Credit counselors & loan officers

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2021 Workforce

349k

Average Age

43.6

Average Salary

$93,187

Average Male Salary

$116,580

Average Female Salary

$73,913

About

Credit counselors & loan officers are most often employed by the Nondepository credit & related activities industry. The average yearly wage for Credit counselors & loan officers was $93,187 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Credit counselors & loan officers are West Des Moines & Urbandale Cities PUMA, IA, Irvine City (Central) PUMA, CA, and Layton, Clearfield, Kaysville, Syracuse & Clinton Cities PUMA, UT. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Credit counselors & loan officers are Colorado Springs City (East) & Cimarron Hills PUMA, CO, Gilbert (South) & Queen Creek Towns PUMA, AZ, and Phoenix (Far North) & Peoria (Northwest) Cities PUMA, AZ.

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Employment and salary information for the Credit counselors & loan officers workforce. Credit counselors & loan officers workforce in 2021 was 348,569 people, of which 54.8% were women and 45.2% were men. Credit counselors & loan officers are paid most in Chico City PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Colorado Springs City (East) & Cimarron Hills PUMA, CO.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

157,463

Male Workforce

± 9.74k

191,106

Female Workforce

± 10.7k

The Credit counselors & loan officers workforce in 2021 was 348,569 people (54.8% women and 45.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of 13.7% between 2014 (306,505) and 2021 (348,569).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Credit counselors & loan officers.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Nevada ($122,882), District of Columbia ($118,854), and Connecticut ($117,140).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$93,187

AVERAGE WAGE

#71 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Credit counselors & loan officers earned an average of $93,187, $33,592 more than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Credit counselors & loan officers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.422

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Credit counselors & loan officers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.422, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Credit counselors & loan officers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Credit counselors & loan officers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Credit counselors & loan officers and on wages for those in the field. Nondepository credit & related activities is the industry that employs the most Credit counselors & loan officers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Credit counselors & loan officers, by average wage, is Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers ($126,633).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

349k

2021 Workforce

± 14,478

4.64%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 5.68%

This graphic shows the share of Credit counselors & loan officers employed by various industries. Nondepository credit & related activities employs the largest share of Credit counselors & loan officers at 45.5%, followed by Banking & related activities with 43.7% and Savings institutions, including credit unions with 10.9%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Credit counselors & loan officers in the US. The workforce of Credit counselors & loan officers in 2021 was 348,569 people, with 54.8% woman, and 45.2% men. The average age of male Credit counselors & loan officers in the workforce is 43.2 and of female Credit counselors & loan officers is 43.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Credit counselors & loan officers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Credit counselors & loan officers in 2021 was 348,569 people, with 54.8% woman, and 45.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 40 to 44 years (45,411 people), 35 to 39 years (44,449 people), and 30 to 34 years (43,301 people). Among them they concentrated 38.2% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 12.1% of Credit counselors & loan officers workers were Hispanic and 87.9% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (78.8%), Puerto Rican (14.3)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (6.95)%

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Races

In 2021, 77.4% of the Credit counselors & loan officers workforce were White, of which 52.7% were women and 47.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (9.17%) and Two or More Races (5.45%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Credit counselors & loan officers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Credit counselors & loan officers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Agriculture.

Among the necessary skills for Credit counselors & loan officers, Speaking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Credit counselors & loan officers need more than the average amount of Mathematics.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Credit counselors & loan officers in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (94,531 people), Social Sciences (18,030 people), and Communications (8,459 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Credit counselors & loan officers workers were Bachelors Degree (144,899 people), Some college (81,734 people), and High School or Equivalent (45,193 people).

The graphic shows the Credit counselors & loan officers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Credit counselors & loan officers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Credit counselors & loan officers need many skills, but most especially Speaking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension.