# Accountants and Auditors

SOC 13-2011. Page: https://educationguide.com/careers/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.

## Pay and outlook
- U.S. median wage $83,680 (middle half $67,020–$109,810; BLS May 2025)
- Ages 25-34: median $76,144; 92% hold a bachelor's or higher (Census ACS 2020-2024)
- Jobs 2025-35: 5%; ~115.3k openings a year; typical entry: Bachelor's degree

## Fields of degree of young workers (ages 25-34, bachelor's+)
- Accounting: 50% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/accounting)
- Business Management And Administration: 7% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/business-administration)
- Finance: 6% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/finance, https://educationguide.com/degrees/insurance)
- General Business: 5% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/business)
- Economics: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/economics)
- Psychology: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/psychology)
- Biology: 1% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/biology)
- Marketing And Marketing Research: 1% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/marketing, https://educationguide.com/degrees/specialized-sales-merchandising-and-marketing-operations)
- Communications: 1% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/communications, https://educationguide.com/degrees/communication-journalism-and-related-programs-other)
- Political Science And Government: 1% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/political-science)

## Median wage by state
- AK: $83,460
- AL: $74,880
- AR: $66,330
- AZ: $79,970
- CA: $97,050
- CO: $97,030
- CT: $97,550
- DC: $111,530
- DE: $95,020
- FL: $79,250
- GA: $81,900
- GU: $50,410
- HI: $74,500
- IA: $77,440
- ID: $74,730
- IL: $80,230
- IN: $77,720
- KS: $79,000
- KY: $75,270
- LA: $73,810
- MA: $99,460
- MD: $89,370
- ME: $77,480
- MI: $78,820
- MN: $81,600
- MO: $76,590
- MS: $68,100
- MT: $75,810
- NC: $82,050
- ND: $75,730
- NE: $72,080
- NH: $83,470
- NJ: $100,830
- NM: $78,580
- NV: $81,600
- NY: $102,640
- OH: $79,320
- OK: $79,370
- OR: $85,800
- PA: $79,000
- PR: $43,530
- RI: $95,820
- SC: $76,560
- SD: $78,880
- TN: $76,840
- TX: $80,920
- UT: $79,990
- VA: $93,290
- VI: $59,060
- VT: $78,890
- WA: $96,550
- WI: $79,400
- WV: $73,320
- WY: $77,620

Method: https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#careers

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