Bookkeeper
Martinez Adult Education · Martinez, CA
- Cost
- $1,525
- Length
- 36 weeks
- Working 6 months later
- 82%
Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.
What happened to people who took this
- People enrolled
- 75
- Finished the program
- 43%Based on 35 peopleTypical California program: 85% of 1,951 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
- Working 6 months later
- 82%Typical California program: 69% of 1,690 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
- Earnings in one quarter after
- $11,322A single quarter of earnings, roughly three months, not a yearly salary. Do not compare it directly with the yearly pay shown for the occupation.Typical California program: $10,900 of 1,339 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
The jobs this trains for
This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.
Shrinking -13.8%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.
No regional figures for this program's city
Martinez is not one of the metropolitan or rural areas California names when it publishes wages and openings. A neighbouring area's figures would look exactly like a correct answer, so none are shown and the statewide figures stand alone. About half of California's programs are in this position.
Tax Preparers
Job ads may call this: Tax Advisor · Tax Preparer · Tax Associate · Enrolled Agent
Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.
- Compute taxes owed or overpaid, using adding machines or personal computers, and complete entries on forms, following tax form instructions and tax tables.
- Use all appropriate adjustments, deductions, and credits to keep clients' taxes to a minimum.
- Interview clients to obtain additional information on taxable income and deductible expenses and allowances.
- Furnish taxpayers with sufficient information and advice to ensure correct tax form completion.
Show 4 more things this job involves
- Prepare or assist in preparing simple to complex tax returns for individuals or small businesses.
- Review financial records, such as income statements and documentation of expenditures to determine forms needed to prepare tax returns.
- Check data input or verify totals on forms prepared by others to detect errors in arithmetic, data entry, or procedures.
- Explain federal and state tax laws to individuals and companies.
- Typical pay in California
- $71,205per year
- Projected openings
- 15,610
- Projected change
- +12.1%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- 1 to 12 months
These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Four-year degree — 34% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 2% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 2%
- High school diploma
- 11%
- Started college, no degree
- 20%
- Two-year degree
- 11%
- Four-year degree
- 34%
- Master's degree
- 17%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 6%
This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Pay, hiring, and what people studied
Job ads may call this: Account Clerk · Accounting Clerk · Accounting Assistant · Accounting Associate
- Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information.
- Prepare and process payroll information.
- Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes.
- Prepare bank deposits by compiling data from cashiers, verifying and balancing receipts, and sending cash, checks, or other forms of payment to banks.
Show 2 more things this job involves
- Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations.
- Operate 10-key calculators, typewriters, and copy machines to perform calculations and produce documents.
- Typical pay in California
- $60,632per year
- Projected openings
- 178,570
- Projected change
- -4.1%
- Usually needs
- Some college, no degree
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- 1 to 12 months
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Started college, no degree — 35% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Some college, no degree. 29% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 4%
- High school diploma
- 26%
- Started college, no degree
- 35%
- Two-year degree
- 16%
- Four-year degree
- 17%
- Master's degree
- 3%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 0.5%
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Pay, hiring, and what people studied
Job ads may call this: Timekeeper · Payroll Clerk · Payroll Assistant · Payroll Specialist
- Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records.
- Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.
- Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers.
- Prepare and file payroll tax returns.
- Process paperwork for new employees and enter employee information into the payroll system.
- Typical pay in California
- $66,886per year
- Projected openings
- 17,950
- Projected change
- -13.8%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- 1 to 12 months
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Started college, no degree — 33% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 2% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 2%
- High school diploma
- 20%
- Started college, no degree
- 33%
- Two-year degree
- 14%
- Four-year degree
- 26%
- Master's degree
- 5%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 0.5%
Program details
This is a hybrid or blended program providing both in-person and online instruction.
This certificate program provides students with the skills to obtain employment as a General Accounting Clerk, AP/AR Clerk, Payroll Clerk, or Bookkeeper. Extensive training includes the critical rules of debit and credit, merchandising, balance sheet accounts, accruals and deferrals of both revenue and expenses, partner and corporate ownership, budgeting, standard and analysis costs, accounting for decision-making and manufacturing operations, payroll theory, determination of taxable wages, employee and employer taxes, preparation of employee earnings records, payroll registers, journal entries, quarterly and year-end forms 940, 941, W-2, W-3, planning and creating new company files, working with vendors and bills, working with customers and sales tax, banking, corrections, customization and more. Courses: Accounting I, II, & III, QuickBooks Online, Mastering Payroll, and Microsoft Excel 2019 & 365.
Someone else may be able to pay for this
This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.
The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California
A comprehensive center is where all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. California's Employment Development Department directs people to CareerOneStop's finder to locate one. Contacting a center before traveling is worth it — the state notes that its own staff are not physically present at every location.
The rule: 20 CFR 678.305 — What is a comprehensive one-stop center? · 20 CFR 678.310 — What is an affiliated site? · California EDD — Office Locator
Concord America`s Job Center of California / East Bay WorksComprehensive center
Phone: 925-671-4500
4071 Port Chicago HighwaySuite 250Concord, CA 94520about 7.2 miles away
Hours: M-F 8:30 am-5:00 pm
Has a veterans' representative
America`s Job Center of California - VallejoComprehensive center
Phone: 707-648-4024
1440 Marin StreetVallejo, CA 94590about 10.7 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 8am- 5:00 pm
Has a veterans' representative
RichmondWORKSComprehensive center
Phone: 510-307-8014
330 25th StreetEmployment and Training DepartmentRichmond, CA 94804about 11.1 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm.
Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.
Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List
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