Auditing Clerk
Impact: Accuracy and Compliance
Auditing clerks examine and verify financial records and transactions to ensure accuracy and compliance with established standards, procedures, and laws. They may assist auditors in preparing reports and identifying discrepancies.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- Team
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- Moderate
- Travel
- Low
- Schedule flexibility
- Structured
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 40
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $45,000
- Entry-level
- $35,000
- Senior
- $58,000
- Growth by 2033
- 5%
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- 15%
- Typical student debt
- $20,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Data Entry
- Spreadsheet Software
- Financial Record Keeping
Soft skills
- Attention to Detail
- Organization
- Problem-Solving
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Associate's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 4
- Years to senior
- 8
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Auditing Clerk
- Staff Accountant
- Junior Auditor
- Auditor
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 65%
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3/10
- Meaning
- 5/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 4.5/10
- Social perception
- Moderate