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Occupational Description

Examine, analyze, and interpret accounting records for the purpose of giving advice or preparing statements. Install or advise on systems of recording costs or other financial and budgetary data.

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Accountants and Auditors

Employment Outlook for Accountants and Auditors

Statewide Employment Analysis	2008 employment is estimated to be much larger than the regional average. This occupation is expected to grow at a somewhat faster rate than the regional average. Total job openings are projected to be much higher than the regional average. Reasonable employment opportunities exist for trained workers.

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Current Employment Department Job Openings for Accountants and Auditors

There are 36 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 26 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Wage Offered
Accounting Analyst 00013790	5/22/10	Eugene	$18.94/hr to $26.51/hr
Sr. Accountant (Financial Analyst)	6/5/10	Beaverton
Client Technical Analyst - Accounting	6/16/10	Portland	DOE
Disbursement Accountant #18184	6/16/10	Portland	DOE
Senior Tax Analyst/Tax Manager	6/25/10	Portland	DOE
IT Sox Compliance Analyst #3670	6/25/10	Portland	DOE
IT Auditor OR Sr IT Auditor	7/14/10	Portland	DOE
Internal Auditor	7/19/10	Portland	$71,744/yr to $104,029/yr
Controller 10 - 066	7/14/10	Medford	$7,692/mo to $12,308/mo DOE
(Irc40039) General Accounting Analyst	7/6/10	Richardson	DOE
Accountant II OR III # 18266	7/23/10	Portland	DOE
System Tax and Grant Manager	7/27/10	Eugene	$31.24/hr to $46.86/hr
Accountant - Temp Position	7/21/10	Milwaukie
Deputy Treasurer	7/20/10	Roseburg	$2,683/mo to $3,910/mo DOE
Audit Senior Accountant, CPA	7/20/10	North Bend	DOE
Tax Analyst*	7/20/10	Lake Oswego
Accountant 00014435	7/20/10	Eugene	$24.85/hr to $34.79/hr
Financial Analyst - 1015133	7/29/10	Springfield	DOE
Staff Accountant - 2205	7/30/10	Mcminnville	DOE
Accountant / CPA	7/27/10	Portland	$25.00/hr to $40.00/hr DOE
Staff Accountant	8/6/10	Portland	DOE
Accountant II (L9)1000602	8/10/10	Portland	$29,000/yr to $35,333/yr DOE
Accounting and Contracts Specialist	8/5/10	Eugene	$14.80/hr to $18.50/hr DOE
Chief Accountant	8/12/10	Chiloquin	$46,340/yr DOE
Cost Accountant	8/10/10	Corvallis

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Job Openings from the Web for Accountants and Auditors

The following job openings have been automatically extracted from various sites across the Web. These links are provided as supplemental resources. However, the Employment Department cannot validate these openings nor endorse any of these external sites. Some of these jobs may no longer be open. In some cases, a single opening may be posted on multiple sites.

There are 292 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 26 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Employer
Senior Accountant	8/31/10	Portland	ROBERT HALF FINANCE & ACCOUNTING
Staff Accountant	8/31/10	Portland	ROBERT HALF FINANCE & ACCOUNTING
Financial Planning Analyst - Entry level !	8/30/10	Portland	Sunrise Systems Inc
Property Accountant	8/30/10	Portland	Kforce Professional Staffing, Inc.
Certified Government Auditing Profe...	8/30/10	Portland	Express Employment Professionals
Sr. Accountant	8/30/10	Portland	Kforce Professional Staffing, Inc.
TAX Manager	8/30/10	Portland	Kforce Professional Staffing, Inc.
Senior Internal Auditor	8/30/10	Portland	Kforce Professional Staffing, Inc.
TAX Manager	8/30/10	Wilsonville	Kforce Professional Staffing, Inc.
Certified Government Auditing Professional	8/30/10	Portland	Specialized Recruiting Group -Express Employment Professionals
Property Accountant	8/30/10	Portland	Kforce Professional Staffing, Inc.
TAX Manager	8/30/10	Portland	Kforce Professional Staffing, Inc.
Sr. Accountant	8/30/10	Portland	Kforce Professional Staffing, Inc.
EHI - Quality Auditor	8/30/10	McMinnville	Evergreen International Aviation
TAX Manager	8/30/10	Wilsonville	Kforce Professional Staffing, Inc.
Accountant - Entry Level	8/30/10	Beaverton	Accountemps
Sr. Accountant	8/30/10	Portland
Senior Internal Auditor	8/30/10	Portland	Kforce Professional Staffing, Inc.
Staff Accountant	8/29/10	Klamath Falls	Columbia Forest Products
Tax Analyst - Lead/Senior	8/28/10	Portland	PacifiCorp
Staff Accountant	8/28/10	Milwaukie	Accountemps
Auditor	8/28/10	Portland	Professional Technical Resources
Tax Analyst	8/28/10	Beaverton
Sr. QA Associate (Quality Management System)	8/28/10	Corvallis
General Accountant	8/28/10	Troutdale	TOYO TANSO USA

