Occupation Profile for Budget Analysts

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Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations. Analyze budgeting and accounting reports for the purpose of maintaining expenditure controls.

Signficant Points

  • Good job opportunities are expected.
  • A bachelor’s degree generally is the minimum educational requirement, but many employers prefer or require a master’s degree.
  • About 44 percent of all budget analysts work in Federal, State, and local governments.
 

Tasks

  • Core — Provide advice and technical assistance with cost analysis, fiscal allocation, and budget preparation.
  • Core — Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations.
  • Core — Direct the preparation of regular and special budget reports.
  • Core — Review operating budgets to analyze trends affecting budget needs.
  • Core — Analyze monthly department budgeting and accounting reports to maintain expenditure controls.

Activities

  • Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
  • Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
  • Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
  • Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.