Office and Administrative Support
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.
Also called: Commercial Credit Reviewer, Commercial Loan Reviewer, Credit Investigator, Credit Processor, Credit Representative
- Median pay in Greater Boston
- $55,360
- $26.61/hr
- Jobs in Greater Boston
- 230
- Massachusetts 2024–2034
- −7.6%
- 10 openings a year
- Typical U.S. entry requirement
- High school diploma or equivalent
- plus Moderate-term on-the-job training
Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.
Pay range in Greater Boston
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $51,560 | $53,690 | $55,360 | $68,270 | $74,600 |
10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.
What you’d do
- 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.
AI and this job
AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.
Higher exposure95 of 100
The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:
- AIOE 98
- Language-model AIOE 96
- GPTs-are-GPTs 90
Observed AI use today: Some (Anthropic Economic Index)
AI exposure for this job is in the higher range, and observed AI use is at some level. AI tools can help with compiling and analyzing credit information and keeping account records. Talking with applicants and judging unusual cases still involve people. Massachusetts is projected to have fewer of these jobs over 2024-34 (-7.6%) as automation makes the work more efficient.
Likely to change
- Compiling and analyzing credit information
- Keeping charge and payment records
Still relies on people
- Interviewing applicants by phone or in person
- Judging unusual or unclear credit cases
What federal projections say
“Productivity change - share decreases as automation allows this work to be done more efficiently, reducing the need for these workers.”
Written with AI from the data on this page. Check with a career coach before making a decision.
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