Billing & posting clerks

Detailed Occupation

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2022 Workforce
474k
Average Age
44.4
Estimated Job Growth
0.0219%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$43,193
Average Male Salary
$52,019
Average Female Salary
$41,900

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 $43,193 in 2022.

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Billing & posting clerks workforce. Billing & posting clerks workforce in 2022 was 473,600 people, of which 87.2% were women and 12.8% were men. Billing & posting clerks are paid most in Allen County (Outside Fort Wayne City) PUMA, IN but are relatively concentrated in Buncombe County (Northwest) PUMA, NC.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
60,507
Male Workforce
± 6.04k
413,093
Female Workforce
± 15.8k

The Billing & posting clerks workforce in 2022 was 473,600 people (87.2% women and 12.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of −3.56% between 2014 (491,094) and 2022 (473,600).

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Employment by Location

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During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($82,178), Connecticut ($51,313), and Alaska ($50,444).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$43,193
AVERAGE WAGE
#382 in the ranking (2022)
$64,683
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Billing & posting clerks earned an average of $43,193, $21,490 less than the average national salary of $64,683

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.285
WAGE GINI

In 2022, Billing & posting clerks had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.285, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Billing & posting clerks (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Billing & posting clerks and on wages 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 Farming ($112,532).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
474k
2022 Workforce
± 16,870
−3.08%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 5.16%

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 35.5%, followed by Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services with 33.6% and Offices of physicians with 31%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Billing & posting clerks in the US. The workforce of Billing & posting clerks in 2022 was 473,600 people, with 87.2% woman, and 12.8% men. The average age of male Billing & posting clerks in the workforce is 39.9 and of female Billing & posting clerks is 45, and the most common race/ethnicity for Billing & posting clerks is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Billing & posting clerks in 2022 was 473,600 people, with 87.2% woman, and 12.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 45 to 49 years (57,445 people), 50 to 54 years (56,788  people), and 55 to 59 years (54,824 people). Among them they concentrated 35.7% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In 2022, 16.9% of Billing & posting clerks workers were Hispanic and 83.1% non-Hispanic.

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Races

In 2022, 69.6% of the Billing & posting clerks workforce were White, of which 88.3% were women and 11.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (12.6%) and Two or More Races (6.9%).

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Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Human Sciences.

Among the necessary skills for Billing & posting clerks, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Billing & posting clerks need more than the average amount of Mathematics.

Majors

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The most common majors achieved by Billing & posting clerks in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (34,508 people), Health (8,107 people), and Education (8,096 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Billing & posting clerks workers were Some college (152,128 people), High School or Equivalent (130,555 people), and Bachelors Degree (85,978 people).

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Skills

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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 Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking.

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Billing and Posting Clerks from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 2.84%, but Billing and Posting Clerks are expected to see a growth of 0.0219% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Billing and Posting Clerks.
0.0219%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
2.84%
National Growth
10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Billing & posting clerks. This profession is expected to grow less than than 2.84%, the average rate of national job growth.

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