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 Third Quarter, 2012

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 1 - Northwest	560	26	$14.57/hr	$0.43/hr	$9.00/hr	$11.39/hr	$14.92/hr	$17.51/hr	$19.71/hr
Minnesota	33,870	644	$17.66/hr	$0.09/hr	$10.92/hr	$13.94/hr	$17.43/hr	$21.19/hr	$24.13/hr
U S	1,643,470	6,574	$17.76/hr	$0.02/hr	$10.54/hr	$13.48/hr	$17.08/hr	$21.35/hr	$26.18/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Trade, Transportation and Utilities 170 $14.23/hr Public Administration 110 $17.19/hr Other Services 70 $11.25/hr Manufacturing 60 $16.37/hr Education and Health Services 50 $16.13/hr Financial Activities 40 $13.98/hr Professional and Business Services 30 $17.37/hr Construction 20 $9.05/hr

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 18,580 $18.87/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 2,470 $15.94/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 2,250 $15.71/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 2,020 $16.78/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 1,480 $15.29/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 1,390 $14.76/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 1,030 $15.04/hr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest 840 $14.41/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 740 $15.36/hr N/A EDR 7E- East Central 670 $15.16/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest 560 $14.92/hr N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters 480 $14.60/hr N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 320 $14.20/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Office Clerks, General	670	$13.17/hr	N/A
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	250	$17.09/hr	N/A
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators	120	$15.83/hr	N/A
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	40	$15.87/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.