• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

41-2021 Counter and Rental Clerks

Receive orders, generally in person, for repairs, rentals, and services. May describe available options, compute cost, and accept payment. Excludes “Fast Food and Counter Workers” (35-3023), “Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks” (43-4081), “Order Clerks” (43-4151), and “Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks” (43-4181).

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National estimates for Counter and Rental Clerks
Industry profile for Counter and Rental Clerks
Geographic profile for Counter and Rental Clerks

National estimates for Counter and Rental Clerks:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Counter and Rental Clerks:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
370,770	1.3 %	$ 18.90	$ 39,320	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Counter and Rental Clerks:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 11.84	$ 14.27	$ 17.23	$ 21.62	$ 27.64
Annual Wage (2)	$ 24,620	$ 29,680	$ 35,830	$ 44,960	$ 57,490

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Industry profile for Counter and Rental Clerks:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Counter and Rental Clerks are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Counter and Rental Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Counter and Rental Clerks:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Real Estate	95,570	5.37	$ 18.65	$ 38,790
Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing	55,650	29.09	$ 16.35	$ 34,010
Automobile Dealers	43,770	3.49	$ 25.61	$ 53,280
Rental and leasing services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only)	28,640	8.79	$ 19.26	$ 40,060
Drycleaning and Laundry Services	20,760	8.44	$ 14.25	$ 29,640

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Counter and Rental Clerks:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing	55,650	29.09	$ 16.35	$ 34,010
Rental and leasing services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only)	28,640	8.79	$ 19.26	$ 40,060
Drycleaning and Laundry Services	20,760	8.44	$ 14.25	$ 29,640
Real Estate	95,570	5.37	$ 18.65	$ 38,790
Automobile Dealers	43,770	3.49	$ 25.61	$ 53,280

Top paying industries for Counter and Rental Clerks:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	40	(7)	$ 29.36	$ 61,080
Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing	50	0.03	$ 29.26	$ 60,860
Nonresidential Building Construction	(8)	(8)	$ 28.75	$ 59,800
Building Equipment Contractors	120	0.01	$ 25.65	$ 53,350
Automobile Dealers	43,770	3.49	$ 25.61	$ 53,280

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Geographic profile for Counter and Rental Clerks:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Counter and Rental Clerks are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Counter and Rental Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Counter and Rental Clerks:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	69,470	3.94	1.57	$ 20.99	$ 43,660
Texas	33,240	2.56	1.02	$ 17.74	$ 36,900
Florida	28,260	3.07	1.22	$ 17.42	$ 36,240
North Carolina	16,460	3.54	1.41	$ 17.62	$ 36,640
New York	16,220	1.78	0.71	$ 21.30	$ 44,310

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Counter and Rental Clerks:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Nebraska	4,120	4.24	1.69	$ 14.70	$ 30,570
Washington	14,260	4.19	1.67	$ 20.31	$ 42,240
Colorado	11,540	4.17	1.66	$ 21.80	$ 45,330
Wyoming	1,070	3.98	1.59	$ 19.11	$ 39,740
California	69,470	3.94	1.57	$ 20.99	$ 43,660

Top paying states for Counter and Rental Clerks:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Arizona	6,690	2.21	0.88	$ 22.86	$ 47,550
New Hampshire	1,670	2.54	1.01	$ 22.21	$ 46,190
Oregon	4,910	2.59	1.03	$ 22.05	$ 45,870
Colorado	11,540	4.17	1.66	$ 21.80	$ 45,330
Michigan	11,170	2.63	1.05	$ 21.32	$ 44,350

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Counter and Rental Clerks:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	26,830	4.40	1.75	$ 20.31	$ 42,240
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	15,270	1.66	0.66	$ 20.86	$ 43,380
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	10,870	2.86	1.14	$ 17.75	$ 36,920
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	8,990	4.41	1.76	$ 21.34	$ 44,400
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	8,170	2.68	1.07	$ 18.98	$ 39,480
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	8,050	3.36	1.34	$ 22.80	$ 47,430
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	8,000	3.05	1.22	$ 18.10	$ 37,650
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	7,130	1.61	0.64	$ 17.96	$ 37,350
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	6,990	2.31	0.92	$ 21.92	$ 45,580
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	6,940	4.25	1.70	$ 20.42	$ 42,460

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Counter and Rental Clerks:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Panama City, FL	560	6.89	2.75	$ 17.85	$ 37,120
Wenatchee, WA	290	5.91	2.36	$ 18.80	$ 39,110
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	1,590	5.56	2.22	$ 16.44	$ 34,200
Casper, WY	200	5.32	2.12	$ 19.01	$ 39,530
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	410	5.28	2.10	$ 14.54	$ 30,250
Jacksonville, NC	250	5.01	2.00	$ 15.86	$ 32,990
Redding, CA	340	5.00	1.99	$ 19.70	$ 40,970
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI	360	4.95	1.97	$ 20.35	$ 42,320
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	2,240	4.76	1.90	$ 14.79	$ 30,770
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	650	4.73	1.89	$ 21.81	$ 45,370