DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-3031 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

Occupational Description:
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
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Southwest Minnesota 2,010111$19.59/hr$0.30/hr$12.88/hr$15.74/hr$18.77/hr$23.12/hr$28.01/hr
Minnesota 29,260790$21.81/hr$0.13/hr$13.59/hr$17.34/hr$21.54/hr$25.73/hr$30.51/hr
U S 1,512,6606,051$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
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities430$18.09/hr
Manufacturing280$19.25/hr
Education and Health Services250$19.63/hr
Financial Activities230$16.84/hr
Public Administration230$23.63/hr
Professional and Business Services180$19.21/hr
Other Services170$10.42/hr
Construction150$18.17/hr
Information50$20.88/hr
Leisure and Hospitality20$15.96/hr
Other Regional Data For Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 17,900 $22.71/hr -4.4%
Central Minnesota 3,000 $20.25/hr -3.4%
Northwest Minnesota 2,450 $18.69/hr -3.8%
Southwest Minnesota 2,010 $18.77/hr -5.7%
Southeast Minnesota 1,880 $20.05/hr -4.1%
Northeast Minnesota 1,520 $17.76/hr -6.1%
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Office Clerks, General3,730$16.93/hr-4.2%
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Loan Interviewers and Clerks370$19.24/hr-4.0%
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators330$17.66/hr2.1%
Brokerage ClerksN/A$27.57/hrN/A
Tasks for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks