# Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

> 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.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/bookkeeping-accounting-and-auditing-clerks
- SOC code: 43-3031.00
- Career family: Office and administrative support
- Median annual pay: $50,670 (10th percentile $36,000, 90th percentile $74,550)
- Projected growth: Decline, -5.6%
- Openings a year: 144,100
- Typical entry education: Some college
- Bright outlook: yes
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code CEI)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 10 |
| Investigative (I) | 20 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 8 |
| Enterprising (E) | 31 |
| Conventional (C) | 100 |

## What you'd do

- Working with Computers (importance 87/100)
- Getting Information (importance 82/100)
- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 76/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 74/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 71/100)
- Processing Information (importance 68/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 68/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 68/100)
- Performing Administrative Activities (importance 67/100)
- Communicating with People Outside the Organization (importance 64/100)

## Skills

Mathematics, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing, Monitoring, Time Management, Complex Problem Solving, Coordination

## Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service, Administrative, Mathematics, English Language, Economics and Accounting, Computers and Electronics, Administration and Management, Education and Training, Personnel and Human Resources, Law and Government

## Also called

Account Administrator, Account Clerk, Account Information Clerk, Account Receivable Clerk, Accountant Assistant, Accountant Clerk, Accountant Helper, Accounting Assistant, Accounting Associate, Accounting Bookkeeper

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Accounting and Related Services](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5203) (CIP 5203, 1,951 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Georgetown University-DC](https://www.collegesref.com/college/georgetown-university-dc-1068) | Accounting and Related Services | not reported | $141,931 | $16,035 |
| [Bucknell University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/bucknell-university-331) | Accounting and Related Services | $87,150 | $130,990 | $25,350 |
| [Santa Clara University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/santa-clara-university-2371) | Accounting and Related Services | $88,383 | $130,087 | $16,249 |
| [Boston College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/boston-college-285) | Accounting and Related Services | $85,089 | $126,461 | $19,000 |
| [Lehigh University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/lehigh-university-1472) | Accounting and Related Services | $83,966 | $125,874 | $19,000 |
| [Villanova University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/villanova-university-3127) | Accounting and Related Services | $83,193 | $120,207 | $24,187 |
| [American University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/american-university-69) | Accounting and Related Services | not reported | $119,020 | not reported |
| [Washington and Lee University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/washington-and-lee-university-3167) | Accounting and Related Services | not reported | $118,946 | $19,500 |

## Related careers

- [Billing and Posting Clerks](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/billing-and-posting-clerks): $48,500 median pay
- [Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/payroll-and-timekeeping-clerks): $58,260 median pay
- [Brokerage Clerks](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/brokerage-clerks): $65,750 median pay
- [Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/credit-authorizers-checkers-and-clerks): $50,080 median pay
- [Office Clerks, General](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/office-clerks-general): $45,010 median pay
- [Tellers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/tellers): $43,030 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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