DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-4051 Customer Service Representatives

Occupational Description:
Interact with customers to provide basic or scripted information in response to routine inquiries about products and services. May handle and resolve general complaints. Excludes individuals whose duties are primarily installation, sales, repair, and technical support.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 2 - Headwaters 44046$18.20/hr$0.86/hr$11.16/hr$12.99/hr$17.10/hr$22.28/hr$27.69/hr
Minnesota 60,3402,293$20.11/hr$0.16/hr$12.57/hr$15.71/hr$19.02/hr$24.03/hr$29.41/hr
U S 2,919,23014,596$18.16/hr$0.04/hr$11.18/hr$13.44/hr$16.89/hr$21.41/hr$27.44/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Customer Service Representatives
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities150$15.66/hr
Financial Activities80$18.20/hr
Professional and Business Services60$15.31/hr
Education and Health Services40$17.74/hr
Public Administration40$12.30/hr
Manufacturing30$15.99/hr
Other Regional Data For Customer Service Representatives
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 44,180 $19.89/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 3,930 $16.39/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 3,290 $16.54/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 1,910 $16.71/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 1,780 $17.57/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 1,190 $16.49/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 950 $17.33/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 680 $17.70/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 640 $16.55/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 510 $17.40/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest 450 $21.65/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 440 $17.10/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 230 $14.50/hr N/A
Related Occupations
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(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Retail Salespersons930$13.82/hrN/A
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks180$23.04/hrN/A
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs50$23.65/hrN/A
Counter and Rental Clerks20$12.14/hrN/A
Bill and Account CollectorsN/AN/AN/A
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksN/AN/AN/A
Opticians, DispensingN/AN/AN/A
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanN/AN/AN/A
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Customer Service Representatives