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Highest Paying Industries for Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks

The top 100 highest paying industries for credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $50,240, wired telecommunications carriers is the highest paying industry for credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks. It is followed by natural gas distribution industry (average annual salary $48,660). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$50,240	$32,300	320
2	Natural Gas Distribution	$48,660	$28,150	170
3	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$45,220	$31,100	130
4	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$44,950	$28,270	50
5	Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing	$44,880	$30,960	40
6	Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers	$43,590	$32,160	140
7	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$43,150	$29,770	230
8	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$43,010	$32,080	940
9	Hospitals - Privately owned	$43,010	$32,090	950
10	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$42,850	$31,570	1,020
11	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$42,840	$31,570	1,020
12	Utilities	$42,590	$26,340	220
13	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$42,450	$28,070	410
14	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$42,250	$26,540	280
15	Health Care and Social Assistance	$42,100	$29,780	1,250
16	Machinery Manufacturing	$40,950	$26,930	90
17	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$40,830	$27,510	n/a
18	Hospitals - Local government owned	$40,830	$27,510	n/a
19	Office Administrative Services	$40,660	$26,510	180
20	Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$40,650	$27,510	570
21	Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	$40,550	$24,320	40
22	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$40,440	$31,120	40
23	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$40,410	$26,220	180
24	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$40,370	$26,980	250
25	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$40,340	$30,310	50
26	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$40,230	$27,150	450
27	Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers	$40,080	$27,350	250
28	Chemical Manufacturing	$39,990	$27,170	70
29	Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing	$39,900	$26,300	90
30	Real Estate	$39,860	$26,710	40
31	Insurance Carriers	$39,850	$17,940	100
32	Outpatient Care Centers	$39,690	$31,300	40
33	Transportation and Warehousing	$39,680	$27,760	110
34	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$39,480	$27,110	1,330
35	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$39,420	$25,220	50
36	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$39,300	$27,280	3,210
37	Information	$39,220	$27,820	830
38	Telecommunications	$39,170	$30,150	540
39	Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	$39,120	$30,120	250
40	Wholesale Trade	$39,010	$26,970	5,150
41	Warehousing and Storage	$38,870	$27,350	30
42	Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$38,710	$26,870	290
43	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	$38,650	$27,030	80
44	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$38,560	$30,490	60
45	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$38,540	$25,270	50
46	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$38,540	$25,270	50
47	Federal, State, and Local Government	$38,540	$25,270	50
48	Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	$38,440	$27,650	50
49	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$38,240	$19,030	150
50	Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$38,180	$27,280	320
51	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$38,060	$26,030	120
52	Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	$37,830	$26,180	200
53	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$37,670	$25,790	140
54	Other Financial Investment Activities	$37,630	$21,480	140
55	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$37,630	$26,240	110
56	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$37,340	$26,750	740
57	Automobile Dealers	$37,280	$20,940	240
58	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$37,240	$26,020	100
59	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$36,990	$25,800	160
60	Direct Selling Establishments	$36,990	$26,750	50
61	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$36,960	$28,390	40
62	Manufacturing	$36,820	$26,480	790
63	Depository Credit Intermediation	$36,720	$25,990	7,710
64	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$36,690	$25,770	620
65	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$36,620	$27,090	50
66	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$36,580	$26,440	60
67	Nonstore Retailers	$36,500	$25,350	390
68	Electronics and Appliance Stores	$36,500	$25,840	460
69	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$36,490	$26,550	50
70	Temporary Help Services	$36,470	$24,840	440
71	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$36,450	$25,040	330
72	Employment Services	$36,330	$24,850	450
73	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$36,300	$27,790	100
74	Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$36,100	$22,590	160
75	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$35,900	$26,170	3,860
76	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$35,870	$26,990	60
77	Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	$35,670	$26,320	30
78	Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	$35,660	$27,080	210
79	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	$35,580	$18,840	380
80	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$35,530	$27,110	180
81	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$35,490	$25,860	210
82	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$35,390	$26,690	190
83	Construction	$35,160	$24,350	40
84	Administrative and Support Services	$35,150	$23,460	3,480
85	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$35,150	$23,460	3,480
86	Plastics Product Manufacturing	$35,150	$23,450	30
87	Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	$35,080	$23,720	40
88	Construction of Buildings	$35,030	$23,100	30
89	Offices of Physicians	$34,730	$25,760	160
90	Business Support Services	$34,730	$23,160	2,780
91	Telephone Call Centers	$34,440	$26,380	620
92	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	$33,950	$21,120	3,310
93	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$33,470	$23,990	50
94	Gambling Industries	$33,400	$24,040	50
95	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$33,400	$24,040	50
96	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$33,400	$24,040	50
97	Finance and Insurance	$33,320	$23,290	24,700
98	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$33,230	$21,610	n/a
99	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$33,200	$23,280	24,280
100	Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing	$32,530	$23,510	40