Business & Financial
Accountants & Auditors
SOC 13-2011
Prepare and examine financial records, make sure taxes are right, and flag waste.
The job
Median pay
$84k
$67k to $110k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+5.0% projected
Openings a year
115k
BLS projection
Typical education
Bachelor's
Our model
AI displacement risk
High
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
18/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
95th pct
More exposed than 95% of occupations · modeled estimate · 68th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
49/100
Related careers
Key skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Monitoring
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 175,360 | 9.6 | 1.0× | $97k |
| Texas | 116,470 | 8.3 | 0.9× | $81k |
| New York | 109,830 | 11.3 | 1.2× | $103k |
| Florida | 91,000 | 9.2 | 1.0× | $79k |
| Illinois | 54,930 | 9.0 | 1.0× | $80k |
| Pennsylvania | 54,290 | 9.0 | 1.0× | $79k |
| Ohio | 50,440 | 9.1 | 1.0× | $79k |
| North Carolina | 49,270 | 10.0 | 1.1× | $82k |
| Virginia | 47,100 | 11.5 | 1.2× | $93k |
| Massachusetts | 46,230 | 12.7 | 1.4× | $99k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 44,020 | 9.0 | 1.0× | $82k |
| New Jersey | 42,250 | 9.9 | 1.1× | $101k |
| Michigan | 41,460 | 9.4 | 1.0× | $79k |
| Colorado | 35,410 | 12.3 | 1.3× | $97k |
| Washington | 34,740 | 9.8 | 1.1× | $97k |
| Minnesota | 30,530 | 10.3 | 1.1× | $82k |
| Missouri | 28,000 | 9.5 | 1.0× | $77k |
| Arizona | 27,410 | 8.5 | 0.9× | $80k |
| Tennessee | 27,340 | 8.3 | 0.9× | $77k |
| Maryland | 26,170 | 9.5 | 1.0× | $89k |
| Indiana | 25,660 | 8.0 | 0.9× | $78k |
| Wisconsin | 25,100 | 8.5 | 0.9× | $79k |
| Alabama | 24,300 | 11.5 | 1.2× | $75k |
| Connecticut | 16,770 | 9.9 | 1.1× | $98k |
| Oklahoma | 16,720 | 9.8 | 1.1× | $79k |
| Utah | 15,490 | 8.9 | 1.0× | $80k |
| South Carolina | 15,270 | 6.6 | 0.7× | $77k |
| Oregon | 14,920 | 7.6 | 0.8× | $86k |
| Louisiana | 14,050 | 7.3 | 0.8× | $74k |
| Kansas | 13,610 | 9.5 | 1.0× | $79k |
| Iowa | 13,210 | 8.5 | 0.9× | $77k |
| Kentucky | 11,930 | 6.0 | 0.6× | $75k |
| Nebraska | 10,340 | 10.1 | 1.1× | $72k |
| Washington DC | 9,810 | 14.0 | 1.5× | $112k |
| Arkansas | 7,870 | 6.0 | 0.7× | $66k |
| Mississippi | 7,350 | 6.3 | 0.7× | $68k |
| New Hampshire | 7,000 | 10.2 | 1.1× | $83k |
| Nevada | 6,930 | 4.5 | 0.5× | $82k |
| Delaware | 6,570 | 13.6 | 1.4× | $95k |
| Rhode Island | 6,570 | 13.1 | 1.4× | $96k |
| New Mexico | 6,300 | 7.2 | 0.8× | $79k |
| South Dakota | 5,820 | 12.7 | 1.4× | $79k |
| Idaho | 5,570 | 6.5 | 0.7× | $75k |
| West Virginia | 4,900 | 7.0 | 0.8× | $73k |
| Montana | 4,730 | 9.2 | 1.0× | $76k |
| Hawaii | 4,670 | 7.4 | 0.8× | $75k |
| North Dakota | 4,430 | 10.3 | 1.1× | $76k |
| Maine | 3,860 | 6.0 | 0.7× | $77k |
| Wyoming | 2,670 | 9.5 | 1.0× | $78k |
| Vermont | 2,630 | 8.7 | 0.9× | $79k |
| Alaska | 2,190 | 6.7 | 0.7× | $83k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ111,930 jobs · $106k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA70,640 jobs · $94k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV41,470 jobs · $102k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN41,360 jobs · $82k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX37,450 jobs · $83k median
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH37,150 jobs · $100k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL30,950 jobs · $81k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA30,150 jobs · $86k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Accountants & Auditors interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.