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Illinois Bookkeeping and Accounting Clerks: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Bookkeeping And Accounting Clerks in Illinois

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Fast Facts for Bookkeeping And Accounting Clerks in Illinois

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Bloomington, Springfield, and Danville
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Rockford, Chicago, and Peoria
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Chicago, Peoria, and Springfield

Salaries for Bookkeeping And Accounting Clerks in Illinois

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Chicago, Rockford, and Bloomington. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Bookkeeping And Accounting Clerks in Illinois are listed below.

Selected Bookkeeping Schools in Illinois

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Vatterott College
Quincy

Offers diploma and degree programs in health care, business, computer science, and technical fields. Located in several campus locations across the Midwest

  • Programs: Accounting With Data Processing
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Selected Online Schools for Bookkeeping and Accounting Clerks in Illinois

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Bookkeeping
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Anthem College
Online

Anthem College has 24 campus locations nationwide as well as the flexibility of online program options.

  • Programs: Accounting Technology
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate

Herzing College
Online

Take control of your career at one of Herzing College's three campus locations--Montreal, Toronoto, or Winnipeg. Our state-of-the-art campuses offer day and evening classes.

  • Programs: Bookkeeping And Payroll Accounting
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

ITT Technical Institute
Online

With over 100 campuses in 34 states nationwide and online programs offered as well, the ITT Technical Institutes may have a program that is convenient for you. ITT Tech is dedicated to teaching technology.

  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor

More Illinois Bookkeeping Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Black Hawk CollegeMolineAssociate6,311
College of DuPageGlen EllynAssociate25,768
College of Lake CountyGrayslakeAssociate16,010
Danville Area Community CollegeDanvilleAssociate2,832
Harper CollegePalatineAssociate15,156
Highland Community College FreeportFreeportAssociate2,049
Illinois Central CollegeEast PeoriaAssociate11,804
Illinois Valley Community CollegeOglesbyAssociate4,103
John A Logan CollegeCartervilleAssociate7,559
Kankakee Community CollegeKankakeeAssociate3,591
Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfreyAssociate7,875
MacCormac CollegeChicagoAssociate171
McHenry County CollegeCrystal LakeAssociate5,274
Midstate CollegePeoriaBachelor641
Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos HillsAssociate15,859
Northwestern UniversityEvanstonDoctorate & First Professional19,005
Oakton Community CollegeDes PlainesAssociate10,805
Prairie State CollegeChicago HeightsAssociate5,507
Richland Community CollegeDecaturAssociate3,274
Rock Valley CollegeRockfordAssociate7,923
Saint Augustine College ChicagoChicagoBachelor1,289
South Suburban CollegeSouth HollandAssociate6,260
Southeastern Illinois CollegeHarrisburgAssociate2,606
Triton CollegeRiver GroveAssociate15,658
Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar GroveAssociate8,731

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Bookkeeping And Accounting Clerks

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Illinois. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Bookkeeping and Accounting Clerks

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Bookkeeping and Accounting Clerks relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

ILLINOIS

   
Bloomington1,330$33,4501.5
Springfield1,870$30,5501.4
Danville380$27,8501.3
Champaign1,500$33,3601.2
Kankakee510$28,2801.2
Decatur650$29,0801.1
Peoria2,400$31,7901.1
Chicago43,780$36,8000.8
Rockford1,540$34,6600.8
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