Becoming an Accounting Technician via Online Education?

At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths. Ashford University, one of the highest ranking online schools, is a US school (accredited) offering accounting courses to train individuals to become top-notch accountants, finance accountants, forensic accountants, tax accountants, bookkeepers, certified public accountants, bookkeeping clerks, etc. Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 190,810 people employed as payroll and timekeeping clerks alone in America, and their average annual salary is $36,600. Colleges and universities like Ashford University that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Accounting Technician Salary Information

Category: Payroll and timekeeping clerks

Total # Employed in the US 190,810
Average Hourly Wage: $17.6/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$11.38 $14.05 $17.31 $20.86 $24.52
Average Yearly Salary $36,600
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$23,660 $29,220 $36,000 $43,400 $51,000
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
2.3% 33.0% 36.6% 12.7% 13.4% 1.8% 0.2%
Payroll and timekeeping clerks — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Florida $24.18/hr $50,290
Colorado $20.07/hr $41,740
Missouri $19.98/hr $41,560
Delaware $19.81/hr $41,210
Alaska $19.62/hr $40,810
North Dakota $19.35/hr $40,240
Mississippi $19.11/hr $39,740
Nebraska $18.96/hr $39,440
Kansas $18.63/hr $38,750
Oklahoma $18.38/hr $38,220
North Carolina $18.35/hr $38,170
Connecticut $18.25/hr $37,960
Tennessee $18.13/hr $37,720
District of Columbia $18.08/hr $37,600
Virginia $18.02/hr $37,480
Indiana $17.95/hr $37,330
New York $17.48/hr $36,350
Montana $17.38/hr $36,140
Idaho $17.11/hr $35,580
Utah $17/hr $35,370
Puerto Rico $16.98/hr $35,310
Arkansas $16.94/hr $35,240
South Carolina $16.92/hr $35,190
New Hampshire $16.8/hr $34,950
Wyoming $16.69/hr $34,710
Louisiana $16.66/hr $34,650
Wisconsin $16.46/hr $34,240
Guam $16.42/hr $34,150
Oregon $16.4/hr $34,120
Kentucky $16.22/hr $33,740
Pennsylvania $16.19/hr $33,670
Washington $16.02/hr $33,310
Hawaii $15.95/hr $33,180
Maine $15.79/hr $32,850
Michigan $15.75/hr $32,770
New Mexico $15.6/hr $32,460
Maryland $15.56/hr $32,360
Massachusetts $15.36/hr $31,950
Alabama $15.33/hr $31,880
California $15.32/hr $31,870
Nevada $15.31/hr $31,850
Iowa $15.29/hr $31,800
Ohio $15.08/hr $31,360
New Jersey $15.01/hr $31,210
South Dakota $14.93/hr $31,050
West Virginia $14.29/hr $29,720


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