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Accountants, Auditors and other Financial Specialists
A description of the the work done by "Accountants, Auditors and other Financial Specialists" can be found
in the occupational
outlook handbook. On this page we examine the most common methods
of getting into this job category. We have examined all of the people
in our data set who were "Accountants, Auditors and other Financial Specialists" and have identified the
most common major fields of study. Jobs categories vary considerably
in their degree requirements, so we have provided separate rankings for
each degree.
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Bachelors Degree
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$47,581 $42,000 1761 51.36 24463.40 Accounting
$42,663 $38,334 454 13.24 19707.17 Business administration and management
$46,277 $38,350 213 6.21 25680.39 Financial management
$42,853 $38,314 88 2.57 23981.74 Business, general
$52,116 $40,000 75 2.19 30892.79 Economics
$41,921 $36,250 66 1.92 23496.65 Business marketing/marketing management
$43,970 $37,100 60 1.75 23272.96 Business/Managerial economics
$40,492 $35,000 47 1.37 18859.65 Political science and government
$37,520 $34,800 39 1.14 14295.96 Sociology
$40,063 $38,600 38 1.11 15202.50 English Language and Literature/Letters
$43,192 $36,227 38 1.11 24199.18 Psychology: General
$52,670 $38,085 37 1.08 35707.21 OTHER business management/administrative services
$45,296 $39,763 36 1.05 20017.49 History, other
$48,500 $46,560 23 .67 21472.81 Mathematics, general
$39,239 $37,196 22 .64 19387.36 Biology, general
$42,212 $38,650 18 .52 27744.83 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$36,419 $26,894 17 .50 29954.58 Education: Elementary teacher education
$52,883 $47,300 16 .47 29043.60 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$37,205 $35,750 16 .47 17658.18 Education: Secondary teacher education
$35,845 $28,173 15 .44 21524.69 Communications, general
$39,293 $33,000 15 .44 17491.77 Agricultural Economics
$32,661 $30,616 14 .41 13015.72 Education: OTHER education
$37,526 $31,756 14 .41 16822.85 Marketing research
$48,074 $42,000 13 .38 19865.38 Engineering: Mechanical
$29,350 $25,105 13 .38 11172.67 Fine arts, all fields
$37,006 $34,500 12 .35 14420.10 Computer/information sciences, general
$42,483 $44,894 12 .35 10330.77 Computer science
$34,755 $30,000 11 .32 11502.90 Education: Physical education/coaching
$27,730 $26,390 10 .29 7397.68 OTHER communications
$28,792 $19,000 9 .26 19777.99 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$46,160 $25,000 9 .26 39190.47 Music, all fields
$45,841 $31,000 9 .26 27944.53 OTHER social sciences
$58,826 $48,000 8 .23 38622.41 Architecture/Environmental Design
$47,945 $49,000 8 .23 7622.81 Engineering: Industrial
$36,333 $29,400 8 .23 23684.32 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$42,817 $40,500 8 .23 10414.17 Criminal Justice/Protective Services
$34,951 $31,200 7 .20 8685.95 International relations
$37,758 $36,000 7 .20 9931.29 Animal sciences
$38,582 $25,200 7 .20 15037.30 Computer programming
$37,866 $33,440 7 .20 10107.15 Chemistry
$40,767 $41,000 6 .17 9825.42 Mathematics: Applied
$32,257 $29,500 6 .17 13049.63 Engineering: Industrial production technologies
$38,053 $37,160 6 .17 7760.64 OTHER agricultural business and production
$45,150 $45,500 6 .17 13616.87 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$38,247 $32,388 6 .17 17996.46 Engineering: Civil
$40,625 $27,612 5 .15 15207.90 OTHER visual and performing arts
$41,384 $36,000 5 .15 7396.93 Journalism
$38,315 $32,760 4 .12 13847.14 Information services and systems
$42,500 $45,000 4 .12 14517.23 Psychology: Counseling
$81,800 $73,000 4 .12 43285.33 OTHER biological sciences
$35,775 $29,050 4 .12 14120.97 Audiology and speech pathology
$31,945 $30,844 4 .12 7335.11 Social Work
$48,150 $39,700 4 .12 23871.06 Public administration
$41,067 $26,200 3 .09 14095.23 Psychology: Social
