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Average Bookkeeper Salary in the United States

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Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), bookkeepers and accounting clerks will experience almost a 4% employment decline in the decade 2018-2028, compared to a projected 6,4% increase in accountants and auditors during the same period, which is shown in the table 1. According to the U.S.

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Guy Proposes Not Terrible Ideas to Get People Into Government Accounting

Going Concern

The issue is a two-pronged one: 1) a shortage of outside auditors holding things up and 2) shortages within government departments preventing issuers from filing and producing statements on time. He also speaks about a potential untapped resource for talent at the workforce level: account clerks. Again, not a terrible idea.