FINANCIAL SERVICES
Top Jobs
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Average Wage: $45,305 | $21.78 per hour
Annual Job Postings (2021): 7,980
Top Skills: Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable, Bookkeeping, Data Entry, Customer Billing, Quickbooks, Account Reconciliation, Customer Checkout, Customer Service, Invoice Processing
Typical Entry-Level Education: Some college, no degree
Loan Officers
Average Wage: $59,107 | $28.41 per hour
Annual Job Postings (2021): 3,920
Top Skills: Mortgage Lending, Mortgage Underwriting, Customer Service, Insurance Underwriting, Loan Origination, Customer Contact, Mortgage Loan Origination, Loan Processing, Sales, Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS)
Typical Entry-Level Education: Bachelor’s degree
Accountants and Auditors
Average Wage: $76,406 | $36.73 per hour
Annual Job Postings (2021): 7,324
Top Skills: Account Reconciliation, General Ledger, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Financial Statements, Budgeting, Financial Reporting, Balance Sheet, External Auditing, Internal Auditing
Typical Entry-Level Education: Bachelor’s degree
Financial and Investment Analysts, Financial Risk Specialists, and Financial Specialists, All Other
Average Wage: $83,156 | $39.97 per hour
Annual Job Postings (2021): 4,783
Top Skills: Financial Analysis, Accounting, Budgeting, Risk Management, Project Management, Economics, Financial Reporting, SQL, Data Analysis, Customer Service
Typical Entry-Level Education: Bachelor’s degree
Financial Managers
Average Wage: $132,777 | $63.83 per hour
Annual Job Postings (2021): 5,378
Top Skills: Accounting, Budgeting, Financial Reporting, Finance, Financial Statements, Public Accounting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Financial Analysis, Account Reconciliation, Staff Management
Typical Entry-Level Education: Bachelor’s degree