DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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. Excludes “Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks” (43-3051).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	35,770	715	$17.76/hr	$0.11/hr	$10.90/hr	$14.03/hr	$17.52/hr	$21.36/hr	$24.96/hr
U S	1,606,260	4,819	$17.86/hr	$0.02/hr	$10.53/hr	$13.52/hr	$17.14/hr	$21.48/hr	$26.47/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Other Regional Data For Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 19,740 $18.82/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 2,780 $16.83/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 2,270 $15.65/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 2,090 $17.10/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 1,450 $15.69/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 1,430 $15.23/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 1,000 $15.39/hr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest 740 $14.20/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 650 $16.32/hr N/A EDR 7E- East Central 620 $16.22/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest 570 $15.07/hr N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters 530 $14.41/hr N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 310 $13.79/hr N/A

• Records financial transactions and other account information to update and maintain accounting records.
• Performs financial calculations such as amounts due, balances, discounts, equity, and principal.
• Debits or credits accounts.
• Complies with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Evaluates records for accuracy of balances, postings, calculations, and other records pertaining to business or operating transactions and reconciles, or notes discrepancies.
• Processes negotiable instruments such as checks and vouchers.
• Verifies balances and entries, calculations, and postings recorded by other workers.
• Compiles reports and tables to show statistics related to cash receipts, expenditures, accounts payable and receivable, and profit and loss.