The difference between junior accountants and junior economists: the conditions for entering the exam are different.
Primary accounting:
1, adhere to principles and have good professional ethics;
2. Seriously implement the "Accounting Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)" and the unified national accounting system, as well as laws, regulations and rules and regulations related to finance and economics, and there is no serious violation of financial regulations;
3. Perform job responsibilities and love your job;
4. Have a high school graduation (including high school, technical secondary school, vocational high school, technical school) or above recognized by the national education department.
Junior economist:
All economic professionals who abide by the Constitution and laws of People's Republic of China (PRC), have good moral conduct and professional quality, and meet the registration requirements for the primary economic professional and technical qualification examination can sign up for the examination.
Anyone who is engaged in economic professional work and has a high school education recognized by the national education department (including high school, technical secondary school, vocational high school and technical school, the same below) can sign up for the primary economic professional and technical qualification examination.
Difference 2: the registration time is different
Junior accounting title 1 1, exam in May every year. Junior economists register from July to August every year.
Difference 3: The examination subjects are different.
The subjects of the primary accounting title examination are "Primary Accounting Practice" and "Basis of Economic Law".
The examination subjects for junior economists are "Basic Economic Knowledge" and "Professional Knowledge and Practice". Among them, the majors are divided into business administration, agricultural economy, finance and taxation, finance, insurance, transportation economy, human resource management, tourism economy, construction and real estate economy, intellectual property and other 10 professional categories.
Economists or accountants and well-paid intermediate accountants can increase the professional depth of accounting practitioners and strengthen their professional knowledge. Employment needs some recognition. For example, only by obtaining an accounting title can you get an accounting-related job. Employment direction includes financial work, auditing, taxation, financial institutions, etc.
Intermediate economists can increase the career width of candidates, no matter what major they are engaged in, they can apply for the exam. Economists can engage in import and export, customs declaration, freight forwarding, enterprise management, etc. in many enterprises, and can also work in securities companies, investment consulting companies, banks, securities departments of various enterprises, financial management and accounting.
It is worth mentioning that economists are the best choice for people who are already engaged in work and want to raise their wages. The higher the title, the higher the increase! Accounting is relatively limited, with high professional requirements and single-minded work.
There will be some differences in wages in different provinces. Generally speaking, the salary of economists will be slightly higher than that of accountants.