Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

43-4141 New Accounts Clerks

Interview persons desiring to open accounts in financial institutions. Explain account services available to prospective customers and assist them in preparing applications.

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)
43,420	3.1 %	$18.50	$38,490	1.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$12.90	$14.93	$17.57	$20.96	$24.67
Annual Wage (2)	$26,820	$31,060	$36,550	$43,600	$51,310

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)
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only)	38,570	1.89	$18.45	$38,370
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2,410	0.10	$18.27	$38,000
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	720	0.08	$21.42	$44,550
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	670	0.06	$19.08	$39,680
Nondepository Credit Intermediation	480	0.09	$19.78	$41,140

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only)	38,570	1.89	$18.45	$38,370
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2,410	0.10	$18.27	$38,000
Nondepository Credit Intermediation	480	0.09	$19.78	$41,140
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	720	0.08	$21.42	$44,550
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	670	0.06	$19.08	$39,680

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	720	0.08	$21.42	$44,550
Nondepository Credit Intermediation	480	0.09	$19.78	$41,140
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	670	0.06	$19.08	$39,680
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	50	0.01	$18.53	$38,550
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only)	38,570	1.89	$18.45	$38,370

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)
Texas	6,530	0.53	1.78	$17.03	$35,410
California	2,890	0.17	0.56	(8)	(8)
Missouri	2,690	0.95	3.23	$15.76	$32,770
Illinois	2,260	0.38	1.27	$18.50	$38,480
Tennessee	1,940	0.65	2.18	$17.27	$35,930

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)
Oklahoma	1,600	0.99	3.34	$15.50	$32,230
Missouri	2,690	0.95	3.23	$15.76	$32,770
Kansas	1,240	0.89	3.01	$15.72	$32,700
Wyoming	220	0.81	2.74	$17.77	$36,970
Iowa	1,220	0.78	2.66	$18.69	$38,880

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Rhode Island	(8)	(8)	(8)	$24.94	$51,880
District of Columbia	70	0.10	0.34	$23.91	$49,730
Delaware	170	0.39	1.31	$21.91	$45,570
New Jersey	1,170	0.29	0.97	$21.45	$44,610
Massachusetts	860	0.24	0.80	$20.87	$43,400

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	1,940	0.20	0.68	$20.52	$42,680
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,900	0.52	1.76	$17.70	$36,820
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	1,740	0.37	1.26	$19.00	$39,510
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	1,340	1.34	4.52	$17.49	$36,370
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,130	0.18	0.62	(8)	(8)
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	950	0.31	1.05	$17.08	$35,530
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	830	0.97	3.28	$19.39	$40,320
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	740	0.26	0.89	$21.24	$44,180
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	700	0.67	2.28	$17.55	$36,510
Kansas City, MO-KS	670	0.62	2.10	$15.43	$32,090

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Columbia, MO	270	2.88	9.73	$14.00	$29,120
Victoria, TX	80	2.03	6.85	$15.89	$33,050
Jackson, MI	110	1.90	6.43	$15.52	$32,280
Lawton, OK	70	1.68	5.67	$12.86	$26,740
Grants Pass, OR	40	1.62	5.49	$16.05	$33,380
Idaho Falls, ID	100	1.51	5.12	$16.43	$34,180
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	1,340	1.34	4.52	$17.49	$36,370
Killeen-Temple, TX	190	1.32	4.45	$17.36	$36,110
Pine Bluff, AR	40	1.30	4.40	$16.41	$34,130
Abilene, TX	90	1.29	4.36	$15.33	$31,890