Correspondence Clerks in Missouri

Get the information you need to know about working as a Correspondence Clerk.

You’re in luck! Jobs for Correspondence Clerks in Missouri are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Correspondence Clerks in Missouri is growing faster than average.

• Correspondence Clerks in Missouri earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Correspondence Clerks Work in Missouri?

240 people worked as Correspondence Clerks in 2018 in this state.

There were 250 Correspondence Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 110 Correspondence Clerks working in it, which means Missouri has more Correspondence Clerks than average.

Job Projections for Missouri

Jobs for Correspondence Clerks in this state are growing at a rate of 9.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 2.8%.

Missouri Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 30 annual Correspondence Clerks job openings in Missouri, and 230 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 800 annual jobs and 7,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Correspondence Clerks Make in Missouri?

In 2018 wages for Correspondence Clerks ranged from $24,970 to $50,120 with $35,560 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.01 to $24.1. The median hourly rate was $17.1.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $17.1 an hour in 2017.

Wages between 2017 and 2018 did not increase or decrease.

The median salary in Missouri is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top Missouri Metros for Correspondence Clerks

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Correspondence Clerks.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
St. Louis, MO-IL	160	$36,590
Kansas City, MO-KS	40	$38,730

Top States for Correspondence Clerks Employment

The table below shows the states where most Correspondence Clerks work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Texas	570	$38,870
Indiana	440	$26,410
California	400	$42,200
Maryland	340	$37,530
Pennsylvania	290	$40,710
Massachusetts	270	$44,890
Missouri	240	$35,560
Tennessee	220	$37,390
Ohio	220	$32,990
Illinois	200	$37,470
South Dakota	200	$28,430
New Jersey	170	$46,160
New York	160	$40,950
Virginia	140	$37,410
New Hampshire	130	$32,790
Colorado	110	$40,350
Florida	110	$37,240
Oklahoma	100	$36,820
Arizona	90	$43,570
Michigan	90	$32,410

Below are the states where Correspondence Clerks get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Rhode Island	$46,870
New Jersey	$46,160
Massachusetts	$44,890
Louisiana	$43,920
Arizona	$43,570
South Carolina	$42,660
California	$42,200
Connecticut	$41,170
New York	$40,950
Pennsylvania	$40,710

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.