Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks

Also Called: Account Clerk, Accounting Assistant, Accounting Clerk, Accounts Payables Clerk

High School Diploma/GED

usually needed

Not Available
(Students Only)
Match Percentage

$32,460

Entry Salary

Bright

Job outlook

What Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks do

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.

  • Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information.
  • Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes.
  • Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations.
Industry Areas:

Finance and Business • Transportation

Training Program Areas:

Accounting Services • OCT-Only Finance & Business • OCT-Only Transportation • Transportation Office Support

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Work Context

  • Electronic Mail
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  • Telephone
  • Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  • Importance of Repeating Same Tasks

Tools

  • Scanners
  • Desktop computers
  • Receipts or receipt books
  • Ledger paper
  • Scientific calculator

Technology

Accounting software
Intuit QuickBooks
Sage 50 Accounting
Document management software
Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
Dropbox
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
Microsoft Dynamics GP
NetSuite ERP

The Education & Training You Need

Skills

  • Mathematics
  • Active Listening
  • Critical Thinking
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Speaking

Knowledge

Business
customer service
administrative services
Math and Science
arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Arts and Humanities
English language
Engineering and Technology
computers and electronics

Education

  • 41% High school diploma or equivalent
  • 21% Post-secondary certificate
  • 12% Bachelor's degree

Experience

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

What are some related occupations at different educational levels?


Job Training Match

Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks Currently Selected

Educational Level

High School Diploma or Equivalent

 Job Training Match

Legal Secretaries & Administrative Assistants

Educational Level

Post-secondary, non-degree

 Job Training Match

Procurement Clerks

Educational Level

Associate's Degree

 Job Training Match

Statistical Assistants

Educational Level

Bachelor's Degree

Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Educational Level

Advanced Degree

What are your training options on the pathway to this occupation?

Advanced Training

  • Atlanta - Job Corps

    Atlanta, Georgia

  • Excelsior Springs - Job Corps

    Excelsior Springs, Missouri

ACT & College

  • Acadiana Technical College-Lafayette Campus

    Lafayette, LA

  • Adams State University

    Alamosa, CO

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Are You a Good Fit?

Occupation Traits

    • Conventional (Organizer)
    • Enterprising (Persuader)

Work Styles

  • Dependability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Integrity
  • Cooperation
  • Adaptability/Flexibility
  • Initiative

Values

  • Support
  • Relationships
  • Achievement

Abilities

  • Verbal
  • Math

This is what Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks across the country typically make.

$15.61 / hour
$32,460 /year

Entry Level

$22.81 / hour
$47,440 /year

Median Level

$33.11 / hour
$68,860 /year

Experienced Level

Income information reflects a regional average.
Income information reflects a national average.

This career’s National Job Outlook is

Bright

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