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
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	17,900	716	$23.03/hr	$0.21/hr	$15.38/hr	$18.84/hr	$22.71/hr	$27.09/hr	$31.27/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 4,450 $23.40/hr Trade, Transportation and Utilities 4,240 $22.75/hr Financial Activities 3,320 $22.50/hr Education and Health Services 1,360 $22.57/hr Manufacturing 1,250 $23.26/hr Construction 880 $21.19/hr Public Administration 860 $26.25/hr Other Services 770 $19.34/hr Leisure and Hospitality 560 $16.35/hr Information 190 $22.05/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 17,900 $22.71/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 1,970 $21.13/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 1,880 $20.05/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 1,520 $17.76/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 1,050 $19.27/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 1,000 $19.81/hr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest 680 $17.88/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 680 $18.00/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 560 $17.89/hr N/A EDR 7E- East Central 470 $20.38/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest 370 $18.60/hr N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters 350 $18.88/hr N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 230 $18.56/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Office Clerks, General	32,070	$19.27/hr	N/A
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	19,030	$20.94/hr	N/A
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators	5,380	$21.83/hr	N/A
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	4,110	$20.68/hr	N/A
Brokerage Clerks	1,870	$24.28/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.