A program that prepares individuals to provide technical administrative support to professional accountants and other financial management personnel. Includes instruction in posting transactions to accounts, record-keeping systems, accounting software operation, and general accounting principles and practices.
| A major in Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
- Billing, Cost, and Rate Clerks
- Billing, Posting, and Calculating Machine Operators
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks - $33,800
- Brokerage Clerks - $41,370
- Gaming Cage Workers - $25,970
- Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks - $35,500
- Statement Clerks
- Statistical Assistants - $36,020
- Tax Preparers - $35,520
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Top 7
U.S.
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
| | Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ | 72
(3.5%) |  |  | |
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| | ITT Technical Institute-Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN | 5
(2.9%) |  | | |
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| | Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI | 26
(1.4%) | | | |
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| | Bryant University
Smithfield, RI | 2
(0.3%) | |  | |
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| | Canisius College
Buffalo, NY | 2
(0.2%) |  | | |
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| | Saint Edward's University
Austin, TX | 2
(0.2%) | | | |
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| | Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT | 2
(0.2%) | | | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.