Billing & posting clerks

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Total Workforce

508k

Average Age

43.8

Average Salary

$37,278

Average Male Salary

$46,180

Average Female Salary

$35,993

About

Billing & posting clerks are most often employed by the General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals industry. The average yearly wage for Billing & posting clerks was $37,278 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Billing & posting clerks by wage are Gaming services workers, Bus drivers, transit and intercity, and Printing press operators.

Billing & posting clerks are part of the Office & Administrative Support Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of office & administrative support workers, Switchboard operators, including answering service, Telephone operators, Communications equipment operators, all other, Bill & account collectors, and 45 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Billing & posting clerks are Yeadon, Darby, Lansdowne Boroughs & Drexel Hill PUMA, PA, Oklahoma City (West) PUMA, OK, and Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Billing & posting clerks are Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA, Oklahoma City (West) PUMA, OK, and Coon Rapids, Fridley & Columbia Heights Cities PUMA, MN.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Billing & posting clerks and on wages and locations for those in the field. General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals is the industry that employs the most Billing & posting clerks, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Billing & posting clerks, by average wage, is Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. . Billing & posting clerks are paid most in Newport & Bristol CountiesNewport City PUMA, RI but are relatively concentrated in Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$37,278

AVERAGE SALARY

± $870

In 2018, Billing & posting clerks earned an average of $37,278, $16,610 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Printing press operators make somewhat more than Billing & posting clerks while Gaming services workers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Billing & posting clerks as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.279

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Billing & posting clerks had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.279, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Billing & posting clerks (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Billing & posting clerks.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Billing & posting clerks

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Billing & posting clerks.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Billing & posting clerks, by number of employees, are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Offices of physicians, and Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Billing & posting clerks, by average wage, are Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. , Plastics product manufacturing, National security & international affairs, Travel arrangements & reservation services, Aircraft & parts manufacturing, and Other schools & instruction and educational support services.

Industries by Share

508k

2018 Workforce

± 17,467

-1.34%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 4.91%

The number of people employed as Billing & posting clerks has been declining at a rate of -1.34%, from 514,788 people in 2017 to 507,867 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Billing & posting clerks employed by various industries. General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals employs the largest share of Billing & posting clerks at 13.4%, followed by Offices of physicians with 12.6% and Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services with 11.6%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Billing & posting clerks in the US. The average age of male Billing & posting clerks in the workforce is 38.9 and of female Billing & posting clerks is 44.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Billing & posting clerks is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

64.1k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 6,213

444k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 16,331

87.4% of Billing & posting clerks are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Billing & posting clerks.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Billing & posting clerks

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

63.6% of Billing & posting clerks are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 13.4% of Billing & posting clerks, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Billing & posting clerks.

Age by Gender

38.9

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.35

44.5

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.469

The median age of Billing & posting clerks is 43.8, and Male employees are generally 5.65 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Billing & posting clerks from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Billing & posting clerks is Business but a relatively high number of Billing & posting clerks hold a major in Human Sciences.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Billing & posting clerks from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Billing & posting clerks need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, and Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Billing & posting clerks need more than the average amount of Programming, Mathematics, and Active Listening.