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
EDR 7W- Central	2,090	129	$17.36/hr	$0.20/hr	$10.89/hr	$13.68/hr	$17.10/hr	$20.96/hr	$24.17/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 620 $16.24/hr Professional and Business Services 300 $19.14/hr Financial Activities 260 $16.72/hr Education and Health Services 220 $17.30/hr Construction 210 $14.92/hr Manufacturing 180 $18.06/hr Public Administration 140 $20.10/hr Other Services 100 $13.32/hr Leisure and Hospitality 40 $16.20/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 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

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Office Clerks, General	3,140	$14.04/hr	N/A
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,150	$17.62/hr	N/A
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators	490	$16.49/hr	N/A
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	410	$16.19/hr	N/A
Brokerage Clerks	40	$20.49/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.