Jobs Similar to Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Correspondence Clerks, Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers and Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks.
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks: $50,670 median pay · usual preparation: Training or associate.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
| # | Career | Similarity | Median pay (vs. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks) | Usual preparation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Correspondence Clerks | 86% | $46,800−8% | High school |
| 2 | Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 85% | $58,650+16% | High school |
| 3 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 85% | $49,230−3% | High school |
| 4 | Tax Preparers | 85% | $54,920+8% | Training or associate |
| 5 | Accountants and Auditors | 84% | $83,680+65% | Bachelor's degree |
| 6 | Brokerage Clerks | 83% | $65,750+30% | Training or associate |
| 7 | Billing and Posting ClerksSame group | 83% | $48,500−4% | High school |
| 8 | Office Clerks, General | 83% | $45,010−11% | High school |
| 9 | Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | 83% | $50,080−1% | High school |
| 10 | Procurement ClerksSame group | 83% | $50,5800% | High school |
| 11 | Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksSame group | 83% | $58,260+15% | Training or associate |
| 12 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 83% | $47,540−6% | High school |
| 13 | Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents | 83% | $62,370+23% | Training or associate |
| 14 | Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 82% | $50,6100% | Training or associate |
| 15 | File Clerks | 82% | $43,600−14% | High school |
| 16 | Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | 82% | $48,700−4% | High school |
| 17 | Insurance Underwriters | 82% | $81,370+61% | Bachelor's degree |
| 18 | Bill and Account CollectorsSame group | 81% | $47,030−7% | High school |
| 19 | Budget Analysts | 81% | $91,640+81% | Bachelor's degree |
| 20 | Loan Officers | 81% | $76,690+51% | Bachelor's degree |
- 1Correspondence Clerks
86% similar · $46,800 (−8%) · High school
- 2Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
85% similar · $58,650 (+16%) · High school
- 3Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
85% similar · $49,230 (−3%) · High school
- 4Tax Preparers
85% similar · $54,920 (+8%) · Training or associate
- 5Accountants and Auditors
84% similar · $83,680 (+65%) · Bachelor's degree
- 6Brokerage Clerks
83% similar · $65,750 (+30%) · Training or associate
- 7Billing and Posting Clerks
83% similar · $48,500 (−4%) · High school · Same group
- 8Office Clerks, General
83% similar · $45,010 (−11%) · High school
- 9Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
83% similar · $50,080 (−1%) · High school
- 10Procurement Clerks
83% similar · $50,580 (0%) · High school · Same group
- 11Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
83% similar · $58,260 (+15%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 12Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
83% similar · $47,540 (−6%) · High school
- 13Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
83% similar · $62,370 (+23%) · Training or associate
- 14Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
82% similar · $50,610 (0%) · Training or associate
- 15File Clerks
82% similar · $43,600 (−14%) · High school
- 16Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
82% similar · $48,700 (−4%) · High school
- 17Insurance Underwriters
82% similar · $81,370 (+61%) · Bachelor's degree
- 18Bill and Account Collectors
81% similar · $47,030 (−7%) · High school · Same group
- 19Budget Analysts
81% similar · $91,640 (+81%) · Bachelor's degree
- 20Loan Officers
81% similar · $76,690 (+51%) · Bachelor's degree
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.
Similar jobs that need less preparation
- Correspondence Clerks86% similar · High school
- Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers85% similar · High school
- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks85% similar · High school
- Billing and Posting Clerks83% similar · High school
- Office Clerks, General83% similar · High school
- Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks83% similar · High school
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
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Jobs that can lead here
Careers where bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Tax Preparers (95)
- Correspondence Clerks (91)
- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks (87)
- Loan Interviewers and Clerks (87)
- Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents (87)
- Brokerage Clerks (86)
- Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks (85)
- Statistical Assistants (85)
- File Clerks (84)
- New Accounts Clerks (83)
Questions about jobs like bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
What jobs are most similar to bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Correspondence Clerks (86% similar), Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers (85% similar), Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks (85% similar), Tax Preparers (85% similar) and Accountants and Auditors (84% similar).
Which jobs like bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Budget Analysts ($91,640, +81%; usually a bachelor's degree), Accountants and Auditors ($83,680, +65%; usually a bachelor's degree) and Insurance Underwriters ($81,370, +61%; usually a bachelor's degree) have the highest BLS median pay compared with bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ($50,670). Without more preparation than bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks usually need: Brokerage Clerks, Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents and Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.