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.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Accounting(grad-cert)Babson College, MA

$104,613

Accounting(masters)Golden Gate University, CA

$91,369

Accounting(bachelors)Georgetown University, DC

$89,564

Accounting(grad-cert)George Mason University, VA

$88,184

Accounting(masters)University of Maryland Global Campus, MD

$82,825

Accounting(masters)New York University, NY

$82,270

Accounting(masters)University of Michigan-Flint, MI

$81,946

Accounting(bachelors)Washington and Lee University, VA

$81,625

Accounting(masters)Syracuse University, NY

$81,011

Accounting(masters)Central Connecticut State University, CT

$80,905

Accounting(masters)Seton Hall University, NJ

$80,775

Accounting(masters)Villanova University, PA

$80,265

Accounting(masters)California State University-Long Beach, CA

$80,238

Accounting(masters)Sacred Heart University, CT

$79,179

Accounting(masters)Mercy University, NY

$78,675

Accounting(masters)American University, DC

$78,613

Accounting(bachelors)Santa Clara University, CA

$78,417

Accounting(masters)California State University-East Bay, CA

$78,409

Accounting(masters)San Francisco State University, CA

$78,065

Accounting(masters)University of Massachusetts-Lowell, MA

$78,034

Accounting(masters)University of Massachusetts-Amherst, MA

$78,003

Accounting(masters)University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, MN

$78,000

Accounting(bachelors)Villanova University, PA

$77,966

Accounting(masters)Vanderbilt University, TN

$77,802

Accounting(masters)University of Dallas, TX

$77,735