DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-3031  Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

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

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 5 - North Central 1,00045$15.80/hr$0.51/hr$9.78/hr$12.70/hr$15.39/hr$18.98/hr$22.23/hr
Minnesota 35,770715$17.76/hr$0.11/hr$10.90/hr$14.03/hr$17.52/hr$21.36/hr$24.96/hr
U S 1,606,2604,819$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
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities280$15.55/hr
Public Administration180$19.71/hr
Financial Activities120$15.57/hr
Education and Health Services100$17.11/hr
Professional and Business Services90$15.75/hr
Other Services80$9.34/hr
Manufacturing70$17.65/hr
Construction50$13.48/hr
Leisure and Hospitality20$12.52/hr
Other Regional Data For Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian 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
Related Occupations
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Office Clerks, General1,070$13.14/hrN/A
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive470$15.06/hrN/A
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators230$15.83/hrN/A
Loan Interviewers and Clerks90$13.66/hrN/A
Brokerage ClerksN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks