Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks

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2021 Workforce

43k

Average Age

41.8

Estimated Job Growth

−4.83%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$55,846

Average Male Salary

$80,484

Average Female Salary

$46,895

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 $55,846 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks are St. Louis County (West) PUMA, MO, Phoenix (Southwest) & Tolleson Cities PUMA, AZ, and Des Moines City PUMA, IA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks are Brown, Lyon, Redwood, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Lac qui Parle & Lincoln Counties PUMA, MN, St. Louis County (West) PUMA, MO, and Fairfield, New Canaan, Wilton, Weston & Easton Towns PUMA, CT.

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Employment and salary information for the Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks workforce. Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks workforce in 2021 was 42,982 people, of which 73.4% were women and 26.6% were men. Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks are paid most in Fairfield, New Canaan, Wilton, Weston & Easton Towns PUMA, CT but are relatively concentrated in Brown, Lyon, Redwood, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Lac qui Parle & Lincoln Counties PUMA, MN.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

11,454

Male Workforce

± 2.63k

31,528

Female Workforce

± 4.36k

The Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks workforce in 2021 was 42,982 people (73.4% women and 26.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of −6.66% between 2014 (46,051) and 2021 (42,982).

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 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Connecticut ($115,272), New Jersey ($112,117), and New York ($89,004).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$55,846

AVERAGE WAGE

#241 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks earned an average of $55,846, $3,750 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.395

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.395, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. 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 Other administrative & other support services ($221,548).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

43k

2021 Workforce

± 5,089

7.15%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 15.9%

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 54.1%, followed by Nondepository credit & related activities with 34.6% and Savings institutions, including credit unions with 11.3%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks in the US. The workforce of Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks in 2021 was 42,982 people, with 73.4% woman, and 26.6% men. The average age of male Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks in the workforce is 39.6 and of female Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks is 42.5, 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 2021 was 42,982 people, with 73.4% woman, and 26.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (5,856 people), 35 to 39 years (5,243 people), and 30 to 34 years (5,135 people). Among them they concentrated 38% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 16.2% of Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks workers were Hispanic and 83.8% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (82%), Puerto Rican (9.91)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (8.12)%

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Races

In 2021, 72.4% of the Credit authorizers, checkers, & clerks workforce were White, of which 73.6% were women and 26.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (13.9%) and Asian (5.22%).

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 2021 were Business.

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 Active Listening.

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 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (6,942 people), Social Sciences (718 people), and Education (664 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 (13,409 people), High School or Equivalent (11,743 people), and Bachelors Degree (10,182 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, Speaking, Reading Comprehension.

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 3.71%, but Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks are expected to see a growth of −4.83% 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.

−4.83%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

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 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.