Accounting
Associate of Arts
Program Details
Successful completion of the curriculum in accounting prepares students for positions as accounting clerks, bookkeepers, payroll clerks or entry-level accountants. For the degree, students must fulfill the following major requirements with grades of C or better, complete a minimum of 60 degree-applicable semester units (12 of which must be completed at Sierra College) with a grade point average of at least 2.0 and complete one of the following general education patterns: Sierra College Associate Degree Requirements (Local General Education), or California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC).
Accounting Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026.
Featured Careers
Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 52,780
- High salary: 141,420
- Average salary: 81680
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary:
- High salary:
- Average salary:
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
High school diploma/GED, Certificate after high school
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 34,600
- High salary: 72,660
- Average salary: 49210
All Careers in Accounting (13)
| Financial Risk Specialists | - n/a | Rising | 106,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | Doctoral degree, Master's degree | Rising | 97,270 |
| Financial Examiners | Bachelor's degree | Rising | 90,400 |
| Budget Analysts | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Stable | 87,930 |
| Accountants and Auditors | - n/a | Rising | 81,680 |
| Credit Analysts | Bachelor's degree | Declining | 80,970 |
| Brokerage Clerks | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Declining | 62,940 |
| Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents | Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree | Declining | 59,740 |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | Bachelor's degree, Some college | Declining | 55,290 |
| Statistical Assistants | Bachelor's degree, Some college | Declining | 51,440 |
| Tax Preparers | High school diploma/GED, Bachelor's degree | Stable | 50,560 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | High school diploma/GED, Certificate after high school | Rising | 49,210 |
| Appraisers of Personal and Business Property | - n/a | Stable |
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