{"id":7032872,"date":"2026-08-08T01:27:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/som2nypost.com\/accounting\/job-satisfaction-in-accounting-rises-slightly\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:27:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:27:10","slug":"job-satisfaction-in-accounting-rises-slightly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/som2nypost.com\/?p=7032872","title":{"rendered":"Job satisfaction in accounting rises \u2014 slightly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arizent.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/b4042f5\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/800x450+0+0\/resize\/800x450!\/format\/jpg\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F0d%2F95%2F6d2368924cdeb1837f6b59b95b49%2Fat-080726-btg-survey-satisfaction.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Just over half of accountants report being &#8220;highly satisfied&#8221; with their jobs, according to an ongoing survey \u2014 and perhaps just as important, the sources of dissatisfaction in the profession are becoming clearer and clearer.<\/p>\n<p>The preliminary results of the 3rd Annual CPA Career Satisfaction Survey, which were released at last week&#8217;s Bridging the Gap Conference showed satisfaction creeping up, with 54% of respondents saying they are &#8220;highly satisfied&#8221; with their careers, versus 50% two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The survey, which is conducted Brainstorm Group and HB Publishing &amp; Marketing Co., also identified a number of factors that influence satisfaction, which get surprisingly specific. <\/p>\n<p>Pay, for instance, is always important, but only really moves the needle on satisfaction for those who report that their salaries are &#8220;highly&#8221; competitive, versus being merely &#8220;somewhat&#8221; competitive.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, long hours aren&#8217;t necessarily a driver of dissatisfaction \u2014 it matters more what kind of work people are doing during those long hours, and what kinds of clients they&#8217;re doing it for.<\/p>\n<p>It also turns out that the size of firm one works for is important: Those at smaller practices with between 11 and 24 employees reported both the highest satisfaction (70%) and the lowest dissatisfaction (5%), while sole practitioners are at the opposite end of the spectrum, with 41% dissatisfied with their careers and only 23% satisfied.<\/p>\n<p>More details from the preliminary results, including the primary drivers of job satisfaction in accounting, are below. The survey is <ps-link><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/3KR6XDL\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\">still open for participation<\/a><\/ps-link>, with final results due later this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just over half of accountants report being &#8220;highly satisfied&#8221; with their jobs, according to an ongoing survey \u2014 and perhaps just as important, the sources of dissatisfaction in the profession are becoming clearer and clearer. 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