Looking at video display terminals for long periods may cause eyestrain and back and neck pain. Wages vary according to training, experience and location. Entry level wages may be lower. Salaries of insurance processing clerks vary by region, duties, and size of the organization. In addition to their salary, insurance processing clerks receive the same benefits as other employees in the organization.
Common benefits are sick leave, paid vacation, life and health insurance, and retirement plans.
There were 4,380 people employed as insurance policy processing clerks in Indiana in 1998. An additional 3,390 were employed as insurance claims clerks and 230 were employed as insurance examining clerks. These numbers include new jobs and jobs resulting from the replacement of current workers. The occupation of policy processing clerk should grow little in comparison to the average for other occupations in Indiana. Job growth for examining and claims clerks should about as fast as to somewhat faster than the average for other occupations.