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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

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 "Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop" (35-3022), "Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks" (43-4081), "Order Clerks" (43-4151), and "Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks" (43-4181).


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
426,700 1.0 % $15.00 $31,200 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $9.20 $10.78 $13.12 $17.56 $23.69
Annual Wage (2) $19,130 $22,430 $27,290 $36,520 $49,270


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Real Estate 112,470 6.95 $15.08 $31,360
Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing 59,250 27.68 $14.52 $30,190
Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) 44,540 13.02 $14.35 $29,850
Automobile Dealers 35,940 2.78 $20.60 $42,840
Drycleaning and Laundry Services 35,930 12.18 $11.86 $24,660

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing 59,250 27.68 $14.52 $30,190
Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) 44,540 13.02 $14.35 $29,850
Drycleaning and Laundry Services 35,930 12.18 $11.86 $24,660
Real Estate 112,470 6.95 $15.08 $31,360
Automobile Dealers 35,940 2.78 $20.60 $42,840

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing 30 0.02 $20.85 $43,360
Automobile Dealers 35,940 2.78 $20.60 $42,840
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (8) (8) $19.90 $41,390
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 5,950 0.86 $19.01 $39,530
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 90 (7) $18.91 $39,330


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

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





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 85,960 5.05 1.71 $16.54 $34,410
Texas 45,180 3.73 1.26 $14.64 $30,460
Florida 25,690 2.98 1.01 $14.14 $29,400
New York 20,500 2.18 0.74 $15.22 $31,650
Colorado 13,390 5.11 1.73 $18.26 $37,980




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colorado 13,390 5.11 1.73 $18.26 $37,980
California 85,960 5.05 1.71 $16.54 $34,410
Nevada 5,400 4.01 1.36 $13.47 $28,020
Texas 45,180 3.73 1.26 $14.64 $30,460
Alabama 7,020 3.61 1.22 $13.14 $27,330




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colorado 13,390 5.11 1.73 $18.26 $37,980
New Jersey 7,970 1.97 0.67 $17.93 $37,290
Massachusetts 6,550 1.83 0.62 $17.53 $36,460
New Hampshire 2,010 3.08 1.04 $17.44 $36,280
Oregon 5,130 2.72 0.92 $17.39 $36,180





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 33,170 5.42 1.84 $15.49 $32,210
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 19,620 2.07 0.70 $16.07 $33,430
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 14,140 3.96 1.34 $14.41 $29,970
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 11,650 3.91 1.33 $15.36 $31,960
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 11,440 4.73 1.60 $18.21 $37,870
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 9,610 6.57 2.23 $16.48 $34,290
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 8,380 2.67 0.91 $16.13 $33,540
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 8,200 1.77 0.60 $13.84 $28,780
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 7,790 2.90 0.99 $14.44 $30,040
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 7,590 2.93 0.99 $15.16 $31,540




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 1,070 7.75 2.63 $16.71 $34,760
San Angelo, TX 340 7.35 2.49 $12.07 $25,110
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 9,610 6.57 2.23 $16.48 $34,290
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 490 6.55 2.22 $17.15 $35,670
Yuba City, CA 280 6.41 2.17 $14.32 $29,780
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 1,150 6.29 2.13 $11.23 $23,350
Jacksonville, NC 300 6.28 2.13 $13.27 $27,590
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 450 6.25 2.12 $13.50 $28,070
Chico, CA 510 6.23 2.11 $15.63 $32,510
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 590 6.08 2.06 $17.31 $36,010




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Greeley, CO 370 3.58 1.22 $21.93 $45,610
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 3,830 3.42 1.16 $20.21 $42,050
Ocean City, NJ 140 3.47 1.18 $19.45 $40,460
Grand Junction, CO 310 5.09 1.73 $19.40 $40,360
Danbury, CT 240 3.03 1.03 $19.11 $39,740
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 230 1.83 0.62 $19.10 $39,720
Santa Rosa, CA 1,090 5.31 1.80 $19.08 $39,690
Pittsfield, MA 60 1.51 0.51 $19.05 $39,630
Salem, OR 330 1.95 0.66 $18.67 $38,820
Albany, OR 120 2.53 0.86 $18.66 $38,800

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 1,210 10.06 3.41 $18.04 $37,510
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 960 3.53 1.20 $12.11 $25,180
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 900 3.98 1.35 $13.04 $27,130
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 850 2.16 0.73 $16.04 $33,370
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 720 7.23 2.45 $16.62 $34,580

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 1,210 10.06 3.41 $18.04 $37,510
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 720 7.23 2.45 $16.62 $34,580
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 700 6.64 2.25 $14.72 $30,620
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 370 6.23 2.11 $14.48 $30,120
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 540 5.48 1.86 $14.95 $31,090

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 180 1.46 0.49 $21.75 $45,250
Maryland nonmetropolitan area 180 3.04 1.03 $18.68 $38,860
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 1,210 10.06 3.41 $18.04 $37,510
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 270 1.97 0.67 $17.64 $36,690
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 160 2.61 0.89 $17.54 $36,480


About May 2018 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019