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49. Accounting Director
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- Median Pay: $126,000
- Top Pay: $173,000
- 10-year job growth: 7%
Better like numbers. This job involves overseeing a company's finance department and tracking the company's finances. These directors are responsible for making sure that all transactions are properly recorded and all relevant tax filings are completed on time and without errors.
Quality of life ratings:
Personal satisfaction: A | Benefit to society: C | Telecommuting: B | Low stress: C
Notes: All pay data from PayScale.com. Median pay is for an experienced worker (at least five or seven years in the field). Top pay represents the 90th percentile. Job growth is estimated for 2014-24, and based on people working in broader 'job family' from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. For more details, see How We Picked the Best Jobs. Sources: PayScale.com, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and CNNMoney research
- Last updated May 09 2017 02:13 PM ET
