Accounting Job Opportunities

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Employment for accountants and bookkeepers has been growing in significantly. Employment for accountants and bookkeepers grew by more than 2% between 2002 and 2004, and annual salaries are continuing to increase. Employment for accountants, bookkeepers, tax preparation and payroll services is expected to grown 35% over the next 10 years.

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Accounting Job Salary Data

Billing Clerk - $31,335 median salary
A Billing Clerk is responsible for compiling amounts owed from purchase orders, charge slips, sales tickets etc, and for preparing invoices and recording transactions. He or she has knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.

Bookkeeper - $34,817 median salary
A Bookkeeper maintains and records business transactions. Balances ledgers and prepares reports. He or she must be familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.

Entry level Accountant - $40,323 median salary
Entry Level Accountants should be comfortable analyzing trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations incurred to predict future revenues and expenses. He or she reports organization's finances to management, and offers suggestions about resource utilization, tax strategies, and assumptions underlying budget forecasts.

Entry Level Tax Accountant - $43,682 median salary
The entry level tax accountant will maintain tax records and prepares tax returns, related schedules, and related reports. Tax Accountants prepares paperwork for local, state and federal level returns. Tax Accountants must have knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.

Salary data listed above is acccording to Salary.com

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