.50/hr	20.8%
Credit Analysts	1,190	$38.52/hr	-4.6%
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	3,300	$24.35/hr	-3.2%
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	290	$31.70/hr	3.4%
Actuaries	830	$53.24/hr	24.5%
Personal Financial Advisors	6,360	$45.87/hr	12.3%
Financial Specialists, All Other	810	$39.97/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.