Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Oregon

Get the information you need to know about working as a Bookkeeping, Accounting, or Auditing Clerk.

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

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

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

What Major Will Prepare You For a Bookkeeping, Accounting, or Auditing Clerk Career?

• Business, Management & Marketing
• Accounting
• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping

How Many Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Work in Oregon?

There were approximately 23,960 workers employed as Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in this state in 2018.

There were 23,700 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 260 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Oregon

Jobs for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in this state are growing at a rate of 3.8% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.5%.

Oregon Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 2,800 annual Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks job openings in Oregon, and 25,090 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 Oregon?

In 2018 wages for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks ranged from $26,600 to $59,140 with $40,590 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.79 to $28.43. The median hourly rate was $19.52.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $18.92 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.60.

The median salary in Oregon is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Oregon 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
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	13,790	$43,310
Eugene, OR	2,300	$37,320
Salem, OR	2,300	$40,970
Bend-Redmond, OR	1,400	$39,470
Medford, OR	1,210	$36,740
Albany, OR	550	$37,720
Grants Pass, OR	370	$36,690
Corvallis, OR	330	$42,990

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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