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CAREER
Budget Analysts
Overview
Salary Median (2020)
$84,940
Projected Job Growth (2019-2029)
+2.8% (slower than the average)
Career
Roadtrip Nation Leaders in This Career
What Budget Analysts Do
Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations. Analyze budgeting and accounting reports.
Other Job Titles Budget Analysts May Have
Budget Analyst, Budget and Policy Analyst, Budget Coordinator, Budget Officer, Budget Planning Analyst, Cost Analyst, Financial Services Officer, Fiscal Analyst, Fiscal Budget Analyst
How Leaders Describe a Typical Day at Work
Tasks & Responsibilities May Include
- Analyze monthly department budgeting and accounting reports to maintain expenditure controls.
- Provide advice and technical assistance with cost analysis, fiscal allocation, and budget preparation.
- Review operating budgets to analyze trends affecting budget needs.
- Compile and analyze accounting records and other data to determine the financial resources required to implement a program.
- Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations.
Education
Level of Education Attained by Budget Analysts
Most common level of education among people in
this career: Bachelor's degree (77%)
High school diploma or equivalent
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Majors Related to Career
Educational Paths Suggested by Leaders
Suggested Path
High School
Bachelor
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Additional Skills & Experiences That Can Help You Excel
It is important at my job to be flexible. It may be necessary for me to stop one thing and start on another immediately due to a deadline.
Getting Started
Recommended First Step for:
College Students
It is important to be out in the community, especially the environment you would like to work in. It is hard to pick through a stack of 300 applicants but if they know your name and you have done a good job in the past or are personal, you are more likely to get the job.
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