Also called: AP Clerk
Makes sure a company pays its bills correctly and on time.
You match 150 invoices to purchase orders, catch a duplicate bill and schedule payments.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma or associate.
Ways in: On-the-job training, 2-year college. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Accounting.
Shrinking (about -6% over 10 years). Declining with automation.
High risk for 10 years. AI reads invoices, matches them to orders and schedules payments; AP teams are among the first finance teams cut by automation.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply for accounts payable clerk openings on Indeed or company career pages; they train you on their system
Classes: Accounting, Computer applications, Keyboarding, Business CTE class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-3031.
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