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Accountant & Auditor

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.

Annual openings

3,400

Median wage

$97,030

Typical education

Bachelor's degree

Growth 2026–2032

+7%

Median wage source: Colorado BLS OEWS (2025).

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Career requirements

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Typical education

Bachelor's degree

Credential requirement

Credential requirements not reported

Work experience

No previous work experience is required; however, a person could work as a Bookkeeper first. Previous experience developing the listed knowledge and abilities, if possible in a Business Operations environment, is preferred.

Different industries have different focus areas for Accountants. For instance, revenue sharing and joint interest is an important part of accounting in the Energy Industry.

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What the work actually feels like

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Work style

The type of work can vary by job and employer.

  • With childrenNo
  • On a computerYes
  • OutdoorsNo
  • With your handsNo

Interests it draws on

  • Finance
  • Accounting

Automation exposure

Moderate exposure

Some routine tasks may shift as tools improve, but the role is likely to adapt.

A typical day

  1. Prepare detailed reports on audit findings.
  2. Report to management about asset utilization and audit results, and recommend changes in operations and financial activities.
  3. Collect and analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies.
  4. Inspect account books and accounting systems for efficiency, effectiveness, and use of accepted accounting procedures to record transactions.
  5. Supervise auditing of establishments, and determine scope of investigation required.
  6. Confer with company officials about financial and regulatory matters.
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