Insurance Claims Clerks
Training and Education
| Fast Facts* | |
|---|---|
| Recommended Degree Level | Certificate or Higher |
| Salary, Typical | $35,700 |
| Salary Range | |
| Number of Jobs, 2012 | 226,260 |
| Annual Job Growth Rate | 3.7% |
| Job Openings per Year (est.) | 9,600 |
Prior to starting this profession, consider obtaining moderate-term on-the-job training. Government data shows that 22% of workers have a bachelor's degree or higher. Those who have gone to college, but don't have a degree make up 48% of employees. For 31% of insurance clerks a high-school education was all they required.
Part-Time Work and Self-Employment
Of those surveyed, 10% of employees work part-time.
Area Job Conditions
The cities with the most workers jobs, compared to the population, are Lewiston (Maine), Macon (Georgia), and Chattanooga (Tennessee). Fewer are found in Ann Arbor (Michigan), Anchorage (Alaska), and Lexington (Kentucky).
Employees earn higher incomes in San Francisco (California), Naples (Florida), and San Jose (California), and lower incomes in Kingman (Arizona), Dothan (Alabama), and Athens (Georgia).
Video Overview
A brief look at the work of insurance clerks. Created for the US Dept. of Labor.
Salaries by City
See typical salaries and ranges for this career below*. Shift click to sort by more than one column -- for example first shift-click on state and then shift-click on salary to find best and worst salaries in each state.
| State | City / Region | Typical Salary | Salary Range | Job Count | % of All Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | Anchorage | $50,000 | 130 | 0.07% | |
| AL | Birmingham - Hoover | $32,980 | 1,420 | 0.29% | |
| AL | Decatur | $34,050 | N/A | N/A | |
| AL | Dothan | $30,440 | N/A | N/A | |
| AL | Florence - Muscle Shoals | $29,470 | 60 | 0.11% | |
| AL | Gadsden | $24,430 | N/A | N/A | |
| AL | Huntsville | $25,450 | 120 | 0.06% | |
| AL | Mobile | $33,080 | 320 | 0.19% | |
| AL | Montgomery | $34,800 | 120 | 0.07% | |
| AL | Tuscaloosa | $24,980 | 100 | 0.11% | |
| AR | Fayetteville - Springdale - Rogers | $26,020 | 110 | 0.05% | |
| AR | Fort Smith | $26,890 | 30 | 0.03% | |
| AR | Hot Springs | $23,740 | N/A | N/A | |
| AR | Little Rock - North Little Rock - Conway | $31,830 | 990 | 0.30% | |
| AZ | Flagstaff | $26,060 | 40 | 0.08% | |
| AZ | Phoenix - Mesa - Glendale | $33,540 | 3,770 | 0.22% | |
| AZ | Prescott | N/A | 40 | 0.08% | |
| AZ | Tucson | $32,420 | 420 | 0.12% | |
| CA | Bakersfield - Delano | $42,400 | 820 | 0.30% | |
| CA | Chico | $32,150 | 160 | 0.23% | |
| CA | El Centro | $35,010 | 40 | 0.09% | |
| CA | Fresno | $41,390 | 720 | 0.23% | |
| CA | Los Angeles - Long Beach - Glendale (Metro Area) | $37,370 | 6,320 | 0.16% | |
| CA | Merced | $39,290 | 140 | 0.23% | |
| CA | Modesto | $27,490 | 180 | 0.12% | |
| CA | Napa | $40,740 | N/A | N/A | |
