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Estimated employment90
Mean wage20.26
Entry wage13.59
10th percentile wage9.86
50th percentile wage19.59
90th percentile wage32.03
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Financial Activities4045.4%
Education & Health Services3028.5%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Financial Activities4022.36
Education & Health Services3019.48
Correspondence Clerks (43-4021)
Compose letters in reply to requests for merchandise, damage claims, credit and other information, delinquent accounts, incorrect billings, or unsatisfactory services. Duties may include gathering data to formulate reply and typing correspondence.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$20.26 $20.09  $0.17
2014$20.13+.7%$19.96 +.7%$0.17
2013$19.73+2.0%$19.57 +2.0%$0.17
2012$19.34+2.0%$19.18 +2.0%$0.16
2011$19.01+1.7%$18.85 +1.7%$0.16
2010$18.67+1.8%$18.51 +1.8%$0.16
2009$18.37+1.6%$18.22 +1.6%$0.15
2008$18.03+1.9%$17.87 +1.9%$0.15
2007$17.53+2.8%$17.39 +2.8%$0.15
2006$16.97+3.3%$16.83 +3.3%$0.14
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$20.26 $26.98  -$6.72
2014$20.13+.7%$26.76 +.8%-$6.63
2013$19.73+2.0%$26.19 +2.2%-$6.45
2012$19.34+2.0%$25.66 +2.1%-$6.31
2011$19.01+1.7%$25.22 +1.7%-$6.20
2010$18.67+1.8%$24.82 +1.6%-$6.15
2009$18.37+1.6%$24.41 +1.7%-$6.03
2008$18.03+1.9%$24.08 +1.4%-$6.04
2007$17.53+2.8%$23.46 +2.6%-$5.92
2006$16.97+3.3%$22.71 +3.3%-$5.73

Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2015

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