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Credit Intermediation and Related Activities: NAICS 522

About the Credit Intermediation and Related Activities subsector

The credit intermediation and related activities subsector is part of the finance and insurance sector.

Industries in the Credit Intermediation and Related Activities subsector group establishments that (1) lend funds raised from depositors; (2) lend funds raised from credit market borrowing; or (3) facilitate the lending of funds or issuance of credit by engaging in such activities as mortgage and loan brokerage, clearinghouse and reserve services, and check cashing services.

North American Industry Classification System

The credit intermediation and related activities subsector consists of these industry groups:

  • Depository Credit Intermediation: NAICS 5221
  • Nondepository Credit Intermediation: NAICS 5222
  • Activities Related to Credit Intermediation: NAICS 5223

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in credit intermediation and related activities. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment

Data series Back
data
Jun.
2024
Jul.
2024
Aug.
2024
Sep.
2024

Employment (in thousands)

Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)

2,584.5 2,578.9 (p)2,578.4 (p)2,576.3

Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees

1,922.2 1,925.3 (p)1,915.3  

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series Employment,
2023

Customer service representatives

173,890

Financial managers

130,420

Loan interviewers and clerks

162,390

Loan officers

264,690

Tellers

330,100

(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for credit intermediation and related activities.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings and Hours

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in credit intermediation and related activities. This section also contains information on the average cost of benefits paid by employers, as well as recent rates of change in wages and total compensation.

Earnings and Hours of All Employees

Data series Back
data
May
2024
Jun.
2024
Jul.
2024
Aug.
2024

Average hourly earnings

$46.30 $46.81 $46.47 (p)$47.47

Average weekly hours

38.0 39.3 37.7 (p)38.0

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees

Data series Back
data
May
2024
Jun.
2024
Jul.
2024
Aug.
2024

Average hourly earnings

$32.09 $32.04 $31.91 (p)$32.42

Average weekly hours

37.8 38.8 37.9 (p)38.2

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series Wages, 2023
Hourly Annual
Median Mean Median Mean

Customer service representatives

22.05 22.21 45,870 46,200

Financial managers

61.30 72.08 127,500 149,930

Loan interviewers and clerks

22.75 23.33 47,320 48,520

Loan officers

32.16 39.75 66,900 82,670

Tellers

18.08 18.66 37,600 38,810

(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics)

Employee Benefits

This section presents data on the incidence (the percentage of workers with access to and participation in employer-provided benefit plans) and provisions of selected employee benefits from the National Compensation Survey. More Benefits estimates are also accessible from the Benefits database, the archived NCS publications page, and the complete Employee Benefits Excel dataset (XLSX).

Data series Access Participation
Back
data
2024 Back
data
2024

Private industry

Retirement benefit plans

98 90

Defined benefit plans

49 21

Defined contribution plans

97 88

(Source: Employee Benefits in the United States)

Data series After 1 year of service After 20 years of service
Back
data
2024 Back
data
2024

Mean number of vacation days for private industry workers without consolidated leave plans

14 20

(Source: Employee Benefits in the United States)

Data series Back
data
2024

Percent of private industry workers with access to employer-sponsored benefits

Health care

97

Paid vacation

98

Paid sick leave

98

(Source: Employee Benefits in the United States)

Employer Compensation Costs

Data series Back
data
4th quarter
2023
1st quarter
2024
2nd quarter
2024
3rd quarter
2024

Private industry

12-month percent change

Total compensation

4.2% 4.4% 4.4% 3.1%

Wages and salaries

4.4% 4.7% 4.2% 2.2%

3-month percent change

Total compensation

0.1% 1.7% 1.3% 0.1%

Wages and salaries

0.2% 1.2% 1.2% -0.3%

(Source: Compensation Cost Trends)

Data series Private industry
Compensation component
($ per hour worked)
Percent of total compensation
Back
data
2nd quarter 2024 Back
data
2nd quarter 2024

Total compensation

61.68 100.0

Wages and salaries

40.14 65.1

Total benefits

21.54 34.9

Insurance

5.72 9.3

Retirement

2.41 3.9

Paid leave

6.00 9.7

(Source: Compensation Cost Trends)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in credit intermediation and related activities. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.

Data series 2019 2020 2021 2022

Fatalities

Number of fatalities

9 9 9 6

Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

Data series 2022

Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers

Total recordable cases

0.4

Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer

0.2

Cases involving days away from work

0.1

Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction

(1)0.0

Footnotes
(1) Rate rounded to zero

Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in credit intermediation and related activities.

Establishments

Data series Back
data
2nd quarter
2023
3rd quarter
2023
4th quarter
2023
1st quarter
2024

Number of establishments

Private industry

195,526 195,852 195,069 (p)196,037

Local government

47 47 50 (p)50

State government

22 32 32 (p)32

Federal government

646 647 638 (p)642

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

 

Data extracted on: October 31, 2024