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Also called airplane charter clerk, apartment rental clerk, apparel rental clerk and auto rental clerk.
$41,300
Median pay a year
400,810
People do this work
6
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Advising customers on usage
Taking product orders
Examining property condition
Processing sales transactions
Gathering customer information
Calculating costs of goods or services
Setting up merchandise displays
Preparing sales contracts
Explaining technical product information
Explaining financial information
Greeting visitors
Arranging services for patrons
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Counter and Rental Clerk
Summary
Counter and rental clerk receiving orders for repairs, rentals, and services, computing costs, accepting payments, and providing information about available options to customers
Experience
Counter and Rental Clerk
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Computed charges for merchandise and received payments from customers
Received orders for services like rentals, repairs, and dry cleaning
Explained rental fees, policies, and procedures to customers
Provided information about rental items, including availability and operation
Greeted customers and discussed the type and quantity of merchandise sought
Answered telephones to provide information and receive orders from customers
Prepared rental forms and obtained customer signatures and required information
Examining property condition, Calculating costs of goods or services
Core Skills
Gathering customer information, Advising customers on usage, Setting up merchandise displays, Preparing sales contracts
Working With People
Explaining technical product information, Explaining financial information
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Computed charges and received paymentsReceived orders for rentals and servicesExplained rental fees and policiesProvided information about rental itemsGreeted customers and discussed rentalsAnswered phones and took orders
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Computed charges for rental services and processed payments accurately, ensuring a smooth transaction experience for customers
Explained rental fees and policies to customers, providing clear information to facilitate informed decisions
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Add how often you processed payments each shift
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Computed charges for rental services and processed payments accurately several times during each shift, ensuring a smooth transaction experience for customers
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Several times during each shiftDozens of transactions daily
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Explained rental fees and policies to customers, providing clear information to facilitate informed decisions
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Fewer customer questions after explanationsSmoother rental process for customers
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The work itself
What a Counter and Rental Clerk does
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Receive orders, generally in person, for repairs, rentals, and services. May describe available options, compute cost, and accept payment.
What it pays
How much does a Counter and Rental Clerk make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$35,630
Median
$41,300
75th percentile
$50,190
About 400,810 people do this work in the United States.
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Already yours: Examining property condition, Gathering customer information
2 of the 12 tasks this job is made of
Median pay
$87,520 a year
What you have not done yet. Monitoring sales activities, Analyzing market conditions, Developing marketing plans
This page is about the occupation Counter and Rental Clerks. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.