Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

This post summarizes key statistics on Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 18,325
25 37,424
30 41,048
35 43,216
40 44,286
45 45,376
50 48,617
55 48,617
60 45,420
65 43,216


Hours Worked Share
0-20 15.40
20-39 17.10
39-41 55.00
41-50 9.90
50-60 1.90
More than 60 0.80

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
11.80 36,733 Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services
8.30 44,229 All construction
3.40 45,376 Real estate, including real estate-insurance offices
2.90 42,136 Elementary and secondary schools
2.10 30,663 Hotels and motels
2.00 51,033 Insurance
1.90 37,424 Grocery stores
1.90 45,363 Banking
1.80 46,497 Hospitals
1.80 44,286 Health services, n.e.c.

This table highlights the top industries people working as Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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