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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

43-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of clerical and administrative support workers.

National estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Industry profile for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Geographic profile for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

National estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
1,443,630 0.3 % $ 30.47 $ 63,380 0.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 17.96 $ 22.83 $ 29.13 $ 36.98 $ 46.93
Annual Wage (2) $ 37,370 $ 47,490 $ 60,590 $ 76,920 $ 97,610

Industry profile for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) 98,850 4.94 $ 29.55 $ 61,460
Offices of Physicians 76,450 2.84 $ 28.58 $ 59,450
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 66,990 1.25 $ 32.05 $ 66,660
Management of Companies and Enterprises 57,090 2.25 $ 36.64 $ 76,220
General Merchandise Stores 51,630 1.67 $ 22.56 $ 46,920

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) 98,850 4.94 $ 29.55 $ 61,460
Business Support Services 37,990 4.60 $ 25.93 $ 53,940
Freight Transportation Arrangement 9,650 4.14 $ 32.92 $ 68,470
Office Administrative Services 18,690 3.84 $ 31.93 $ 66,410
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 23,190 3.73 $ 30.53 $ 63,500

Top paying industries for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank 560 2.66 $ 59.21 $ 123,160
Other Pipeline Transportation 30 0.37 $ 46.17 $ 96,030
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 5,090 1.35 $ 45.18 $ 93,970
Oil and Gas Extraction 750 0.70 $ 44.29 $ 92,130
Natural Gas Distribution 1,430 1.30 $ 44.19 $ 91,920

Geographic profile for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers by state, May 2021


States with the highest employment level in First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 153,650 9.30 0.91 $ 33.39 $ 69,440
Texas 148,390 12.14 1.18 $ 29.19 $ 60,700
Florida 102,620 11.92 1.16 $ 29.35 $ 61,050
New York 84,410 9.74 0.95 $ 37.13 $ 77,240
Pennsylvania 60,710 10.87 1.06 $ 30.36 $ 63,160


Map of location quotient of first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers by state, May 2021


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Tennessee 50,230 16.82 1.64 $ 27.89 $ 58,010
Connecticut 24,670 15.68 1.53 $ 32.70 $ 68,010
Alaska 4,150 14.02 1.37 $ 31.81 $ 66,160
Hawaii 7,500 13.68 1.33 $ 29.14 $ 60,620
South Carolina 27,480 13.29 1.30 $ 27.71 $ 57,640


Map of annual mean wages of first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers by state, May 2021


Top paying states for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 3,580 5.40 0.53 $ 41.76 $ 86,850
New York 84,410 9.74 0.95 $ 37.13 $ 77,240
Washington 29,260 9.13 0.89 $ 35.68 $ 74,220
Rhode Island 3,870 8.44 0.82 $ 34.39 $ 71,530
Massachusetts 38,010 11.20 1.09 $ 33.78 $ 70,270



Map of employment of first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers by area, May 2021


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 90,730 10.45 1.02 $ 37.23 $ 77,440
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 54,380 9.51 0.93 $ 33.40 $ 69,480
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 46,560 12.97 1.27 $ 30.60 $ 63,650
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 36,430 8.61 0.84 $ 33.47 $ 69,620
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 34,230 11.82 1.15 $ 29.92 $ 62,220
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 33,390 13.62 1.33 $ 31.01 $ 64,500
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 30,080 11.33 1.11 $ 33.01 $ 68,660
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 28,910 11.18 1.09 $ 34.91 $ 72,620
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 25,960 10.03 0.98 $ 30.34 $ 63,120
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 25,650 8.75 0.85 $ 35.36 $ 73,550


Map of location quotient of first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers by area, May 2021


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Columbia, SC 7,240 19.90 1.94 $ 28.62 $ 59,540
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 17,970 18.40 1.80 $ 29.79 $ 61,970
Johnson City, TN 1,420 18.23 1.78 $ 24.73 $ 51,440
Danbury, CT 1,290 17.78 1.74 $ 31.51 $ 65,550
Chattanooga, TN-GA 4,320 17.59 1.72 $ 27.15 $ 56,470
Cleveland, TN 770 17.17 1.68 $ 24.90 $ 51,790
Knoxville, TN 6,510 17.00 1.66 $ 27.74 $ 57,710
Lubbock, TX 2,350 16.43 1.60 $ 26.21 $ 54,510
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 6,020 16.05 1.57 $ 34.02 $ 70,770
New Haven, CT 4,300 15.65 1.53 $ 31.76 $ 66,050