Billing and Posting Clerks
SOC 43-3021 · 2024-2034
Compile, compute, and record billing, accounting, statistical, and other numerical data for billing purposes. Prepare billing invoices for services rendered or for delivery or shipment of goods.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $57,591per year
- Projected openings
- 44,130
- Projected change
- +4.8%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Reading Comprehension
- Mathematics
- Critical Thinking
- Time Management
- Speaking
- Monitoring
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $70,506 | 2,150 |
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $61,333 | 180 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $60,764 | 2,870 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $60,764 | 1,960 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $59,201 | 230 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $58,391 | 2,210 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $57,380 | 370 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $56,419 | 260 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $54,867 | 4,700 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $53,990 | 11,080 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $53,906 | 90 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $53,498 | 780 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $52,885 | 230 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $51,612 | 5,140 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $51,077 | 410 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $50,995 | 320 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $50,821 | 3,500 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $50,566 | 440 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $49,892 | 170 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $49,545 | 540 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $49,391 | 190 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $49,391 | 350 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $49,279 | 210 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $48,983 | 830 |
| Hanford-Corcoran MSA (Kings County) | $48,952 | 160 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $48,942 | 440 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $48,441 | 260 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $48,441 | 680 |
| Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties) | $48,339 | 70 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $48,053 | 1,210 |
| El Centro MSA (Imperial County) | $46,357 | 150 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $60,632 | 178,570 | -4.1% |
| Customer Service Representatives | $50,733 | 219,040 | -5.6% |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | $58,144 | 18,100 | -6.3% |
| Office Clerks, General | $49,607 | 356,700 | -4.5% |
| Brokerage Clerks | $79,805 | 4,850 | -8.5% |
| Bill and Account Collectors | $59,301 | 11,890 | -9.2% |
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