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 4 - West Central 42040$30.16/hr$0.68/hr$20.45/hr$23.66/hr$29.42/hr$36.48/hr$41.61/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 Services160$29.39/hr
Public Administration70$33.14/hr
Manufacturing60$27.83/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities40$31.14/hr
Education and Health Services40$27.16/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 Managers300$46.14/hrN/A
Cost Estimators100$23.36/hrN/A
Credit Analysts40$37.03/hrN/A
Purchasing Managers30$44.87/hrN/A
Personal Financial Advisors30$30.86/hrN/A
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents10$28.45/hrN/A
EconomistsN/AN/AN/A
Budget AnalystsN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Accountants and Auditors