Processes payments, receipts and records for a government office.
You process vendor invoices for the public works department and record payments from residents.
Government jobs offer strong benefits.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. A high school diploma plus on-the-job training; bookkeeping classes help, and many government jobs require a civil service test.
Ways in: On-the-job training, 2-year college. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Accounting.
Shrinking (about -6% over 10 years). Tracks bookkeeping clerks.
High risk for 10 years. Payments and receipts are moving to automated systems; few new clerk openings in government offices.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply on your city, county or state jobs site (governmentjobs.com) for account clerk openings First: Many cities and counties need a civil service application or test; hiring often takes 3–6 weeks
Classes: Accounting class, Keyboarding or computer apps.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-3031.
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