Employment
Accounting, bookkeeping, and auditing clerks work in nearly all industries and at all levels of government. State and local government, educational services, healthcare, and the accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services industries are among the individual industries employing the largest numbers of these clerks.
Employment of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks is projected to grow by 11 percent nationally from 2012 to 2022, which is about as fast as the average for all occupations. This occupation is one of the largest growth occupations in the economy, with about 275,000 new jobs expected nationally over the projections decade.
Source:
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-2015 edition, Financial Clerks.