Professional Profile

Profession:
Certified Public Accountant

Number of Licensed Professionals in Florida:
33,300

Salary Range:
$34,470–$94,050*

Requirements to be licensed:

• Baccalaureate degree with a concentration in accounting or business
• 30 semester hours in excess of the baccalaureate degree
• An accounting program that includes 36 semester hours of upper division accounting to include coverage of taxation, auditing, accounting information systems, financial, and cost/managerial accounting
• A business program that includes 39 semester hours of upper division general business with at least 6 semester hours of business law to include coverage of contracts, torts, and the uniform commercial code.
  

Interesting Facts: Salaries are typically lower in the South Atlantic (Delaware to Florida).  However in Miami the salary range currently averages up to 14 percent higher than the U.S. average and in Orlando salaries are averaging about 2 percent higher.

*U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Florida, May 2006