Accountants Outpace CPAs in Job Listings

Simplyhired 2011 010 08 — Help Wanted trends for "accountant" and "CPA" (by SimplyHired via CPA Trendlines)

Millions of “help wanted” ads surveyed and indexed.

Indexed to February 2010, the number of open “accountant” jobs has increased 64% and the number of open “CPA” jobs has declined 11%, according to data from Simply Hired, a job search engine affiliated with CPA Trendlines. The graph displays the percentage of jobs with the search terms anywhere in the job listing.

Posted on October 8, 2011

Rick Telberg

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Rick Telberg is a veteran analyst, advisor, commentator, editor, and publisher. He brings a unique background and perspective to research and advisory services for the professional services community.

Mr. Telberg may well be the accounting profession's most widely-known commentator through his long associations with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Accounting Today magazine, and today, CPA Trendlines.

As an expert in management, marketing, media, and e-commerce, Mr. Telberg has served as Senior Editorial Director of Pro2Net Corp., now www.smartpros.com, and as Director of Online Content at CPA2Biz, www.cpa.com.

Previously, Mr. Telberg served as the early Editor-in-Chief of Accounting Today, and as Vice President/Group Publisher at Thomson Financial (now SourceMedia), overseeing Practical Accountant, Accounting Technology, and what is now AccountingToday.com.

Mr. Telberg was presented with a special citation by the National Society of Accountants for service to the profession and has served on a variety of boards and steering committees, including BKR International and the IBM Small Business Advisory Council. He is a graduate of New York University.

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