Career Clusters

Financial Services

Accountants and Auditors

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Median Annual Income

$81,064

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Projected Job Growth

+6 %

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Career Cluster(s)

Financial Services

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Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

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.

ConventionalEnterprisingInvestigative

Actuaries

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Median Annual Income

$124,034

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Projected Job Growth

+22 %

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Career Cluster(s)

Financial Services

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Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Analyze statistical data, such as mortality, accident, sickness, disability, and retirement rates and construct probability tables to forecast risk and liability for payment of future benefits. May ascertain insurance rates required and cash reserves necessary to ensure payment of future benefits.

ConventionalInvestigativeEnterprising

Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate

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Median Annual Income

$61,106

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Projected Job Growth

+4 %

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Career Cluster(s)

Financial Services

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Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Appraise real estate, exclusively, and estimate its fair value. May assess taxes in accordance with prescribed schedules.

ConventionalEnterprising

Appraisers of Personal and Business Property

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Median Annual Income

$61,106

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Projected Job Growth

+4 %

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Career Cluster(s)

Financial Services

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Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Appraise and estimate the fair value of tangible personal or business property, such as jewelry, art, antiques, collectibles, and equipment. May also appraise land.

ConventionalEnterprisingRealistic

Bill and Account Collectors

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Median Annual Income

$45,910

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Projected Job Growth

-10 %

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Career Cluster(s)

Financial Services

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Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Locate and notify customers of delinquent accounts by mail, telephone, or personal visit to solicit payment. Duties include receiving payment and posting amount to customer's account, preparing statements to credit department if customer fails to respond, initiating repossession proceedings or service disconnection, and keeping records of collection and status of accounts.

ConventionalEnterprisingSocial

Billing and Posting Clerks

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Median Annual Income

$47,135

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Projected Job Growth

+1 %

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Career Cluster(s)

Financial Services

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Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Compile, compute, and record billing, accounting, statistical, and other numerical data for billing purposes. Prepare billing invoices for services rendered or for delivery or shipment of goods.

Conventional

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

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Median Annual Income

$46,579

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Projected Job Growth

-5 %

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Career Cluster(s)

Financial Services

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Most Common Education Level

Some college, no degree

Compute, classify, and record numerical data to keep financial records complete. Perform any combination of routine calculating, posting, and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting records. May also check the accuracy of figures, calculations, and postings pertaining to business transactions recorded by other workers.

ConventionalEnterprising

Brokerage Clerks

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Median Annual Income

$86,414

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Projected Job Growth

-3 %

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Career Cluster(s)

Financial Services

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Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Perform duties related to the purchase, sale, or holding of securities. Duties include writing orders for stock purchases or sales, computing transfer taxes, verifying stock transactions, accepting and delivering securities, tracking stock price fluctuations, computing equity, distributing dividends, and keeping records of daily transactions and holdings.

ConventionalEnterprising

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators

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Median Annual Income

$76,614

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Projected Job Growth

-4 %

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Career Cluster(s)

Financial Services

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Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Review settled claims to determine that payments and settlements are made in accordance with company practices and procedures. Confer with legal counsel on claims requiring litigation. May also settle insurance claims.

ConventionalEnterprisingInvestigative

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists

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Median Annual Income

$72,780

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Projected Job Growth

+7 %

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Career Cluster(s)

Financial Services

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Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Conduct programs of compensation and benefits and job analysis for employer. May specialize in specific areas, such as position classification and pension programs.

ConventionalEnterprisingInvestigative

The career information and data on this page incorporates information from Advance CTE: State Leaders Connecting Learning to Work, O*NET Web Services, Lightcast, and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). For more details regarding the data sources and the specific information sourced, click here.

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