[charlescooper]

I am an accountant and no I never use a physical calculator other than when studying for the CPA exam as one is permitted in the test room.

I spend a lot of time in excel and if I need a quick calculation I do it in a cell to the side. This is often quicker because the figures are often in the workbook already.

If I don’t have excel open, I will use the calculator app if I’m doing a quick check calc using some figures from a PDF, email, etc. However even this is remarkably faster than picking up a physical calculator let alone having to carry something with me.

Although some of the partners at the firm still use physical calculators, the overwhelming majority of people I work with do not use a physical calculator.