Bookkeeping Clerks keep records of financial transactions of businesses.
Employers prefer high school graduates with some post-secondary business courses.
As the job market tightens applicants with college experience will have the advantage. There were approximately 31,220 Bookkeeping Clerks employed in Alabama in 1996. Most Bookkeepers work in retail firms, manufacturing firms, government agencies, banks and financial institutions, educational agencies, insurance firms, or for themselves. An average of 750 job openings occurs each year. Those with experience may earn more.