Purpose: This exercise will familiarize you with skill requirements, job descriptions, and salaries for accounting careers.

Address: http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/dept/fin/jobs/account.htm


Steps: Go to the site shown above.

\section*{Instructions}

Answer the following questions:

(a) What are the three broad areas of accounting?

(b) List four skills required in these areas.

(c) How do these areas differ in required skills?

(d) Explain one of the key job functions in accounting.

(e) Based on the 1992 Smart Money survey, what is the salary range for a junior staff accountant with Deloitte \& Touche?