New Accounts Clerks in North Carolina

Considering a career as a New Accounts Clerk in North Carolina?

You’re in luck! Jobs for New Accounts Clerks in North Carolina are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for New Accounts Clerks in North Carolina is growing slower than average.

• New Accounts Clerks in North Carolina 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 North Carolina?

1,040 people worked as New Accounts Clerks in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,320 New Accounts Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 280 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for New Accounts Clerks in this state are growing at a rate of 3.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -6.2%.

North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 180 annual job openings, and 1,680 total jobs in 2026 for New Accounts Clerks in this state.

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

What do New Accounts Clerks Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for New Accounts Clerks ranged from $29,020 to $59,090 with $41,490 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.95 to $28.41. The median hourly rate was $19.94.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $20.88 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.94.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top North Carolina 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
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	420	$38,020
Greensboro-High Point, NC	100	$49,170
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	60	n/a
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	60	$39,400
Winston-Salem, NC	50	$43,250
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	40	$50,550

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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