Accountants and Auditors prepare and examine financial records, identify potential areas of opportunity and risk, and provide solutions for businesses and individuals. They ensure that financial records are accurate, that financial and data risks are evaluated, and that taxes are paid properly. They also assess financial operations and work to help ensure that organizations run efficiently
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- Accountants and Auditors
Finance
What do they typically do
- Examine financial statements to ensure that they are accurate and comply with laws and regulations
- Compute taxes owed, prepare tax returns, and ensure that taxes are paid properly and on time
- Inspect account books and accounting systems for efficiency and use of accepted accounting procedures and identify potential risks for fraud
- Organize, analyze, and maintain financial records
- Assess financial operations, identify risks and challenges, and make best-practices recommendations to management
- Suggest ways to reduce costs, enhance revenues, and improve profits
Number of Jobs
Average Annual
Job Growth +1.1%
Job Openings 4,295
Industry/Employer
Accounting and Bookkeeping Services
Advertising and Related Services
Animal Slaughtering and Processing
Apparel/Piece Goods Merchant Wholesalers
Architectural and Engineering Services
Automobile Dealers
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing
Beverage Manufacturing
Building Equipment Contractors
Building Finishing Contractors
Building Foundation/Exterior Contractors
Building Material and Supplies Dealers
Business Support Services
Business, Computer & Management Training
Civic and Social Organizations
Colleges and Universities
Commercial Goods Merchant Wholesalers
Commercial Machinery Repair/Maintenance
Communications Equipment Manufacturing
Computer Systems Design and Rel Services
Computers and Peripheral Equipment
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing
Educational Support Services
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing
Electronic Equipment Repair/Maintenance
Electronic Instrument Manufacturing
Electronic Markets and Agents/Brokers
Electronics and Appliance Retailers
Elementary and Secondary Schools
Emergency and Other Relief Services
Employment Services
Fabric Mills
Freight Transportation Arrangement
Furniture and Home Furnishings Retailers
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
Grantmaking and Giving Services
Health and Personal Care Retailers
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
Home Health Care Services
Individual and Family Services
Insurance Agencies, Brokerages & Support
Insurance Carriers
Investigation and Security Services
Junior Colleges
Land Subdivision
Lawn & Garden Equipment/Supplies Stores
Machine Shops and Threaded Products
Machinery & Supply Merchant Wholesalers
Management & Technical Consulting Svc
Management of Companies and Enterprises
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
Medical Equipment and Supplies Mfg
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing
Motion Picture and Video Industries
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
Motor Vehicle/Part Merchant Wholesalers
Museums, Parks and Historical Sites
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers
Nondepository Credit Intermediation
Nonresidential Building Construction
Nonscheduled Air Transportation
Office Administrative Services
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
Offices of Physicians
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
Other Electrical Equipment & Components
Other Investment Pools and Funds
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Other Miscellaneous Retailers
Other Professional & Technical Services
Other Specialty Trade Contractors
Other Wood Product Manufacturing
Outpatient Care Centers
Pharmaceutical & Medicine Manufacturing
Plastics Product Manufacturing
Power Generation and Supply
Printing and Related Support Activities
Professional and Similar Organizations
Religious Organizations
Residential Building Construction
Residential Mental Health Facilities
RV Parks and Recreational Camps
Scientific Research and Development Svc
Semiconductor and Electronic Components
Social Advocacy Organizations
Software Publishers
Spectator Sports
Tobacco Manufacturing
Travel Arrangement & Reservation Service
Traveler Accommodation
Turbine and Power Transmission Equipment
Utility System Construction
Veneer and Engineered Wood Products
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Warehousing and Storage
Education & Training
- Education Most require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.Associated Programs or MajorsLicense
NC Workforce Credentials
Private Training Programs
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