$31,240 $18,720 3 .09 9085.26 Computer systems analysis
$32,053 $14,300 3 .09 13437.26 Home Economics
$43,333 $30,000 3 .09 10274.02 Psychology: Clinical
$31,223 $25,168 3 .09 7981.51 Health services administration
$49,000 $35,000 3 .09 10424.33 Engineering: Petroleum
$35,456 $20,047 3 .09 11196.90 OTHER psychology
$34,840 $25,000 3 .09 12856.04 Geography
$33,013 $15,000 3 .09 12839.54 OTHER engineering
$37,100 $27,300 3 .09 10709.19 Biochemistry and biophysics
$37,100 $27,300 3 .09 10709.19 Biochemistry
$29,233 $20,000 3 .09 6930.89 Dramatic arts
$30,874 $26,000 3 .09 3456.05 Education: Social science teacher education
$35,290 $35,290 2 .06 710.00 Anthropology and archeology
$25,702 $25,702 2 .06 2421.50 Psychology: Industrial/Organizational
$41,877 $41,877 2 .06 2222.64 Microbiology
$71,250 $71,250 2 .06 31250.00 Geology
$79,000 $79,000 2 .06 26000.00 Philosophy of science
$44,982 $44,982 2 .06 35622.00 Engineering: Chemical
$26,500 $26,500 2 .06 1500.20 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$23,673 $23,673 2 .06 2072.50 Nursing (4 years or longer program)
$35,000 $35,000 2 .06 0.00 Statistics
$54,100 $54,100 2 .06 29100.00 Linguistics
$40,000 $40,000 2 .06 2000.00 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$25,160 $25,160 2 .06 1340.00 OTHER health/medical sciences
$38,000 $38,000 1 .03 0.00 Zoology, general
$22,000 $22,000 1 .03 0.00 Education: Mathematics teacher education
$21,000 $21,000 1 .03 0.00 History of science
$33,200 $33,200 1 .03 0.00 Nutritional sciences
$58,600 $58,600 1 .03 0.00 Engineering: Electrical and electronic technologies
$14,700 $14,700 1 .03 0.00 Criminology
$25,000 $25,000 1 .03 0.00 Education: Pre-elementary teacher education
$15,600 $15,600 1 .03 0.00 Education: Science teacher education
$90,000 $90,000 1 .03 0.00 Area/Ethnic Studies
$40,000 $40,000 1 .03 0.00 Education: Special education
$22,776 $22,776 1 .03 0.00 OTHER agricultural sciences
$52,000 $52,000 1 .03 0.00 Food sciences and technology
$120,000 $120,000 1 .03 0.00 Engineering: Aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical
$42,000 $42,000 1 .03 0.00 OTHER mathematics
$20,000 $20,000 1 .03 0.00 Mechanical engineering-related technologies
$40,000 $40,000 1 .03 0.00 OTHER engineering-related technologies
$48,000 $48,000 1 .03 0.00 Psychology: Educational
$48,000 $48,000 1 .03 0.00 Education: Educational psychology
$53,000 $53,000 1 .03 0.00 Medical preparatory programs (e.g., pre-dentistry, pre-medical, pre-veterinary)
$18,720 $18,720 1 .03 0.00 OTHER physical sciences
$150,000 $150,000 1 .03 0.00 Physics
$27,000 $27,000 1 .03 0.00 Education: Administration
$33,500 $33,500 1 .03 0.00 Earth sciences
$70,000 $70,000 1 .03 0.00 Actuarial science
$59,852 $59,852 1 .03 0.00 Forestry sciences (Except management)
$35,748 $35,748 1 .03 0.00 Library Science
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Masters Degree
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$55,598 $50,000 279 28.07 25686.22 Business administration and management
$58,674 $52,000 260 26.16 27679.32 Financial management
$51,895 $48,000 205 20.62 23912.77 Accounting
$56,182 $50,000 39 3.92 23805.75 OTHER business management/administrative services
$52,300 $45,500 38 3.82 27122.83 Business, general
$55,100 $48,000 23 2.31 20601.01 Public administration
$46,206 $37,440 15 1.51 24622.09 Economics
$41,744 $35,000 9 .91 19491.60 Education: OTHER education
$61,286 $50,008 7 .70 25811.44 Operations research
$51,630 $32,000 7 .70 41458.08 Education: Secondary teacher education
$51,606 $30,000 7 .70 44000.16 Business marketing/marketing management
$37,707 $32,500 7 .70 15896.67 Education: Administration
$60,833 $51,000 6 .60 27497.98 Computer/information sciences, general
$46,051 $43,000 5 .50 10573.53 Information services and systems
$43,214 $44,200 5 .50 8444.88 Business/Managerial economics
$30,656 $22,000 5 .50 10014.83 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$87,000 $78,000 4 .40 35291.64 History, other
