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    Counter and Rental Clerks

    Receive orders, generally in person, for repairs, rentals, and services.

    Median pay
    $41,300
    Growth
    +3.0%
    As fast as average
    Openings a year
    46,100
    Typical education
    No formal credential

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    Source: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

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    Annual pay range

    Lowest 10% earn less than
    $29,800
    Median
    $41,300
    Highest 10% earn more than
    $65,370
    National wages for all workers in this occupation. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

    400,810 people work in this occupation.

    What counter and rental clerks do

    Job Zone 2: Some preparation

    Receive orders, generally in person, for repairs, rentals, and services. May describe available options, compute cost, and accept payment.

    Usually a high school diploma; some on-the-job training or experience.

    Interest profile

    Realistic (R)
    36 / 100
    Investigative (I)
    0 / 100
    Artistic (A)
    5 / 100
    Social (S)
    38 / 100
    Enterprising (E)
    48 / 100
    Conventional (C) · strongest
    82 / 100
    How strongly each interest area describes the work, from O*NET (scores rescaled to 0–100). The interest code lists the strongest areas in order.

    Interest code CES. Compare it with yours

    What you'd do

    Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
    86
    Documenting/Recording Information
    81
    Processing Information
    78
    Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
    71
    Making Decisions and Solving Problems
    69
    Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
    69
    Working with Computers
    68
    Selling or Influencing Others
    63
    Getting Information
    61
    Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
    61
    Work activities rated by importance for this occupation, O*NET (0–100).

    Skills and strengths

    Skills

    • Active Listening
    • Service Orientation
    • Speaking
    • Reading Comprehension
    • Critical Thinking
    • Social Perceptiveness
    • Coordination
    • Monitoring
    • Time Management
    • Writing

    Knowledge

    • Customer and Personal Service
    • English Language
    • Administrative
    • Sales and Marketing
    • Administration and Management
    • Mathematics
    • Transportation
    • Computers and Electronics
    • Production and Processing
    • Public Safety and Security

    Abilities

    • Oral Comprehension
    • Oral Expression
    • Speech Clarity
    • Speech Recognition
    • Near Vision
    • Written Comprehension
    • Information Ordering
    • Problem Sensitivity
    • Selective Attention
    • Written Expression

    Work styles

    • Social Orientation
    • Dependability
    • Cooperation
    • Attention to Detail
    • Integrity
    • Optimism
    • Self-Control
    • Empathy
    • Sincerity
    • Self-Confidence

    Also called

    Airplane Charter Clerk · Apartment Rental Clerk · Apparel Rental Clerk · Auto Rental Clerk · Automobile Rental Clerk · Automotive Customer Service Advisor (Auto Customer Service Advisor) · Baby Stroller Rental Clerk · Bicycle Rental Clerk · Boat Rental Clerk · Boats Renter

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    Certifications, licenses and pay by state

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    Certifications

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    Data from CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor (Employment and Training Administration, with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development). Retrieved November 6, 2026.

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    Sources and attribution

    Every figure on this page comes from these public datasets. Missing values are shown as not reported, never estimated.

    O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.

    Data from CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor (Employment and Training Administration, with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development). Retrieved November 6, 2026.

    Page data updated November 5, 2026.