Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks

SOC Code: 43-4041

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerkss keep records of customers' charges and payments. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 68.6/100, this role has moderate resilience to automation. Key skills include Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Active Listening.

AI-Proof Score: 68.6High
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Median Salary

$49,130

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Job Growth

-6.2%

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Training Time

Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)

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Job Zone

Zone 2 / 5

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Training Cost

~$5,000

Key Skills

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Active Listening
  • Speaking
  • Critical Thinking
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Writing

Common Tasks

  • Keep records of customers' charges and payments.
  • Compile and analyze credit information gathered by investigation.
  • Obtain information about potential creditors from banks, credit bureaus, and other credit services, and provide reciprocal information if requested.
  • Interview credit applicants by telephone or in person to obtain personal and financial data needed to complete credit report.
  • Evaluate customers' computerized credit records and payment histories to decide whether to approve new credit, based on predetermined standards.

Why AI-Proof?

  • Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
  • Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
  • Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
  • Social and regulatory barriers to full automation