Accounting Clerks
On-the-job / entry-level Stable · ANZSCO skill level 4 · occupation 5511
Accounting Clerks monitor creditor and debtor accounts, undertake related routine documentation, and calculate and investigate the cost of wages, materials, overheads and other operating costs.
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 29.8% university · 32.3% vet / tafe · 33.1% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Where these jobs are
NSW 32.5% · VIC 24.4% · QLD 20.1% · WA 12.6% · SA 5.8% · ACT 1.9% · TAS 1.8% · NT 1.1%
Top industries
Construction · Professional, Scientific and Technical Services · Public Administration and Safety.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation profiles (Feb 2026) + Employment Projections (May 2025–2035). © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. Figures are national estimates.