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 2023

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Northwest Minnesota	1,370	48	$35.22/hr	$22.32/hr	$25.70/hr	$31.00/hr	$39.90/hr	$50.66/hr

Leading Industries for Accountants and Auditors

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	60	$35.80/hr
Construction	1,210	$38.30/hr
Manufacturing	2,680	$38.18/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	2,760	$37.11/hr
Information	650	$39.18/hr
Financial Activities	3,290	$36.70/hr
Professional and Business Services	13,720	$37.97/hr
Education and Health Services	1,590	$32.49/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	350	$27.09/hr
Other Services	630	$36.98/hr
Public Administration	1,800	$37.08/hr

Other Regional Data for Accountants and Auditors

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Northeast Balance of State	190	$30.39/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	390	$31.30/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	430	$33.99/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	500	$32.60/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	590	$33.83/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	890	$30.60/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	910	$34.30/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	930	$32.47/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	940	$33.05/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	960	$32.15/hr	6.7%
Northwest Balance of State	1,210	$30.98/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	1,270	$31.80/hr	4.2%
Southeast Minnesota	1,320	$33.83/hr	4.1%
Northwest Minnesota	1,370	$31.00/hr	4.9%
Fargo ND-MN MSA	1,510	$31.36/hr	N/A
Central Minnesota	1,960	$33.55/hr	4.1%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	20,520	$38.59/hr	4.2%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	21,520	$38.52/hr	N/A
Minnesota	28,730	$37.36/hr	4.4%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Budget Analysts	330	$40.06/hr	3.1%
Financial Managers	14,990	$65.23/hr	15.5%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	8,560	$36.33/hr	6.7%
Financial Examiners	2,120	$42.06/hr	N/A
Credit Analysts	1,930	$38.88/hr	-5.3%
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	5,160	$23.77/hr	-2.0%
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,090	$33.14/hr	-2.5%
Actuaries	910	$53.10/hr	N/A
Personal Financial Advisors	6,740	$41.89/hr	4.9%
Financial Specialists, All Other	1,460	$37.13/hr	N/A

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.