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Also known as: City Comptroller, City Controller, City Treasurer, Comptroller
Your day as a Treasurer and Controller begins at 8:00 AM, walking into the modern, glass-fronted office building in downtown Atlanta. You head to your corner office, laptop already humming. Opening **Outlook**, you scan urgent emails, noting a request from the CEO about the quarterly budget forecast. You launch **SAP Business One** to review yesterday's closing financial statements, ensuring everything aligns before the day truly kicks off. Prioritizing your tasks for the day, you grab a coffee.
Software and technologies flagged by O*NET as Hot or In-Demand for this role.
O*NET flags this career as a Bright Outlook occupation: grows rapidly over the next decade.
+9.7%
US average: +3.5%
65,600
per year (US)
879,700
in 2025 → 964,600 (2035)
Bachelor's degree
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections; O*NET Bright Outlook. Read the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook
How this work is typically performed, based on O*NET work context data.
Source: O*NET Work Context (v31.0)
This career has a bright outlook, showing rapid growth with a projected 9.7% increase in jobs through 2035. You can expect about 65,600 annual openings and a median annual wage of $166,570, offering excellent opportunities for advancing into senior financial leadership roles.
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$166,570
Median annual wage, BLS 2025
Bachelor's Degree
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