Budget Analysts
Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations. Analyze budgeting and accounting reports.
- O*NET-SOC code
13-2031.00 - Preparation Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Wages
Median annual wage, U.S.$91,640
Employment, U.S.47,160
Median hourly wage$44.06
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $62,250 | $75,320 | $91,640 | $114,220 | $136,660 |
By state (51)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 870 | $99,490 | 1.36 |
| Alaska | 220 | $94,740 | 2.21 |
| Arizona | 730 | $84,810 | 0.74 |
| Arkansas | 320 | $71,800 | 0.81 |
| California | 4,160 | $99,520 | 0.75 |
| Colorado | 1,290 | $97,100 | 1.48 |
| Connecticut | 970 | $95,440 | 1.88 |
| Delaware | 260 | $82,000 | 1.80 |
| District of Columbia | 1,490 | $124,590 | 7.02 |
| Florida | 3,150 | $84,170 | 1.05 |
| Georgia | 1,900 | $91,870 | 1.28 |
| Hawaii | 210 | $92,380 | 1.10 |
| Idaho | 190 | $83,220 | 0.73 |
| Illinois | 750 | $94,880 | 0.40 |
| Indiana | 390 | $82,080 | 0.40 |
| Iowa | 390 | $86,550 | 0.82 |
| Kansas | 270 | $80,140 | 0.62 |
| Kentucky | 630 | $76,860 | 1.03 |
| Louisiana | 330 | $80,530 | 0.56 |
| Maine | 200 | $88,130 | 1.03 |
| Maryland | 2,490 | $106,020 | 2.97 |
| Massachusetts | 1,280 | $92,260 | 1.16 |
| Michigan | 1,020 | $96,430 | 0.76 |
| Minnesota | 450 | $85,970 | 0.50 |
| Mississippi | 390 | $78,850 | 1.11 |
| Missouri | 520 | $81,980 | 0.59 |
| Montana | 360 | $79,700 | 2.33 |
| Nebraska | 200 | $83,010 | 0.63 |
| Nevada | 440 | $81,600 | 0.94 |
| New Hampshire | 80 | $92,600 | 0.37 |
| New Jersey | 840 | $96,250 | 0.65 |
| New Mexico | 740 | $87,360 | 2.81 |
| New York | 2,760 | $88,540 | 0.94 |
| North Carolina | 1,830 | $82,350 | 1.22 |
| North Dakota | 150 | $77,400 | 1.17 |
| Ohio | 800 | $89,840 | 0.47 |
| Oklahoma | 670 | $80,990 | 1.29 |
| Oregon | 1,090 | $95,250 | 1.82 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,490 | $84,240 | 0.81 |
| Rhode Island | 90 | $92,790 | 0.60 |
| South Carolina | 470 | $86,260 | 0.68 |
| South Dakota | 120 | $79,180 | 0.88 |
| Tennessee | 1,140 | $86,570 | 1.15 |
| Texas | 3,340 | $82,970 | 0.78 |
| Utah | 280 | $88,610 | 0.54 |
| Vermont | 90 | $93,430 | 1.02 |
| Virginia | 2,730 | $105,470 | 2.19 |
| Washington | 1,510 | $96,640 | 1.40 |
| West Virginia | 180 | $78,850 | 0.87 |
| Wisconsin | 820 | $82,180 | 0.92 |
| Wyoming | 80 | $81,100 | 0.90 |
Similar occupations
Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
| # | Occupation | Job Zone | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accountants and Auditors | 4 | 0.978 |
| 2 | Treasurers and Controllers | 4 | 0.978 |
| 3 | Credit Analysts | 4 | 0.972 |
| 4 | Actuaries | 4 | 0.968 |
| 5 | Personal Financial Advisors | 4 | 0.956 |
| 6 | Investment Fund Managers | 5 | 0.956 |
| 7 | Financial Examiners | 4 | 0.954 |
| 8 | Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 4 | 0.953 |
| 9 | Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | 4 | 0.951 |
| 10 | Financial Quantitative Analysts | 5 | 0.951 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Budget Analysts, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.
