Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk

Starting Salary

$35,154
NC Triangle area

Median Salary

$49,018
NC Triangle area
34
% High school diploma or equivalent
19
% Bachelor's degree

Job Outlook

3.5%
NC Triangle area

Annual Job Openings

2,560
NC Triangle area

Every company needs a bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerk in its corner.

This financing guru computes, classifies, and records numerical data to maintain financial records. Job duties generally include using accounting software to record, store, and analyze information; checking figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes; and coding documents according to company procedures.

The Accounting and Finance program at Durham Tech is designed for math savvy individuals wanting to enter into bookkeeping and accounting. In addition to accounting and finance courses, these students may study ethics, business law, computer applications, insurance, and taxation.

Accounting firms, small businesses, manufacturing firms, banks, hospitals, school systems, and governmental agencies are just a handful of places that employ these professionals.