Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Office and Administrative Support · SOC 43-3031
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 43-3031 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 31.0%
- High · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 44/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $50,670
- H-1B offered wage $45,006; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 188,500
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -5.8%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 39
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 314,664 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
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AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~80.2% of this role but only ~31% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
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.
Common titles: Account Clerk, Accounting Assistant, Accounting Associate, Accounting Clerk, Accounting Specialist, Accounting Technician
Representative Tasks
- •Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information.
- •Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes.
- •Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations.
- •Operate 10-key calculators, typewriters, and copy machines to perform calculations and produce documents.
- •Receive, record, and bank cash, checks, and vouchers.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Operate computers or computerized equipment.
- •Execute sales or other financial transactions.
- •Verify accuracy of financial or transactional data.
- •Compile data or documentation.
- •Prepare cash for deposit or disbursement.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 31.0% | 33.9% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 22% Bright |
| Median Salary | $50,670 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 69/100 | N/A |