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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

General Information

Description

Compute, classify, and record numerical data to keep financial records complete. Perform any combination of routine calculating, posting, and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting records. May also check the accuracy of figures, calculations, and postings pertaining to business transactions recorded by other workers.

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Business Breakdown

People in this career work in these sectors.

  1. Private, for profit70.71%
  2. Self-employed11.76%
  3. Private, not for profit8.11%
  4. State and local government7.63%
  5. Federal government1.17%

Workplace at a Glance

What you can expect to experience while on the job

  • Responsibility
  • Exposure to job hazards
  • Physical activity
  • Decision making
  • Repetitiveness
  • Level of competition
  • Time pressure

Industry areas

  • Business Management & Administration

Job Outlook

Projected Job Growth (2022 - 2032)
-6%
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Job Outlook

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Employment of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks is projected to decline 6 percent from 2022 to 2032. Despite declining employment, about 183,900 openings for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks are projected each year, on average, over the decade. All of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to other occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.

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Salary

Salary Information

Median Salary This is the median, or the midpoint, of the salary range for this career.

$45,860

Median Military Salary Military pay may be higher based on specialty pays or bonuses. Learn more about Military benefits.

$79,247

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State-by-state Salary

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Salary Range Salary varies based on years of experience, degree level and location.

$23,420
$61,360
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Education & Interests

Most Common Education Levels

People in this career achieve this level of education.

  • High school 40%
  • Post-secondary certificate 20%
  • Bachelor's degree 12%
  • Associate's degree 8%
  • Master's degree 6%
  • Less than high school 6%
  • Some college 4%
  • Doctoral degree 0%
  • Post baccalaureate 0%
  • Post-doctoral training 0%
  • Post-master's certificate 0%
  • First professional degree 0%

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PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS

You may find this career fulfilling if you consider yourself to be:

  • Conventional — You have an interest in following procedures and regulations to organize information or data.
  • Enterprising — You have an interest in managing, negotiating and marketing, or leading and advising others.

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Skills at a Glance

Skills helpful in this career

  • Verbal skills
  • Critical thinking & problem solving
  • Equipment operation & maintenance
  • Math & science skills
  • Technology design & control
  • Leadership

Knowledge

  • Administrative
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Mathematics
  • Economics and Accounting

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Data supplied by Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Center of Education Statistics, Defense Manpower Data Center (View our update schedule). Contact any business, college or military service branch to answer additional questions.