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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
43-3031 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. Excludes “Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks” (43-3051).
National estimates for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Industry profile for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Geographic profile for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
National estimates for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
1,509,370 |
0.6 % |
$ 21.70 |
$ 45,140 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 14.00 |
$ 17.67 |
$ 21.90 |
$ 23.92 |
$ 29.80 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 29,120 |
$ 36,750 |
$ 45,560 |
$ 49,760 |
$ 61,980 |
Industry profile for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services |
102,170 |
10.18 |
$ 21.40 |
$ 44,500 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises |
84,410 |
3.32 |
$ 22.51 |
$ 46,820 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
62,160 |
1.16 |
$ 22.48 |
$ 46,760 |
Real Estate |
49,610 |
2.97 |
$ 22.31 |
$ 46,400 |
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) |
36,940 |
1.85 |
$ 21.26 |
$ 44,220 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services |
102,170 |
10.18 |
$ 21.40 |
$ 44,500 |
Office Administrative Services |
23,030 |
4.74 |
$ 22.12 |
$ 46,000 |
Land Subdivision |
1,390 |
4.19 |
$ 23.01 |
$ 47,860 |
Other Investment Pools and Funds |
520 |
4.10 |
$ 17.81 |
$ 37,050 |
Religious Organizations |
6,680 |
3.72 |
$ 20.43 |
$ 42,480 |
Top paying industries for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
Geographic profile for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
170,580 |
10.32 |
0.96 |
$ 24.56 |
$ 51,080 |
Texas |
132,510 |
10.84 |
1.01 |
$ 20.94 |
$ 43,550 |
Florida |
92,730 |
10.78 |
1.01 |
$ 20.41 |
$ 42,440 |
New York |
88,400 |
10.20 |
0.95 |
$ 24.38 |
$ 50,720 |
Pennsylvania |
66,260 |
11.87 |
1.11 |
$ 21.38 |
$ 44,470 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
South Dakota |
9,910 |
23.53 |
2.20 |
$ 18.09 |
$ 37,640 |
Montana |
8,330 |
17.72 |
1.65 |
$ 18.29 |
$ 38,030 |
Alaska |
4,480 |
15.13 |
1.41 |
$ 24.39 |
$ 50,730 |
Tennessee |
41,800 |
14.00 |
1.31 |
$ 19.67 |
$ 40,910 |
Delaware |
6,080 |
13.95 |
1.30 |
$ 21.94 |
$ 45,640 |
Top paying states for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
District of Columbia |
2,800 |
4.22 |
0.39 |
$ 28.91 |
$ 60,130 |
Massachusetts |
39,740 |
11.71 |
1.09 |
$ 25.64 |
$ 53,340 |
Washington |
33,170 |
10.35 |
0.97 |
$ 24.74 |
$ 51,460 |
California |
170,580 |
10.32 |
0.96 |
$ 24.56 |
$ 51,080 |
Connecticut |
15,810 |
10.05 |
0.94 |
$ 24.54 |
$ 51,050 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
88,160 |
10.16 |
0.95 |
$ 25.39 |
$ 52,810 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
63,270 |
11.06 |
1.03 |
$ 24.26 |
$ 50,470 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
43,300 |
10.23 |
0.95 |
$ 22.98 |
$ 47,800 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
38,900 |
10.84 |
1.01 |
$ 21.93 |
$ 45,610 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
31,060 |
10.72 |
1.00 |
$ 21.63 |
$ 44,990 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
29,550 |
11.13 |
1.04 |
$ 23.20 |
$ 48,250 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
29,130 |
11.27 |
1.05 |
$ 26.25 |
$ 54,590 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
28,280 |
11.53 |
1.08 |
$ 20.64 |
$ 42,920 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
22,010 |
8.50 |
0.79 |
$ 21.65 |
$ 45,030 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
21,700 |
10.25 |
0.96 |
$ 21.64 |
$ 45,020 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Rapid City, SD |
1,630 |
24.51 |
2.29 |
$ 18.22 |
$ 37,900 |
Sioux Falls, SD |
3,310 |
21.30 |
1.99 |
$ 18.52 |
$ 38,530 |
Lewiston-Auburn, ME |
850 |
17.90 |
1.67 |
$ 19.24 |
$ 40,020 |
Missoula, MT |
990 |
16.49 |
1.54 |
$ 18.49 |
$ 38,460 |
Utica-Rome, NY |
1,890 |
16.46 |
1.54 |
$ 20.78 |
$ 43,220 |
Johnson City, TN |
1,220 |
15.74 |
1.47 |
$ 17.74 |
$ 36,890 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA |
5,570 |
15.60 |
1.46 |
$ 22.88 |
$ 47,580 |
Monroe, LA |
1,140 |
15.60 |
1.46 |
$ 18.73 |
$ 38,950 |
Billings, MT |
1,310 |
15.49 |
1.45 |
$ 19.07 |
$ 39,660 |
Barnstable Town, MA |
1,490 |
15.33 |
1.43 |
$ 24.31 |
$ 50,570 |
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