Occupation AtlasBudget Analysts
O*NET · 13-2031.00
Budget Analysts
Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations. Analyze budgeting and accounting reports.
Also called Budget Admin · Budget Administrator (Budget Admin) · Budget Analyst · Budget and Policy Analyst · Budget Coordinator · Budget Engineer · Budget Examiner · Budget Management Analyst
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Budget Officer · Budget Planning Analyst · Budget Specialist · Cost Accountant · Cost Analyst · Financial Management Analyst · Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst · Financial Services Officer · Fiscal Agent · Fiscal Analyst · Fiscal Budget Analyst · Fiscal Officer · Program Analyst · Program Budget Analyst · Program Cost Control Analyst · Program Cost Schedule and Control Analyst · Staff Services Analyst
Job Zone
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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
CEIConventional · Enterprising · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- C Conventional7.00
- E Enterprising4.91
- I Investigative3.72
- S Social2.25
- A Artistic1.58
- R Realistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Education and experience
The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.
- Related work experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (46%)
- On-site or in-plant training
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months (34%)
- On-the-job training
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (43%)
Typically associated skills
All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.
- Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 3.9Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
- MathematicsbasicImportance 3.9Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Calculate the square footage of a new home under construction
- Active ListeningbasicImportance 3.8Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
- Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 3.8Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
- Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.8Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
- Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.8Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
- SpeakingbasicImportance 3.8Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
- Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 3.4Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Prepare and manage a budget for a short-term project
- Active LearningbasicImportance 3.3Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
- WritingbasicImportance 3.1Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
- Systems AnalysisImportance 3.1Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
- MonitoringbasicImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
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- Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Notice that customers are angry because they have been waiting too long
- Systems EvaluationImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Determine why estimates for the time to complete a task are overly optimistic
- Time ManagementImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Keep a monthly calendar of appointments
- CoordinationImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Schedule appointments for a medical clinic
- PersuasionImportance 2.6Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Solicit donations for a charity
- NegotiationImportance 2.6Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
- InstructingImportance 2.6Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Instruct a new employee in the use of a timekeeping system
- Service OrientationImportance 2.5Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
- Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 2.5Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Learn a different method of completing a task from a coworker
- Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 2.4Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a project
- Operations AnalysisImportance 2.3Level 2.5Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
- Management of Material ResourcesImportance 2.0Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
- Operations MonitoringImportance 1.9Level 0.9
- ProgrammingImportance 1.8Level 0.9
- Technology DesignImportance 1.8Level 0.9
- SciencebasicImportance 1.3Level —
- Quality Control AnalysisImportance 1.1Level —
- Equipment MaintenanceImportance 1.0Level —
- Equipment SelectionImportance 1.0Level —
- InstallationImportance 1.0Level —
- Operation and ControlImportance 1.0Level —
- RepairingImportance 1.0Level —
- TroubleshootingImportance 1.0Level —
Tasks
12 core · 1 supplementalWhat people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).
- Analyze monthly department budgeting and accounting reports to maintain expenditure controls.Importance 4.4
- Provide advice and technical assistance with cost analysis, fiscal allocation, and budget preparation.Importance 4.4
- Review operating budgets to analyze trends affecting budget needs.Importance 4.2
- Consult with managers to ensure that budget adjustments are made in accordance with program changes.Importance 4.1
- Summarize budgets and submit recommendations for the approval or disapproval of funds requests.Importance 4.1
- Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations.Importance 4.1
- Compile and analyze accounting records and other data to determine the financial resources required to implement a program.Importance 4.1
- Direct the preparation of regular and special budget reports.Importance 4.0
- Interpret budget directives and establish policies for carrying out directives.Importance 4.0
- Perform cost-benefit analyses to compare operating programs, review financial requests, or explore alternative financing methods.Importance 3.7
- Match appropriations for specific programs with appropriations for broader programs, including items for emergency funds.Importance 3.5
- Seek new ways to improve efficiency and increase profits.Importance 3.4
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- Testify before examining and fund-granting authorities, clarifying and promoting the proposed budgets.Importance 3.8
Knowledge
Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.
- Economics and AccountingImportance 4.4Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Develop financial investment programs for individual clients
- MathematicsImportance 4.0Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
- English LanguageImportance 3.9Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
- Administration and ManagementImportance 3.7Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
- AdministrativeImportance 3.4Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
- Computers and ElectronicsImportance 3.4Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
- Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 3.3Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
- Law and GovernmentImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Prepare documents and title papers for the purchase of a new house
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- Education and TrainingImportance 2.6Level 2.7
- Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 2.2Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants for an administrative position
- Public Safety and SecurityImportance 2.2Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Use a seatbelt
- Production and ProcessingImportance 2.0Level 1.7Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
- Communications and MediaImportance 1.9Level 1.7Level 1 looks like: Write a thank you note
- Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 1.6Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Identify two cultures in a story as being different
- PsychologyImportance 1.5Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Monitor several children on a playground
- History and ArcheologyImportance 1.4Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Take a class in US history
- Philosophy and TheologyImportance 1.4Level —
- TelecommunicationsImportance 1.4Level 0.6Level 1 looks like: Send an email
- DesignImportance 1.3Level 0.5Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
- GeographyImportance 1.3Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
- Sales and MarketingImportance 1.3Level —
- Therapy and CounselingImportance 1.3Level —
- TransportationImportance 1.3Level —
- Engineering and TechnologyImportance 1.2Level —
- Building and ConstructionImportance 1.1Level —
- ChemistryImportance 1.1Level —
- Foreign LanguageImportance 1.1Level —
- PhysicsImportance 1.1Level —
- BiologyImportance 1.0Level —
- Fine ArtsImportance 1.0Level —
- Food ProductionImportance 1.0Level —
- MechanicalImportance 1.0Level —
- Medicine and DentistryImportance 1.0Level —
Abilities
Enduring capacities the work calls for.