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State of Oregon License Information for Accountants and Auditors

License	License Authority Web Site
Accountants, Certified Public	egov.oregon.gov/BOA/
Accountants, Public	egov.oregon.gov/BOA/
Municipal Auditor	egov.oregon.gov/BOA/

Wages for Accountants and Auditors

Region	---------------- 2010 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th	Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
Oregon Statewide	$18.24	$22.26	$27.74	$35.06	$44.56	$29.87	$62,145
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	17.02	22.75	27.43	32.86	43.93	28.74	59,765
Multnomah / Washington	19.25	23.38	28.82	36.42	46.64	30.90	64,273
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	17.76	21.44	26.18	31.60	38.66	27.92	58,090
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	16.36	19.61	24.88	30.10	37.20	26.50	55,116
Lane	16.31	20.48	25.00	32.74	42.80	27.69	57,603
Douglas	18.55	21.05	25.59	35.41	42.34	27.92	58,076
Coos / Curry	15.33	17.50	23.35	33.19	39.40	25.49	53,010
Jackson / Josephine	16.34	19.94	25.30	34.29	39.40	27.60	57,397
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	19.79	22.17	25.96	42.88	48.13	31.02	64,522
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	18.49	22.04	27.91	37.83	44.41	31.72	65,991
Klamath / Lake	17.41	22.03	25.69	33.60	39.01	27.26	56,716
Morrow / Umatilla	16.52	22.29	27.47	35.50	42.00	28.71	59,710
Grant / Harney / Malheur	16.09	20.78	24.18	34.46	40.67	26.87	55,895
Clackamas	19.61	23.14	29.77	36.26	49.24	31.87	66,304

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Regional Employment Projections for Accountants and Auditors

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
Region	2008	2018	Change	% Change	Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	11,483	12,838	1,355	11.8%	136	206	341
Multnomah / Washington	6,093	6,669	576	9.5%	58	108	166
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	1,322	1,465	143	10.8%	14	24	38
Clackamas	975	1,086	111	11.4%	11	17	29
Lane	944	1,040	96	10.2%	10	17	26
Jackson / Josephine	555	629	74	13.3%	7	10	17
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	492	557	65	13.2%	7	9	15
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	440	503	63	14.3%	6	8	14
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	173	199	26	15.0%	3	3	6
Morrow / Umatilla	124	133	9	7.3%	1	2	3
Douglas	121	121	0	0.0%	0	2	2
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	116	136	20	17.2%	2	2	4
Klamath / Lake	116	138	22	19.0%	2	2	4
Coos / Curry	106	116	10	9.4%	1	2	3
Baker / Union / Wallowa	89	100	11	12.4%	1	2	3
Grant / Harney / Malheur	65	72	7	10.8%	1	1	2

Replacement openings are caused by existing workers permanently leaving their occupation. Many additional job openings occur due to job changes within occupations.

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Industries of Employment for Accountants and Auditors

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2008 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	11,483
Total, All Industries	Private	10,043
Construction	Private	583
Construction of Buildings	Private	221
Residential Building Construction	Private	123
Nonresidential Building Construction	Private	98
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	Private	116
Specialty Trade Contractors	Private	246
Building Equipment Contractors	Private	126
Manufacturing	Private	1,216
Food Manufacturing	Private	97
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	Private	93
Machinery Manufacturing	Private	153
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	Private	293
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	Private	151
Wholesale Trade	Private	596
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	Private	274
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	Private	211
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	Private	111
Retail Trade	Private	322
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	Private	88
Transportation and Warehousing	Private	146
Information	Private	240
Publishing Industries (except Internet)	Private	131
Software Publishers	Private	102
Finance and Insurance	Private	464
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	Private	169
Depository Credit Intermediation	Private	94
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	Private	253
Insurance Carriers	Private	142
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	Private	111
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	Private	150
Real Estate	Private	130
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	Private	3,847
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	Private	3,226
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	Private	171
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	Private	107
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	Private	91
Management of Companies and Enterprises	Private	958
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	Private	248
Administrative and Support Services	Private	205
Educational Services	Private	150
Health Care and Social Assistance	Private	533
Ambulatory Health Care Services	Private	169
Hospitals	Private	87
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	Private	96
Social Assistance	Private	181
Individual and Family Services	Private	88
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	Private	109
Accommodation and Food Services	Private	104
Other Services (except Public Administration)	Private	275
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	Private	230
Religious Organizations	Private	92
Total, All Industries	State	529
Educational Services	State	123
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	State	123
Public Administration	State	342
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support	State	112
Administration of Human Resource Programs	State	95
Total, All Industries	Local	754
Educational Services	Local	193
Elementary and Secondary Schools	Local	98
Public Administration	Local	433
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support	Local	385

