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Debt collector

#26Declining
5/5

Key facts

−10.5%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United States

This job is declining in the United States. AI exposure: moderate according to the ILO, very high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: −10.5% (BLS). Future-proof jobs use similar skills: see "What next?".

The job

Debt-collectors and related workers (ISCO 4214). Debt collectors and related workers collect payments on overdue accounts and bad cheques and collect charity payments.

Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.

23 job titles linked to this page

Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.

  • assistant debt collector
  • bill and account collector
  • bill and account recovery agent
  • bill collector
  • claims clerk
  • collection agent
  • collections associate
  • collector of insurance payments
  • credit control agent
  • debt collection agent
  • debt collection officer
  • debt collection operative
  • debt collector
  • debt recovery agent
  • field debt collector
  • insurance claims and policy processing clerk
  • insurance claims clerk
  • insurance collector
  • insurance collectors
  • payment collector
  • revenue agent
  • senior debt collector
  • third-party collector

What next?

Future-proof jobs that draw on skills close to this one. They are leads to explore, not an assessment of your profile.

Indicative matches: at launch they will come from the skills listed in official occupational directories.

Gauges

Risk 5/5 · Very high
AI exposureVery highBLS AI exposure category "very high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (medium)
Employment outlookSharp declineBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Bill and account collectors)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayModestBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $47,030
EntryQuickBLS, typical education needed for entry

No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared

Sources

Checked on 27 October 2026.