As of May 2021, there were approximately 1.31 million accountants and auditors employed in the United States. They were the largest cohort of financial specialists in the United States. The second largest group of financial specialists was loan officers, amounting to approximately 340 thousand employees.
Number of financial specialists in the United States as of May 2021, by occupation (in 1,000s)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 31, 2022). Number of financial specialists in the United States as of May 2021, by occupation (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/314018/number-of-us-financial-specialists-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of financial specialists in the United States as of May 2021, by occupation (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/314018/number-of-us-financial-specialists-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2022). Number of financial specialists in the United States as of May 2021, by occupation (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/314018/number-of-us-financial-specialists-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Financial Specialists in The United States as of May 2021, by Occupation (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/314018/number-of-us-financial-specialists-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of financial specialists in the United States as of May 2021, by occupation (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/314018/number-of-us-financial-specialists-by-occupation/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Number of financial specialists in the United States as of May 2021, by occupation (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/314018/number-of-us-financial-specialists-by-occupation/