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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in New Jersey

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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in New Jersey

Want to work in New Jersey as a Bookkeeping, Accounting, or Auditing Clerk? Read this first!

-1% Jobs Projection
$46,440 Median Salary
5,120 Job Openings

While jobs for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in New Jersey are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in New Jersey is expected to decrease.

  • Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in New Jersey earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Work in New Jersey?

There were approximately 43,380 workers employed as Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in this state in 2018.

There were 43,590 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 210 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 20,140 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks working in it, which means New Jersey has more Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks than average.

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Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in this state are declining at a rate of 0.6% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 5,120 annual Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks job openings in New Jersey, and 46,690 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 186,400 annual jobs and 1,705,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Make in New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks ranged from $29,540 to $64,010 with $46,440 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $14.2 to $30.78. The median hourly rate was $22.33.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $21.85 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.48.

The median salary in New Jersey is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Jersey Metros for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 102,400 $47,370
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 30,360 $44,630
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 3,070 $39,010
Trenton, NJ 2,330 $45,850
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 1,110 $41,660
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 580 $41,760
Ocean City, NJ 460 $40,270

Top States for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Employment

View the list below to see where most Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 186,970 $46,340
Texas 131,250 $39,870
New York 104,580 $44,150
Florida 97,300 $37,610
Pennsylvania 55,360 $39,270
Ohio 54,850 $38,470
Illinois 50,800 $40,760
North Carolina 46,570 $38,550
Massachusetts 45,570 $46,180
New Jersey 43,380 $46,440
Virginia 41,690 $41,270
Michigan 37,490 $37,810
Wisconsin 37,260 $37,180
Georgia 37,130 $39,070
Washington 31,970 $44,450
Minnesota 31,110 $43,510
Tennessee 30,480 $38,330
Missouri 29,760 $36,780
Indiana 27,970 $36,990
Colorado 27,560 $41,820

Below are the states where Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $54,040
Alaska $47,720
Connecticut $46,860
New Jersey $46,440
California $46,340
Massachusetts $46,180
Washington $44,450
Maryland $44,420
Delaware $44,410
New York $44,150

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