{"id":73,"date":"2021-11-04T21:28:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T21:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/accounting-dev\/?page_id=73"},"modified":"2026-04-21T09:33:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:33:50","slug":"career-outlook","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/accounting\/career-outlook\/","title":{"rendered":"Career Outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/accounting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/417\/2026\/02\/LandingHero_Myke_1160x610-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"Student standing at a table with a laptop in their internship workplace\" class=\"wp-image-1146 img-fluid \" style=\"width:794px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/accounting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/417\/2026\/02\/LandingHero_Myke_1160x610-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/accounting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/417\/2026\/02\/LandingHero_Myke_1160x610-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/accounting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/417\/2026\/02\/LandingHero_Myke_1160x610-768x404.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/accounting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/417\/2026\/02\/LandingHero_Myke_1160x610.jpg 1160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Mykhailo (Myke) Kuzomka earned his&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-programs\/applied-accounting-bas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Accounting<\/a>&nbsp;in 2023 from Bellevue College, graduating magna cum laude, and landing an internship and job at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwc.com\/us\/en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)<\/a>, one of the largest accounting companies in the world, shortly after.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBellevue College gave me not just an education but also working experience that I was able to refer to during the interviewing process,\u201d Kuzomka recalled, noting that through the college\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/we\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Workforce Education<\/a>&nbsp;program he worked as a payroll office assistant for 1.5 years as he pursued his degree.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, Kuzomka attributes much of his success to Bellevue College\u2019s flexibility and holistic care. Bellevue College offers a variety of accounting associate degrees and stackable certificates in addition to its BAS in Applied Accounting. Students can study financial data reporting, bookkeeping, accounting information systems, finance, auditing, federal income taxation, and forensic accounting, among other areas of study within the program.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Discover Careers in Accounting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onetonline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">O*Net OnLine<\/a> for occupation information including summary of technology skills, abilities, work activities, level of required education, wages and employment trends, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.careerbridge.wa.gov\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.careerbridge.wa.gov\/\">more.<\/a> The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a> is also a great resource for checking local and national employment trends, expected job growth, salary information, and entry-level education needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If the following describe you, Accounting is the career for you:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>organized<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>logical thinking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>methodical<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>careful<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>orderly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>patience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>persistence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>detail-oriented to avoid making errors and to recognize errors made by others<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>trustworthy and discreet because they frequently come in contact with confidential material<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>good communication skills, because they increasingly work with customers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>strong aptitude and tolerance for lots of numbers and calculations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career Paths for Accountants\/Bookkeepers <\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-collapsibles accordion\" id=\"accordion_c1f4d9a7-6658-4776-9969-e859f670af3c\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-collapse card bg-default text-bg-default\"><div class=\"card-header\" id=\"heading_7a16338b-aa2d-4068-bafa-947abb785ac8\"><h3 class=\"mb-0\"><button class=\"btn collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse_7a16338b-aa2d-4068-bafa-947abb785ac8\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse_7a16338b-aa2d-4068-bafa-947abb785ac8\">Certified Public Accountant (CPA)<\/button><\/h3><\/div><div id=\"collapse_7a16338b-aa2d-4068-bafa-947abb785ac8\" class=\"collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"heading_7a16338b-aa2d-4068-bafa-947abb785ac8\" data-parent=\"#accordion_c1f4d9a7-6658-4776-9969-e859f670af3c\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion_c1f4d9a7-6658-4776-9969-e859f670af3c\"><div class=\"card-body\">\n<p>We have many students that pursued and took &nbsp;the CPA exam with credits taken at Bellevue College. However Bellevue College does not advise which courses to take. Questions concerning whether your course may fulfill requirements to qualify to take the CPA exam, contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/acb.wa.gov\/\">Washington State Board of Accountancy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnasba.org%2Fexams%2Fcpaexam%2Fwashington%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csarah.safouane%40bellevuecollege.edu%7C1cf91b44789442d2a88008dae91642be%7Cf94c251c1347422eb3ea8ac56befd6cb%7C0%7C0%7C638078579064461722%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=K6T3PpoltknEzsuIl%2FDfy6QM0qt%2F7uc3WC%2Bsz42x3Fk%3D&amp;reserved=0\">NASBA<\/a>. They make the final determination on eligibility requirements to sit for the exam.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-collapse card bg-default text-bg-default\"><div class=\"card-header\" id=\"heading_ad382eea-69f6-4fd3-a127-c6b27e3e2caf\"><h3 class=\"mb-0\"><button class=\"btn collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse_ad382eea-69f6-4fd3-a127-c6b27e3e2caf\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse_ad382eea-69f6-4fd3-a127-c6b27e3e2caf\">Bookkeeper<\/button><\/h3><\/div><div id=\"collapse_ad382eea-69f6-4fd3-a127-c6b27e3e2caf\" class=\"collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"heading_ad382eea-69f6-4fd3-a127-c6b27e3e2caf\" data-parent=\"#accordion_c1f4d9a7-6658-4776-9969-e859f670af3c\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion_c1f4d9a7-6658-4776-9969-e859f670af3c\"><div class=\"card-body\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Has at least two years\u2019 bookkeeping experience in general bookkeeping, accounts receivable and payable and the bank reconciliation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Records transactions in the journals and subsidiary journals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Posts entries to the ledger accounts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>May or may not do adjusting entries, file federal and state payroll returns and compute related deposits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-collapse card bg-default text-bg-default\"><div class=\"card-header\" id=\"heading_76df8cd9-bf2a-4ae0-a1c7-069941af7265\"><h3 class=\"mb-0\"><button class=\"btn collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse_76df8cd9-bf2a-4ae0-a1c7-069941af7265\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse_76df8cd9-bf2a-4ae0-a1c7-069941af7265\">Full-charge Bookkeeper<\/button><\/h3><\/div><div id=\"collapse_76df8cd9-bf2a-4ae0-a1c7-069941af7265\" class=\"collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"heading_76df8cd9-bf2a-4ae0-a1c7-069941af7265\" data-parent=\"#accordion_c1f4d9a7-6658-4776-9969-e859f670af3c\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion_c1f4d9a7-6658-4776-9969-e859f670af3c\"><div class=\"card-body\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maintains and handles all books through the adjusted trial balance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Records assets, leases and expenditures and performs the monthly bank reconciliation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analyzes and corrects current-period errors in the general ledger.