- Mathematical ReasoningImportance 3.9Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
- Number FacilityImportance 3.9Level 4.3Level 5 looks like: Compute the interest payment that should be generated from an investment
- Oral ComprehensionImportance 3.9Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
- Oral ExpressionImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
- Written ComprehensionImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
- Deductive ReasoningImportance 3.8Level 3.9
- Information OrderingImportance 3.8Level 3.8Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
- Problem SensitivityImportance 3.8Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
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- Inductive ReasoningImportance 3.6Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
- Speech ClarityImportance 3.6Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
- Written ExpressionImportance 3.6Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
- Near VisionImportance 3.4Level 3.4Level 2 looks like: Read indicators on the dashboard of a car
- Speech RecognitionImportance 3.3Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Recognize the voice of a coworker
- Category FlexibilityImportance 3.1Level 3.5Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
- Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Name four different uses for a screwdriver
- Perceptual SpeedImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
- Selective AttentionImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
- Flexibility of ClosureImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
- OriginalityImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Use a credit card to open a locked door
- Far VisionImportance 2.6Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
- Time SharingImportance 2.6Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Listen to music while entering numbers into a spreadsheet
- MemorizationImportance 2.3Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Remember the number on your bus to be sure you get back on the right one
- Speed of ClosureImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
- Auditory AttentionImportance 2.0Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
- Hearing SensitivityImportance 2.0Level 1.6Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
- Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
- VisualizationImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
- Finger DexterityImportance 1.9Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
- Trunk StrengthImportance 1.8Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
- Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 1.5Level 0.6
- Control PrecisionImportance 1.5Level 0.5
- Depth PerceptionImportance 1.5Level 0.5
- Manual DexterityImportance 1.5Level 0.6Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
- Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 1.4Level 0.5
- Dynamic StrengthImportance 1.1Level —
- Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
- Explosive StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
- Extent FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
- Glare SensitivityImportance 1.0Level —
- Gross Body CoordinationImportance 1.0Level —
- Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 1.0Level —
- Multilimb CoordinationImportance 1.0Level —
- Night VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Peripheral VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Rate ControlImportance 1.0Level —
- Reaction TimeImportance 1.0Level —
- Response OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
- Sound LocalizationImportance 1.0Level —
- Spatial OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
- Speed of Limb MovementImportance 1.0Level —
- StaminaImportance 1.0Level —
- Static StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
Work activities
Kinds of activity the work is made of.
- Getting InformationImportance 4.5Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
- Working with ComputersImportance 4.5Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
- Processing InformationImportance 4.4Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 4.2Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
- Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 4.0Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 4.0Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
- Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 3.8Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 3.8Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
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- Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 3.8Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
- Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 3.8Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
- Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 3.7Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
- Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 3.4Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 3.4Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 3.4Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 3.2Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
- Thinking CreativelyImportance 3.2Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
- Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 2.9Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
- Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
- Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 2.9Level 2.7
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 2.8Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Estimate the size of household furniture to be shipped
- Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 2.7Level 2.9
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 2.5Level 2.7
- Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 2.5Level 2.9
- Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 2.4Level 1.7Level 1 looks like: Help a coworker complete an assignment
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 2.4Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Exchange information during a shift change
- Developing and Building TeamsImportance 2.4Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Encourage two coworkers to stick with a tough assignment
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 2.4Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
- Training and Teaching OthersImportance 2.3Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Give coworkers brief instructions on a simple procedural change
- Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 2.1Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Show a coworker how to operate a piece of equipment
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 2.1Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Work occasionally as a backup supervisor
- Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 2.0Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Check tickets at a concert
- Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 1.9Level 1.3Level 1 looks like: Convince a coworker to assist with an assignment
- Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 1.9Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements
- Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 1.7Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Change settings on copy machines
- Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 1.7Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Walk between workstations in a small office
- Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 1.6Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Operate a cash register
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 1.6Level —
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 1.5Level —
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 1.4Level —
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 1.4Level —
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 1.3Level —
Work context
The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.
Technology
56 toolsSoftware used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.
In demand (8)
- Microsoft Accesshot
- Microsoft Excelhot
- Microsoft Office softwarehot
- Microsoft Outlookhot
- Microsoft Power BIhot
- Microsoft PowerPointhot
- Microsoft Wordhot
- SAP softwarehot
Hot (3; 8 more marked hot above)
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Structured query language SQL
Other tools (45)
- Adaptive Planning
- Budget monitoring systems
- Budgeting, forecasting, and planning software
- Business Objects Data Integrator
- Business performance management BPM software
- Deltek Costpoint
- Email software
- Everest Software Advanced
- Extensity MPC
- Financial reporting software
- FRx Software Microsoft Forecaster
- Fund accounting software
- Graphics software
- Human resources management system HRMS
- Hyperion Enterprise
- IBM Cognos Business Intelligence
- IBM Cognos Planning
- Lilly Software Associates VISUAL Enterprise
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
- Microsoft FRx
- Microsoft Visual Basic.NET
- NetSuite NetERP
- Online analytical processing OLAP software
- Open Systems TRAVERSE
- Oracle E-Business Suite Financials
- Oracle Hyperion
- Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise
- Oracle PeopleSoft Financials
- Oracle Performance Management Suites
- OutlookSoft
- Payroll software
- Relational database software
- Revelwood
- Sage Active Planner
- Sage ERP Accpac
- Sage MAS 200 ERP
- Sage MAS 90 ERP
- SAP Business One
- SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports
- SAP Crystal Xcelsius
- Satori Group proCube
- Statistical software
- Time and attendance software
- Ultimate Software UltiPro Workplace
- Valiant Vantage
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