Accounting
Specific interest area · O*NET
Accounting is a specific interest area in the O*NET database, part of the Conventional Holland family. O*NET describes it as: "Work involves examining, analyzing, and interpreting accounting records for financial statements, or maintaining, auditing, or evaluating records and accounts." It is scored for 891 occupations, which average 1.74 out of 7 on the Occupational Interest scale.
How it's measured
O*NET scores each occupation on this interest on a 0–7 Occupational Interest (OI) scale, where higher means the work more strongly rewards this interest. The figures here are those occupation-level scores — a description of what kind of work each job involves, not a ranking of which job is better, harder, or higher-paid.
| Economy-wide average | 1.74 / 7 | Mean across all 891 scored occupations |
| Range across occupations | 1.00–7.00 | Lowest to highest occupation score (spread 6.00) |
| Prevalence vs. other interests | 56th pct | Where this interest's average ranks among all O*NET interest dimensions |
Occupations that fit this interest best
The occupations that score this interest strongest on the 0–7 scale.
| Occupation | Score |
|---|---|
| Accountants and Auditors | 7.00 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 7.00 |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 6.80 |
| Billing and Posting Clerks | 6.64 |
| Tax Preparers | 6.64 |
| Budget Analysts | 6.48 |
| Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents | 6.28 |
| Treasurers and Controllers | 5.93 |
| Financial Examiners | 5.77 |
| Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts | 5.46 |
| Credit Analysts | 5.42 |
| Tellers | 5.27 |
| Brokerage Clerks | 5.12 |
| Financial Managers | 5.12 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | 5.00 |
| Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | 4.92 |
| Gambling Cage Workers | 4.77 |
| Compensation and Benefits Managers | 4.66 |
| Loan Interviewers and Clerks | 4.66 |
| Cost Estimators | 4.58 |
| Personal Financial Advisors | 4.54 |
| New Accounts Clerks | 4.51 |
| Actuaries | 4.47 |
| Loan Officers | 4.47 |
| Business Intelligence Analysts | 4.32 |
Occupations that fit this interest least
The occupations that score this interest weakest — where the work rarely rewards it.
| Occupation | Score |
|---|---|
| Actors | 1.00 |
| Dancers | 1.00 |
| Dishwashers | 1.00 |
| Floor Sanders and Finishers | 1.00 |
| Furniture Finishers | 1.00 |
| Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons | 1.00 |
| Helpers--Roofers | 1.00 |
| Highway Maintenance Workers | 1.00 |
| Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 1.00 |
| Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining | 1.00 |
| Millwrights | 1.00 |
| Models | 1.00 |
| Musicians and Singers | 1.00 |
| Pile Driver Operators | 1.00 |
| Pipelayers | 1.00 |
| Rock Splitters, Quarry | 1.00 |
| Roof Bolters, Mining | 1.00 |
| Upholsterers | 1.00 |
| Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers | 1.03 |
| Passenger Attendants | 1.03 |
| Psychiatric Technicians | 1.03 |
| Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators | 1.03 |
| Shampooers | 1.03 |
| Tree Trimmers and Pruners | 1.03 |
| Writers and Authors | 1.03 |
Sources for this page
Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.
- O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.
Cite this page
Singulariki. "Accounting." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/interests/accounting
Singulariki. (2026). Accounting. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/interests/accounting
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