Educational Requirements for Accountants and Auditors

Workers must have a bachelor's degree to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with a bachelor's degree and related work experience have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Skills for Accountants and Auditors

Administer Financial Plans And Policies
Advise Clients
Analyze And Interpret Data And Budgets
Analyze Investment Opportunities Or Strategies
Apply Accounting Principles And Terminology
Apply Budgeting Principles
Apply Cost Analysis Theory
Apply Financial Management Principles And Theories
Apply Mathematical Principles To Accounting, Bookkeeping Or Budgeting
Apply Mathematical Principles To Identify, Analyze And Solve Problems
Audit Financial Records
Compile Data For Financial Reports
Compute And Record Fiscal Data
Compute Taxes
Conduct Investigations And Research
Design Tables Depicting Data
Develop And Maintain Accounting And Budgeting Data Bases
Develop And Maintain Tax-Related Data Bases
Develop Budgets
Direct Investment Activities
Enter Transactions In Journal Or Other Similar Accounting Record
Evaluate Degree Of Financial Risk
Evaluate Software For Business Applications
Follow Principles Of Business Law
Interpret And Apply Tax Codes And Regulations
Keep Financial Records
Maintain Ledgers Or Other Similar Account Records
Make Presentations
Make Revenue Forecasts
Manage Contracts
Obtain Information From Clients, Customers, Patients Or Others
Operate Bookkeeping Machines
Perform General Financial Analysis
Perform Organizational Accounting Or Budgeting
Plan And Direct Fiscal Activity
Prepare Capital Budget Forecasts
Prepare Cost Estimates For Management Information
Prepare Cost-Benefit Analysis
Prepare Financial Reports
Prepare Operating Budget Forecasts
Prepare Reports In Timely Manner
Prepare Tax Reports
Prepare Tax Returns
Prepare Tax Withholding Reports
Process And Prepare Business Forms
Provide Consulting Services
Use Computers To Enter, Access And Retrieve Data

Schools and Training Providers for Accountants and Auditors

The training providers listed below offer programs related to this occupation. This information is updated once per year. Anyone interested in a particular program should check with the training institution regarding its availability. Listing these training providers does not necessarily constitute or imply their endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the State of Oregon.

