Sales & Related
Counter & Rental Clerks
SOC 41-2021
Handle rentals and counter transactions for customers.
The job
Median pay
$41k
$36k to $50k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing
+3.0% projected
Openings a year
46k
BLS projection
Typical education
No formal credential
Our model
AI displacement risk
High
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
9/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
64th pct
More exposed than 64% of occupations · modeled estimate · 96th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
40/100
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Monitoring
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 67,770 | 3.7 | 1.4× | $45k |
| Texas | 36,600 | 2.6 | 1.0× | $37k |
| Florida | 27,160 | 2.7 | 1.1× | $38k |
| New York | 18,320 | 1.9 | 0.7× | $46k |
| North Carolina | 17,580 | 3.6 | 1.4× | $38k |
| Washington | 14,600 | 4.1 | 1.6× | $48k |
| Colorado | 13,900 | 4.8 | 1.9× | $46k |
| Michigan | 13,410 | 3.0 | 1.2× | $39k |
| Virginia | 12,910 | 3.1 | 1.2× | $46k |
| Georgia | 11,490 | 2.4 | 0.9× | $39k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 11,080 | 3.4 | 1.3× | $44k |
| Pennsylvania | 10,780 | 1.8 | 0.7× | $43k |
| New Jersey | 9,540 | 2.2 | 0.9× | $49k |
| Ohio | 9,400 | 1.7 | 0.7× | $39k |
| Illinois | 8,440 | 1.4 | 0.5× | $38k |
| Massachusetts | 8,220 | 2.3 | 0.9× | $44k |
| Alabama | 8,010 | 3.8 | 1.5× | $35k |
| Indiana | 7,990 | 2.5 | 1.0× | $37k |
| Tennessee | 7,640 | 2.3 | 0.9× | $38k |
| Wisconsin | 6,600 | 2.2 | 0.9× | $46k |
| South Carolina | 6,280 | 2.7 | 1.1× | $37k |
| Oregon | 5,450 | 2.8 | 1.1× | $44k |
| Missouri | 4,880 | 1.7 | 0.6× | $38k |
| Minnesota | 4,710 | 1.6 | 0.6× | $45k |
| Maryland | 4,060 | 1.5 | 0.6× | $39k |
| Nebraska | 3,960 | 3.9 | 1.5× | $36k |
| Oklahoma | 3,920 | 2.3 | 0.9× | $37k |
| Louisiana | 3,740 | 1.9 | 0.8× | $35k |
| Arkansas | 3,560 | 2.7 | 1.1× | $35k |
| Utah | 3,280 | 1.9 | 0.7× | $38k |
| Connecticut | 3,060 | 1.8 | 0.7× | $39k |
| Kansas | 2,990 | 2.1 | 0.8× | $39k |
| Kentucky | 2,960 | 1.5 | 0.6× | $39k |
| Mississippi | 2,820 | 2.4 | 0.9× | $36k |
| Nevada | 2,460 | 1.6 | 0.6× | $39k |
| New Mexico | 2,360 | 2.7 | 1.1× | $36k |
| West Virginia | 2,300 | 3.3 | 1.3× | $35k |
| Idaho | 2,070 | 2.4 | 0.9× | $39k |
| Iowa | 1,900 | 1.2 | 0.5× | $39k |
| Hawaii | 1,700 | 2.7 | 1.1× | $44k |
| New Hampshire | 1,590 | 2.3 | 0.9× | $47k |
| Montana | 1,490 | 2.9 | 1.1× | $44k |
| North Dakota | 1,460 | 3.4 | 1.3× | $45k |
| Maine | 1,180 | 1.8 | 0.7× | $47k |
| Wyoming | 900 | 3.2 | 1.2× | $44k |
| Delaware | 870 | 1.8 | 0.7× | $39k |
| Rhode Island | 840 | 1.7 | 0.7× | $46k |
| Vermont | 750 | 2.5 | 1.0× | $48k |
| South Dakota | 690 | 1.5 | 0.6× | $36k |
| Alaska | 660 | 2.0 | 0.8× | $43k |
| Washington DC | 480 | 0.7 | 0.3× | $54k |
Top metro areas
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA26,870 jobs · $44k median
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ16,880 jobs · $48k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX10,860 jobs · $38k median
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA9,140 jobs · $49k median
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ8,100 jobs · $45k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX7,920 jobs · $38k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL7,790 jobs · $37k median
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO7,760 jobs · $47k median
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Explore Counter & Rental Clerks interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.