Vocational Programs for Receptionists and Information Clerks Career

The role of Receptionists and Information Clerks is to answer inquiries and provide information to the general public, customers, visitors, and other interested parties regarding activities conducted at establishment and location of departments, offices, and employees within the organization.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $36,590 and $18 per hour. 2 vocational programs could be taken for the Receptionists and Information Clerks career. Based on BLS data, a total of 1,003,820 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Receptionists and Information Clerks Career

The following 2 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Receptionists and Information Clerks.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Receptionists and Information Clerks
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Veterinary Reception/Receptionist	1	-	-	-	-
Receptionist	17	-	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Receptionists and Information Clerks Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Receptionists and Information Clerks.

Related Occupations toReceptionists and Information Clerks
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Administrative Services Managers	243K	$121,200	$58
Medical Records Specialists	186K	$53,690	$26
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	171K	$54,220	$26
Counter and Rental Clerks	390K	$41,630	$20
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,142K	$81,080	$39
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,505K	$68,620	$33
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	43,830	$40,020	$19
Billing and Posting Clerks	430K	$47,120	$23
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	157K	$54,690	$26
Correspondence Clerks	4,650	$46,940	$23
Customer Service Representatives	2,859K	$43,520	$21
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	150K	$51,840	$25
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	264K	$32,570	$16
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	161K	$42,750	$21
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	101K	$48,800	$23
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	484K	$73,680	$35
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	750K	$43,380	$21
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,785K	$45,490	$22
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	242K	$49,530	$24
Office Clerks, General	2,496K	$43,560	$21

Schools offering vocational programs for Receptionists and Information Clerks

The following 18 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Receptionists and Information Clerks. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.