Part IV: Descriptions of the 50 Best Jobs for Each Personality Type _______________________________Maintain ledgers and registers, posting charges and
refunds to individual funds and computing and ver-
ifying balances. Compute monies due on personal
and real property, inventories, redemption payments,
and other amounts, applying specialized knowledge
of tax rates, formulas, interest rates, and other rel-
evant information. Verify and post to ledgers pur-
chase orders, reports of goods received, invoices, paid
vouchers, and other information. Assign purchase
order numbers to invoices, requisitions, and formal
and informal bids. Verify completeness and accuracy
of original documents such as business property state-
ments, tax rolls, invoices, bonds and coupons, and
redemption certifi cates. Bundle sorted documents to
prepare those drawn on other banks for collection.
Tr a n scr ibe d at a f rom offi ce records, using specifi ed
forms, billing machines, and transcribing machines.
Sort and list items for proof or collection. Send com-
pleted bills to billing clerks for information verifi ca-
tion. Transfer data from machines, such as encoding
machines, to computers. Sort and microfi lm trans-
action documents, such as checks, using sorting
machines. Observe operation of sorters to locate doc-
uments that machines cannot read and manually
record amounts of these documents.
GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 04. Business and
Administration. Work Group: 04.08. Clerical
Machine Operation. Other Jobs in " is Work
Group: Data Entry Keyers; Mail Clerks and Mail
Machine Operators, Except Postal Service; Offi ce
Machine Operators, Except Computer; Switchboard
Operators, Including Answering Service; Word Pro-
cessors and Typists.
Skills: Speaking; Active Listening; Writing.
Education and Training Program: Accounting
Te c h n o l o g y/ Te c h n i c i a n a n d B o o k k e e p i n g. Related
Knowledge/Courses: Economics and Accounting;
Clerical Practices; Personnel and Human Resources.
Work Env ironment : Indoors; noisy; contaminants;
sitting; using hands on objects, tools, or controls;
repetitive motions.
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks ..............
! Personality Code: CE
! Education/Training Required: Moderate-
term on-the-job training
! Annual Earnings: $31,560
! Beginning Wage: $20,310
! Earnings Growth Potential: Medium
! Growth: 12.5%
! Annual Job Openings: 286,854
! Self-Employed: 6.6%
! Part-Time: 24.8%Compute, classify, and record numerical data
to keep fi nancial records complete. Perform any
combination of routine calculating, posting, and
verifying duties to obtain primary fi nancial data
for use in maintaining accounting records. May
also check the accuracy of fi gures, calculations,
and postings pertaining to business transactions
recorded by other workers. Operate computers pro-
grammed with accounting software to record, store,
and analyze information. Check fi gures, postings,
and documents for correct entry, mathematical accu-
racy, and proper codes. Comply with federal, state,
and company policies, procedures, and regulations.
Debit, credit, and total accounts on computer spread-
sheets and databases, using specialized accounting
software. Classify, record, and summarize numer-
ical and fi nancial data to compile and keep fi nan-
cial records, using journals and ledgers or computers.
Calculate, prepare, and issue bills, invoices, account
statements, and other fi nancial statements according
to established procedures. Code documents accord-
ing to company procedures. Compile statistical,
fi nancial, accounting, or auditing reports and tables
pertaining to such matters as cash receipts, expen-
ditures, accounts payable and receivable, and profi ts
and losses. Operate 10-key calculators, typewrit-
ers, and copy machines to perform calculations and
produce documents. Access computerized fi nancial