Accounting Jobs and MBA Programs in Washington

There are plenty of job and employment prospects for financial managers in Washington. In Washington, there are currently 10,340 jobs for financial managers and national projections show the job pool increasing by seven percent over the next 10 years. In general, financial managers conduct research, prepare reports and formulate plans to aid in solution of economic problems arising from production and distribution of goods and services.

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State figures show that financial managers in Washington earn $52 per hour or $107,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $53 hourly or $110,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the Evergreen State, Washington is home to 6,664,195 people. It's population has increased 13.1 percent over the last 10 years. The state capital is Olympia. There were 4,012,270 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Washington earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $42,747, up from $41,919. The unemployment rate in Washington was 8.9 percent in 2009. It went up by 3.5 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 27.7 percent. This is under the national average.

The top employing fields in Washington include software publishers, offices of dentists, monorail system manufacturing and refrigerated warehousing.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Everett is the site of the world's largest building, Boeing's final assembly plant. One of the unique tidbits about Washington is the state of Washington is the only state to be named after a United States president.

Accounting

Financial managers conduct research, prepare reports and formulate plans to aid in solution of economic problems arising from production and distribution of goods and services.

While working, they advise management on short-term and long-term financial objectives and actions and prepare financial statements, business activity reports, financial forecasts and reports required by regulatory agencies.

They are required to manage and maintain budgets and other financial resources. Also, they must listen well to others and take in their information and issues.

Financial managers should be able to articulate ideas and problems and read and understand documents and reports.

In order to be successful in the workplace, financial managers must have exceptional integrity and be reliable.