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
La Crosse WI-MN MSA99073$18.43/hr$0.41/hr$11.76/hr$14.84/hr$17.86/hr$21.50/hr$25.86/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 Utilities260$16.04/hr
Professional and Business Services180$18.08/hr
Financial Activities160$18.41/hr
Education and Health Services150$18.09/hr
Public Administration60$19.93/hr
Other Services50$9.94/hr
Manufacturing50$17.85/hr
Leisure and Hospitality40$17.32/hr
Construction30$25.74/hr
Information20$19.79/hr
Other Regional Data For Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian 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
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Office Clerks, General1,750$17.21/hrN/A
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive570$18.22/hrN/A
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators230$19.58/hrN/A
Loan Interviewers and Clerks130$17.69/hrN/A
Brokerage ClerksN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks