Accounting Job Outlook

Demand for accounting and finance professionals is expected to be strongest in the health care and manufacturing industries, though hiring activity varies significantly by geographic region.

Assistant credit managers at midsized companies will see starting salaries increase 2.5 percent, to the range of $36,250 to $45,000 per year; those at small companies can expect a 2.2 percent increase, to the range of $32,000 to $39,250 per year.

Average starting salaries for directors of accounting at companies with $50 to $100 million in annual sales will increase 2.6 percent, bringing base compensation to between $75,500 and $103,250 per year.
Mortgage lenders can expect starting salaries to increase 2.1 percent, with base compensation ranging from $36,000 to $47,500.

Base compensation for general, audit, tax and cost accounting managers at large companies is projected to remain unchanged from 2002 levels, ranging from $59,000 to $78,750 annually.

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