| CA | Oakland - Fremont - Hayward (Metro Area) | $47,910 | 1,820 | 0.19% | |
| CA | Oxnard - Thousand Oaks - Ventura | $37,950 | 710 | 0.25% | |
| CA | Redding | $33,040 | 210 | 0.36% | |
| CA | Riverside - San Bernardino - Ontario | $37,570 | 1,680 | 0.14% | |
| CA | Sacramento - Arden - Arcade - Roseville | $37,960 | 2,350 | 0.29% | |
| CA | Salinas | $46,410 | 120 | 0.08% | |
| CA | San Diego - Carlsbad - San Marcos | $36,400 | 2,320 | 0.18% | |
| CA | San Francisco - San Mateo - Redwood City (Metro Area) | $43,220 | 1,700 | 0.17% | |
| CA | San Jose - Sunnyvale - Santa Clara | $37,690 | 920 | 0.10% | |
| CA | San Luis Obispo - Paso Robles | $37,600 | 130 | 0.13% | |
| CA | Santa Ana - Anaheim - Irvine (Metro Area) | $39,540 | 3,450 | 0.24% | |
| CA | Santa Barbara - Santa Maria - Goleta | $40,030 | 360 | 0.21% | |
| CA | Santa Cruz - Watsonville | $45,100 | 70 | 0.08% | |
| CA | Santa Rosa - Petaluma | $39,580 | 350 | 0.20% | |
| CA | Stockton | $36,700 | 490 | 0.25% | |
| CA | Vallejo - Fairfield | $44,040 | 290 | 0.24% | |
| CA | Visalia - Porterville | $32,430 | 310 | 0.23% | |
| CO | Colorado Springs | $37,320 | 90 | 0.04% | |
| CO | Denver - Aurora - Broomfield | $43,470 | 1,760 | 0.14% | |
| CO | Fort Collins - Loveland | $38,070 | 50 | 0.04% | |
| CT | Bridgeport - Stamford - Norwalk | $35,840 | 650 | 0.16% | |
| CT | Danbury | $39,310 | 110 | 0.16% | |
| CT | Hartford - West Hartford - East Hartford | $44,030 | 2,820 | 0.51% | |
| CT | New Haven | $37,690 | 440 | 0.16% | |
| CT | Norwich - New London | $40,980 | 140 | 0.11% | |
| DC | Washington - Arlington - Alexandria (Metro Area) | $36,820 | 1,430 | 0.06% | |
| DE | Dover | $34,630 | 120 | 0.20% | |
| DE | Wilmington (Metro Area) | $38,670 | 830 | 0.26% | |
| FL | Cape Coral - Fort Myers | $29,930 | 310 | 0.15% | |
| FL | Crestview - Fort Walton Beach - Destin | $29,930 | 120 | 0.16% | |
| FL | Deltona - Daytona Beach - Ormond Beach | $23,820 | 260 | 0.17% | |
| FL | Fort Lauderdale - Pompano Beach - Deerfield Beach (Metro Area) | $33,750 | 2,260 | 0.32% | |
| FL | Jacksonville | $34,110 | 2,600 | 0.45% | |
| FL | Lakeland - Winter Haven | $33,550 | 660 | 0.35% | |
| FL | Miami - Miami Beach - Kendall (Metro Area) | $32,350 | 2,350 | 0.23% | |
| FL | Naples - Marco Island | $33,560 | 180 | 0.16% | |
| FL | North Port - Bradenton - Sarasota | $33,700 | 330 | 0.14% | |
| FL | Ocala | $31,520 | 160 | 0.18% | |
| FL | Orlando - Kissimmee - Sanford | $33,840 | 2,160 | 0.21% | |
| FL | Palm Bay - Melbourne - Titusville | $29,780 | 300 | 0.16% | |
| FL | Panama City - Lynn Haven - Panama City Beach | $25,390 | 50 | 0.07% | |
| FL | Pensacola - Ferry Pass - Brent | $25,120 | 200 | 0.13% | |
| FL | Port St. Lucie | $30,430 | 140 | 0.11% | |
| FL | Punta Gorda | $27,680 | N/A | N/A | |
| FL | Sebastian - Vero Beach | $37,160 | 70 | 0.15% | |
| FL | Tallahassee | $31,730 | 280 | 0.18% | |
