Occupations/13-2011.00
Accountants and Auditors
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.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
82%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
34%
Fewer uniquely human demands
Task orientation
71%
Higher automation risk
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Supervise auditing of establishments, and determine scope of investigation required.
- Mostly routine
Inspect account books and accounting systems for efficiency, effectiveness, and use of accepted accounting procedures to record transactions.
- Mostly routine
Report to management about asset utilization and audit results, and recommend changes in operations and financial activities.
Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Prepare detailed reports on audit findings.
- 02Report to management about asset utilization and audit results, and recommend changes in operations and financial activities.
- 03Collect and analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies.
- 04Inspect account books and accounting systems for efficiency, effectiveness, and use of accepted accounting procedures to record transactions.
- 05Supervise auditing of establishments, and determine scope of investigation required.
- 06Confer with company officials about financial and regulatory matters.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.85
- Degree of automation3.05
- Time sitting4.50
- Originality (ability)2.75
- Conflict situations2.75
- Hands-on objects/tools1.91
- Outdoors / weather1.27
- Disease exposure1.02
- Decision freedom4.04
Top abilities
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Written Comprehension3.88
- Oral Expression3.88
- Written Expression3.75
- Problem Sensitivity3.75
- Near Vision3.75
- Inductive Reasoning3.75
- Deductive Reasoning3.75
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.88
- Active Listening3.75
- Writing3.50
- Speaking3.75
- Mathematics3.25
- Science1.25
- Critical Thinking3.75
- Active Learning3.12
- Learning Strategies2.75
- Monitoring3.38
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 80 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Accounting 52.0301 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $78,172 2 yr $77,297 Master's · CIP 52.03 |
Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Accounting 52.0301 | $65,400 | 12% | 95% | 1 yr $77,966 2 yr $77,715 Bachelor's · CIP 52.03 |
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public | Accounting 52.0301 | $14,800 | 11% | 93% | 1 yr $71,734 2 yr $70,886 Master's · CIP 52.03 |
Northeastern University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit | Accounting 52.0301 | $63,200 | 7% | 91% | 1 yr $70,680 2 yr $69,937 Bachelor's · CIP 52.03 |
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | Accounting 52.0301 | $68,200 | 12% | 92% | 1 yr $67,740 2 yr $66,839 Bachelor's · CIP 52.03 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public | Accounting 52.0301 | $17,500 | 45% | 85% | 1 yr $66,787 2 yr $64,493 Bachelor's · CIP 52.03 |
Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Private for-profit | Accounting 52.0301 | $18,600 | 100% | 64% | 1 yr $65,386 2 yr $62,524 Bachelor's · CIP 52.03 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public | Accounting 52.0301 | $17,700 | 18% | 93% | 1 yr $64,741 2 yr $65,198 Master's · CIP 52.03 |
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA · Public | Accounting 52.0301 | $17,400 | 64% | 83% | 1 yr $63,522 2 yr $63,646 Bachelor's · CIP 52.03 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · Public | Accounting 52.0301 | $11,200 | 49% | 89% | 1 yr $62,260 2 yr $62,343 Bachelor's · CIP 52.03 |
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO · Public | Accounting 52.0301 | $13,600 | 81% | 72% | 1 yr $61,922 2 yr $61,681 Master's · CIP 52.03 |
Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI · Public | Accounting 52.0301 | $4,900 | 100% | 27% | 1 yr $61,839 2 yr $61,870 Bachelor's · CIP 52.03 |