Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Compute, classify, and record numerical data to keep financial records complete.
About the profession
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.
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Occupation on screen: Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks (O*NET 43-3031.00). Closed captions in English and Spanish. CareerOneStop (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration)
Personality Fit
Based on the Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks role, here are the RIASEC personality types that tend to thrive in this career. While these alignments are common, individual success depends on motivation, skill development, and finding the right work environment.
Investigative
Research, analysis, problem-solving
Realistic
Hands-on, practical, technical work
Conventional
Organizing, detail-oriented, structured
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Career Path
Your career progression roadmap with salary growth at each level
Career Ladder
Junior Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk → Practitioner Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk → Senior Practitioner Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk → Lead Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk
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Salary Growth
4
Levels
$69K
Top Salary
8+
Years
Learning Path
Skills you need to develop and courses to get there
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Timeline: 0-2 | Entry Level Base: $32,460 - $41,560/year With equity/bonuses: $35,706 - $49,872 Top markets (SF/NYC): $37,329 - $49,872 Execute core tasks using Mathematics under…
Skills used in this career
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Day in Life
Junior vs Senior, daily schedule breakdown
9am, Operate 10-key calculators, typewriters, and copy machines to perform calculations and produce documents.
Income Dynamics
Conservative and aggressive scenarios for 10–15 years
Year 1: Entry level $22,722 - $37,404 Year 2-3: Junior level $41,560 - $48,127 Year 4-6: Mid level $48,127 - $52,180 Year 7-10: Senior level $52,180 - $62,748 Year 10+:…
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You find the craft of a Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk genuinely interesting, not just a paycheck You enjoy working with Mathematics and Reading Comprehension You…
💰 Salary Range
BLS OEWS, May 2023Half of U.S. workers in this occupation earn more than this, half earn less.
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