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Occupational Employment Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
1,487,870 0.3 % $28.91 $60,130 0.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $16.49 $20.85 $27.22 $34.85 $44.02
Annual Wage (2) $34,290 $43,360 $56,620 $72,480 $91,570

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only) 107,750 5.27 $28.43 $59,130
Offices of Physicians 75,550 2.85 $27.52 $57,240
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 66,110 1.19 $30.76 $63,980
Management of Companies and Enterprises 54,610 2.22 $33.60 $69,880
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) 47,360 1.63 $20.83 $43,340

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only) 107,750 5.27 $28.43 $59,130
Freight Transportation Arrangement 9,710 4.13 $30.63 $63,710
Business Support Services 36,170 4.06 $26.21 $54,520
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 22,870 4.02 $28.34 $58,950
Office Administrative Services 17,190 3.45 $29.63 $61,620

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers 430 0.81 $45.74 $95,130
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 5,800 1.51 $40.29 $83,790
Other Investment Pools and Funds 160 1.69 $40.09 $83,390
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities 15,050 1.60 $39.98 $83,160
Natural Gas Distribution 1,630 1.49 $39.75 $82,680

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 167,310 9.63 0.95 $30.67 $63,790
Texas 121,920 9.81 0.97 $28.03 $58,310
New York 110,080 11.56 1.14 $34.72 $72,220
Florida 108,820 12.37 1.22 $26.89 $55,930
Pennsylvania 68,700 11.64 1.15 $29.58 $61,520




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut 25,350 15.22 1.50 $32.38 $67,350
Maryland 37,010 13.70 1.35 $30.24 $62,900
Tennessee 38,440 12.78 1.26 $26.61 $55,340
Oklahoma 20,470 12.65 1.25 $25.29 $52,600
Arizona 35,770 12.48 1.23 $27.04 $56,240




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 4,410 6.10 0.60 $39.46 $82,070
New York 110,080 11.56 1.14 $34.72 $72,220
Washington 29,380 8.85 0.87 $32.80 $68,230
Connecticut 25,350 15.22 1.50 $32.38 $67,350
Massachusetts 40,160 11.10 1.10 $32.37 $67,330





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

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 108,760 11.26 1.11 $35.24 $73,300
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 65,530 10.50 1.04 $30.77 $64,000
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 39,850 10.90 1.08 $29.51 $61,380
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 37,680 8.06 0.80 $31.01 $64,490
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 33,690 11.71 1.16 $32.32 $67,230
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 32,320 12.23 1.21 $28.38 $59,030
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 31,420 11.45 1.13 $28.56 $59,400
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 31,350 11.20 1.11 $33.36 $69,390
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 30,560 9.61 0.95 $33.53 $69,740
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 28,090 9.20 0.91 $28.88 $60,070