New Accounts Clerks in Illinois

Considering a career as a New Accounts Clerk in Illinois?

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

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

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

How Many New Accounts Clerks Work in Illinois?

In Illinois, there were 2,710 people working as New Accounts Clerks in the year 2018.

There were 3,200 New Accounts Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 490 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for New Accounts Clerks in this state are declining at a rate of 11.9% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -6.2%.

Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 300 annual job openings, and a total of 3,100 jobs for Illinois New Accounts Clerks in 2026.

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

What do New Accounts Clerks Make in Illinois?

In 2018 wages for New Accounts Clerks ranged from $26,020 to $55,450 with $36,110 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.51 to $26.66. The median hourly rate was $17.36.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $17.49 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.13.

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

Top Illinois 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
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	2,110	$36,590
St. Louis, MO-IL	980	$35,150
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	130	$38,070
Carbondale-Marion, IL	40	$29,200
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	30	$34,990

Top States for New Accounts Clerks Employment

The table below shows the states 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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