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H3
High Wage. High Demand. High Skill.
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
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).Overview
Requirements
Required Education
Some college, no degree
Required Work Experience
None
Job Training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Data
Comparisons
| Area/Region | Employment 2016 | Employment 2026 | Percent Change | Annual Openings | Avg. Hourly Wage | Avg. Annual Wage | H3 | High Wage | High Skill | High Demand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Nebraska
|
14,721
|
14,953
|
1.58%
|
1,655
|
$17.58
|
$36,568
|
|
|
|
|
|
Omaha Consortium
|
5,716
|
5,965
|
4.36%
|
668
|
$18.71
|
$38,916
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lincoln MSA
|
2,568
|
2,640
|
2.8%
|
293
|
$17.70
|
$36,820
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grand Island MSA
|
706
|
695
|
-1.56%
|
76
|
$16.26
|
$33,821
|
|
|
|
|
|
Central
|
1,191
|
1,187
|
-0.34%
|
131
|
$16.22
|
$33,743
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mid-Plains
|
746
|
731
|
-2.01%
|
80
|
$17.04
|
$35,437
|
|
|
|
|
|
Northeast
|
1,842
|
1,823
|
-1.03%
|
200
|
$16.26
|
$33,825
|
|
|
|
|
|
Panhandle
|
763
|
706
|
-7.47%
|
75
|
$17.13
|
$35,634
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sandhills
|
318
|
303
|
-4.72%
|
32
|
$14.58
|
$30,315
|
|
|
|
|
|
Southeast
|
921
|
895
|
-2.82%
|
97
|
$16.17
|
$33,620
|
|
|
|
|
N/A: Data is not available due to confidentiality.
Wages from Occupational Employment Statistics, 4th Quarter 2017. Annual openings from 2016-2026 Long-term Occupational Projections.
Career Cluster information from Nebraska Department of Education.
Career Cluster information from Nebraska Department of Education.
Produced by the Nebraska Department of Labor, Office of Labor Market Information.