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
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 Trade, Transportation and Utilities 7,060 $21.23/hr Professional and Business Services 5,810 $22.49/hr Financial Activities 4,350 $21.70/hr Education and Health Services 2,850 $21.53/hr Manufacturing 2,470 $21.19/hr Public Administration 2,180 $25.18/hr Construction 1,560 $19.95/hr Other Services 1,400 $17.94/hr Leisure and Hospitality 1,080 $16.48/hr Information 400 $19.57/hr Natural Resources and Mining 100 $17.19/hr

Other Regional Data For Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2023 - 2025 Minnesota 29,260 $21.54/hr -0.5% Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 19,800 $22.60/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 17,900 $22.71/hr N/A Central Minnesota 3,000 $20.25/hr N/A Northwest Minnesota 2,450 $18.69/hr N/A Northwest Balance of State 2,390 $18.53/hr N/A Southwest Minnesota 2,010 $18.77/hr N/A Southeast Minnesota 1,880 $20.05/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 Northeast Minnesota 1,520 $17.76/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 Northeast Balance of State 600 $16.46/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 600 $20.05/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 2023 - 2025
Office Clerks, General	52,080	$18.44/hr	-0.1%
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	32,660	$20.01/hr	-1.4%
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators	7,770	$20.91/hr	1.5%
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	5,760	$20.35/hr	-4.5%
Brokerage Clerks	2,050	$24.24/hr	-2.9%

• 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.