| FL | Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater | $31,760 | 2,960 | 0.26% | |
| FL | West Palm Beach - Boca Raton - Boynton Beach (Metro Area) | $34,760 | 900 | 0.18% | |
| GA | Albany | $37,080 | 40 | 0.07% | |
| GA | Athens - Clarke County | $40,580 | N/A | N/A | |
| GA | Atlanta - Sandy Springs - Marietta | $36,820 | 4,820 | 0.21% | |
| GA | Augusta - Richmond County | $26,280 | 140 | 0.07% | |
| GA | Columbus | $32,070 | 500 | 0.45% | |
| GA | Gainesville | $35,210 | 110 | 0.16% | |
| GA | Macon | $30,130 | 1,210 | 1.29% | |
| GA | Rome | $30,800 | 40 | 0.12% | |
| GA | Savannah | $30,300 | 80 | 0.06% | |
| HI | Honolulu | $37,550 | 390 | 0.09% | |
| IA | Davenport - Moline - Rock Island | $36,270 | 230 | 0.13% | |
| IA | Des Moines - West Des Moines | $35,620 | 2,460 | 0.76% | |
| IA | Dubuque | $31,040 | 130 | 0.24% | |
| IA | Iowa City | $32,550 | N/A | N/A | |
| IA | Sioux City | $28,850 | 110 | 0.16% | |
| IA | Waterloo - Cedar Falls | $35,200 | 70 | 0.07% | |
| ID | Boise City - Nampa | $41,050 | 690 | 0.26% | |
| ID | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $32,750 | 40 | 0.07% | |
| ID | Idaho Falls | $34,170 | N/A | N/A | |
| ID | Lewiston | $35,820 | 30 | 0.14% | |
| ID | Pocatello | $31,120 | 110 | 0.35% | |
| IL | Bloomington - Normal | $33,820 | 1,430 | 1.64% | |
| IL | Champaign - Urbana | $32,980 | 150 | 0.16% | |
| IL | Chicago - Joliet - Naperville (Metro Area) | $39,490 | 6,740 | 0.19% | |
| IL | Decatur | $29,260 | N/A | N/A | |
| IL | Lake County - Kenosha County (Metro Area) | $40,040 | 680 | 0.18% | |
| IL | Peoria | $41,070 | 280 | 0.16% | |
| IL | Rockford | $32,500 | 160 | 0.11% | |
| IL | Springfield | $33,680 | 330 | 0.30% | |
| IN | Bloomington | $22,590 | 30 | 0.04% | |
| IN | Columbus | $19,810 | N/A | N/A | |
| IN | Elkhart - Goshen | $33,660 | 120 | 0.11% | |
| IN | Evansville | $30,530 | 120 | 0.07% | |
| IN | Fort Wayne | $33,190 | 670 | 0.34% | |
| IN | Gary (Metro Area) | $33,070 | 110 | 0.04% | |
| IN | Indianapolis - Carmel | $40,510 | 2,080 | 0.23% | |
| IN | Lafayette | $35,830 | 60 | 0.07% | |
| IN | Muncie | $31,890 | N/A | N/A | |
| IN | South Bend - Mishawaka | $35,340 | 140 | 0.11% | |
| IN | Terre Haute | $42,630 | 70 | 0.11% | |
| KS | Manhattan | $23,080 | N/A | N/A | |
| KS | Topeka | $37,320 | 210 | 0.20% | |
| KS | Wichita | $29,770 | 210 | 0.08% | |
| KY | Lexington - Fayette | $33,960 | 260 | 0.11% | |
| KY | Louisville - Jefferson County | $35,610 | 2,400 | 0.40% | |
| LA | Baton Rouge | $31,980 | 390 | 0.11% | |
| LA | Lafayette | $42,140 | N/A | N/A | |
| LA | Lake Charles | $24,960 | 90 | 0.10% | |
| LA | Monroe | $25,360 | N/A | N/A | |
| LA | New Orleans - Metairie - Kenner | $37,700 | 560 | 0.11% | |
| LA | Shreveport - Bossier City | $35,600 | N/A | N/A | |
| MA | Barnstable Town | $32,160 | 210 | 0.22% | |
| MA | Boston - Cambridge - Quincy (Metro Area) | $44,650 | 4,400 | 0.26% | |
