This career family provides many opportunities for career advancement to workers who are willing to undergo training. Most business settings provide a comfortable office environment. As the careers of executive or managerial level employees advance, so do their hours, especially if they are required to travel. Employment Growing use of automation and technology is reducing the number of clerical and secretarial jobs in the industry.
Reduced staff means fewer managers are needed.
More than one million workers were employed as accountants or auditors in 1998. An MBA generally is needed to enter the work force as an executive, but many employees advance to executive levels through experience within a business. Training and advancement Clerical and secretarial jobs generally are available to anyone with efficient skills. Most supervisory positions are filled from within a business by employees who have shown initiative and expertise. Most jobs in the accounting field require at least a bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field.