How much do bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks make in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA?

What the Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median says in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA at $45,670 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 43-3031 and BLS area 28700.

BLS lists 1,170 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $46,530 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA's Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median is 9.9% below the U.S. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median of $50,670 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 43-3031 with area 28700

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 43-3031 and area 28700. SOC 43-3031 names Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Area 28700 names Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 43-3031/28700 row has 1,170 wage and salary jobs. There are 9.76 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1.1. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 43-3031/28700, the annual median is $45,670 per year, while the matching mean is $46,530 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 43-3031/28700 10th percentile: $32,710 per year.
• 43-3031/28700 25th percentile: $37,640 per year.
• 43-3031/28700 median: $45,670 per year.
• 43-3031/28700 75th percentile: $52,380 per year.
• 43-3031/28700 90th percentile: $63,570 per year.
• 43-3031/28700 employment RSE: 2.4%. Mean-wage RSE: 0.9%.
• 43-3031/28700 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 28700 facts behind this Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks page

Area 28700 reports 119,560 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $56,140. Its annual median is $45,240. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 43-3031 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA runs from $27,410 at the 10th percentile to $96,090 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $34,070. The median is $45,240. The 75th percentile is $63,910. This is a place check, not a pay range for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 28700. They do not show related skills or a path into Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks.

• 1. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 28700. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 4,170. Yearly median: $26,890. Jobs per 1,000: 34.87. Location quotient: 1.41.
• 2. Retail Salespersons. Area: 28700. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 3,620. Yearly median: $31,200. Jobs per 1,000: 30.25. Location quotient: 1.21.
• 3. Cashiers. Area: 28700. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 3,090. Yearly median: $27,420. Jobs per 1,000: 25.82. Location quotient: 1.3.
• 4. Stockers and Order Fillers. Area: 28700. SOC: 53-7065. Jobs: 2,910. Yearly median: $35,760. Jobs per 1,000: 24.3. Location quotient: 1.33.
• 5. Registered Nurses. Area: 28700. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 2,660. Yearly median: $76,730. Jobs per 1,000: 22.22. Location quotient: 1.02.
• 6. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand. Area: 28700. SOC: 53-7062. Jobs: 2,610. Yearly median: $35,300. Jobs per 1,000: 21.82. Location quotient: 1.15.

Read the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA wage ladder for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

The 10th percentile is $32,710 per year. The 25th percentile is $37,640 per year. The median is $45,670 per year. The 75th percentile is $52,380 per year. The 90th percentile is $63,570 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $37,640 per year to $52,380 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $30,860. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA with its state and the U.S.

Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA has a annual median of $45,670 per year. Tennessee has $48,180 per year. The U.S. row has $50,670 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA is 5.2% below Tennessee on the same published median. Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA is 9.9% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA sits for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA ranks 308 of 393 among metro areas with a published annual median for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 308 of 393 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 305. Springfield, OH. The Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median is $45,750 per year. BLS estimates 520 jobs. The location quotient is 1.29.
• 306. Wilmington, NC. The Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median is $45,730 per year. BLS estimates 2,300 jobs. The location quotient is 1.36.
• 307. Goldsboro, NC. The Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median is $45,700 per year. BLS estimates 350 jobs. The location quotient is 0.99.
• 309. Abilene, TX. The Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median is $45,620 per year. BLS estimates 650 jobs. The location quotient is 0.97.
• 310. Dalton, GA. The Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median is $45,600 per year. BLS estimates 530 jobs. The location quotient is 0.92.
• 311. Manhattan, KS. The Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median is $45,570 per year. BLS estimates 560 jobs. The location quotient is 1.19.

Where Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks medians lead among metro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 43-3031, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has the highest published median in this set, at $66,130 per year. Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA sits at $45,670 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median of $66,130 per year, or $20,460 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 7,590 jobs there, compared with 1,170 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. The location quotient is 0.76.
• 2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median of $65,530 per year, or $19,860 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 18,100 jobs there, compared with 1,170 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. The location quotient is 0.86.
• 3. New Haven, CT has a Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median of $62,890 per year, or $17,220 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 2,900 jobs there, compared with 1,170 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. The location quotient is 1.17.
• 4. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA has a Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median of $61,960 per year, or $16,290 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 1,120 jobs there, compared with 1,170 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. The location quotient is 1.29.
• 5. Napa, CA has a Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median of $61,710 per year, or $16,040 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 700 jobs there, compared with 1,170 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. The location quotient is 1.02.
• 6. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT has a Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median of $61,390 per year, or $15,720 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 3,710 jobs there, compared with 1,170 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. The location quotient is 1.04.
• 7. Vallejo, CA has a Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median of $61,180 per year, or $15,510 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 1,040 jobs there, compared with 1,170 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. The location quotient is 0.82.
• 8. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA has a Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median of $61,140 per year, or $15,470 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 2,040 jobs there, compared with 1,170 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. The location quotient is 1.13.

