About this program
A program that prepares individuals to provide technical administrative support to professional accountants and other financial management personnel. Includes instruction in posting transactions to accounts, record-keeping systems, accounting software operation, and general accounting principles and practices.
Career Opportunities
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Statistical Assistants
compile and compute data according to statistical formulas for use in statistical studies. May perform actuarial computations and compile charts and graphs for use by actuaries. Includes actuarial clerks.
$52120
Bachelor's degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
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Brokerage Clerks
perform duties related to the purchase, sale, or holding of securities. Duties include writing orders for stock purchases or sales, computing transfer taxes, verifying stock transactions, accepting and delivering securities, tracking stock price fluctuations, computing equity, distributing dividends, and keeping records of daily transactions and holdings.
$58460
Bachelor's degree
Personality Match
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Payroll Clerks
compile and record employee time and payroll data. May compute employees' time worked, production, and commission. May compute and post wages and deductions, or prepare paychecks.
$48290
No degree required
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
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Bookkeeping and Accounting Clerks
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.
$44100
No degree required
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
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Tax Preparers
prepare tax returns for individuals or small businesses.
$52710
No degree required
Strong job growth
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