Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks (43-3031)
Occupation description: 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. Excludes Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks (43-3051).
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Employment and Job Openings
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| Employment | Average annual openings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 estimate | 2028 projection | Percent change | Labor force exits | Occupation transfers | Total | |
| Alaska | 4,765 | 5,025 | 5.5 | 298 | 273 | 597 |
| United States | 1,707,700 | 1,641,900 | 0.0 | 101,900 | 93,200 | 188,500 |
Job outlook
- Alaska: Alaska’s employment growth is low with very high employment opportunities. Read more.
2019 Wages
| Mean Wage | Wage by Percentile | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | |
| United States | 20.65 | 12.44 | 15.87 | 19.82 | 24.70 | 30.01 |
| Alaska | 23.30 | 13.58 | 18.17 | 22.92 | 28.22 | 33.48 |
| Anchorage/Mat-Su Area | 23.68 | 14.96 | 18.54 | 23.14 | 28.52 | 33.86 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | 23.02 | 13.52 | 17.75 | 23.10 | 27.87 | 31.65 |
| Balance of State | 22.86 | 12.71 | 17.57 | 22.60 | 27.87 | 33.61 |