Where BLS counts the most Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in this same-source set, at 77,010 jobs. Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA has 1,170. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 77,010 estimated Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs, a gap of 75,840 jobs from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its median is $60,640 per year, or $14,970 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its location quotient is 0.92.
• 2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 53,910 estimated Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs, a gap of 52,740 jobs from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its median is $58,590 per year, or $12,920 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its location quotient is 0.97.
• 3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 35,660 estimated Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs, a gap of 34,490 jobs from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its median is $51,440 per year, or $5,770 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its location quotient is 0.89.
• 4. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 34,930 estimated Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs, a gap of 33,760 jobs from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its median is $51,720 per year, or $6,050 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its location quotient is 0.98.
• 5. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 26,090 estimated Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs, a gap of 24,920 jobs from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its median is $49,460 per year, or $3,790 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its location quotient is 0.9.
• 6. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has 25,910 estimated Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs, a gap of 24,740 jobs from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its median is $50,300 per year, or $4,630 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its location quotient is 1.04.
• 7. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has 22,660 estimated Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs, a gap of 21,490 jobs from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its median is $52,710 per year, or $7,040 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its location quotient is 0.89.
• 8. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has 22,480 estimated Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs, a gap of 21,310 jobs from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its median is $51,170 per year, or $5,500 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Its location quotient is 0.88.

Where Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks takes the largest share of local jobs

Rapid City, SD has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 2.64. Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA has 1.1. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. Rapid City, SD has a location quotient of 2.64, a gap of 1.54 from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 1,720 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs and a median of $46,810 per year, or $1,140 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA.
• 2. Sioux Falls, SD-MN has a location quotient of 2.15, a gap of 1.05 from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 3,390 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs and a median of $46,910 per year, or $1,240 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA.
• 3. Carson City, NV has a location quotient of 1.95, a gap of 0.85 from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 550 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs and a median of $48,240 per year, or $2,570 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA.
• 4. Medford, OR has a location quotient of 1.7, a gap of 0.60 from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 1,340 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs and a median of $49,270 per year, or $3,600 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA.
• 5. Utica-Rome, NY has a location quotient of 1.7, a gap of 0.60 from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 1,770 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs and a median of $49,280 per year, or $3,610 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA.
• 6. Helena, MT has a location quotient of 1.65, a gap of 0.55 from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 650 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs and a median of $45,870 per year, or $200 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA.
• 7. Bend, OR has a location quotient of 1.48, a gap of 0.38 from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 1,420 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs and a median of $54,900 per year, or $9,230 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA.
• 8. Traverse City, MI has a location quotient of 1.48, a gap of 0.38 from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. BLS lists 890 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs and a median of $46,350 per year, or $680 above Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA.

How common Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks is in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA

BLS lists 1,170 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. It also lists 9.76 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 1.1. A value of 1 means Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks beside other roles in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA

The all-occupations median in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA is $45,240 per year. The Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median is $45,670 per year. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks is 1.0% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA median of $45,410 per year. BLS lists 1,130 jobs and a location quotient of 1.31.
• 2. Construction Laborers, SOC 47-2061, has a Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA median of $45,370 per year. BLS lists 1,430 jobs and a location quotient of 1.69.
• 3. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA median of $46,520 per year. BLS lists 1,430 jobs and a location quotient of 1.22.
• 4. Light Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3033, has a Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA median of $41,590 per year. BLS lists 1,000 jobs and a location quotient of 1.32.
• 5. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA median of $39,850 per year. BLS lists 1,190 jobs and a location quotient of 0.91.
• 6. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, SOC 51-2090, has a Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA median of $39,480 per year. BLS lists 1,960 jobs and a location quotient of 1.82.
• 7. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA median of $38,030 per year. BLS lists 1,690 jobs and a location quotient of 0.89.
• 8. Nursing Assistants, SOC 31-1131, has a Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA median of $37,550 per year. BLS lists 1,400 jobs and a location quotient of 1.25.

