• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

43-3021 Billing and Posting Clerks

Compile, compute, and record billing, accounting, statistical, and other numerical data for billing purposes. Prepare billing invoices for services rendered or for delivery or shipment of goods. Excludes “Medical Records Specialists” (29-2072).

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National estimates for Billing and Posting Clerks
Industry profile for Billing and Posting Clerks
Geographic profile for Billing and Posting Clerks

National estimates for Billing and Posting Clerks:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Billing and Posting Clerks:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
430,220	0.9 %	$ 22.66	$ 47,120	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Billing and Posting Clerks:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 16.52	$ 18.46	$ 21.92	$ 25.08	$ 30.06
Annual Wage (2)	$ 34,360	$ 38,390	$ 45,590	$ 52,170	$ 62,530

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Industry profile for Billing and Posting Clerks:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Billing and Posting Clerks are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Billing and Posting Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Billing and Posting Clerks:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Physicians	69,840	2.46	$ 22.00	$ 45,760
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	32,260	0.56	$ 22.48	$ 46,760
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	29,540	2.68	$ 21.15	$ 44,000
Management of Companies and Enterprises	26,200	0.95	$ 23.48	$ 48,840
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	23,670	2.07	$ 20.80	$ 43,260

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Billing and Posting Clerks:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Office Administrative Services	16,750	3.01	$ 22.53	$ 46,860
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	29,540	2.68	$ 21.15	$ 44,000
Offices of Physicians	69,840	2.46	$ 22.00	$ 45,760
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	23,670	2.07	$ 20.80	$ 43,260
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	4,930	1.54	$ 22.17	$ 46,110

Top paying industries for Billing and Posting Clerks:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	100	0.06	$ 33.34	$ 69,340
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	40	0.01	$ 33.08	$ 68,810
Sound Recording Industries	150	0.73	$ 30.84	$ 64,150
Rail Transportation	50	0.03	$ 30.80	$ 64,060
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	90	0.09	$ 29.91	$ 62,220

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Geographic profile for Billing and Posting Clerks:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Billing and Posting Clerks are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Billing and Posting Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Billing and Posting Clerks:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	49,350	2.75	0.97	$ 25.64	$ 53,330
Texas	34,690	2.56	0.90	$ 20.71	$ 43,070
New York	30,750	3.27	1.16	$ 25.26	$ 52,550
Florida	26,750	2.80	0.99	$ 21.49	$ 44,700
Illinois	18,600	3.09	1.09	$ 23.06	$ 47,970

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Billing and Posting Clerks:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Nebraska	4,130	4.12	1.46	$ 21.15	$ 43,990
Washington	13,960	4.00	1.41	$ 25.60	$ 53,250
New Jersey	16,280	3.87	1.37	$ 24.01	$ 49,930
Rhode Island	1,780	3.64	1.28	$ 23.05	$ 47,950
Kentucky	6,530	3.33	1.17	$ 19.69	$ 40,960

Top paying states for Billing and Posting Clerks:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	680	0.97	0.34	$ 37.85	$ 78,740
Connecticut	4,770	2.87	1.01	$ 26.29	$ 54,680
Massachusetts	8,150	2.24	0.79	$ 26.06	$ 54,210
California	49,350	2.75	0.97	$ 25.64	$ 53,330
Washington	13,960	4.00	1.41	$ 25.60	$ 53,250

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Billing and Posting Clerks:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	30,840	3.25	1.15	$ 26.15	$ 54,390
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	19,440	3.14	1.11	$ 25.11	$ 52,230
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	13,720	3.04	1.07	$ 23.73	$ 49,360
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	9,980	2.52	0.89	$ 21.74	$ 45,210
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	8,590	3.04	1.07	$ 23.34	$ 48,540
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	7,990	3.84	1.36	$ 27.61	$ 57,420
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	7,910	2.49	0.88	$ 21.51	$ 44,730
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	7,880	2.90	1.02	$ 22.15	$ 46,070
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	7,860	2.79	0.98	$ 23.36	$ 48,590
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	7,350	3.21	1.13	$ 22.51	$ 46,820

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Billing and Posting Clerks:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Fond du Lac, WI	470	10.44	3.68	$ 21.39	$ 44,480
Flint, MI	880	6.62	2.34	$ 20.62	$ 42,890
Iowa City, IA	530	5.84	2.06	$ 23.58	$ 49,040
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	1,320	5.16	1.82	$ 21.88	$ 45,500
Jackson, TN	350	5.09	1.80	$ 18.66	$ 38,810
Corvallis, OR	190	5.05	1.78	$ 22.49	$ 46,790
Wenatchee, WA	250	4.83	1.70	$ 23.57	$ 49,020
Utica-Rome, NY	550	4.68	1.65	$ 21.70	$ 45,130
Syracuse, NY	1,350	4.59	1.62	$ 21.65	$ 45,030
Great Falls, MT	160	4.52	1.60	$ 20.45	$ 42,540