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Does the payroll, files federal and state payroll tax returns and computes related deposits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-collapse card bg-default text-bg-default\"><div class=\"card-header\" id=\"heading_5fb4a6ff-5bcf-41b5-a23c-843cd45122c9\"><h3 class=\"mb-0\"><button class=\"btn collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse_5fb4a6ff-5bcf-41b5-a23c-843cd45122c9\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse_5fb4a6ff-5bcf-41b5-a23c-843cd45122c9\">Freelance Bookkeeper<\/button><\/h3><\/div><div id=\"collapse_5fb4a6ff-5bcf-41b5-a23c-843cd45122c9\" class=\"collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"heading_5fb4a6ff-5bcf-41b5-a23c-843cd45122c9\" data-parent=\"#accordion_c1f4d9a7-6658-4776-9969-e859f670af3c\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion_c1f4d9a7-6658-4776-9969-e859f670af3c\"><div class=\"card-body\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Responsible for setting up and maintaining books for small- to mid-size businesses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintains all journals and ledger accounts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Records assets, leases and expenditures, and does the monthly bank reconciliation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintains the journals, subsidiary journals and ledger accounts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>May do the payroll, file the employment tax returns and compute related deposits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-collapse card bg-default text-bg-default\"><div class=\"card-header\" id=\"heading_8a43760f-db10-44c8-8665-95daa5151756\"><h3 class=\"mb-0\"><button class=\"btn collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse_8a43760f-db10-44c8-8665-95daa5151756\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse_8a43760f-db10-44c8-8665-95daa5151756\">Certified Bookkeeper<\/button><\/h3><\/div><div id=\"collapse_8a43760f-db10-44c8-8665-95daa5151756\" class=\"collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"heading_8a43760f-db10-44c8-8665-95daa5151756\" data-parent=\"#accordion_c1f4d9a7-6658-4776-9969-e859f670af3c\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion_c1f4d9a7-6658-4776-9969-e859f670af3c\"><div class=\"card-body\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Are what a CPA is to accountants: the cream of the profession.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have at least 3,000 hours (two years) of experience and have signed a code of ethics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Must earn an average of 30 continuing professional education credits a year to maintain certification.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meet the highest national standards for bookkeepers in accounting, tax and payroll.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have passed a national examination at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prometric.com\/test-takers\/search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sylvan-Prometric<\/a> test centers and achieved a grade of at least 75% on each of five tests:\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adjusting entries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Error correction, including the bank reconciliation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Depreciation, book and tax, including passenger autos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Payroll<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inventory under the perpetual and periodic systems, including moving and weighted average, LIFO, FIFO and LCM costing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-collapse card bg-default text-bg-default\"><div class=\"card-header\" id=\"heading_a4d74dd3-7af3-4e68-be4b-33a3e9da9556\"><h3 class=\"mb-0\"><button class=\"btn collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse_a4d74dd3-7af3-4e68-be4b-33a3e9da9556\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse_a4d74dd3-7af3-4e68-be4b-33a3e9da9556\">Assistant Bookkeeper<\/button><\/h3><\/div><div id=\"collapse_a4d74dd3-7af3-4e68-be4b-33a3e9da9556\" class=\"collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"heading_a4d74dd3-7af3-4e68-be4b-33a3e9da9556\" data-parent=\"#accordion_c1f4d9a7-6658-4776-9969-e859f670af3c\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion_c1f4d9a7-6658-4776-9969-e859f670af3c\"><div class=\"card-body\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Has up to one year\u2019s bookkeeping experience.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Records basic transactions in the journals and subsidiary journals and posts entries to the ledger accounts with minimum supervision.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Totals the subsidiary ledger accounts and, under supervision, reconciles with the control accounts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>*The Freelance Bookkeeper, Bookkeeper and Full-charge Bookkeeper have higher potential for career opportunities if they are Certified Bookkeepers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Job descriptions and associated tasks are compliments of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aipb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">American Institute of Professional Bookkeeping (AIPB)<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color\">Career Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>BC students and alumni are encouraged to utilize the free resources at the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/careers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Center for Career Connections<\/a>. They assist with career exploration, job\/internship search, resume writing, and interviewing techniques. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mykhailo (Myke) Kuzomka earned his&nbsp;Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Accounting&nbsp;in 2023 from Bellevue College, graduating magna cum laude, and landing an internship and job at&nbsp;PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), one of the largest accounting companies in the world, shortly after.&nbsp; \u201cBellevue College gave me not just an education but also working experience that I was able to <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/accounting\/career-outlook\/\">...more about Career Outlook<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2649,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-73","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/accounting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/accounting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/accounting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/accounting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2649"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/accounting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/accounting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1203,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/accounting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73\/revisions\/1203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/accounting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}