DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Authorize credit charges against customers' accounts. Investigate history and credit standing of individuals or business establishments applying for credit. May interview applicants to obtain personal and financial data; determine credit worthiness; process applications; and notify customers of acceptance or rejection of credit.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	770	52	$20.74/hr	$1.06/hr	$13.84/hr	$16.96/hr	$21.25/hr	$25.13/hr	$27.67/hr
U S	51,650	1,808	$17.38/hr	$0.14/hr	$11.57/hr	$13.39/hr	$16.38/hr	$20.52/hr	$25.23/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Other Regional Data For Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 650 $22.33/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 70 $13.41/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 10 $17.94/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central N/A N/A N/A EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A EDR 7E- East Central N/A N/A N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters N/A N/A N/A

• Verifies credit standing of customer from information in files, and approves or disapproves credit, based on predetermined standards.
• Files sales slips in customer's ledger for billing purposes.
• Keeps record of customer's charges and payments and mails charge statement to customer.
• Prepares credit cards or charge account plates.
• Receives charge slip or credit application by mail, or receives information from salespeople or merchants by phone.
• Interviews credit applicant by telephone or in person to obtain financial and personal data for credit report.
• Contacts former employers and other acquaintances to verify references, employment, health history, and social behavior.
• Obtains information from banks, credit bureaus, and other credit services and provides reciprocal information if requested.
• Compiles and analyzes credit information gathered by investigation.
• Telephones subscriber to relay requested information or sends subscriber credit report.
• Prepares reports of findings and recommendations, using typewriter or computer.
• Examines city directories and public records to verify residence property ownership, bankruptcies, liens, arrest record, or unpaid taxes of applicant.