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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

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Quick Stats

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks

2004 employment: 2,046,000
2014 projected employment: 2,166,000
Change — numeric: 120,000; percent: 5.9%
2004 median annual earnings: $28,570; earnings group: low
2004 self-employed: 7.0%
2004 part-time employment: high
2004 unemployment: low
Typical education and training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
Educational attainment — high school: 37.7%; some college: 44.9%; bachelor's degree: 17.4%

source: Employment Matrix; about this section

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Area and Industry employment and wages
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks: (Area) (Industry)

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