Accounting Hiring Stalls; Salaries Hit New Highs

Even as firms trim payrolls, especially in tax prep.

By Beth Bellor
CPA Trendlines

After heady gains, the accounting profession is doing some backsliding. How worried should we be?

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In this report, CPA Trendlines analyzes:

  • Current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and CPA segments of the profession,
  • Average hourly earnings for each segment,
  • Average hours worked per week by segment and
  • Trends regarding women in the accounting workforce.