Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in South Carolina

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

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

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

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

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

There were approximately 19,400 workers employed as Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in this state in 2018.

There were 20,250 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 850 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 20,140 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks working in it, which means South Carolina has fewer Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks than average.

Job Projections for South Carolina

Jobs for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in this state are growing at a rate of 2.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.5%.

South Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 2,660 annual job openings, and 24,010 total jobs in 2026 for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in this state.

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 South Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks ranged from $22,940 to $52,380 with $35,630 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.03 to $25.18. The median hourly rate was $17.13.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $16.94 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.19.

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

Top South 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
Columbia, SC	3,840	$37,600
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	3,800	$34,750
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	3,450	$35,260
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	1,910	$35,210
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	1,840	$33,170
Spartanburg, SC	1,340	$37,850
Florence, SC	890	$30,500
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	620	$36,580
Sumter, SC	300	$33,510

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

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
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