Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks

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2024 Workforce

39.3k

Average Age

Estimated Job Growth

−5.83%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$62,459

Average Male Salary

$90,057

Average Female Salary

$53,033

About

Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks are most often employed by the Banking & related activities industry. The average yearly wage for Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks was $62,459 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks are Warren County (East)--Lebanon & Springboro (East) Cities PUMA, OH, South Plains Association of Governments--Lubbock County, Lubbock City (Outer) PUMA, TX, and Des Moines City PUMA, IA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks are Allegheny County (West) PUMA, PA, Marion County--Warren & Franklin Townships & Indianapolis City (East & Southeast) PUMA, IN, and Capital Region Planning Commission 3--Baton Rouge City (North) PUMA, LA.

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Employment and salary information for the Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks workforce. Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks workforce in 2024 was 39,300 people, of which 74.5% were women and 25.5% were men.

Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks are paid most in Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Allegheny County (West) PUMA, PA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

10,006

Male Workforce

± 2.46k

29,294

Female Workforce

± 4.2k

The Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks workforce in 2024 was 39,300 people (74.5% women and 25.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of −15.8% between 2014 (46,650) and 2024 (39,300).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New Jersey ($119,428), Connecticut ($100,117), and Wyoming ($99,515).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$62,459

AVERAGE WAGE

#217 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks earned an average of $62,459, $7,418 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.373

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.373, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks and on wages for those in the field. Banking & related activities is the industry that employs the most Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks, by average wage, is Drugs, sundries, & chemical & allied products merchant wholesalers ($175,825).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

39.3k

2024 Workforce

± 4,866

−0.828%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 17.6%

This graphic shows the share of Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks employed by various industries. Banking & related activities employs the largest share of Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks at 50%, followed by Nondepository credit & related activities with 31.3% and Savings institutions, including credit unions with 12.8%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks in the US. The workforce of Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks in 2024 was 39,300 people, with 74.5% woman, and 25.5% men. The average age of male Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks in the workforce is 39.3 and of female Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks is 43, and the most common race/ethnicity for Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks in 2024 was 39,300 people, with 74.5% woman, and 25.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (5,447 people), 30 to 34 years (5,346 people), and 55 to 59 years (4,380 people). Among them they concentrated 38.9% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 17.1% of Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks workers were Hispanic and 82.9% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (65.6%), Puerto Rican (11.8)%, and Dominican (8.03)%

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Races

In 2024, 67.6% of the Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks workforce were White, of which 75.3% were women and 24.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (13.9%) and Two or More Races (9.13%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were English.

Among the necessary skills for Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks need more than the average amount of Service Orientation.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (5,208 people), Social Sciences (711 people), and English (707 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks workers were Some college (12,328 people), High School or Equivalent (10,309 people), and Bachelors Degree (9,386 people).

The graphic shows the Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks are expected to see a growth of −5.83% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks.

−5.83%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.07%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.