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Pennsylvania Bookkeeping and Accounting Clerks: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Bookkeeping And Accounting Clerks in Pennsylvania

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Fast Facts for Bookkeeping And Accounting Clerks in Pennsylvania

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Johnstown, Altoona, and State College
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Erie, Reading, and Harrisburg
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Allentown

Salaries for Bookkeeping And Accounting Clerks in Pennsylvania

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Philadelphia, Harrisburg, and Reading. (See table at bottom of page)

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

Selected Online Schools for Bookkeeping and Accounting Clerks in Pennsylvania

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

Pennsylvania Bookkeeping Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Bucks County Community CollegeNewtownAssociate9,649
Butler County Community CollegeButlerAssociate3,656
Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburghAssociate18,525
Community College of Beaver CountyMonacaAssociate3,194
Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaAssociate17,334
Delaware County Community CollegeMediaAssociate10,816
Gannon UniversityErieDoctorate4,134
Harrisburg Area Community College-HarrisburgHarrisburgAssociate9,774
Laurel Business InstituteUniontownAssociate313
Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksvilleAssociate7,184
Luzerne County Community CollegeNanticokeAssociate6,323
Montgomery County Community College-Central CampusBlue BellAssociate9,184
Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehemAssociate7,912
Peirce CollegePhiladelphiaBachelor2,181
Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsportBachelor6,682
Pennsylvania Highlands Community CollegeJohnstownAssociate1,358
PJA SchoolUpper DarbyAssociate244
Reading Area Community CollegeReadingAssociate4,682
South Hills School of Business & TechnologyState CollegeAssociate661
Westmoreland County Community CollegeYoungwoodAssociate6,239

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Bookkeeping And Accounting Clerks

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Pennsylvania. 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

PENNSYLVANIA

   
Johnstown830$27,4201.2
Altoona800$27,1901.1
State College730$28,7401.1
Scranton3,620$29,8801
Williamsport630$29,1901
Lebanon560$29,3701
Lancaster3,060$32,6401
Pittsburgh15,170$30,9701
Philadelphia24,720$36,7400.9
Allentown4,340$32,6600.9
York2,230$31,8300.9
Harrisburg3,960$34,2900.9
Reading1,960$32,6600.9
Erie1,450$28,9400.9
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