Also called: Accounting Assistant, Account Reconciliation Clerk
Handles basic accounting tasks like entering transactions, reconciling accounts and filing records.
You reconcile the company credit card statements, code expenses to the right accounts and help the accountants prepare for month-end.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 1 year after high school. High school diploma or associate degree; bookkeeping certificate helps.
Ways in: On-the-job training, 2-year college, Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Accounting.
Shrinking (about -6% over 10 years). Tracks bookkeeping and accounting clerks.
High risk for 10 years. Data entry and reconciliations are exactly what accounting software and AI now do automatically; clerk openings are falling.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply for accounting clerk or data-entry roles at local firms and temp agencies like Robert Half
Classes: Accounting, Computer applications, Keyboarding, Algebra.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-3031.
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