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Financial advisor most in-demand accounting/finance job; average salary $85,860

June 29, 2018

Professional staffing firm CyberCoders, part of ASGN Inc. (NYSE: ASGN), listed its most in-demand jobs for the accounting and finance industries in 2018.

Financial advisor, with year-over-year growth of 12.8% and an average salary of $85,860, ranks as the most in-demand job, followed by loan officer with 11.7% growth and a salary of $68,000.

“After the busy tax season, we often see an influx of hiring managers seeking talent to fill newly open roles and candidates eager to find their next, best job.,” CyberCoders President Shane Lamb said.

Here are the 10 most in-demand accounting and finance jobs for 2018, with salary average and year-over-year growth:

  1. Financial advisor: $85,860; 12.8%
  2. Loan officer: $68,000; 11.7%
  3. Tax supervisor: $96,944; 5.9%
  4. Staff auditor: 64,209; 5.4%
  5. Director of accounting: $129,606; 5.4%
  6. Underwriter: $84,297; 4.6%
  7. Accountant: $67,072; 3.8%
  8. Staff accountant: $58,427; 3.7%
  9. Mortgage processor: $54,541; 3.6%
  10. Accounting manager: $87,653; 3.4%

“It’s important for CyberCoders to remain as informed as possible on trends and in-demand jobs in the accounting and finance industries,” Lamb said. “Deriving this data allows our recruiters to accurately assess the market and put their efforts into being as prepared as possible to help companies and candidates alike.”

CyberCoders is based in Irvine, Calif. It derived the list by analyzing data points from more than 400,000 data points from proprietary placement and jobs data from 2014 to 2018.