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Correspondence Clerks — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$46,800
United States, 2025
Employment
4,290
United States, 2025
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Compose letters or electronic correspondence 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 preparing correspondence.
- O*NET code
- 43-4021.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- Maintain files and control records to show correspondence activities.
- Read incoming correspondence to ascertain nature of writers' concerns and to determine disposition of correspondence.
- Gather records pertinent to specific problems, review them for completeness and accuracy, and attach records to correspondence as necessary.
- Prepare documents and correspondence, such as damage claims, credit and billing inquiries, invoices, and service complaints.
- Compile data from records to prepare periodic reports.
- Compose letters in reply to correspondence concerning such items as requests for merchandise, damage claims, credit information requests, delinquent accounts, incorrect billing, or unsatisfactory service.
- Route correspondence to other departments for reply.
- Ensure that money collected is properly recorded and secured.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$33,300
25th percentile
$38,610
75th percentile
$56,090
90th percentile
$64,510
Most important skills
- Writing4.0
- Reading Comprehension3.8
- Active Listening3.8
- Speaking3.5
- Critical Thinking3.4
- Judgment and Decision Making3.3
- Social Perceptiveness3.1
- Time Management3.0
- Service Orientation3.0
- Complex Problem Solving2.9
- Monitoring2.9
- Coordination2.9
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 9 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
9
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writing | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Listening | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.4 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Speaking | 3.5 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.3 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Service Orientation | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.1 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Correspondence ClerksHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland, OR | $65,270 | 80 | 2025 |
| CT | $61,310 | 70 | 2025 |
| OR | $61,160 | 110 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | $58,270 | 40 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | $56,030 | 30 | 2025 |
| CA | $53,640 | 240 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $51,650 | 330 | 2025 |
| Chattanooga, TN | $51,480 | 50 | 2025 |
| ID | $51,010 | 40 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $50,890 | — | 2025 |
| NE | $49,800 | 60 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | $49,800 | 60 | 2025 |
| NH | $49,730 | 120 | 2025 |
| IN | $49,710 | 70 | 2025 |
| OH | $49,700 | 40 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | $49,650 | 280 | 2025 |
| NY | $49,360 | 540 | 2025 |
| ME | $49,180 | 40 | 2025 |
| TX | $48,860 | 830 | 2025 |
| San Antonio, TX | $48,860 | 130 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.