| MA | Framingham (Metro Area) | $40,460 | 230 | 0.15% | |
| MA | Haverhill - North Andover - Amesbury (Metro Area) | $39,370 | 160 | 0.20% | |
| MA | Lawrence - Methuen - Salem (Metro Area) | $32,290 | 50 | 0.08% | |
| MA | Leominster - Fitchburg - Gardner | $32,690 | 110 | 0.23% | |
| MA | Lowell - Billerica - Chelmsford (Metro Area) | $36,770 | 170 | 0.15% | |
| MA | New Bedford | $31,580 | 180 | 0.28% | |
| MA | Peabody (Metro Area) | $38,730 | 50 | 0.05% | |
| MA | Springfield | $33,630 | 420 | 0.15% | |
| MA | Worcester | $36,470 | 540 | 0.22% | |
| MD | Baltimore - Towson | $39,350 | 1,930 | 0.15% | |
| MD | Bethesda - Rockville - Frederick (Metro Area) | $36,970 | 670 | 0.12% | |
| MD | Hagerstown - Martinsburg | $31,540 | 90 | 0.09% | |
| MD | Salisbury | $34,940 | 50 | 0.09% | |
| ME | Bangor | $31,730 | 60 | 0.09% | |
| ME | Portland - South Portland - Biddeford | $34,580 | 610 | 0.32% | |
| MI | Detroit - Livonia - Dearborn (Metro Area) | $36,620 | 560 | 0.08% | |
| MI | Flint | $34,930 | N/A | N/A | |
| MI | Grand Rapids - Wyoming | $33,230 | 630 | 0.16% | |
| MI | Jackson | $31,380 | 60 | 0.12% | |
| MI | Kalamazoo - Portage | $34,650 | 40 | 0.03% | |
| MI | Lansing - East Lansing | $38,030 | 370 | 0.19% | |
| MI | Saginaw - Saginaw Township North | $37,120 | 40 | 0.05% | |
| MI | Warren - Troy - Farmington Hills (Metro Area) | $36,230 | 1,360 | 0.13% | |
| MN | Duluth | $28,340 | 280 | 0.22% | |
| MN | Minneapolis - St. Paul - Bloomington | $36,360 | 2,180 | 0.12% | |
| MO | Cape Girardeau - Jackson | $31,790 | N/A | N/A | |
| MO | Columbia | $34,880 | N/A | N/A | |
| MO | Jefferson City | N/A | 80 | 0.11% | |
| MO | Kansas City | $34,000 | 3,410 | 0.35% | |
| MO | Springfield | $37,650 | N/A | N/A | |
| MO | St. Louis | $37,580 | 1,610 | 0.13% | |
| MS | Jackson | $30,360 | 260 | 0.11% | |
| MT | Billings | $28,820 | 50 | 0.07% | |
| MT | Great Falls | $33,550 | 40 | 0.10% | |
| MT | Missoula | $28,330 | 60 | 0.11% | |
| NC | Burlington | $36,550 | 80 | 0.15% | |
| NC | Charlotte - Gastonia - Rock Hill | $34,630 | 1,300 | 0.15% | |
| NC | Durham - Chapel Hill | N/A | 280 | 0.10% | |
| NC | Greensboro - High Point | $40,400 | 1,090 | 0.32% | |
| NC | Raleigh - Cary | $34,630 | 600 | 0.12% | |
| NC | Wilmington | $29,220 | 90 | 0.07% | |
| NC | Winston - Salem | $40,860 | 330 | 0.16% | |
| ND | Bismarck | $29,150 | N/A | N/A | |
| ND | Fargo | $29,290 | 320 | 0.26% | |
| NE | Lincoln | $31,940 | 1,110 | 0.68% | |
| NE | Omaha - Council Bluffs | $34,990 | 2,140 | 0.48% | |
| NH | Manchester | $34,770 | 140 | 0.14% | |
| NH | Nashua (Metro Area) | $38,290 | 60 | 0.05% | |
| NH | Portsmouth | $35,240 | 200 | 0.36% | |
| NJ | Atlantic City - Hammonton | $37,530 | 110 | 0.08% | |
| NJ | Camden (Metro Area) | $37,200 | 810 | 0.16% | |
| NJ | Edison - New Brunswick (Metro Area) | $35,430 | 1,880 | 0.19% | |
| NJ | Newark - Union (Metro Area) | $40,920 | 2,260 | 0.24% | |
