DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-3011 Bill and Account Collectors

Occupational Description:
Locate and notify customers of delinquent accounts by mail, telephone, or personal visit to solicit payment. Duties include receiving payment and posting amount to customer?s account, preparing statements to credit department if customer fails to respond, initiating repossession proceedings or service disconnection, and keeping records of collection and status of accounts.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Central Minnesota 470132$21.14/hr$0.68/hr$14.10/hr$17.59/hr$21.39/hr$24.25/hr$27.95/hr
Minnesota 4,120383$19.82/hr$0.38/hr$14.26/hr$16.29/hr$18.53/hr$22.92/hr$27.69/hr
U S 235,8703,774$19.13/hr$0.08/hr$12.55/hr$14.96/hr$18.01/hr$22.31/hr$27.67/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Bill and Account Collectors
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Financial Activities30$22.03/hr
Public Administration30$29.15/hr
Education and Health Services20$20.71/hr
Other Regional Data For Bill and Account Collectors
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 3,200 $18.23/hr -15.5%
Central Minnesota 470 $21.39/hr -13.5%
Southwest Minnesota 140 $18.36/hr -12.7%
Southeast Minnesota 90 $20.64/hr -11.3%
Northwest Minnesota 70 $18.73/hr -8.6%
Northeast Minnesota 50 $17.87/hr -10.0%
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Customer Service Representatives5,120$16.80/hr-3.2%
Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety, and Transportation350$30.83/hr7.6%
Order Clerks300$16.65/hr-17.8%
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs280$23.24/hr7.3%
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators100$50.37/hr-2.8%
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks30$22.52/hrN/A
Tasks for Bill and Account Collectors