Counter and Rental Clerks
What Counter and Rental Clerks Do
Receive orders, generally in person, for repairs, rentals, and services. May describe available options, compute cost, and accept payment.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
- Self-employed
- 0.9%
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 2 of 5Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Experience
- Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience.
- Education
- Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- Job training
- Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Key Knowledge Areas
Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.
- Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.5/5
- English Languageimportance 3.7/5
- Administrativeimportance 3.5/5
- Sales and Marketingimportance 3.4/5
- Administration and Managementimportance 3.0/5
- Mathematicsimportance 3.0/5
- Transportationimportance 2.7/5
- Computers and Electronicsimportance 2.6/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- Telephone Conversations5.0/5
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams5.0/5
- Contact With Others4.9/5
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.6/5
- Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.5/5
- Deal With External Customers or the Public in General4.4/5
Careers With Similar Skills
Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.
- Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers95% skill match
- Fire Inspectors and Investigators94% skill match
- Bartenders94% skill match
- Funeral Home Managers93% skill match
- Compliance Officers93% skill match
- Fast Food and Counter Workers93% skill match
- Farm Labor Contractors93% skill match
- Psychiatric Aides92% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Service Orientationimportance 3.4/5
- Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.1/5
- Coordinationimportance 3.0/5
- Time Managementimportance 3.0/5
- Persuasionimportance 2.9/5
- Negotiationimportance 2.9/5
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 2.9/5
- Complex Problem Solvingimportance 2.8/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
Other Software Used
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Social Orientation
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Optimism
- Self-Control
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- ConventionalHigh
- EnterprisingMedium
- SocialMedium
- RealisticMedium
- ArtisticLow
- InvestigativeLow
This page includes information from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where counter and rental clerks make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL3.00× national avg
- 2Kahului-Wailuku, HI2.11× national avg
- 3Grand Junction, CO2.09× national avg
- 4Casper, WY2.04× national avg
- 5Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ1.99× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Retail SalespersonsLateral Move
- CashiersLateral Move
- Farm Labor ContractorsCareer Change
- BartendersCareer Change