Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Business Management & Administration · Administrative Support
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $35,110; experienced workers reach $68,340. About 8,960 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Job outlook
Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.
- Employment change
- +4.2%
- Openings a year
- 1,339
- Employed in 2024
- 11,052
Typical entry education: Some college, no degree · Training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
2 programs, with the college that teaches each.
Skills this career uses
The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Mathematics3.4
- Reading Comprehension3.8
- Active Listening3.8
- Critical Thinking3.3
- Writing3.1
- Speaking3.1
- Monitoring2.9
- Time Management2.9
What the work is
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.
- Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes.
- Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information.
- Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations.
- Debit, credit, and total accounts on computer spreadsheets and databases, using specialized accounting software.
- Classify, record, and summarize numerical and financial data to compile and keep financial records, using journals and ledgers or computers.
- Code documents according to company procedures.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- High school or less47%
- Certificate21%
- Some college5%
- Associate degree9%
- Bachelor's degree12%
- Master's degree7%
Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.
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