Q: Does customer service make good money?

Yes, customer service jobs make good money, in general. Customer service jobs make about $30,000 annually on average. While this amount is not a lot, it represents entry-level positions.

Question 1

How long does it take to become a Customer Care Representative?

Accepted Answer

It takes 4 years of professional experience to become a customer care representative. That is the time it takes to learn specific customer care representative skills, but does not account for time spent in formal education.

Question 2

What is a good starting salary for a Customer Care Representative?

Accepted Answer

A good starting salary for a customer care representative is $27,000 in the United States. That puts you in the 10th percentile of annual income for a customer care representative in the U.S., which is about what you would expect if you were new to the field. The average salary for customer care representatives is $32,795, but that normally requires some level of experience to achieve. Furthermore, a good starting salary for a customer care representative can vary by state.

Question 3

Does customer service make good money?

Accepted Answer

Yes, customer service jobs make good money, in general. Customer service jobs make about $30,000 annually on average. While this amount is not a lot, it represents entry-level positions.

Question 4

How much does a customer care professional make?

Accepted Answer

A customer care professional makes $34,000 annually, on average. The average salary for this position ranges from $27,000 to $43,000.

The best way to increase salary is to increase value to the company. Customer care professionals can increase their value by showing leadership and taking on more responsibility within their roles.

Question 5

How much does customer service make per hour?

Accepted Answer

Customer service employees make $15.00 per hour, on average. This range is extensive because many roles fall under the blanket term of customer care representative.

For example, a person working in this role at a call center typically makes closer to $10 or $11 an hour. Alternatively, a person working for a technology company is more likely to make $20 or more an hour.

Question 6

Can a customer care representative make 100k?

Accepted Answer

No, you cannot make $100,000 per year as a customer care representative. It is highly unlikely to earn over $100k because the average annual salary for a customer care representative is $32,795. Even customer care representatives in higher-paid positions do not typically earn more than $39,000 per year.

Question 7

What percentage of Customer Care Representatives are female?

Accepted Answer

69.3% of customer care representatives are female in the United States. This is 0.4 percentage points higher than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female customer care representatives has decreased by -1.4 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 562,293 female customer care representatives in the U.S. and 249,098 male customer care representatives in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 811,391 people with the specific job title of customer care representative and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.

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