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Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks in Tennessee

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks in Tennessee

Considering a career as a Credit Authorizer, Checker, or Clerk in Tennessee?

4.1% Jobs Projection
$37,400 Median Salary
150 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks in Tennessee are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks in Tennessee is growing slower than average.

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

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

In Tennessee, there were 1,480 people working as Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks in the year 2018.

There were 1,470 Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Tennessee

Jobs for Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks in this state are growing at a rate of 4.1% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -2.9%.

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Tennessee Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 150 annual job openings, and a total of 1,510 jobs for Tennessee Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks in 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 Tennessee?

In 2018 wages for Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks ranged from $23,680 to $57,960 with $37,400 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.39 to $27.87. The median hourly rate was $17.98.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $18.24 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.26.

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

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Top Tennessee 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
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN 410 $41,730
Knoxville, TN 270 $37,340
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 240 $35,720
Chattanooga, TN-GA 80 $37,510
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 40 $36,450
Jackson, TN 40 $46,420

Top States for Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks Employment

View the list below to see 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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