Office & Admin
Insurance Claims Clerks
SOC 43-9041
Process insurance claims and communicate with policyholders.
The job
Median pay
$49k
$44k to $60k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Declining
-1.9% projected
Openings a year
18k
BLS projection
Typical education
High school
Our model
AI displacement risk
Very high
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
3/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
93rd pct
More exposed than 93% of occupations · modeled estimate · 89th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
31/100
Key skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- 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. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 24,470 | 1.7 | 1.3× | $50k |
| California | 23,470 | 1.3 | 0.9× | $57k |
| Florida | 15,920 | 1.6 | 1.2× | $47k |
| Ohio | 11,160 | 2.0 | 1.5× | $48k |
| Illinois | 9,060 | 1.5 | 1.1× | $48k |
| Arizona | 8,350 | 2.6 | 1.9× | $51k |
| New York | 8,120 | 0.8 | 0.6× | $58k |
| Pennsylvania | 7,020 | 1.2 | 0.8× | $49k |
| North Carolina | 6,570 | 1.3 | 1.0× | $48k |
| Michigan | 6,410 | 1.5 | 1.1× | $48k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 6,370 | 1.3 | 0.9× | $47k |
| Virginia | 5,950 | 1.4 | 1.1× | $46k |
| Tennessee | 5,470 | 1.7 | 1.2× | $46k |
| Indiana | 5,190 | 1.6 | 1.2× | $49k |
| Wisconsin | 5,140 | 1.7 | 1.3× | $49k |
| New Jersey | 5,000 | 1.2 | 0.8× | $60k |
| Massachusetts | 4,820 | 1.3 | 1.0× | $53k |
| Missouri | 4,510 | 1.5 | 1.1× | $46k |
| South Carolina | 4,110 | 1.8 | 1.3× | $45k |
| Washington | 3,730 | 1.1 | 0.8× | $60k |
| Minnesota | 3,580 | 1.2 | 0.9× | $58k |
| Kentucky | 3,030 | 1.5 | 1.1× | $48k |
| Nevada | 2,880 | 1.9 | 1.4× | $48k |
| Iowa | 2,820 | 1.8 | 1.3× | $46k |
| Oregon | 2,640 | 1.3 | 1.0× | $51k |
| Nebraska | 2,520 | 2.5 | 1.8× | $48k |
| Connecticut | 2,430 | 1.4 | 1.0× | $60k |
| Alabama | 2,110 | 1.0 | 0.7× | $38k |
| Utah | 1,880 | 1.1 | 0.8× | $47k |
| Louisiana | 1,740 | 0.9 | 0.7× | $47k |
| Maine | 1,710 | 2.7 | 1.9× | $59k |
| Mississippi | 1,540 | 1.3 | 1.0× | $44k |
| Oklahoma | 1,530 | 0.9 | 0.7× | $49k |
| Arkansas | 1,500 | 1.2 | 0.8× | $45k |
| Colorado | 1,380 | 0.5 | 0.3× | $59k |
| West Virginia | 1,330 | 1.9 | 1.4× | $45k |
| Maryland | 1,200 | 0.4 | 0.3× | $47k |
| South Dakota | 1,020 | 2.2 | 1.6× | $46k |
| New Mexico | 920 | 1.1 | 0.8× | $42k |
| New Hampshire | 820 | 1.2 | 0.9× | $61k |
| Kansas | 800 | 0.6 | 0.4× | $48k |
| Delaware | 720 | 1.5 | 1.1× | $50k |
| Rhode Island | 710 | 1.4 | 1.0× | $52k~ |
| Washington DC | 651 | 0.9 | 0.7× | $63k~ |
| Idaho | 580 | 0.7 | 0.5× | $47k |
| North Dakota | 550 | 1.3 | 0.9× | $48k |
| Vermont | 390 | 1.3 | 0.9× | $49k |
| Hawaii | 380 | 0.6 | 0.4× | $47k |
| Montana | 360 | 0.7 | 0.5× | $51k |
| Wyoming | 170 | 0.6 | 0.4× | $47k |
| Alaska | 40 | 0.1 | 0.1× | $49k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ7,700 jobs · $60k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA7,500 jobs · $51k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX7,100 jobs · $57k median
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ6,770 jobs · $51k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN5,460 jobs · $51k median
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX3,450 jobs · $48k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD3,450 jobs · $57k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL3,350 jobs · $48k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Insurance Claims 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.