hourly pay averages $33.53, up 4%.
by beth bellor
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as 2019 dawns, the most stunning trends in hiring in the tax and accounting industry is in payroll services, which shows year-over-year increases of 7 percent or more in overall employment, according to an exclusive 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 analysis. meanwhile, tax prep continues its slow slide.
more on jobs: tax shops cut 6,200 jobs | tax shops cut staff by 10% | benefits, perks, and incentives: the happy-packs of employee satisfaction | salary survey: top skills getting top pay | growth slowdown: tax & accounting hiring rates hit headwinds | steady gains in hiring at accounting firms | accounting wages set new record
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in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 reports:
- current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the industry.
- average hourly wages for key segments
- typical hours worked per week
- trends concerning women in the accounting workforce
nationally, the unemployment rate stands at 3.9 percent as total nonfarm payroll employment gains 312,000 in the latest month. employment in professional and business services continues its upward trend by adding 43,000 new jobs. the sector added 583,000 jobs in 2018, beating the 458,000 jobs added in 2017 by 27.3 percent.
the tax & accounting profession
the new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 analysis shows the accounting profession with1,023,700 full-time equivalent employees, up 2,800 or 0.3 percent for the latest month and 41,600 or 4.2 percent for the year. they averaged 35.9 weekly hours, down 6 minutes or 0.3 percent for the month but up 24 minutes or 1.1 percent for the year. their average hourly earnings at $33.53 were up 6 cents or 0.2 percent for the month and $1.26 or 3.9 percent for the year.
staff numbers are dipping slightly to 764,400, down 200 for the month – statistically flat – but up 20,400 or 2.7 percent for the year. employees are working 34.1 hours per week, down 12 minutes for the month and 6 minutes for the year, dips of 0.6 and 0.3 percent respectively. they’re earning a scant new record $26.22, up 3 cents or 0.1 percent for the month and 79 cents or 3.1 percent for the year.
cpa firms, all employees
cpa firms now employ 489,300, down 100 for the month, statistically flat, but up 10,000, or 2.1 percent for the year. their hours are edging lower as well, to 37.4, down 6 minutes or 0.3 percent for the month, but up 48 minutes or 2.2 percent for the year. their earnings ticked up a penny to $36.23, statistically flat for the month but up $1.27 or 3.6 percent for the year.
cpa firms, staff
staff at cpa firms number 352,700, up 800, or 0.2 percent for the month but down 700 or 0.2 percent for the year. they’re working half an hour less per week, 36.1 hours, down 1.4 percent for the month, but up 6 minutes or 0.3 percent for the year. they’re making 3 cents less, $27.24 per hour, down 0.1 percent for the month, but up 48 cents or 1.8 percent for the year.
tax prep
tax preparation services are at a high for the year of 95,700, up 1,900 or 2 percent for the month, but down 3,000, or 3 percent for the year.
payroll agencies
payroll hits a year high at 180,000, up 1,900 or 1.1 percent for the month, and 12,200, or 7.3 percent for the year. hours average 35.2, up 18 minutes or 0.9 percent for the month and 6 minutes or 0.3 percent for the year. earnings dip below $30 for the first time in seven months to $29.78, down 39 cents or 1.3 percent for the month but up 72 cents or 2.5 percent for the year.
staff in payroll sets a new record at 152,200, up 1,000, or 0.7 percent for the month, and 11,700 or 8.3 percent for the year. they’re working 34.4 hours, up 6 minutes or 0.3 percent for the month, but down 36 minutes or 1.7 percent for the year. they’re getting $26.59 per hour, down 2 cents, or 0.1 percent for the month, but up $1.17 or 4.6 percent for the year.
bookkeeping
other accounting services drop to 257,900, down 2,600, or 1 percent for the month, but up 5,700 or 2.3 percent for the year.
women
the number of women in the profession ticks upward, reaching 640,400, up 2,700 or 0.4 percent for the month, and 22,900, or 3.7 percent for the year. cpa firms employ 298,700, up 800 or 0.3 percent for the month, and 4,200, or 1.4 percent for the year. there’s a new record for women in payroll at 91,900, up 4,200, or 4.8 percent for the month, and 12,100 or 15.2 percent for the year.