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, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Fargo ND-MN MSA	1,550	93	$19.26/hr	$0.29/hr	$13.21/hr	$16.06/hr	$18.51/hr	$22.50/hr	$26.91/hr
Minnesota	29,260	790	$21.81/hr	$0.13/hr	$13.59/hr	$17.34/hr	$21.54/hr	$25.73/hr	$30.51/hr
U S	1,512,660	6,051	$20.90/hr	$0.02/hr	$12.59/hr	$16.06/hr	$20.06/hr	$25.00/hr	$30.37/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 Professional and Business Services 420 $18.77/hr Trade, Transportation and Utilities 370 $17.87/hr Financial Activities 270 $18.06/hr Education and Health Services 170 $19.53/hr Construction 90 $18.29/hr Manufacturing 70 $18.10/hr Public Administration 50 $22.70/hr Other Services 30 $18.06/hr Information 20 $20.09/hr

Other Regional Data For Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 19,800 $22.60/hr N/A Northwest Balance of State 2,390 $18.53/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 1,610 $18.00/hr N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA 1,550 $18.51/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State 1,530 $19.95/hr N/A St Cloud MN MSA 1,300 $20.77/hr N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA 1,270 $18.10/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 990 $17.86/hr N/A Rochester MN MSA 630 $19.56/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 600 $20.05/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State 600 $16.46/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 560 $19.47/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Office Clerks, General	2,960	$19.23/hr	N/A
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,060	$18.22/hr	N/A
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	340	$22.04/hr	N/A
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators	160	$19.16/hr	N/A
Brokerage Clerks	N/A	$23.55/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.