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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in South Dakota

Want to work as a Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in South Dakota? Here’s what the data says. 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. Excludes “Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks” (43-3051).

What do Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Make in South Dakota?

For a bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks working in South Dakota, the median annual wage is $44,780 per year (or roughly $21.53/hour).Pay can range from $33,580 at the 10th percentile to $57,130 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$33,580	$16.14
25th percentile	$37,960	$18.25
Median (50th)	$44,780	$21.53
75th percentile	$49,670	$23.88
90th percentile	$57,130	$27.47

The job concentration index in South Dakota compared to the national average — is 2.30, suggesting that bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks are more concentrated here than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks earn a median of $63,707 per year ($30.63/hour), below the South Dakota median.

Employment Outlook

Nationally, total employment in this occupation is 1,490,368 bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks nationwide. In South Dakota alone, about 9,830 people work in this role. That’s fewer than the typical state, which employs around 18,550 bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.

Top South Dakota Metros for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

The largest metro-area employers of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in South Dakota.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	3,280	$45,740
Rapid City, SD	1,670	$45,090

Top States for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Employment

These states have the highest employment of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks work.

State	Number Employed
California	154,980
Texas	130,770
Florida	107,210
New York	93,920
Pennsylvania	54,580
Illinois	53,340
Ohio	48,280
North Carolina	48,160
New Jersey	40,560
Tennessee	40,360
Michigan	40,100
Georgia	36,690
Washington	36,640
Virginia	35,730
Massachusetts	31,010
Wisconsin	29,050
Indiana	28,250
Minnesota	27,520
Colorado	24,650
Arizona	24,260

Highest-Paying States for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

These states pay the most for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$62,470
California	$57,470
Connecticut	$57,290
Massachusetts	$57,120
New Jersey	$56,730
Washington	$56,580
New York	$55,880
Alaska	$54,510
Maryland	$54,080
Colorado	$54,080

Skills

The most important bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Important knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

Key abilities for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Day-to-day, bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks typically:

• Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information.
• Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes.
• Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Operate 10-key calculators, typewriters, and copy machines to perform calculations and produce documents.
• Receive, record, and bank cash, checks, and vouchers.
• Code documents according to company procedures.
• Perform financial calculations, such as amounts due, interest charges, balances, discounts, equity, and principal.
• Reconcile or note and report discrepancies found in records.
• Perform general office duties, such as filing, answering telephones, and handling routine correspondence.
• Access computerized financial information to answer general questions as well as those related to specific accounts.
• Classify, record, and summarize numerical and financial data to compile and keep financial records, using journals and ledgers or computers.
• Debit, credit, and total accounts on computer spreadsheets and databases, using specialized accounting software.

Work Activities

• Working with Computers
• Getting Information
• Documenting/Recording Information
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Processing Information
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Performing Administrative Activities
• Communicating with People Outside the Organization
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

Tools & Technology

Software and systems commonly involved: Hot technologies: Adobe Acrobat, Epic Systems, Google Docs In-demand technologies: Accounting software

Related Careers

Careers similar to bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks include:

• Financial Managers
• Accountants and Auditors
• Credit Analysts
• Loan Officers
• Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
• Tax Preparers

Also Known As

Account Administrator, Account Clerk, Account Information Clerk, Account Receivable Clerk, Accountant Assistant, Accountant Clerk, Accountant Helper, Accounting Assistant, Accounting Associate, Accounting Bookkeeper, Accounting Clerk, Accounting Coordinator, Accounting Representative, Accounting Specialist, Accounting Technician.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 43-3031.00