| NJ | Trenton - Ewing | $41,940 | 810 | 0.38% | |
| NJ | Vineland - Millville - Bridgeton | $34,310 | N/A | N/A | |
| NM | Albuquerque | $31,190 | 570 | 0.16% | |
| NM | Farmington | $34,480 | 40 | 0.07% | |
| NM | Las Cruces | $21,060 | N/A | N/A | |
| NM | Santa Fe | $41,950 | 50 | 0.08% | |
| NV | Las Vegas - Paradise | $36,770 | 530 | 0.06% | |
| NV | Reno - Sparks | $40,150 | 90 | 0.05% | |
| NY | Albany - Schenectady - Troy | $36,390 | 720 | 0.17% | |
| NY | Binghamton | $35,880 | 80 | 0.08% | |
| NY | Buffalo - Niagara Falls | $33,630 | 840 | 0.16% | |
| NY | Kingston | $29,160 | 170 | 0.30% | |
| NY | Nassau - Suffolk (Metro Area) | $40,220 | 1,640 | 0.13% | |
| NY | New York - White Plains - Wayne (Metro Area) | $42,100 | 4,420 | 0.09% | |
| NY | Poughkeepsie - Newburgh - Middletown | $30,870 | 180 | 0.07% | |
| NY | Rochester | $36,240 | 280 | 0.06% | |
| NY | Syracuse | $33,500 | 800 | 0.27% | |
| NY | Utica - Rome | $37,630 | 500 | 0.40% | |
| OH | Akron | $30,130 | 570 | 0.18% | |
| OH | Canton - Massillon | $34,770 | 590 | 0.37% | |
| OH | Cincinnati - Middletown | $37,040 | 3,090 | 0.32% | |
| OH | Cleveland - Elyria - Mentor | $36,070 | 3,180 | 0.32% | |
| OH | Columbus | $36,320 | 3,660 | 0.40% | |
| OH | Dayton | $29,200 | 840 | 0.23% | |
| OH | Lima | $24,060 | N/A | N/A | |
| OH | Mansfield | $29,730 | 60 | 0.11% | |
| OH | Sandusky | $32,820 | 60 | 0.15% | |
| OH | Springfield | $36,110 | N/A | N/A | |
| OH | Toledo | $29,150 | N/A | N/A | |
| OH | Youngstown - Warren - Boardman | $30,010 | 290 | 0.13% | |
| OK | Oklahoma City | $31,880 | 1,420 | 0.24% | |
| OK | Tulsa | $40,350 | 1,170 | 0.28% | |
| OR | Bend | $30,500 | 230 | 0.38% | |
| OR | Eugene - Springfield | $34,700 | 240 | 0.18% | |
| OR | Medford | $29,250 | 130 | 0.17% | |
| OR | Portland - Vancouver - Hillsboro | $37,220 | 2,200 | 0.22% | |
| OR | Salem | $32,890 | 280 | 0.20% | |
| PA | Allentown - Bethlehem - Easton | $41,570 | 500 | 0.15% | |
| PA | Erie | $40,690 | N/A | N/A | |
| PA | Harrisburg - Carlisle | $36,100 | 1,930 | 0.63% | |
| PA | Johnstown | $36,680 | 50 | 0.09% | |
| PA | Lancaster | $36,780 | 440 | 0.20% | |
| PA | Philadelphia (Metro Area) | $40,930 | 4,150 | 0.23% | |
| PA | Pittsburgh | $33,480 | 2,230 | 0.20% | |
| PA | Reading | $38,240 | 500 | 0.30% | |
| PA | Scranton - Wilkes - Barre | $33,310 | 420 | 0.17% | |
| PA | York - Hanover | $41,490 | 140 | 0.08% | |
| PR | San Juan - Caguas - Guaynabo | $23,260 | 1,210 | 0.16% | |
| RI | Providence - Fall River - Warwick | $35,040 | 1,020 | 0.19% | |
| SC | Charleston - North Charleston - Summerville | $32,790 | 180 | 0.06% | |
| SC | Columbia | $35,740 | 2,010 | 0.59% | |
| SC | Greenville - Mauldin - Easley | $35,240 | 190 | 0.06% | |
| SC | Myrtle Beach - North Myrtle Beach - Conway | $31,930 | 80 | 0.08% | |
| SC | Spartanburg | $34,190 | 50 | 0.04% | |
