| Occupation | First Year Avg. Salary | Pct of Accounting grads in this occ |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants |
$27,900 | 6.2% |
| Retail Salespersons |
$25,200 | 4.4% |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education |
$34,000 | 4.3% |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants |
$32,300 | 4.1% |
| Managers, All Other |
$37,900 | 3.4% |
| Customer Service Representatives |
$33,600 | 3.0% |
| Court Reporters |
$23,500 | 2.9% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers |
$30,800 | 2.4% |
| Office Clerks, General |
$16,900 | 2.0% |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks |
$25,500 | 1.9% |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products |
$46,000 | 1.8% |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary |
$27,100 | 1.6% |
| Emergency Management Directors |
$33,100 | 1.5% |
| Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors |
$12,300 | 1.5% |
| Fundraisers |
$26,400 | 1.5% |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers |
$30,100 | 1.4% |
| Waiters and Waitresses |
$21,000 | 1.4% |
| Marketing Managers |
$41,000 | 1.3% |
| Health Educators |
$18,200 | 1.1% |
| Human Resources Specialists |
$29,200 | 1.0% |
| Accountants and Auditors |
$45,200 | 1.0% |
Note: values in the right hand column do not total to 100% as we do not include occupations of less than 1%