Office and Administrative Support Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages O*NET task lead SOC 43-3021

Billing and Posting Clerks

O*NET task statements lead this Billing and Posting Clerks card before OEWS pay; neighboring titles include Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants, Cargo and Freight Agents, Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks, Postal Service Clerks.

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Same-major-group titles next to Billing and Posting Clerks: Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants ($77K) , Cargo and Freight Agents ($52K) , Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks ($60K) , Postal Service Clerks ($62K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

What Billing and Posting Clerks publish as work

O*NET task statements for SOC 43-3021 - occupation-level descriptions, not every employer's posting. Sibling cards diverge here because the task set is entity-keyed.

  1. 1. Verify accuracy of billing data and revise any errors
  2. 2. Resolve discrepancies in accounting records
  3. 3. Prepare itemized statements, bills, or invoices and record amounts due for items purchased or services rendered
  4. 4. Operate typing, adding, calculating, or billing machines
  5. 5. Review documents, such as purchase orders, sales tickets, charge slips, or hospital records, to compute fees or charges due
  6. 6. Post stop-payment notices to prevent payment of protested checks
  7. 7. Verify signatures and required information on checks
  8. 8. Keep records of invoices and support documents
  9. 9. Perform bookkeeping work, including posting data or keeping other records concerning costs of goods or services or the shipment of goods
  10. 10. Track accumulated hours and dollar amounts charged to each client job to calculate client fees for professional services, such as legal o…
  11. 11. Contact customers to obtain or relay account information
  12. 12. Weigh envelopes containing statements to determine correct postage and affix postage, using stamps or metering equipment

Billing and Posting Clerks: O*NET ranks Reading Comprehension first

Importance-ranked O*NET profile for SOC 43-3021 - lead skill Reading Comprehension at 3.6 ; lead knowledge Administrative. Sibling cards diverge here even when peer titles overlap.

Top skills

  1. 1. Reading Comprehension 3.6
  2. 2. Mathematics 3.3
  3. 3. Active Listening 3.1
  4. 4. Speaking 3.1
  5. 5. Critical Thinking 3.1
  6. 6. Monitoring 3.1
  7. 7. Time Management 3.1
  8. 8. Writing 3.0

Knowledge areas

  1. 1. Administrative 4.4
  2. 2. Customer and Personal Service 4.2
  3. 3. English Language 3.7
  4. 4. Economics and Accounting 3.5
  5. 5. Mathematics 3.5
  6. 6. Computers and Electronics 3.4
National median after O*NET task lead
$48,500
/year · 12 published task lines above
Lead task: Verify accuracy of billing data and revise any errors
$49K
National median
↓ -0%
Growth 2024-2034
42,200
Annual openings
404,060
Estimated US jobs
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Highest-pay peer · $77K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education High school diploma or equivalent

Top Paying States for Billing and Posting Clerks

1. Minnesota $55,810
2. Alaska $52,170
3. Maryland $52,210
4. District of Columbia $64,330
5. Washington $56,090
6. Massachusetts $56,110
7. New York $53,320
8. Rhode Island $52,910
9. California $56,260
10. Colorado $52,670

Other Office and Administrative Support Occupations titles

  1. 1. Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $59,650
  2. 2. Cargo and Freight Agents $52,260
  3. 3. Postal Service Clerks $62,130
  4. 4. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $69,500
  5. 5. Public Safety Telecommunicators $53,040
  6. 6. Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $76,590

O*NET publishes 12 leading task statements for Billing and Posting Clerks (SOC 43-3021). The national OEWS median is $48,500 inside Office and Administrative Support Occupations. Same-group neighbors: Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants, Cargo and Freight Agents, Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks, Postal Service Clerks. Lead published task: Verify accuracy of billing data and revise any errors.

Employment Projections expect -0% change between 2024 and 2034 (declining vs baseline 3.1%). About 42,200 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: Minnesota at $55,810. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants at $76,590. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Billing and Posting Clerks pay-rank #28 in Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Billing and Posting Clerks sits at pay-rank #28 of 54 detailed Office and Administrative Support Occupations, the middle third of the major-group median table. ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

SOC 43-3021 · national median $48,500 · middle third of Office and Administrative Support Occupations (#28/54). Open the full OEWS map or a named state before treating the card median as a local ask.

Billing and Posting Clerks salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 43-3021

Minnesota · top state for Billing and Posting Clerks

$56K published median

Alaska · #2 state pay

$52K · behind Minnesota

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

Highest-pay peer vs Billing and Posting Clerks · $77K

Cargo and Freight Agents

Lower-pay peer beside Billing and Posting Clerks · $52K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Billing and Posting Clerks mid-table among Office and Administrative Support Occupations? ▼
Yes: pay-rank #28 of 54 detailed Office and Administrative Support Occupations, the middle third. Mid-table neighbors: Court, Municipal, and License Clerks ($49K), Meter Readers, Utilities ($48K), Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks ($49K), Word Processors and Typists ($49K). ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.
What do billing and posting clerks do day to day? ▼
O*NET lists published task statements for Billing and Posting Clerks. Leading ones include: Verify accuracy of billing data and revise any errors; Resolve discrepancies in accounting records; Prepare itemized statements, bills, or invoices and record amounts due for items purchased or services rendered; Operate typing, adding, calculating, or billing machines. These are occupation-level task descriptions, not every employer's job description.
Which O*NET skills rank highest for billing and posting clerks? ▼
For SOC 43-3021, O*NET importance scores lead with Reading Comprehension (3.6), Mathematics (3.3), Active Listening (3.1), Speaking (3.1). Knowledge areas emphasize Administrative, Customer and Personal Service, English Language. These are occupation-level profiles, not a hiring checklist for every employer.
What is the OEWS national median for Billing and Posting Clerks? ▼
May 2025 OEWS reports $48,500 as the national median for Billing and Posting Clerks. The published 10th-90th range is $37,290 to $67,710. Beside Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants ($76,590), this is the occupation-level national figure, not a local offer.
What employment change does BLS publish for Billing and Posting Clerks? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Billing and Posting Clerks is -0%. Projected annual openings: about 42,200. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: declining.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Billing and Posting Clerks? ▼
BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Billing and Posting Clerks. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Billing and Posting Clerks? ▼
Minnesota ($55,810), Alaska ($52,170), Maryland ($52,210) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Billing and Posting Clerks card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 43-3021. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Billing and Posting Clerks. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics