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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

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 "Fast Food and Counter Workers" (35-3023), "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 Counter and Rental Clerks
Industry profile for Counter and Rental Clerks
Geographic profile for Counter and Rental Clerks

National estimates for Counter and Rental Clerks:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Counter and Rental Clerks:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
368,300 1.3 % $ 16.68 $ 34,700 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Counter and Rental Clerks:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 9.99 $ 12.28 $ 14.84 $ 19.21 $ 25.75
Annual Wage (2) $ 20,780 $ 25,540 $ 30,870 $ 39,960 $ 53,550


Industry profile for Counter and Rental Clerks:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Counter and Rental Clerks:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Real Estate 109,960 6.66 $ 16.33 $ 33,970
Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing 50,650 26.00 $ 15.67 $ 32,590
Rental and leasing services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) 36,300 11.64 $ 16.25 $ 33,800
Automobile Dealers 34,830 2.91 $ 22.29 $ 46,370
Drycleaning and Laundry Services 28,740 11.29 $ 13.41 $ 27,890

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Counter and Rental Clerks:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing 50,650 26.00 $ 15.67 $ 32,590
Rental and leasing services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) 36,300 11.64 $ 16.25 $ 33,800
Drycleaning and Laundry Services 28,740 11.29 $ 13.41 $ 27,890
Real Estate 109,960 6.66 $ 16.33 $ 33,970
Automobile Dealers 34,830 2.91 $ 22.29 $ 46,370

Top paying industries for Counter and Rental Clerks:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) 50 0.01 $ 30.12 $ 62,650
Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing 30 0.02 $ 27.91 $ 58,060
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors (8) (8) $ 22.80 $ 47,420
Automobile Dealers 34,830 2.91 $ 22.29 $ 46,370
Nonresidential Building Construction 50 0.01 $ 21.85 $ 45,450


Geographic profile for Counter and Rental Clerks:

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





States with the highest employment level in Counter and Rental Clerks:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 74,340 4.52 1.71 $ 18.08 $ 37,600
Texas 36,010 2.98 1.12 $ 16.94 $ 35,240
Florida 25,540 3.02 1.14 $ 14.82 $ 30,830
New York 15,930 1.83 0.69 $ 17.27 $ 35,920
Washington 12,860 4.03 1.52 $ 19.39 $ 40,330




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Counter and Rental Clerks:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 74,340 4.52 1.71 $ 18.08 $ 37,600
Arkansas 4,970 4.22 1.59 $ 14.57 $ 30,300
Washington 12,860 4.03 1.52 $ 19.39 $ 40,330
Colorado 10,240 3.97 1.50 $ 19.88 $ 41,360
Nevada 4,340 3.47 1.31 $ 16.43 $ 34,180




Top paying states for Counter and Rental Clerks:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts 5,320 1.59 0.60 $ 20.34 $ 42,310
Arizona 4,990 1.76 0.66 $ 20.05 $ 41,710
Colorado 10,240 3.97 1.50 $ 19.88 $ 41,360
District of Columbia 700 1.01 0.38 $ 19.54 $ 40,650
Oregon 4,900 2.71 1.02 $ 19.45 $ 40,450





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Counter and Rental Clerks:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 27,330 4.69 1.77 $ 16.51 $ 34,340
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 17,130 1.94 0.73 $ 17.51 $ 36,430
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 11,280 3.14 1.19 $ 16.80 $ 34,950
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 9,170 3.09 1.17 $ 18.09 $ 37,620
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 8,910 3.82 1.44 $ 19.76 $ 41,090
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 8,780 6.27 2.37 $ 17.90 $ 37,230
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 8,370 4.28 1.62 $ 20.06 $ 41,730
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 7,980 3.18 1.20 $ 14.05 $ 29,230
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 7,880 2.99 1.13 $ 14.96 $ 31,110
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 7,810 1.79 0.68 $ 15.45 $ 32,140




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Counter and Rental Clerks:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 8,780 6.27 2.37 $ 17.90 $ 37,230
Chico, CA 450 6.18 2.33 $ 17.04 $ 35,450
Muskegon, MI 330 6.11 2.31 $ 13.77 $ 28,630
Hot Springs, AR 210 5.99 2.26 $ 12.99 $ 27,020
Hattiesburg, MS 360 5.99 2.26 $ 12.63 $ 26,260
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 5,650 5.83 2.20 $ 18.78 $ 39,060
Sherman-Denison, TX 260 5.77 2.18 $ 17.77 $ 36,970
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 380 5.60 2.12 $ 17.05 $ 35,460
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 740 5.54 2.09 $ 19.33 $ 40,200
Hinesville, GA 100 5.49 2.07 $ 12.82 $ 26,660




Top paying metropolitan areas for Counter and Rental Clerks:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Leominster-Gardner, MA 230 4.66 1.76 $ 24.85 $ 51,690
Santa Rosa, CA 1,020 5.25 1.98 $ 22.42 $ 46,630
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 3,350 3.04 1.15 $ 22.30 $ 46,380
Greeley, CO 360 3.49 1.32 $ 21.94 $ 45,640
Albany, OR 70 1.56 0.59 $ 21.65 $ 45,040
Pittsfield, MA 110 2.96 1.12 $ 21.60 $ 44,920
Urban Honolulu, HI 860 2.08 0.78 $ 21.58 $ 44,890
Trenton, NJ 240 1.03 0.39 $ 21.33 $ 44,360
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 4,290 1.65 0.62 $ 20.78 $ 43,210
Worcester, MA-CT 300 1.13 0.43 $ 20.69 $ 43,040

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Counter and Rental Clerks:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 1,090 9.54 3.60 $ 19.02 $ 39,570
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 710 2.65 1.00 $ 17.59 $ 36,600
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 690 3.07 1.16 $ 12.66 $ 26,330
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 580 5.89 2.23 $ 16.40 $ 34,120
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 530 1.39 0.52 $ 16.38 $ 34,060

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Counter and Rental Clerks:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 1,090 9.54 3.60 $ 19.02 $ 39,570
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 580 5.89 2.23 $ 16.40 $ 34,120
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 300 5.53 2.09 $ 15.62 $ 32,490
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 350 5.38 2.03 $ 13.57 $ 28,230
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 500 5.31 2.01 $ 18.50 $ 38,470

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Counter and Rental Clerks:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 180 1.54 0.58 $ 23.41 $ 48,700
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area 170 2.85 1.07 $ 22.00 $ 45,760
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 260 2.85 1.08 $ 21.71 $ 45,150
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 370 4.04 1.52 $ 21.00 $ 43,680
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 1,090 9.54 3.60 $ 19.02 $ 39,570


About May 2020 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.

(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 OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021