Budget Analysts

Median salary

$91,640

Average salary

$96,370

Employment

47,160

Projected growth

1% growth

Annual openings

3,100

Typical entry education

Bachelor's degree

What Budget Analysts Do

Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations. Analyze budgeting and accounting reports.

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Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience: None
On-the-job training: None
Self-employed: Not available

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

How Much Preparation Does This Take?

Job Zone 4 of 5

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed

Experience: A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations.
Education: Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Job training: Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Source: O*NET Job Zones.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

Economics and Accountingimportance 4.4/5
Mathematicsimportance 4.0/5
English Languageimportance 3.9/5
Administration and Managementimportance 3.7/5
Administrativeimportance 3.4/5
Computers and Electronicsimportance 3.4/5
Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 3.3/5
Law and Governmentimportance 2.9/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

E-Mail5.0/5
Spend Time Sitting4.8/5
Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.7/5
Telephone Conversations4.6/5
Frequency of Decision Making4.6/5
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.6/5

Careers With Similar Skills

Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

Cost Estimators99% skill match
Compensation and Benefits Managers97% skill match
Marketing Managers96% skill match
Financial Managers96% skill match
Advertising and Promotions Managers96% skill match
Chief Executives96% skill match
Fundraising Managers96% skill match
Personal Financial Advisors96% skill match

Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.8/5
Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.8/5
Management of Financial Resourcesimportance 3.4/5
Systems Analysisimportance 3.1/5
Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.0/5
Systems Evaluationimportance 3.0/5
Time Managementimportance 3.0/5
Coordinationimportance 2.9/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Hot Technologies

Other Software Used

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

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

Attention to Detail
Dependability
Integrity
Cautiousness
Intellectual Curiosity
Achievement Orientation
Self-Confidence

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

ConventionalHigh
EnterprisingMedium
InvestigativeMedium
SocialLow
ArtisticLow
RealisticLow

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