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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2003


41-2021 Counter and Rental Clerks

Receive orders for repairs, rentals, and services. May describe available options, compute cost, and accept payment.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
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National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
442,310 1.2 % $9.95 $20,690 0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $6.06 $7.00 $8.48 $11.22 $15.79
Annual Wage (2) $12,610 $14,570 $17,640 $23,330 $32,850


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment rank Wage rank
Consumer goods rental 99,390 $8.05 $16,740 1 122
Drycleaning and laundry services 52,990 $7.62 $15,860 2 131
Automotive equipment rental and leasing 44,380 $11.01 $22,900 3 46
Automobile dealers 29,120 $18.37 $38,220 4 2
Other amusement and recreation industries 20,380 $7.89 $16,420 5 125

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment rank Wage rank
Other specialty trade contractors 470 $19.77 $41,120 55 1
Automobile dealers 29,120 $18.37 $38,220 4 2
Support activities for mining (6) $17.39 $36,160 (6) 3
Metal and mineral merchant wholesalers (6) $16.98 $35,310 (6) 4
Charter bus industry 30 $16.54 $34,390 103 5


State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment Wage rank within State
Washington 17,910 $10.52 $21,890 0.699% 663
Alaska 1,650 $9.72 $20,230 0.565% 468
Utah 4,740 $9.25 $19,230 0.454% 589
Hawaii 2,400 $10.21 $21,230 0.434% 458
Vermont 1,250 $9.35 $19,440 0.430% 471

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment Wage rank within State
Rhode Island 1,530 $11.66 $24,250 0.323% 450
Arizona 8,140 $11.46 $23,830 0.360% 511
Massachusetts 9,350 $11.25 $23,400 0.295% 631
District of Columbia 320 $11.20 $23,290 0.054% 395
California 59,480 $11.16 $23,210 0.410% 652


Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Yakima, WA MSA 650 $8.97 $18,660 0.849%
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA 9,720 $10.90 $22,670 0.749%
Tacoma, WA PMSA 1,680 $10.82 $22,510 0.715%
Bremerton, WA PMSA 520 $10.01 $20,810 0.706%
Muncie, IN MSA 370 $8.72 $18,140 0.692%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA 440 $14.83 $30,860 0.220%
Bridgeport, CT PMSA 240 $12.65 $26,310 0.130%
San Jose, CA PMSA 2,570 $12.59 $26,190 0.293%
Oakland, CA PMSA 4,270 $12.40 $25,790 0.420%
Naples, FL MSA 240 $12.32 $25,630 0.212%

About May 2003 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates


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These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(6) Estimates not released.

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Last Modified Date: May 7, 2004

 

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