Job outlook for counter clerks in the United States

Counter clerk job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected counter clerk job growth rate is -10% from 2018-2028.

• About -335,700 new jobs for counter clerks are projected over the next decade.

• Counter clerk salaries have increased 21% for counter clerks in the last 5 years.

• There are over 83,558 counter clerks currently employed in the United States.

• There are 75,025 active counter clerk job openings in the US.

• The average counter clerk salary is $30,268.

Compare the number of counter clerk jobs and the average counter clerk salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of counter clerk job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where counter clerks earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.