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Bookkeepers work in all industries and at all levels of government. Local government and the accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services industries are among the individual industries employing the largest numbers of these clerks.
Job growth is projected to be average through 2016 and job prospects should be good as a large number of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks are expected to retire or transfer to other occupations.
Employment of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks is projected to grow 12 % during the 2006-16 decade, which is as fast as the average for all occupations. Due its size, this occupation will have among the largest numbers of new jobs arise, about 264,000 over the projected decade.
The number of small businesses reached nearly 26 million in 2005, and continues to grow over 3%/year.
Inc.com
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