O*NET-SOC 13-2011.00

Accountants and Auditors

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.

Preparation

ItemValue
Preparation zoneZone 4 – Considerable preparation needed
What O*NET says the zone requiresConsiderable skill, knowledge, or experience is needed
Broad occupation in O*NETTrue (Yes)
Skills listed for this occupation6
Abilities listed for this occupation6
Tasks listed for this occupation5
Interest scores given for this occupation6

Skills

The 6 skills with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

SkillO*NET elementImportanceDate
Reading Comprehension2.A.1.a3.8808/2024
Active Listening2.A.1.b3.7508/2024
Critical Thinking2.A.2.a3.7508/2024
Speaking2.A.1.d3.7508/2024
Judgment and Decision Making2.B.4.e3.508/2024
Writing2.A.1.c3.508/2024

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Abilities

The 6 abilities with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

AbilityO*NET elementImportanceDate
Oral Comprehension1.A.1.a.14.008/2024
Oral Expression1.A.1.a.33.8808/2024
Written Comprehension1.A.1.a.23.8808/2024
Deductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.43.7508/2024
Inductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.53.7508/2024
Near Vision1.A.4.a.13.7508/2024

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Tasks

The tasks O*NET records for this occupation, with the type, respondent count and date each record carries.

TaskTypeIncumbents respondingDate
Prepare detailed reports on audit findings.Coren/a11/2020
Report to management about asset utilization and audit results, and recommend changes in operations and financial activities.Coren/a11/2020
Collect and analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies.Coren/a11/2020
Inspect account books and accounting systems for efficiency, effectiveness, and use of accepted accounting procedures to record transactions.Coren/a11/2020
Supervise auditing of establishments, and determine scope of investigation required.Coren/a11/2020

Work interests

The interest scores O*NET gives this occupation, on the six interest types.

InterestScoreDate
Conventional7.011/2023
Enterprising3.8611/2023
Investigative3.5711/2023
Social2.1311/2023
Realistic1.1411/2023
Artistic1.0911/2023

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Source: O*NET 29.1 Database (Occupation Data, Job Zones, Skills, Abilities, Task Statements, Interests), U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Data fetched 2026-10-31. See about and sources.