Liberty Tax School #3851 1050 Lancaster Drive NE Salem, OR 97301-2936 Phone: (503) 316-1040 Programs of Training: Taxation	H & R Block Income Tax School 2226 South 6th St. Klamath Falls, OR 97601-3467 Phone: (541) 882-8055 Programs of Training: Taxation	H & R Block Income Tax School 2307 Third Street Tillamook, OR 97141-2412 Phone: (503) 842-4166 Programs of Training: Taxation
H & R Block Income Tax School 3838 SE Powell Blvd Portland, OR 97202 Phone: (503) 235-0480 Programs of Training: Taxation	H & R Block Income Tax School 2015 East Burnside Gresham, OR 97030-7946 Phone: (503) 661-1440 Programs of Training: Taxation	H & R Block Income Tax School 19287 SW Martinazzi Ave Tualatin, OR 97062 Phone: (503) 692-7241 Programs of Training: Taxation
H & R Block Income Tax School 61383 South Hwy. 97 Bend, OR 97702-2597 Phone: (541) 330-8805 Programs of Training: Taxation	H & R Block Income Tax School 735 SW 185th Aloha, OR 97006-2934 Phone: (503) 356-9365 Programs of Training: Taxation	Jackson Hewitt Tax School 14240 SE Stark Portland, OR 97233-2150 Phone: (503) 251-5442 Programs of Training: Taxation
H & R Block Income Tax School 1536 South Highway 101 Lincoln City, OR 97367-2346 Phone: (541) 994-6928 Programs of Training: Taxation	Chemeketa Community College 4000 Lancaster Dr NE Salem, OR 97305 Phone: (503) 399-5000 Programs of Training: Accounting	Linfield College 900 SE Baker McMinnville, OR 97128 Phone: (503) 883-2200 Programs of Training: Accounting
H & R Block Income Tax School 2539 NW Kings Blvd. Corvallis, OR 97333-3988 Phone: (541) 382-8155 Programs of Training: Taxation	H & R Block Income Tax School 2927 NE Broadway St. Ste. 150 Salem, OR 97301-6564 Phone: (503) 589-1498 Programs of Training: Taxation	H & R Block Income Tax School 1425 SE Stephens Roseburg, OR 97470-4029 Phone: (541) 672-6412 Programs of Training: Taxation
TEC Institute of Oregon, LLC 905 W 8th Street Medford, OR 97501-2907 Phone: (541) 774-4201 Programs of Training: Taxation	H & R Block Income Tax School 33456 Havlik Drive Scappoose, OR 97056-3836 Phone: (503) 543-3232 Programs of Training: Taxation	H & R Block Income Tax School 2920 W. Cascade Ave. #A Hood River, OR 97031 Phone: (541) 386-1941 Programs of Training: Taxation
Linfield College-Adult Degree Program 900 SE Baker McMinnville, OR 97128 Phone: (503) 883-2447 Programs of Training: Accounting	DeVry University-Oregon Peterkort Center II - 9755 SW Barne Portland, OR 97225 Phone: (503) 296-7468 Programs of Training: Accounting and Finance	Liberty Tax School #3730 921 9th Ave SE Albany, OR 97322-3201 Phone: (541) 928-3101 Programs of Training: Taxation
Liberty Tax School #3419 Lava Lanes Medford, OR 97504-4704 Phone: (541) 734-7276 Programs of Training: Taxation	George Fox University 414 N Meridian St Newberg, OR 97132 Phone: (503) 538-8383 Programs of Training: Accounting and Business/Management	Northwest Christian University 828 East 11th Avenue Eugene, OR 97401 Phone: (541) 343-1641 Programs of Training: Accounting
University of Portland 5000 N Willamette Blvd Portland, OR 97203 Phone: (503) 943-7911 Programs of Training: Accounting	H & R Block Income Tax School 1092 Marine Drive Astoria, OR 97103-4220 Phone: (503) 325-1166 Programs of Training: Taxation	H & R Block Income Tax School 2104 Cove Avenue Suite C La Grande, OR 97850-3999 Phone: (541) 963-8694 Programs of Training: Taxation
H & R Block Income Tax School 358 Warner-Milne Rd Oregon City, OR 97045 Phone: (503) 657-4524 Programs of Training: Taxation	Tillamook Bay Community College 2510 First St Tillamook, OR 97141 Phone: (503) 842-8222 Programs of Training: Accounting	Portland State University 724 SW Harrison Portland, OR 97201 Phone: (503) 725-4433 Programs of Training: Accounting
H & R Block Income Tax School 1604 S Highway 97, Suite 6 Redmond, OR 97756-8420 Phone: (541) 923-7119 Programs of Training: Taxation	H & R Block Income Tax School 507 South Front, Suite 5 Central Point, OR 97502-2778 Phone: (541) 664-1857 Programs of Training: Taxation	H & R Block Income Tax School 826 Hwy. 395 South Hermiston, OR 97838-2621 Phone: (541) 567-8498 Programs of Training: Taxation
H & R Block Income Tax School 2820 Santiam Highway SE Albany, OR 97322-5253 Phone: (541) 382-8155 Programs of Training: Taxation	Jackson Hewitt Tax School 931 Pacific Blvd. SE Albany, OR 97321-3150 Phone: (503) 251-5442 Programs of Training: Taxation	Jackson Hewitt Tax School 4743 Main Street Springfield, OR 97478-6069 Phone: (541) 744-1040 Programs of Training: Taxation
