Part IV: Descriptions of the 50 Best Jobs for Each Personality Type _______________________________GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 04. Business and
Administration. Work Group: 04.06. Mathematical
Clerical Support. Other Jobs in " is Work Group:
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Opera-
tors; Billing, Cost, and Rate Clerks; Bookkeeping,
Accounting, and Auditing Clerks; Payroll and Time-
keeping Clerks; Statement Clerks; Tax Preparers.
Skills: Service Orientation; Mathematics; Speaking;
Active Listening; Systems Evaluation.
Education and Training Program: Accounting
Te c h n o l o g y/ Te c h n i c i a n a n d B o o k k e e p i n g. Related
Knowledge/Courses: Economics and Accounting;
Clerical Practices; Customer and Personal Service;
Sales and Marketing; Computers and Electronics;
Mathematics.
Work Env ironment : Indoors; sitting; repetitive
motions.Budget Analysts
! Personality Code: CEI! Education/Training Required: Bachelor’s
degree
! Annual Earnings: $63,440
! Beginning Wage: $41,440
! Earnings Growth Potential: Low
! Growth: 7.1%
! Annual Job Openings: 6,423
! Self-Employed: 0.0%
! Part-Time: 3.2%
Examine budget estimates for completeness,
accuracy, and conformance with procedures and
regulations. Analyze budgeting and accounting
reports for the purpose of maintaining expendi-
ture controls. Direct the preparation of regular and
special budget reports. Consult with managers to
ensure that budget adjustments are made in accor-
dance with program changes. Match appropriations
for specifi c programs with appropriations for broader
programs, including items for emergency funds.
Provide advice and technical assistance with costanalysis, fi scal allocation, and budget preparation.
Summarize budgets and submit recommendations
for the approval or disapproval of funds requests. Seek
new ways to improve effi ciency and increase profi ts.
Review operating budgets to analyze trends aff ecting
budget needs. Perform cost-benefi t analyses to com-
pare operating programs, review fi nancial requests, or
explore alternative fi nancing methods. Interpret bud-
get directives and establish policies for carrying out
directives. Compile and analyze accounting records
and other data to determine the fi nancial resources
required to implement a program. Testify before
examining and fund-granting authorities, clarifying
and promoting the proposed budgets.
GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 04. Business and
Administration. Work Group: 04.05. Accounting,
Auditing, and Analytical Support. Other Jobs in
" is Work Group: Accountants; Accountants and
Auditors; Auditors; Industrial Engineering Techni-
cians; Logisticians; Management Analysts; Opera-
tions Research Analysts.
Skills: Management of Financial Resources; Systems
Analysis; Systems Evaluation; Mathematics; Judg-
ment and Decision Making; Persuasion.
Education and Training Programs: Accounting;
Finance, General. Related Knowledge/Courses:
Economics and Accounting; Clerical Practices;
Administration and Management; Mathematics;
Personnel and Human Resources; Computers and
Electronics.
Work Environment: Indoors; sitting.