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= Accounting = toc

1. Job Description
Accounting is a very old profession its been around for as long as we have had assets which we want to keep track of. They had them in all of the great civilizations throughout history. Accountant is also a very general term that applies to many jobs. Each accounting job applies to a diffrent part or form of accounting. These jobs all have one major focus and that is to keep businesses running smoothly conserning the money. They will be working with tracking where the money goes and where it comes from. They record everything to do with the money so there is no disput of where they got there money or where it went. This is a very important job because if it is not done right that buisness could get in a lot of legal trouble and possibly lose a lot money. Depending on which job you do you could be required to have a fair amount of people skill because you are dealing with peoples money in some way. Your also going to need a love for number crunching because all you do is crunch numbers it is very tedious work. Some diffrent job titles include:
 * Bank Accountant
 * Revenue Accountant
 * Project Accountant
 * Property Accountant
 * Systems Accountant
 * Tax Accountant
 * Forensics Accountant
 * Also many forms of Auditors

2. Salary
Accontants are needed everywhere and depending on wether you work idependantly, with a firm, or directly with a buisness you can have a range of diffrent salarys. Public Accounting (large firm) || **Employee Jr. Level (0-3 years)** $50,000-$72,500 || **Sr. Level (4-6 years)** $69,750-$167,250 ||
 * || **Big 4 Firm** || **Overall** || **Typical Experience** ||
 * Entry Level || $55,000 || $50,000 - 70,000 || First year ||
 * Junior Staff Accountant || $46,000 - 63,000 || $40,000 - 80,000 || 1-2 years ||
 * Senior Staff Accountant || $65,000-95,000 || $70,000 || 3-5 years ||
 * Manager || <span style="font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica;">$65-140,000 || <span style="font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica;">$85,000 || <span style="font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica;">5-7 years ||
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica;">Senior Manager || <span style="font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica;">$72-160,000 || <span style="font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica;">$115,000 || <span style="font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica;">7 years plus ||
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica;">Partner || <span style="font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica;">$200,000 - 3,000,000 || <span style="font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica;">$150,000 || <span style="font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica;">10 years plus ||
 * **Position**
 * Public Accounting (medium firm) || $44,250-$64,500 || $63,000-$143,000 ||
 * Public Accounting (small firm) || $41,500-$58,250 || $55,500-$116,500 ||
 * Corporate Accounting - General Accountant (large co.) || $38,500-$59,500 || $58,250-$100,000 ||
 * Corporate Accounting - General Accountant (medium co.) || $36,500-$55,500 || $52,750-$83,500 ||
 * Corporate Accounting - General Accountant (small co.) || $34,000-$50,000 || $47,750-$75,500 ||
 * **Position** || **Large Company** || **Small to Medium Company** ||
 * Chief Financial Officer || $187,750-$395,500 || $94,250-$182,250 ||
 * Corporate Controller || $125,500-$206,750 || $81,750-$138,750 ||
 * Director of Finance || $121,250-$200,000 || $85,250-$142,250 ||

3. Schooling Required
Most positions in this feild require a bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field but a masters degree is much more prefered by employers. You will also need to become a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) to practice accounting this is a certification exam for all accountants. The CPA exam is taken nationwide but it only allows you to practice in the state you took it in.

4. Where to find this Career
This career is usually found in urban areas with public accounting firms and central or regional offices for busnesses are located. This career is a very good career to go into because there are alot of job possibilitys. Many of The large firms are located in big citys and recognized worldwide. But there is also many smaller ferms and you can also work on your own. it is all a matter of how you want to do this job.

5. Which colleges offer these degrees
Being a job that is very demanded many colleges offer it but a few colleges that offer degrees in this feild are listed
 * University of North Florida
 * Florida State University
 * University of Miami
 * University of Texas
 * University of Pennsylvania
 * University of Chicago