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
Fargo-Moorhead ND-MN MSA	2,440	105	$16.90/hr	$0.19/hr	$11.16/hr	$13.85/hr	$16.75/hr	$19.53/hr	$23.11/hr
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.

Leading Industries for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Trade, Transportation and Utilities 700 $16.78/hr Professional and Business Services 410 $17.40/hr Financial Activities 380 $16.12/hr Education and Health Services 300 $16.84/hr Construction 240 $16.95/hr Manufacturing 130 $16.83/hr Leisure and Hospitality 110 $13.05/hr Public Administration 100 $18.14/hr Other Services 80 $17.14/hr

Other Regional Data For Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  Minneapolis-Saint Paul MN-WI MSA 21,220 $18.73/hr N/A Northwest Balance of State 3,670 $14.97/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State 2,760 $15.39/hr N/A Fargo-Moorhead ND-MN MSA 2,440 $16.75/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 1,950 $14.80/hr N/A Duluth-Superior MN-WI MSA 1,740 $15.49/hr N/A Saint Cloud MN MSA 1,310 $16.44/hr N/A Rochester MN MSA 1,160 $19.04/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State 1,090 $15.93/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 940 $15.78/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 900 $16.50/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato, MN MetroSA 770 $16.74/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Office Clerks, General	2,530	$12.41/hr	N/A
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,080	$14.97/hr	N/A
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators	680	$14.12/hr	N/A
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	170	$16.14/hr	N/A
Brokerage Clerks	20	$20.07/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.