Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
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.
Most important skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Social Perceptiveness
- Time Management
- Monitoring
Key knowledge
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Mathematics
- Law and Government
- Administrative
- Economics and Accounting
- Computers and Electronics
- Administration and Management
What the work involves
- Call customers to collect payment on delinquent accounts.
- Consult with customers to resolve complaints or verify financial or credit transactions.
- Contact former employers and other acquaintances to verify applicants' references, employment, health history, or social behavior.
- Prepare reports of findings and recommendations.
- Review individual or commercial customer files to identify and select delinquent accounts for collection.
- 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.
Strongest interest areas (O*NET): Conventional, Enterprising, Social.
Qualifications and licensing
- Preparation level
- O*NET job zone 2: Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Licensing
- Not yet verified. Check your state licensing board.
Check before planning
- Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks: no education distribution in the dataset.
- Licensing for Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks is not yet verified for any state: check the state licensing board before planning.
Limits
- Distributions show what current workers or occupational experts report, not legal minimums.
- Requirements vary by employer and state; time to qualify is not estimated.
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections · dataset 2026.10.8 · method e3-qualification-1.0.0
Work environment
How the typical conditions of this occupation compare with 911 occupations in O*NET (very low = the lowest fifth).
Levels are relative. Most occupations involve a lot of contact with people, for example, so “very low” can still mean regular contact; the last column shows what workers actually reported.
| Condition | Level | Compared with other occupations | Most common answer (O*NET survey) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact with others | Very high | Higher on contact with others than 91% of occupations compared | — |
| Dealing with the public | Very high | Higher on dealing with the public than 94% of occupations compared | — |
| Teamwork | Very high | Higher on teamwork than 83% of occupations compared | — |
| Freedom to make decisions | High | Higher on freedom to make decisions than 72% of occupations compared | — |
| Time pressure | Very high | Higher on time pressure than 96% of occupations compared | — |
| Conflict situations | Very high | Higher on conflict situations than 97% of occupations compared | — |
| Dealing with unpleasant or angry people | Very high | Higher on dealing with unpleasant or angry people than 91% of occupations compared | — |
| Consequence of error | Moderate | Higher on consequence of error than 58% of occupations compared | — |
Work-pressure profile
- Time pressure: very high
- Conflict situations: very high
- Dealing with unpleasant or angry people: very high
- Consequence of error: moderate
Each part is shown on its own. There is no combined stress score, and conditions vary by employer and role.
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