occupation · 43-4000 · minor
Information and Record Clerks — wages and employment
Information and Record Clerks earned a median annual wage of $41,600 in the United States in May 2024, with 5,311,310 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
What stands out
Information and Record Clerks earned a median annual wage of $41,600 in the United States in May 2024, with 5,311,310 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $29,990 or less, the best-paid tenth $62,190 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $39,030 to $41,600, +6.6 %. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.
United States, year by year
Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.
| Reference | Employment | Median | Mean | 10th | 25th | 75th | 90th | Median hourly | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | 5,311,310 | $41,600 | $44,580 | $29,990 | $35,450 | $49,850 | $62,190 | $20.00 | evidence → |
| May 2023 | 5,537,420 | $39,030 | $42,610 | $28,800 | $33,860 | $48,240 | $60,630 | $18.77 | evidence → |
Occupations in this group
17 detailed occupations, largest first.
- Customer Service Representatives 43-4051 · median $42,830 · 2,725,930 jobs
- Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171 · median $37,230 · 964,530 jobs
- Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-4081 · median $34,270 · 261,430 jobs
- Loan Interviewers and Clerks 43-4131 · median $48,950 · 173,100 jobs
- Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-4031 · median $47,700 · 170,010 jobs
- Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 43-4111 · median $43,830 · 157,310 jobs
- Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 43-4061 · median $51,500 · 156,260 jobs
- Information and Record Clerks, All Other 43-4199 · median $48,360 · 143,910 jobs
- Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks 43-4181 · median $41,460 · 127,440 jobs
- Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 43-4161 · median $49,440 · 92,580 jobs
- Order Clerks 43-4151 · median $44,660 · 83,420 jobs
- Library Assistants, Clerical 43-4121 · median $36,010 · 80,070 jobs
- File Clerks 43-4071 · median $41,270 · 78,980 jobs
- Brokerage Clerks 43-4011 · median $62,940 · 40,090 jobs
- New Accounts Clerks 43-4141 · median $46,610 · 38,030 jobs
- Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks 43-4041 · median $49,130 · 11,960 jobs
- Correspondence Clerks 43-4021 · median $46,740 · 6,260 jobs
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