New Accounts Clerks in California

Is California a good place for you to work as a New Accounts Clerk?

While jobs for New Accounts Clerks in California are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for New Accounts Clerks in California is expected to decrease.

• New Accounts Clerks in California earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a New Accounts Clerk Career?

• Business, Management & Marketing
• Finance & Financial Management
• Banking and Financial Support Services

How Many New Accounts Clerks Work in California?

2,860 people worked as New Accounts Clerks in 2018 in this state.

There were 3,000 New Accounts Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 140 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 580 New Accounts Clerks working in it, which means California has more New Accounts Clerks than average.

Job Projections for California

Jobs for New Accounts Clerks in this state are declining at a rate of 10.0% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -6.2%.

California Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 360 annual New Accounts Clerks job openings in California, and 3,600 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 4,000 annual jobs and 39,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do New Accounts Clerks Make in California?

In 2018 wages for New Accounts Clerks ranged from $32,550 to $50,770 with $40,370 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.65 to $24.41. The median hourly rate was $19.41.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $18.58 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.83.

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

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Top California Metros for New Accounts Clerks

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

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,010	$41,520
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	450	$40,030
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	370	$39,010
Fresno, CA	140	$44,060
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	30	n/a

Top States for New Accounts Clerks Employment

View the list below to see where most New Accounts Clerks work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Texas	4,740	$31,220
California	2,860	$40,370
Illinois	2,710	$36,110
Missouri	2,330	$30,880
Wisconsin	1,950	$36,780
Tennessee	1,700	$32,300
Oklahoma	1,590	$31,360
Ohio	1,520	$34,590
Michigan	1,490	$37,740
New York	1,220	$37,430
Iowa	1,190	$38,130
Minnesota	1,170	$38,110
Kansas	1,130	$30,190
Oregon	1,060	$36,510
North Carolina	1,040	$41,490
Indiana	890	$33,690
New Jersey	870	$42,990
Florida	850	$39,530
Massachusetts	690	$39,600
Virginia	680	$34,990

Below are the states where New Accounts Clerks get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Rhode Island	$46,140
District of Columbia	$44,260
New Jersey	$42,990
Connecticut	$41,740
North Carolina	$41,490
Maryland	$40,820
Maine	$40,560
California	$40,370
Delaware	$40,320
Massachusetts	$39,600

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dave Dugdale under License

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