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
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 7W- Central 1,03049$32.88/hr$0.69/hr$22.13/hr$26.50/hr$31.10/hr$37.35/hr$45.36/hr
Minnesota 23,210627$35.71/hr$0.46/hr$23.37/hr$27.49/hr$33.06/hr$40.61/hr$50.80/hr
U S 1,280,7007,684$38.59/hr$0.12/hr$21.59/hr$27.13/hr$34.72/hr$45.79/hr$60.39/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Accountants and Auditors
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Professional and Business Services420$29.70/hr
Manufacturing140$33.52/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities140$31.08/hr
Construction80$33.93/hr
Financial Activities80$33.72/hr
Public Administration70$30.63/hr
Education and Health Services50$29.35/hr
Other Services20$28.76/hr
Other Regional Data For Accountants and Auditors
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 18,020 $34.10/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 1,030 $31.10/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 960 $30.60/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 790 $30.48/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 590 $30.77/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 420 $29.42/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 310 $28.18/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 280 $28.24/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 280 $29.76/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 260 $29.22/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest 210 $26.95/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 140 $29.81/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 130 $24.89/hr N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Financial Managers700$51.16/hrN/A
Cost Estimators480$31.30/hrN/A
Credit Analysts190$29.63/hrN/A
Personal Financial Advisors150$35.11/hrN/A
Purchasing Managers110$47.52/hrN/A
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents50$39.72/hrN/A
Budget Analysts10$33.12/hrN/A
EconomistsN/AN/AN/A
ActuariesN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Accountants and Auditors