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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
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.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 469,250 |
0.8 % |
$19.00 |
$39,520 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$12.90 |
$15.32 |
$18.17 |
$22.28 |
$26.68 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$26,840 |
$31,870 |
$37,800 |
$46,350 |
$55,500 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Offices of Physicians |
94,560 |
3.65 |
$18.75 |
$39,000 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
41,420 |
0.75 |
$18.98 |
$39,480 |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services |
33,420 |
3.48 |
$18.18 |
$37,810 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
26,030 |
1.10 |
$19.58 |
$40,730 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
20,340 |
2.24 |
$17.98 |
$37,400 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Offices of Physicians |
94,560 |
3.65 |
$18.75 |
$39,000 |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services |
33,420 |
3.48 |
$18.18 |
$37,810 |
| Office Administrative Services |
16,110 |
3.25 |
$18.74 |
$38,970 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
20,340 |
2.24 |
$17.98 |
$37,400 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories |
6,030 |
2.21 |
$18.52 |
$38,520 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
52,410 |
3.08 |
0.95 |
$21.19 |
$44,080 |
| Texas |
42,200 |
3.48 |
1.07 |
$18.08 |
$37,620 |
| New York |
34,360 |
3.66 |
1.13 |
$21.08 |
$43,840 |
| Florida |
31,000 |
3.60 |
1.11 |
$17.46 |
$36,320 |
| Pennsylvania |
22,380 |
3.83 |
1.18 |
$18.77 |
$39,050 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Delaware |
2,220 |
4.96 |
1.53 |
$20.57 |
$42,780 |
| New Jersey |
18,630 |
4.60 |
1.42 |
$20.53 |
$42,710 |
| Rhode Island |
2,130 |
4.42 |
1.36 |
$19.33 |
$40,210 |
| Kentucky |
7,860 |
4.16 |
1.28 |
$16.61 |
$34,550 |
| Tennessee |
12,060 |
4.08 |
1.26 |
$17.65 |
$36,710 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| 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 |
38,720 |
4.08 |
1.26 |
$21.65 |
$45,040 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
20,520 |
3.35 |
1.03 |
$21.21 |
$44,110 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
14,070 |
3.94 |
1.22 |
$18.45 |
$38,380 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
13,620 |
4.78 |
1.48 |
$20.37 |
$42,370 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
13,180 |
2.84 |
0.88 |
$20.66 |
$42,980 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
9,620 |
3.23 |
1.00 |
$19.70 |
$40,980 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
9,400 |
3.63 |
1.12 |
$18.21 |
$37,880 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
8,680 |
4.23 |
1.30 |
$18.70 |
$38,890 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
7,680 |
2.86 |
0.88 |
$18.83 |
$39,170 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
7,160 |
3.61 |
1.11 |
$21.74 |
$45,230 |
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United States Department of Labor