$65,750 $60,500 4 .40 21405.31 Public policy studies
$30,100 $24,250 4 .40 12973.24 Education: Elementary teacher education
$90,947 $47,840 3 .30 43204.08 Engineering: Civil
$55,333 $52,000 3 .30 3399.35 Mathematics, general
$54,891 $40,000 3 .30 14571.11 English Language and Literature/Letters
$52,533 $44,000 3 .30 10684.98 Health services administration
$50,600 $40,000 3 .30 12271.38 Computer science
$49,880 $27,040 3 .30 31905.48 Statistics
$43,667 $31,000 3 .30 9104.33 Architecture/Environmental Design
$35,157 $28,000 3 .30 6097.04 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$92,000 $92,000 2 .20 28000.00 International relations
$82,000 $82,000 2 .20 22000.00 Actuarial science
$48,600 $48,600 2 .20 6400.00 Political science and government
$45,750 $45,750 2 .20 7250.00 Geography
$45,500 $45,500 2 .20 7500.00 Agricultural Economics
$39,454 $39,454 2 .20 10546.00 Education: Physical education/coaching
$36,758 $36,758 2 .20 5258.00 Social Work
$34,750 $34,750 2 .20 19750.00 Fine arts, all fields
$32,500 $32,500 2 .20 12500.00 Education: Special education
$29,250 $29,250 2 .20 5250.00 Education: Mathematics teacher education
$100,000 $100,000 1 .10 0.00 Physics
$75,000 $75,000 1 .10 0.00 Engineering: Materials, including ceramics and textiles
$68,000 $68,000 1 .10 0.00 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$61,200 $61,200 1 .10 0.00 OTHER engineering
$60,000 $60,000 1 .10 0.00 Computer programming
$60,000 $60,000 1 .10 0.00 Chemistry
$57,000 $57,000 1 .10 0.00 Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
$55,680 $55,680 1 .10 0.00 Engineering: Industrial
$52,000 $52,000 1 .10 0.00 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$50,000 $50,000 1 .10 0.00 Microbiology
$45,000 $45,000 1 .10 0.00 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$44,000 $44,000 1 .10 0.00 Journalism
$42,000 $42,000 1 .10 0.00 Psychology: Industrial/Organizational
$39,000 $39,000 1 .10 0.00 OTHER mathematics
$37,794 $37,794 1 .10 0.00 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$36,000 $36,000 1 .10 0.00 Anthropology and archeology
$31,700 $31,700 1 .10 0.00 Linguistics
$30,000 $30,000 1 .10 0.00 Botany
$27,600 $27,600 1 .10 0.00 Audiology and speech pathology
$27,500 $27,500 1 .10 0.00 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$14,560 $14,560 1 .10 0.00 Criminal Justice/Protective Services
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Ph.D.
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$75,500 $56,000 4 12.90 43597.59 Accounting
$39,085 $33,850 4 12.90 20678.68 Education: Administration
$140,000 $120,000 3 9.68 14142.14 Business administration and management
$140,000 $120,000 3 9.68 14142.14 Financial management
$86,180 $86,180 2 6.45 63820.00 Economics
$82,500 $82,500 2 6.45 42500.00 Physics
$77,500 $77,500 2 6.45 27500.00 Political science and government
$46,000 $46,000 2 6.45 6000.00 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$150,000 $150,000 1 3.23 0.00 Pharmacology, human and animal
$150,000 $150,000 1 3.23 0.00 Psychology: Clinical
$82,000 $82,000 1 3.23 0.00 History, other
$65,000 $65,000 1 3.23 0.00 OTHER business management/administrative services
$52,000 $52,000 1 3.23 0.00 Psychology: Counseling
$45,760 $45,760 1 3.23 0.00 Cell and molecular biology
$44,200 $44,200 1 3.23 0.00 Business/Managerial economics
$35,000 $35,000 1 3.23 0.00 Education: OTHER education
$16,640 $16,640 1 3.23 0.00 Chemistry
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a JD, LLB, MD, DDS, or Th.D.
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$76,184 $66,040 33 70.21 37813.82 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$83,560 $60,000 5 10.64 41950.14 Financial management
$73,060 $30,000 5 10.64 47457.92 Accounting
$53,867 $42,000 3 6.38 11594.63 OTHER business management/administrative services
$26,000 $26,000 1 2.13 0.00 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu