NOC 14200: Accounting and related clerks
What accounting and related clerks do
Accounting and related clerks calculate, prepare and process bills, invoices, accounts payable and receivable, budgets and other financial records according to established procedures. They are employed throughout the private and public sectors.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Calculate, prepare and issue documents related to accounts such as bills, invoices, inventory reports, account statements and other financial statements using computerized and manual systems
- Code, total, batch, enter, verify and reconcile transactions such as accounts payable and receivable, payroll, purchase orders, cheques, invoices, cheque requisitions, and bank statements in a ledger or computer system
- Compile budget data and documents based on estimated revenues and expenses and previous budgets
- Prepare period or cost statements or reports
- Calculate costs of materials, overhead and other expenses based on estimates, quotations, and price lists
- Respond to customer inquiries, maintain good customer relations and solve problems
- Perform related clerical duties, such as word processing, maintaining filing and record systems, faxing and photocopying.
Job titles under NOC 14200
57 job titles are classified here, including accounting clerk, accounts payable clerk, accounts receivable clerk.
- account audit clerk
- account verification clerk
- accounting and auditing clerk
- accounting assistant
- accounting clerk
- accounting clerk - Canadian Armed Forces
- accounts payable and receivable clerk
- accounts payable clerk
- accounts receivable clerk
- assessment clerk
- audit clerk
- auditing clerk
- balance clerk
- bill clerk
- billing clerk
- billing machine operator
- budget clerk
- cash on delivery (COD) clerk
- cheque control clerk
- control clerk - hotel and restaurant
- cost accounting clerk
- cost clerk
- costing clerk
- currency sorter
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Completion of college or other courses certified by the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada, Canadian Securities Institute or Canadian Bookkeepers Association may be required.
- Some accounting clerks must be bondable.
Accounting and related clerks wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $18.46/hr | $25.00/hr | $35.71/hr |
Toronto ON | $18.46/hr | $25.64/hr | $38.46/hr |
Montréal QC | $17.50/hr | $24.00/hr | $33.00/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $19.74/hr | $26.25/hr | $33.65/hr |
Calgary AB | $20.00/hr | $27.40/hr | $38.46/hr |
Edmonton AB | $18.46/hr | $25.00/hr | $35.00/hr |
Ottawa ON | $17.95/hr | $25.00/hr | $35.90/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $17.50/hr | $24.00/hr | $31.25/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $19.00/hr | $25.00/hr | $33.63/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $18.12/hr | $25.00/hr | $37.00/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $19.00/hr | $25.82/hr | $36.00/hr |
London ON | $18.00/hr | $22.00/hr | $28.33/hr |
Halifax NS | $17.00/hr | $23.59/hr | $30.77/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $20.00/hr | $26.25/hr | $36.00/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $17.01/hr | $24.00/hr | $31.25/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $18.55/hr | $24.00/hr | $33.00/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $18.00/hr | $24.04/hr | $33.40/hr |
Nova Scotia | $16.83/hr | $23.08/hr | $30.77/hr |
New Brunswick | $18.00/hr | $24.04/hr | $30.77/hr |
Quebec | $19.00/hr | $25.00/hr | $33.63/hr |
Ontario | $18.12/hr | $25.00/hr | $37.00/hr |
Manitoba | $18.00/hr | $23.52/hr | $31.25/hr |
Saskatchewan | $18.00/hr | $24.50/hr | $33.65/hr |
Alberta | $18.50/hr | $25.96/hr | $38.00/hr |
British Columbia | $20.00/hr | $26.25/hr | $36.00/hr |
Using NOC 14200 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 57 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Accounting technicians and bookkeepers (NOC 12200)
- Banking, insurance and other financial clerks (NOC 14201)
- Collection clerks (NOC 14202)
- Financial auditors and accountants (NOC 11100)
- Payroll administrators (NOC 13102)
- Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers (NOC 12011)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for accounting and related clerks?
Accounting and related clerks are NOC 2021 unit group 14200. Example job titles in this group include accounting clerk, accounts payable clerk, accounts receivable clerk, audit clerk.
What TEER is NOC 14200?
NOC 14200 is TEER 4 (High school and on-the-job training). Usually requires completion of secondary school, or several weeks of on-the-job training. TEER 4 and 5 work does not count as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker or Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do accounting and related clerks earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $25.00/hr, about $49,000 a year full-time, with a range of $18.46/hr to $35.71/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.