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Accounting Clerk Core

North Valley Occupational Center - LAUSD · Mission Hills, CA

Cost
$1,680
Length
20 weeks
Working 6 months later
40%

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
327
Finished the program
54%Based on 327 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
40%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
$13,495A 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.

Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.

No regional figures for this program's city

Mission Hills 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.

Accountants and Auditors

Job ads may call this: Auditor · Accountant · Audit Partner · Cost Accountant

Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.

  • Prepare detailed reports on audit findings.
  • Report to management about asset utilization and audit results, and recommend changes in operations and financial activities.
  • Collect and analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies.
  • Inspect account books and accounting systems for efficiency, effectiveness, and use of accepted accounting procedures to record transactions.
  • Supervise auditing of establishments, and determine scope of investigation required.
Typical pay in California
$98,678per year
Projected openings
154,340
Projected change
+7.5%
Usually needs
Bachelor's degree

Getting in

Experience needed first
None
Training after you are hired
None

No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.

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 — 59% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 11% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma
0%
High school diploma
2%
Started college, no degree
3%
Two-year degree
6%
Four-year degree
59%
Master's degree
27%
Doctorate or professional degree
4%

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.

Budget Analysts

Pay, hiring, and what people studied

Job ads may call this: Cost Analyst · Budget Analyst · Budget Officer · Fiscal Analyst

  • Analyze monthly department budgeting and accounting reports to maintain expenditure controls.
  • Provide advice and technical assistance with cost analysis, fiscal allocation, and budget preparation.
  • Review operating budgets to analyze trends affecting budget needs.
  • Compile and analyze accounting records and other data to determine the financial resources required to implement a program.
Show 2 more things this job involves
  • Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations.
  • Summarize budgets and submit recommendations for the approval or disapproval of funds requests.
Typical pay in California
$101,190per year
Projected openings
2,840
Projected change
+4.7%
Usually needs
Bachelor's degree

Getting in

Experience needed first
None
Training after you are hired
None

No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: Four-year degree — 46% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 21% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma
0.2%
High school diploma
6%
Started college, no degree
9%
Two-year degree
6%
Four-year degree
46%
Master's degree
31%
Doctorate or professional degree
2%

Financial Examiners

Pay, hiring, and what people studied

Job ads may call this: Bank Examiner · Internal Auditor · Examining Officer · Compliance Analyst

  • Direct and participate in formal and informal meetings with bank directors, trustees, senior management, counsels, outside accountants, and consultants to gather information and discuss findings.
  • Recommend actions to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, or to protect solvency of institutions.
  • Prepare reports, exhibits, and other supporting schedules that detail an institution's safety and soundness, compliance with laws and regulations, and recommended solutions to questionable financial conditions.
  • Resolve problems concerning the overall financial integrity of banking institutions including loan investment portfolios, capital, earnings, and specific or large troubled accounts.
Show 3 more things this job involves
  • Investigate activities of institutions to enforce laws and regulations and to ensure legality of transactions and operations or financial solvency.
  • Review balance sheets, operating income and expense accounts, and loan documentation to confirm institution assets and liabilities.
  • Plan, supervise, and review work of assigned subordinates.
Typical pay in California
$107,778per year
Projected openings
3,310
Projected change
+9.1%
Usually needs
Bachelor's degree

Getting in

Experience needed first
None
Training after you are hired
More than a year

New hires are trained on the job for more than a year after they start. The classroom part is the beginning of this work, not the whole of it.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: Four-year degree — 48% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 26% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma
0.3%
High school diploma
10%
Started college, no degree
9%
Two-year degree
7%
Four-year degree
48%
Master's degree
23%
Doctorate or professional degree
3%

Program details

This program provides in-person instruction only.

This competency-based course is designed to cover the principles and processes involved in double-entry accounting systems. It deals with accounting cycles and specialized accounting functions. It includes the use of calculators and microcomputers to process financial information and produce reports using appropriate software to develop electronic spreadsheets. The competencies in this course are aligned with the California high school academic content standards.

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

  • Northeast San Fernando Valley AJCCAffiliate site

    Phone: 818-482-1754

    13356 Eldrige AvenueGoodwill Industries of Southern CaliforniaSylmar, CA 91342about 2.7 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

  • El Proyecto WorkSource-OneStop, Sun ValleyComprehensive center

    Phone: 818-504-0334

    9024 Laurel Canyon BlvdEl Proyecto WorkSource CenterSun Valley, CA 91352about 3.6 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Evening, Saturday by appointment

    Has a veterans' representative

  • Job ConnectAffiliate site

    Phone: 818-238-5580

    110 N. Glenoaks BoulevardBurbank Central LibraryBurbank, CA 91502about 10.1 miles away

    Hours: Monday -Thursday 10a.m.-9:00p.m Friday-Saturday 10:00a.m.-6:00p.m.

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

How this gets paid for, and what to ask

Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.

The rules cited here, and the state and federal sites linked to, are published in English.

How this site gets its figures, and what they do not tell you