Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
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).
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) |
| 429,080 |
1.0 % |
$ 20.55 |
$ 42,750 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Billing and Posting Clerks:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 14.31 |
$ 17.62 |
$ 18.43 |
$ 22.94 |
$ 28.72 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 29,760 |
$ 36,650 |
$ 38,330 |
$ 47,700 |
$ 59,750 |
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 |
77,670 |
2.88 |
$ 20.01 |
$ 41,610 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
34,400 |
0.61 |
$ 20.81 |
$ 43,290 |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services |
30,910 |
3.08 |
$ 19.80 |
$ 41,190 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
27,320 |
1.08 |
$ 21.28 |
$ 44,260 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
20,760 |
2.13 |
$ 18.81 |
$ 39,120 |
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 |
17,470 |
3.59 |
$ 20.03 |
$ 41,660 |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services |
30,910 |
3.08 |
$ 19.80 |
$ 41,190 |
| Offices of Physicians |
77,670 |
2.88 |
$ 20.01 |
$ 41,610 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
20,760 |
2.13 |
$ 18.81 |
$ 39,120 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories |
4,320 |
1.47 |
$ 20.03 |
$ 41,670 |
Top paying industries for Billing and Posting Clerks:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Rail Transportation |
70 |
0.03 |
$ 30.72 |
$ 63,900 |
| Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing |
50 |
0.06 |
$ 29.00 |
$ 60,320 |
| Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing |
90 |
0.09 |
$ 28.68 |
$ 59,660 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
1,630 |
0.43 |
$ 27.57 |
$ 57,350 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
710 |
0.18 |
$ 26.91 |
$ 55,960 |
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 |
55,620 |
3.36 |
1.10 |
$ 23.19 |
$ 48,240 |
| Texas |
38,160 |
3.12 |
1.02 |
$ 19.49 |
$ 40,540 |
| New York |
28,700 |
3.31 |
1.09 |
$ 22.79 |
$ 47,410 |
| Florida |
27,190 |
3.16 |
1.04 |
$ 18.89 |
$ 39,290 |
| Ohio |
18,090 |
3.48 |
1.14 |
$ 19.00 |
$ 39,520 |
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) |
| New Jersey |
18,030 |
4.68 |
1.54 |
$ 22.10 |
$ 45,970 |
| Nebraska |
4,070 |
4.25 |
1.39 |
$ 18.59 |
$ 38,670 |
| Washington |
12,750 |
3.98 |
1.31 |
$ 21.67 |
$ 45,080 |
| Arizona |
11,100 |
3.85 |
1.26 |
$ 19.89 |
$ 41,370 |
| Ohio |
18,090 |
3.48 |
1.14 |
$ 19.00 |
$ 39,520 |
Top paying states for Billing and Posting Clerks:
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 |
31,970 |
3.68 |
1.21 |
$ 23.49 |
$ 48,850 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
23,070 |
4.03 |
1.32 |
$ 22.74 |
$ 47,300 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
12,930 |
3.60 |
1.18 |
$ 20.48 |
$ 42,600 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
11,140 |
2.63 |
0.86 |
$ 22.12 |
$ 46,020 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
9,260 |
3.49 |
1.15 |
$ 22.09 |
$ 45,950 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
8,750 |
3.38 |
1.11 |
$ 20.81 |
$ 43,290 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
8,640 |
4.08 |
1.34 |
$ 20.22 |
$ 42,070 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
8,360 |
2.89 |
0.95 |
$ 20.42 |
$ 42,470 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
7,710 |
4.02 |
1.32 |
$ 22.48 |
$ 46,750 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
7,460 |
3.04 |
1.00 |
$ 19.64 |
$ 40,850 |
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) |
| Iowa City, IA |
680 |
7.83 |
2.57 |
$ 22.38 |
$ 46,540 |
| Flint, MI |
780 |
6.29 |
2.07 |
$ 18.98 |
$ 39,470 |
| Binghamton, NY |
530 |
5.83 |
1.91 |
$ 18.96 |
$ 39,450 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME |
270 |
5.60 |
1.84 |
$ 18.65 |
$ 38,790 |
| Glens Falls, NY |
250 |
5.05 |
1.66 |
$ 18.97 |
$ 39,450 |
| Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA |
200 |
5.01 |
1.64 |
$ 18.17 |
$ 37,790 |
| Florence, SC |
420 |
4.99 |
1.64 |
$ 16.05 |
$ 33,380 |
| Syracuse, NY |
1,390 |
4.95 |
1.63 |
$ 19.92 |
$ 41,440 |
| Lincoln, NE |
830 |
4.86 |
1.59 |
$ 18.03 |
$ 37,500 |
| Winchester, VA-WV |
300 |
4.84 |
1.59 |
$ 18.20 |
$ 37,850 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Billing and Posting Clerks:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
2,630 |
2.46 |
0.81 |
$ 26.85 |
$ 55,850 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
740 |
3.84 |
1.26 |
$ 26.51 |
$ 55,130 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
6,360 |
2.84 |
0.93 |
$ 26.42 |
$ 54,960 |
| Napa, CA |
230 |
3.40 |
1.12 |
$ 26.15 |
$ 54,400 |
| Dover-Durham, NH-ME |
170 |
3.40 |
1.12 |
$ 25.14 |
$ 52,300 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
7,350 |
2.84 |
0.93 |
$ 24.74 |
$ 51,460 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
1,100 |
2.94 |
0.97 |
$ 24.61 |
$ 51,190 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
4,870 |
1.66 |
0.54 |
$ 24.41 |
$ 50,780 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT |
1,780 |
3.28 |
1.08 |
$ 23.88 |
$ 49,660 |
| Danbury, CT |
210 |
2.96 |
0.97 |
$ 23.58 |
$ 49,050 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Billing and Posting Clerks:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Billing and Posting Clerks:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Billing and Posting Clerks:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
