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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in North Carolina

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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in North Carolina

Considering a career as a Bookkeeping, Accounting, or Auditing Clerk in North Carolina?

2.2% Jobs Projection
$38,550 Median Salary
5,380 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in North Carolina are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in North Carolina is growing slower than average.

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

How Many Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Work in North Carolina?

46,570 people worked as Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in 2018 in this state.

There were 43,750 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 2,820 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 North Carolina has more Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks than average.

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Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in this state are growing at a rate of 2.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.5%.

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North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 5,380 annual job openings, and a total of 48,510 jobs for North Carolina Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in 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 North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks ranged from $25,330 to $56,290 with $38,550 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.18 to $27.06. The median hourly rate was $18.53.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $18.09 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.44.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top North Carolina 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
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 13,210 $39,550
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 8,350 $38,850
Raleigh, NC 6,950 $41,180
Greensboro-High Point, NC 4,070 $39,100
Winston-Salem, NC 2,990 $36,490
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 2,650 $43,840
Asheville, NC 2,050 $37,890
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 1,910 $35,210
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 1,380 $36,890
Wilmington, NC 1,310 $37,720
Fayetteville, NC 1,150 $37,710
Greenville, NC 680 $37,630
Rocky Mount, NC 640 $38,500
Burlington, NC 620 $34,070
New Bern, NC 520 $35,130
Jacksonville, NC 500 $31,210
Goldsboro, NC 390 $33,670

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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