Occupations/43-3031.00
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.
Usually a certificate, vocational program, or associate degree — not a bachelor’s.
AI automation risk
87%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
24%
Fewer uniquely human demands
Task orientation
83%
Higher automation risk
A day in this job
- Mostly routine
Operate 10-key calculators, typewriters, and copy machines to perform calculations and produce documents.
- Mostly routine
Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information.
- Mostly routine
Receive, record, and bank cash, checks, and vouchers.
The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information.
- 02Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes.
- 03Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations.
- 04Operate 10-key calculators, typewriters, and copy machines to perform calculations and produce documents.
- 05Receive, record, and bank cash, checks, and vouchers.
- 06Code documents according to company procedures.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks4.65
- Degree of automation2.36
- Time sitting4.46
- Originality (ability)1.88
- Conflict situations2.99
- Hands-on objects/tools2.96
- Outdoors / weather1.40
- Disease exposure1.17
- Decision freedom3.75
Top abilities
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Written Comprehension3.88
- Near Vision3.88
- Mathematical Reasoning3.88
- Written Expression3.62
- Problem Sensitivity3.50
- Oral Expression3.50
- Number Facility3.50
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.25
- Active Listening3.25
- Writing3.12
- Speaking3.12
- Mathematics3.38
- Science1.12
- Critical Thinking3.25
- Active Learning2.75
- Learning Strategies2.00
- Monitoring3.00
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 79 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 52.0302 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $78,172 2 yr $77,297 Master's · CIP 52.03 |
Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 52.0302 | $65,400 | 12% | 95% | 1 yr $77,966 2 yr $77,715 Bachelor's · CIP 52.03 |
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public | Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 52.0302 | $14,800 | 11% | 93% | 1 yr $71,734 2 yr $70,886 Master's · CIP 52.03 |
Northeastern University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit | Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 52.0302 | $63,200 | 7% | 91% | 1 yr $70,680 2 yr $69,937 Bachelor's · CIP 52.03 |
Howard University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 52.0302 | $33,200 | 53% | 65% | 1 yr $69,338 2 yr $69,948 Master's · CIP 52.03 |
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 52.0302 | $68,200 | 12% | 92% | 1 yr $67,740 2 yr $66,839 Bachelor's · CIP 52.03 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public | Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 52.0302 | $17,500 | 45% | 85% | 1 yr $66,787 2 yr $64,493 Bachelor's · CIP 52.03 |
Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Private for-profit | Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 52.0302 | $18,600 | 100% | 64% | 1 yr $65,386 2 yr $62,524 Bachelor's · CIP 52.03 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public | Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 52.0302 | $17,700 | 18% | 93% | 1 yr $64,741 2 yr $65,198 Master's · CIP 52.03 |
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA · Public | Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 52.0302 | $17,400 | 64% | 83% | 1 yr $63,522 2 yr $63,646 Bachelor's · CIP 52.03 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · Public | Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 52.0302 | $11,200 | 49% | 89% | 1 yr $62,260 2 yr $62,343 Bachelor's · CIP 52.03 |
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO · Public | Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 52.0302 | $13,600 | 81% | 72% | 1 yr $61,922 2 yr $61,681 Master's · CIP 52.03 |