• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
441,980	1.2 %	$ 21.54	$ 44,800	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Billing and Posting Clerks:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 15.19	$ 17.69	$ 20.58	$ 23.81	$ 29.08
Annual Wage (2)	$ 31,580	$ 36,800	$ 42,810	$ 49,520	$ 60,480

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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	80,270	2.88	$ 20.88	$ 43,430
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	33,340	0.60	$ 21.68	$ 45,090
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	30,150	2.86	$ 20.42	$ 42,480
Management of Companies and Enterprises	26,940	1.00	$ 21.98	$ 45,720
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	23,470	2.20	$ 19.53	$ 40,620

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	17,030	3.21	$ 21.28	$ 44,260
Offices of Physicians	80,270	2.88	$ 20.88	$ 43,430
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	30,150	2.86	$ 20.42	$ 42,480
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	23,470	2.20	$ 19.53	$ 40,620
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	5,690	1.79	$ 21.07	$ 43,830

Top paying industries for Billing and Posting Clerks:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Rail Transportation	250	0.14	$ 32.96	$ 68,570
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	50	0.02	$ 31.45	$ 65,410
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	310	0.03	$ 31.36	$ 65,220
Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services	130	0.07	$ 30.82	$ 64,110
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	100	0.09	$ 29.45	$ 61,250

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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	54,610	3.10	1.04	$ 24.00	$ 49,910
Texas	39,470	3.04	1.02	$ 20.01	$ 41,610
New York	33,380	3.66	1.23	$ 23.77	$ 49,430
Florida	26,380	2.86	0.96	$ 20.15	$ 41,910
Illinois	19,080	3.24	1.09	$ 21.39	$ 44,500

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)
Nebraska	4,300	4.43	1.48	$ 19.91	$ 41,410
New Jersey	17,780	4.33	1.45	$ 22.81	$ 47,450
Washington	12,950	3.80	1.27	$ 23.45	$ 48,780
New York	33,380	3.66	1.23	$ 23.77	$ 49,430
Rhode Island	1,730	3.61	1.21	$ 22.31	$ 46,410

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	570	0.82	0.28	$ 34.84	$ 72,460
Massachusetts	8,680	2.43	0.81	$ 24.98	$ 51,960
Connecticut	5,450	3.34	1.12	$ 24.18	$ 50,290
California	54,610	3.10	1.04	$ 24.00	$ 49,910
New York	33,380	3.66	1.23	$ 23.77	$ 49,430

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	35,880	3.91	1.31	$ 24.29	$ 50,530
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	20,300	3.33	1.11	$ 23.33	$ 48,520
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	14,330	3.24	1.09	$ 22.01	$ 45,780
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	12,840	3.38	1.13	$ 20.85	$ 43,370
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	9,400	3.45	1.15	$ 22.05	$ 45,870
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	9,280	3.35	1.12	$ 22.85	$ 47,520
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	9,260	3.03	1.01	$ 20.50	$ 42,640
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	7,610	3.43	1.15	$ 21.63	$ 44,980
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	7,520	3.69	1.23	$ 24.74	$ 51,460
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	6,910	3.70	1.24	$ 21.84	$ 45,420

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)
Fond du Lac, WI	470	10.43	3.49	$ 20.25	$ 42,120
Flint, MI	760	5.85	1.96	$ 19.73	$ 41,040
Iowa City, IA	530	5.83	1.95	$ 23.97	$ 49,860
Greenville, NC	400	5.11	1.71	$ 18.53	$ 38,550
Columbus, GA-AL	540	4.76	1.59	$ 17.75	$ 36,920
Rome, GA	190	4.75	1.59	$ 20.22	$ 42,050
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	2,230	4.74	1.58	$ 20.69	$ 43,020
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	1,300	4.72	1.58	$ 17.50	$ 36,400
Syracuse, NY	1,350	4.69	1.57	$ 21.41	$ 44,540
Winchester, VA-WV	300	4.69	1.57	$ 18.79	$ 39,080