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Bookkeeper
$45,700 median salary*
296,935 jobs available*
If you like working with numbers, writing and organization this role great for you.
As a Bookkeeper, you'll manage a company’s financial accounts, ensuring they are accurate. You'll record what money comes into and flows out of a business, such as payments to and from customers and vendors. You'll use spreadsheets like Excel or tools like QuickBooks to help record and manage this information. Bookkeepers and accountants have similar roles. You'll also focus on administrative tasks, such as completing payroll and recording incoming and outgoing finances.
* Median salary and job opening data are sourced from United States Lightcastâ„¢ Job Postings Report. Data for job roles relevant to featured programs (7/1/2022 - 6/30/2023)
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Bookkeeper
Accounting Assistant
Accounts Payable Clerk
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Intuit Academy Bookkeeping
Intuit
Professional Certificate

Intuit Academy Bookkeeping
Instructor:
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Average: 5 months (3 hours/week)
4 courses
Average: 5 months (3 hours/week)
4 courses
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Double-Entry Bookkeeping System, Bookkeeping, Bank Reconciliations, Accounting Concepts and Measurement, Basis Of Accounting, Creating Financial Statements +16 more

Tally Bookkeeper
Tally Education and Distribution Services Private Limited
Professional Certificate

Tally Bookkeeper
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4.7
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Average: 5 months (2 hours/week)
3 courses
Average: 5 months (2 hours/week)
3 courses
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Banking, tally prime, Finance, Bookkeeping, business accounting, Financial Accounting +9 more
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