| Occupation | Skill to build | Level gap | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Financial Advisors | Service Orientation | 1.13 | 0.956 |
| Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | Service Orientation | 0.87 | 0.951 |
| Business Intelligence Analysts | Active Learning | 1.00 | 0.947 |
| Cost Estimators | Active Learning | 0.76 | 0.943 |
| Credit Counselors | Service Orientation | 0.87 | 0.928 |
| Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators | Monitoring | 0.76 | 0.927 |
| Social Science Research Assistants | Science | 3.38 | 0.923 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Budget Analysts, excluding software Budget Analysts already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Dynamics | 12 of 20 | 4.7x |
| Sage 50 Accounting | 8 of 20 | 8.8x |
| Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA | 8 of 20 | 8.2x |
| SAS | 11 of 20 | 4.3x |
| Microsoft SQL Server | 10 of 20 | 4.9x |
| Tax software | 7 of 20 | 9.5x |
| Tableau | 9 of 20 | 5.7x |
| Tax compliance property tax management software | 4 of 20 | 46.2x |
| ADP Workforce Now | 6 of 20 | 10.7x |
| IBM SPSS Statistics | 9 of 20 | 4.5x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 3.62 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 3.75 | 3.38 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 3.38 | 3.88 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 3.25 | 3.12 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 3.12 | 3.88 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.62 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 2.62 | 2.88 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 2.62 | 2.75 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 2.62 | 2.62 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 2.50 | 2.75 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 2.50 | 2.62 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 2.38 | 2.62 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.25 | 2.50 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 2.12 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 0.88 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 0.88 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 0.88 |
| Science | Essential skill | 1.25 | not rated |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 1.12 | not rated |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Economics and Accounting | 4.42 | 5.11 |
| Mathematics | 4.03 | 4.52 |
| English Language | 3.93 | 4.05 |
| Administration and Management | 3.74 | 4.37 |
| Administrative | 3.38 | 4.00 |
| Computers and Electronics | 3.36 | 4.35 |
| Customer and Personal Service | 3.25 | 3.80 |
| Law and Government | 2.92 | 2.98 |
| Education and Training | 2.62 | 2.65 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 2.24 | 3.00 |
| Public Safety and Security | 2.19 | 1.79 |
| Production and Processing | 1.98 | 1.68 |
| Communications and Media | 1.87 | 1.66 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 1.58 | not rated |
| Psychology | 1.51 | 1.44 |
| History and Archeology | 1.42 | 0.93 |
| Philosophy and Theology | 1.38 | not rated |
| Telecommunications | 1.36 | not rated |
| Design | 1.32 | 0.51 |
| Therapy and Counseling | 1.31 | not rated |
| Geography | 1.31 | 0.87 |
| Sales and Marketing | 1.27 | not rated |
| Transportation | 1.26 | not rated |
| Engineering and Technology | 1.23 | not rated |
| Foreign Language | 1.13 | not rated |
| Chemistry | 1.11 | not rated |
| Physics | 1.11 | not rated |
| Building and Construction | 1.05 | not rated |
| Mechanical | 1.04 | not rated |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1.03 | not rated |
| Biology | 1.02 | not rated |
| Fine Arts | 1.02 | not rated |
| Food Production | 1.02 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematical Reasoning | 3.88 | 4.25 |
| Number Facility | 3.88 | 4.25 |
| Oral Expression | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Written Comprehension | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Oral Comprehension | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Information Ordering | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Written Expression | 3.62 | 4.00 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Speech Clarity | 3.62 | 3.12 |
| Near Vision | 3.38 | 3.38 |
| Speech Recognition | 3.25 | 3.00 |
| Category Flexibility | 3.12 | 3.50 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Perceptual Speed | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Selective Attention | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Originality | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Far Vision | 2.62 | 2.75 |
| Time Sharing | 2.62 | 2.25 |
| Memorization | 2.25 | 2.00 |
| Speed of Closure | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 2.00 | 1.75 |
| Visualization | 2.00 | 1.75 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 2.00 | 1.62 |
| Auditory Attention | 2.00 | 1.12 |
| Finger Dexterity | 1.88 | 1.00 |
| Trunk Strength | 1.75 | 1.12 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 1.50 | 0.62 |
| Manual Dexterity | 1.50 | 0.62 |
| Control Precision | 1.50 | 0.50 |
| Depth Perception | 1.50 | 0.50 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 1.38 | 0.50 |
| Dynamic Strength | 1.12 | not rated |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Explosive Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
| Extent Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Glare Sensitivity | 1.00 | not rated |
| Gross Body Coordination | 1.00 | not rated |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 1.00 | not rated |
| Multilimb Coordination | 1.00 | not rated |
| Night Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Peripheral Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Rate Control | 1.00 | not rated |
| Reaction Time | 1.00 | not rated |
| Response Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Sound Localization | 1.00 | not rated |
| Spatial Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.00 | not rated |
| Stamina | 1.00 | not rated |
| Static Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Microsoft Access in demand
- Microsoft Excel in demand
- Microsoft Office software in demand
- Microsoft Outlook in demand
- Microsoft Power BI in demand
- Microsoft PowerPoint in demand
- Microsoft Word in demand
- SAP software in demand
- Microsoft SharePoint hot
- Microsoft Visual Basic hot
- Structured query language SQL hot
- Adaptive Planning
- Budget monitoring systems
- Budgeting, forecasting, and planning software
- Business Objects Data Integrator
- Business performance management BPM software
- Deltek Costpoint
- Email software
- Everest Software Advanced
- Extensity MPC
- FRx Software Microsoft Forecaster
- Financial reporting software
- Fund accounting software
- Graphics software
- Human resources management system HRMS
- Hyperion Enterprise
- IBM Cognos Business Intelligence
- IBM Cognos Planning
- Lilly Software Associates VISUAL Enterprise
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
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- Microsoft FRx
- Microsoft Visual Basic.NET
- NetSuite NetERP
- Online analytical processing OLAP software
- Open Systems TRAVERSE
- Oracle E-Business Suite Financials
- Oracle Hyperion
- Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise
- Oracle PeopleSoft Financials
- Oracle Performance Management Suites
- OutlookSoft
- Payroll software
- Relational database software
- Revelwood
- SAP Business One
- SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports
- SAP Crystal Xcelsius
- Sage Active Planner
- Sage ERP Accpac
- Sage MAS 200 ERP
- Sage MAS 90 ERP
- Satori Group proCube
- Statistical software
- Time and attendance software
- Ultimate Software UltiPro Workplace
- Valiant Vantage
Where it concentrates
Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.
| Metro area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helena, MT | 150 | 11.46 | $79,700 |
| Corvallis, OR | 100 | 8.72 | $79,910 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 290 | 7.23 | $91,060 |
| Huntsville, AL | 520 | 6.47 | $113,400 |
| Salem, OR | 360 | 6.34 | $98,110 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 210 | 5.21 | $101,360 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | 100 | 5.12 | $81,100 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 190 | 4.99 | $83,780 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 650 | 4.76 | $81,350 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 4,100 | 4.31 | $125,050 |