• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

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).

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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)
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

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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	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

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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	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:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	710	1.07	0.35	$ 31.94	$ 66,440
Massachusetts	9,660	2.85	0.93	$ 24.13	$ 50,190
Alaska	320	1.08	0.35	$ 23.87	$ 49,640
Connecticut	4,590	2.92	0.96	$ 23.47	$ 48,820
California	55,620	3.36	1.10	$ 23.19	$ 48,240

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