| Occupation | First Year Avg. Salary | Pct of Accounting grads in this occ |
| Broadcast News Analysts |
$24,800 | 6.5% |
| Editors |
$30,900 | 5.0% |
| Producers and Directors |
$40,500 | 4.1% |
| Public Relations Specialists |
$28,400 | 3.9% |
| Customer Service Representatives |
$26,300 | 3.4% |
| Retail Salespersons |
$23,800 | 3.3% |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants |
$26,100 | 3.0% |
| Advertising Sales Agents |
$29,400 | 2.8% |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists |
$36,100 | 2.6% |
| Commercial and Industrial Designers |
$32,800 | 2.5% |
| Writers and Authors |
$32,000 | 2.5% |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks |
$20,200 | 2.4% |
| Marketing Managers |
$35,600 | 2.3% |
| Managers, All Other |
$33,600 | 1.8% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers |
$29,700 | 1.7% |
| Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products |
$41,000 | 1.6% |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education |
$27,400 | 1.6% |
| Web Developers |
$34,800 | 1.5% |
| Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture |
$18,100 | 1.5% |
| Desktop Publishers |
$37,600 | 1.4% |
| Office Clerks, General |
$18,700 | 1.3% |
| Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors |
$17,400 | 1.3% |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary |
$32,100 | 1.2% |
| Advertising and Promotions Managers |
$37,400 | 1.2% |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products |
$36,100 | 1.1% |
| Waiters and Waitresses |
$21,500 | 1.1% |
Note: values in the right hand column do not total to 100% as we do not include occupations of less than 1%