Blue Mountain Community College 2411 NW Carden Ave Pendleton, OR 97801 Phone: (541) 276-1260 Programs of Training: Accounting	Clackamas Community College 19600 South Molalla Ave Oregon City, OR 97045 Phone: (503) 657-6958 Programs of Training: Accounting	Margaret A. Atchison Income Tax School 250 NW Franklin Ave, Suite 102 Bend, OR 97701-2814 Phone: (541) 330-8949 Programs of Training: Taxation
H & R Block Income Tax School 65-F Division Eugene, OR 97404-2485 Phone: (541) 689-0471 Programs of Training: Taxation	H & R Block Income Tax School 1531 N Pacific Hwy Woodburn, OR 97071-3656 Phone: (503) 981-0940 Programs of Training: Taxation	Jackson Hewitt Tax School #2477 500 SE 10th Avenue Hillsboro, OR 97123-4625 Phone: (503) 356-6166 Programs of Training: Taxation
Oregon State University 104 Kerr Administration Bldg. Corvallis, OR 97331 Phone: (541) 737-0123 Programs of Training: Accounting	Portland Community College 12000 SW 49th Avenue Portland, OR 97219 Phone: (503) 244-6111 Programs of Training: Accounting	H & R Block Income Tax School 1212 NW 6th Street Grants Pass, OR 97526-1254 Phone: (541) 479-4243 Programs of Training: Taxation
PFS Tax School 446 Lancaster Drive NE Salem, OR 97301-5062 Phone: (503) 585-4663 Programs of Training: Taxation	Pacific Northwest Tax School 13405 NW Cornell Rd. Portland, OR 97229-5895 Phone: (503) 646-5600 Programs of Training: Taxation	Stephanie's School of Taxes 1569 John Street Roseburg, OR 97470-1559 Phone: (541) 672-6254 Programs of Training: Taxation
H & R Block Income Tax School 13100 SE McLoughlin Blvd. Milwaukie, OR 97222-7116 Phone: (503) 653-8270 Programs of Training: Taxation	H & R Block Income Tax School 4685 Commercial St. SE Salem, OR 97306-1901 Phone: (503) 585-8785 Programs of Training: Taxation	H & R Block Income Tax School 203 SW Immigrant Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801 Phone: (541) 276-0659 Programs of Training: Taxation
H & R Block Income Tax School 11701 SW Pacific Hwy, Suite K Tigard, OR 97223-8421 Phone: (503) 684-0527 Programs of Training: Taxation	H & R Block Income Tax School Pacwest Center Portland, OR 97204-3713 Phone: (503) 295-2069 Programs of Training: Taxation	H & R Block Income Tax School 2303 Portland Rd. Suite B Newberg, OR 97132-1358 Phone: (503) 538-3640 Programs of Training: Taxation
Oregon Institute of Technology - Klamath 3201 Campus Drive Klamath Falls, OR 97601 Phone: (541) 885-1000 Programs of Training: Accounting	University of Oregon 110 Johnson Hall Eugene, OR 97403 Phone: (541) 346-3014 Programs of Training: Accounting	University of Phoenix-Oregon Campus 13221 SW 68th Parkway, Suite 500 Tigard, OR 97223 Phone: (877) 867-4748 Programs of Training: Accounting
Pioneer Pacific College 27501 SW Parkway Ave Wilsonville, OR 97070 Phone: (866) 772-4636 Programs of Training: Accounting	Liberty Tax Service Tax School of Oregon 25375 SW Parkway Avenue, Suite 200 Wilsonville, OR 97070-7893 Phone: (503) 968-2015 Programs of Training: Taxation	Clatsop Community College 1653 Jerome Ave Astoria, OR 97103 Phone: (503) 325-0910 Programs of Training: Accounting
H & R Block Income Tax School 875 NE 25th Hillsboro, OR 97124-5975 Phone: (503) 643-9298 Programs of Training: Taxation	Jackson Hewitt Tax School 10970 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy Beaverton, OR 97005 Phone: (503) 249-1148 Programs of Training: Taxation	H & R Block Income Tax School 10425 SE 82nd Avenue Portland, OR 97266-7311 Phone: (503) 788-8811 Programs of Training: Taxation
H & R Block Income Tax School 8304 SE Stark St. Portland, OR 97216-1136 Phone: (503) 255-5743 Programs of Training: Taxation	H & R Block Income Tax School 14247 SE Stark St. Portland, OR 97233-2158 Phone: (503) 257-7772 Programs of Training: Taxation	Columbia Gorge Community College 400 E Scenic Dr The Dalles, OR 97058 Phone: (541) 506-6011 Programs of Training: Accounting

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Accountants and Auditors

These Oregon community colleges have defined career pathway roadmaps to facilitate entry into this occupation:

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Budget Analysts	42%
Financial Analysts	39%
Financial Managers	30%

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