Jobs Similar to Correspondence Clerks
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to correspondence clerks, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks and Tax Preparers.
Correspondence Clerks: $46,800 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
| # | Career | Similarity | Median pay (vs. Correspondence Clerks) | Usual preparation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 86% | $50,670+8% | Training or associate |
| 2 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 86% | $49,230+5% | High school |
| 3 | Tax Preparers | 85% | $54,920+17% | Training or associate |
| 4 | Office Clerks, General | 84% | $45,010−4% | High school |
| 5 | Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents | 84% | $62,370+33% | Training or associate |
| 6 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 84% | $47,540+2% | High school |
| 7 | Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 84% | $55,570+19% | Training or associate |
| 8 | Bill and Account Collectors | 84% | $47,0300% | High school |
| 9 | Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and ClerksSame group | 84% | $50,080+7% | High school |
| 10 | Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 84% | $58,650+25% | High school |
| 11 | Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingSame group | 84% | $50,610+8% | Training or associate |
| 12 | Court, Municipal, and License ClerksSame group | 83% | $48,700+4% | High school |
| 13 | Procurement Clerks | 83% | $50,580+8% | High school |
| 14 | Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsSame group | 83% | $54,210+16% | Training or associate |
| 15 | Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 83% | $58,260+24% | Training or associate |
| 16 | Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 83% | $76,590+64% | Training or associate |
| 17 | File ClerksSame group | 83% | $43,600−7% | High school |
| 18 | Accountants and Auditors | 83% | $83,680+79% | Bachelor's degree |
| 19 | Brokerage ClerksSame group | 82% | $65,750+40% | Training or associate |
| 20 | Billing and Posting Clerks | 82% | $48,500+4% | High school |
- 1Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
86% similar · $50,670 (+8%) · Training or associate
- 2Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
86% similar · $49,230 (+5%) · High school
- 3Tax Preparers
85% similar · $54,920 (+17%) · Training or associate
- 4Office Clerks, General
84% similar · $45,010 (−4%) · High school
- 5Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
84% similar · $62,370 (+33%) · Training or associate
- 6Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
84% similar · $47,540 (+2%) · High school
- 7Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
84% similar · $55,570 (+19%) · Training or associate
- 8Bill and Account Collectors
84% similar · $47,030 (0%) · High school
- 9Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
84% similar · $50,080 (+7%) · High school · Same group
- 10Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
84% similar · $58,650 (+25%) · High school
- 11Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
84% similar · $50,610 (+8%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 12Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
83% similar · $48,700 (+4%) · High school · Same group
- 13Procurement Clerks
83% similar · $50,580 (+8%) · High school
- 14Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
83% similar · $54,210 (+16%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 15Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
83% similar · $58,260 (+24%) · Training or associate
- 16Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
83% similar · $76,590 (+64%) · Training or associate
- 17File Clerks
83% similar · $43,600 (−7%) · High school · Same group
- 18Accountants and Auditors
83% similar · $83,680 (+79%) · Bachelor's degree
- 19Brokerage Clerks
82% similar · $65,750 (+40%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 20Billing and Posting Clerks
82% similar · $48,500 (+4%) · High school
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than correspondence clerks.
- Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers84% similar · $58,650 (+25%)
- Procurement Clerks83% similar · $50,580 (+8%)
- Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks84% similar · $50,080 (+7%)
- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks86% similar · $49,230 (+5%)
- Court, Municipal, and License Clerks83% similar · $48,700 (+4%)
- Billing and Posting Clerks82% similar · $48,500 (+4%)
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for correspondence clerks also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
Jobs that can lead here
Careers where correspondence clerks is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks (93)
- Bill and Account Collectors (91)
- Office Clerks, General (91)
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (91)
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks (87)
- Billing and Posting Clerks (86)
- Data Entry Keyers (85)
- Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants (85)
- Word Processors and Typists (84)
- Procurement Clerks (83)
Questions about jobs like correspondence clerks
What jobs are most similar to correspondence clerks?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks (86% similar), Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks (86% similar), Tax Preparers (85% similar), Office Clerks (84% similar) and Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents (84% similar).
Which jobs like correspondence clerks pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Accountants and Auditors ($83,680, +79%; usually a bachelor's degree), Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants ($76,590, +64%; usually training or an associate degree) and Brokerage Clerks ($65,750, +40%; usually training or an associate degree) have the highest BLS median pay compared with correspondence clerks ($46,800). Without more preparation than correspondence clerks usually need: Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers, Procurement Clerks and Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.