| SD | Rapid City | $24,840 | 130 | 0.21% | |
| SD | Sioux Falls | $28,310 | 840 | 0.61% | |
| TN | Chattanooga | $37,480 | 230 | 0.10% | |
| TN | Kingsport - Bristol - Bristol | $27,950 | 50 | 0.04% | |
| TN | Knoxville | $31,590 | 340 | 0.10% | |
| TN | Memphis | $30,850 | 310 | 0.05% | |
| TN | Nashville - Davidson - Murfreesboro - Franklin | $39,830 | 1,380 | 0.19% | |
| TX | Abilene | $23,680 | 230 | 0.37% | |
| TX | Amarillo | $28,850 | 470 | 0.43% | |
| TX | Austin - Round Rock - San Marcos | $35,830 | 2,060 | 0.25% | |
| TX | Beaumont - Port Arthur | $26,380 | 50 | 0.03% | |
| TX | Corpus Christi | $32,360 | 200 | 0.11% | |
| TX | Dallas - Plano - Irving (Metro Area) | $36,680 | 5,010 | 0.24% | |
| TX | El Paso | $27,420 | 470 | 0.17% | |
| TX | Fort Worth - Arlington (Metro Area) | $34,250 | 1,320 | 0.15% | |
| TX | Houston - Sugar Land - Baytown | $32,550 | 3,410 | 0.13% | |
| TX | Killeen - Temple - Fort Hood | $28,060 | 60 | 0.05% | |
| TX | Longview | $29,560 | 50 | 0.05% | |
| TX | Lubbock | $35,930 | 110 | 0.09% | |
| TX | McAllen - Edinburg - Mission | $25,420 | N/A | N/A | |
| TX | Midland | $34,080 | N/A | N/A | |
| TX | Odessa | $27,210 | N/A | N/A | |
| TX | San Antonio - New Braunfels | $30,150 | 2,660 | 0.31% | |
| TX | Sherman - Denison | $29,960 | 350 | 0.85% | |
| TX | Texarkana - Texarkana | $28,060 | 40 | 0.07% | |
| TX | Tyler | $41,660 | 50 | 0.06% | |
| TX | Victoria | $30,360 | N/A | N/A | |
| TX | Waco | $30,130 | N/A | N/A | |
| UT | Ogden - Clearfield | $28,000 | 50 | 0.03% | |
| UT | Salt Lake City | $32,740 | 1,610 | 0.26% | |
| VA | Charlottesville | $31,860 | 210 | 0.21% | |
| VA | Lynchburg | $29,110 | 330 | 0.34% | |
| VA | Richmond | $35,580 | 1,520 | 0.25% | |
| VA | Roanoke | $36,550 | 550 | 0.37% | |
| VA | Virginia Beach - Norfolk - Newport News | $28,910 | 810 | 0.11% | |
| VA | Winchester | $38,400 | 60 | 0.11% | |
| VT | Burlington - South Burlington | $39,390 | 100 | 0.09% | |
| WA | Bremerton - Silverdale | $32,660 | 60 | 0.08% | |
| WA | Olympia | $42,750 | 450 | 0.48% | |
| WA | Seattle - Bellevue - Everett (Metro Area) | $38,720 | 3,300 | 0.23% | |
| WA | Spokane | $35,800 | 690 | 0.35% | |
| WA | Tacoma (Metro Area) | $38,210 | 520 | 0.20% | |
| WA | Yakima | $38,430 | 70 | 0.09% | |
| WI | Appleton | $33,400 | N/A | N/A | |
| WI | Eau Claire | $24,440 | 410 | 0.52% | |
| WI | Green Bay | $33,350 | 700 | 0.42% | |
| WI | La Crosse | $31,030 | 200 | 0.29% | |
| WI | Madison | $35,360 | 1,520 | 0.46% | |
| WI | Milwaukee - Waukesha - West Allis | $37,900 | 1,470 | 0.18% | |
| WI | Oshkosh - Neenah | $32,830 | 90 | 0.11% | |
| WI | Sheboygan | $34,660 | 170 | 0.31% | |
| WV | Charleston | $28,690 | 400 | 0.28% | |
| WV | Huntington - Ashland | $32,850 | 80 | 0.07% | |
| WV | Parkersburg - Marietta - Vienna | $29,170 | 100 | 0.15% | |
| WV | Wheeling | $27,880 | 120 | 0.19% | |
| WY | Cheyenne | $35,070 | 110 | 0.25% |