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
Southwest Minnesota	2,010	111	$19.59/hr	$0.30/hr	$12.88/hr	$15.74/hr	$18.77/hr	$23.12/hr	$28.01/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 Trade, Transportation and Utilities 430 $18.09/hr Manufacturing 280 $19.25/hr Education and Health Services 250 $19.63/hr Financial Activities 230 $16.84/hr Public Administration 230 $23.63/hr Professional and Business Services 180 $19.21/hr Other Services 170 $10.42/hr Construction 150 $18.17/hr Information 50 $20.88/hr Leisure and Hospitality 20 $15.96/hr

Other Regional Data For Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2020 - 2030 Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 17,900 $22.71/hr -4.7% Central Minnesota 3,000 $20.25/hr -4.5% Northwest Minnesota 2,450 $18.69/hr -3.3% Southwest Minnesota 2,010 $18.77/hr -5.1% Southeast Minnesota 1,880 $20.05/hr -3.4% Northeast Minnesota 1,520 $17.76/hr -2.5%

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2020 - 2030
Office Clerks, General	3,730	$16.93/hr	-2.4%
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,330	$19.01/hr	-9.9%
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	370	$19.24/hr	1.2%
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators	330	$17.66/hr	N/A
Brokerage Clerks	N/A	$27.57/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.