The largest detailed roles in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA

Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA table, at 4,170 jobs. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has 1,170 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 119,560. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 4,170 jobs in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 3,000 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its median is $26,890 per year, or $18,780 below Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 1.41.
• 2. Retail Salespersons has 3,620 jobs in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 2,450 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its median is $31,200 per year, or $14,470 below Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 1.21.
• 3. Cashiers has 3,090 jobs in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 1,920 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its median is $27,420 per year, or $18,250 below Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 1.3.
• 4. Stockers and Order Fillers has 2,910 jobs in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 1,740 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its median is $35,760 per year, or $9,910 below Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 1.33.
• 5. Registered Nurses has 2,660 jobs in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 1,490 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its median is $76,730 per year, or $31,060 above Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 1.02.
• 6. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 2,610 jobs in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 1,440 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its median is $35,300 per year, or $10,370 below Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 1.15.
• 7. Customer Service Representatives has 2,130 jobs in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 960 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its median is $36,130 per year, or $9,540 below Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 1.07.
• 8. General and Operations Managers has 2,030 jobs in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 860 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its median is $97,450 per year, or $51,780 above Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 0.76.

Published role medians around Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA

General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA role table, at $97,450 per year. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has $45,670 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $45,240 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $97,450 per year in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, or $51,780 above Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 2,030 jobs, compared with 1,170 for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 0.76.
• 2. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a median of $76,820 per year in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, or $31,150 above Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 880 jobs, compared with 1,170 for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 1.7.
• 3. Registered Nurses has a median of $76,730 per year in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, or $31,060 above Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 2,660 jobs, compared with 1,170 for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 1.02.
• 4. Industrial Machinery Mechanics has a median of $62,300 per year in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, or $16,630 above Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 1,100 jobs, compared with 1,170 for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 3.24.
• 5. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $60,690 per year in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, or $15,020 above Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 1,380 jobs, compared with 1,170 for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 1.25.
• 6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $58,130 per year in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, or $12,460 above Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 1,110 jobs, compared with 1,170 for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 1.04.
• 7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $54,700 per year in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, or $9,030 above Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 1,880 jobs, compared with 1,170 for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 1.19.
• 8. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General has a median of $46,520 per year in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, or $850 above Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 1,430 jobs, compared with 1,170 for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 1.22.

Roles with the largest local share in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA

Industrial Machinery Mechanics has the highest location quotient in the bounded Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA role table, at 3.24. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has 1.1. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Industrial Machinery Mechanics has a location quotient of 3.24 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 2.14 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 1,100 jobs and a median of $62,300 per year, or $16,630 above Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks.
• 2. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has a location quotient of 2.16 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 1.06 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 1,600 jobs and a median of $36,800 per year, or $8,870 below Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks.
• 3. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 1.82 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 0.72 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 1,960 jobs and a median of $39,480 per year, or $6,190 below Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks.
• 4. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a location quotient of 1.7 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 0.60 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 880 jobs and a median of $76,820 per year, or $31,150 above Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks.
• 5. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 1.69 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 0.59 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 1,430 jobs and a median of $45,370 per year, or $300 below Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks.
• 6. Fast Food and Counter Workers has a location quotient of 1.41 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 0.31 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 4,170 jobs and a median of $26,890 per year, or $18,780 below Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks.
• 7. Food Preparation Workers has a location quotient of 1.35 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 0.25 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 930 jobs and a median of $28,020 per year, or $17,650 below Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks.
• 8. Stockers and Order Fillers has a location quotient of 1.33 in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, a gap of 0.23 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 2,910 jobs and a median of $35,760 per year, or $9,910 below Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks.

What $45,670 may mean after the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA is 86.4. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 13.6% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $45,670 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median by 86.4 divided by 100. The result is $52,830 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.

Housing is 56.5. Goods are 96.2. Utilities are 75.9. Other services are 95.8. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.

How much care to use with the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA row

The employment RSE for this Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks row is 2.4%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.9%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 1,170 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $46,530 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. It uses a Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $45,670 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks row for Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 1,170 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.1 is not a growth score. Rank 308 of 393 is not a place score. The 86.4 price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 43-3031 in BLS area 28700. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.