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Budget Analysts

Part of Finance, in the Business Finance pathway.

Job zone 4: considerable preparationO*NET 13-2031.00

What the work is

Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations. Analyze budgeting and accounting reports.

On a typical day

  • Analyze monthly department budgeting and accounting reports to maintain expenditure controls.
  • Direct the preparation of regular and special budget reports.
  • Consult with managers to ensure that budget adjustments are made in accordance with program changes.
  • Match appropriations for specific programs with appropriations for broader programs, including items for emergency funds.
  • Provide advice and technical assistance with cost analysis, fiscal allocation, and budget preparation.
  • Summarize budgets and submit recommendations for the approval or disapproval of funds requests.

What it pays

$92,000
Median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro
New workers start near $62,000
Experienced workers reach $121,510
  1. $62k10th
  2. $74k25th
  3. $92kMedian
  4. $108k75th
  5. $122k90th
Wage percentiles: 10th $62,000, 25th $74,370, Median $92,000, 75th $107,910, 90th $121,510

About 560 people do this job in the San Antonio area.

Job outlook

Alamo region (Bexar and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034. U.S. figures from the BLS for comparison.

+10.6%

employment change in the Alamo region, 603 to 667 jobs · U.S. +1%

44

openings a year in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 3,100

603

employed in the Alamo region in 2024 · U.S. 50,400

Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree

Skills this career uses

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

  1. Mathematics3.9
  2. Critical Thinking3.9
  3. Reading Comprehension4.0
  4. Active Listening4.0
  5. Judgment and Decision Making3.8
  6. Complex Problem Solving3.6
  7. Speaking3.4
  8. Management of Financial Resources3.9

Education people in this job have

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

  1. High school or less13%
  2. Some college2%
  3. Bachelor's degree77%
  4. Master's degree8%

Job zone 4, considerable preparation: Usually a bachelor's degree, sometimes a strong associate plus experience.

Alamo programs that lead here

  • Northwest Vista
  • Palo Alto
  1. Accounting

    Transfer pre-major · Business & Entrepreneurship

  2. Accounting

    Degree · Transfer pre-major · Public Service

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