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Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks in Illinois

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks in Illinois

Is Illinois a good place for you to work as a Credit Authorizer, Checker, or Clerk?

-6% Jobs Projection
$42,810 Median Salary
70 Job Openings

While jobs for Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks in Illinois are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks in Illinois is expected to decrease.

  • Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks in Illinois earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks Work in Illinois?

In Illinois, there were 490 people working as Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks in the year 2018.

There were 670 Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 180 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 440 Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks working in it, which means Illinois has more Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks than average.

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Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks in this state are declining at a rate of 6.4% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -2.9%.

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Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 70 annual Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks job openings in Illinois, and 730 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 3,700 annual jobs and 37,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks Make in Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks ranged from $27,650 to $64,380 with $42,810 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.29 to $30.95. The median hourly rate was $20.58.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $20.5 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.08.

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

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Top Illinois Metros for Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
St. Louis, MO-IL 450 $36,390
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 370 $44,980

Top States for Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks Employment

The table below shows the states where most Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 3,330 $40,870
California 2,480 $39,510
Florida 1,940 $37,400
New Jersey 1,660 $43,180
Tennessee 1,480 $37,400
New York 1,410 $47,280
Ohio 1,240 $38,190
Louisiana 1,100 $26,950
Missouri 810 $34,750
Arizona 730 $40,670
Minnesota 720 $48,320
Michigan 630 $41,040
Mississippi 580 $29,410
Alabama 570 $36,330
Georgia 570 $29,670
Pennsylvania 540 $37,940
Massachusetts 530 $45,160
Wisconsin 510 $41,270
Nevada 500 $33,790
Colorado 500 $41,470

Below are the states where Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Minnesota $48,320
New York $47,280
Massachusetts $45,160
Rhode Island $44,470
Oregon $43,580
Idaho $43,530
New Jersey $43,180
Illinois $42,810
Hawaii $41,560
Colorado $41,470

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