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Insurance Clerk

$48,450
median pay per year
full range coming in the next data update

What the job actually is

Process insurance claims and policies, update records, verify details, and answer questions from customers.

Where you work

Insurance company and agency offices

The hours

Regular weekday business hours

By the numbers

May 2024–25 BLS wage data · 2024–34 BLS employment projections.

Median pay
$48,450
per year
What most earn
range coming soon
Openings a year
~20,300
projected, 2024–34
Outlook to 2034
-4%
Declining
Working in the U.S.
256,700
people, nationwide

Openings a year counts new jobs plus the ones that open when people retire or move on — a truer picture of your odds than growth alone.

“Median” means half earn more and half earn less. Your city, employer, and years on the job move it a lot — that is what the 10th-to-90th range shows.

How you get in

Typical starting education

High school / no degree

Training path: On-the-job training, paid.

License or certification

No license required to start in most places.

You can earn while you train. This field has a genuinely paid pathway in — an apprenticeship, a paid academy, or employer-funded training — so you draw a paycheck instead of taking on debt to learn it.

What it takes

Data entryAttention to detailOrganizationCustomer service

The honest take

Behind-the-scenes claims and policy paperwork — reliable office work, though automation is slowly trimming it.

Standard Occupational Classification 43-9041. Pay, employment, and outlook from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS wage survey and 2024–34 employment projections). See something off? Tell us.