Accounting and Bookkeeping Quick Facts

Having more information means you can be better prepared.

Did you know?

• About 1.3 million Americans worked as accountants and auditors in 2006.
  -- U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics
• Approximately 10% of accountants and auditors are self-employed.
  -- U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics
• Job opportunities for accountants are expected to grow faster than the average for all careers by 2016.
  -- collegeboard.com
  
• The average yearly income for an accountant or auditor in 2006 was $66,990.
  -- collegeboard.com
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• If a burst water pipe damages valuable documents, papers, records or reference material, your Nationwide policy could help to restore or replace them.
  
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