• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

43-9061 Office Clerks, General

Perform duties too varied and diverse to be classified in any specific office clerical occupation, requiring knowledge of office systems and procedures. Clerical duties may be assigned in accordance with the office procedures of individual establishments and may include a combination of answering telephones, bookkeeping, typing or word processing, office machine operation, and filing.

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National estimates for Office Clerks, General
Industry profile for Office Clerks, General
Geographic profile for Office Clerks, General

National estimates for Office Clerks, General:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Office Clerks, General:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
2,496,370	0.8 %	$ 20.94	$ 43,560	0.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for Office Clerks, General:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 13.57	$ 16.18	$ 19.46	$ 23.95	$ 29.66
Annual Wage (2)	$ 28,230	$ 33,660	$ 40,480	$ 49,820	$ 61,690

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Industry profile for Office Clerks, General:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Office Clerks, General:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)	151,790	2.75	$ 22.21	$ 46,190
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	113,310	3.66	$ 20.15	$ 41,910
Elementary and Secondary Schools	110,640	1.29	$ 19.97	$ 41,530
Real Estate	94,240	5.20	$ 20.72	$ 43,100
Employment Services	82,410	2.20	$ 19.60	$ 40,770

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Office Clerks, General:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Death Care Services	8,830	6.43	$ 18.37	$ 38,210
Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance	4,640	5.44	$ 19.01	$ 39,540
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	3,750	5.33	$ 18.21	$ 37,870
Water, Sewage and Other Systems	3,060	5.24	$ 20.88	$ 43,440
Real Estate	94,240	5.20	$ 20.72	$ 43,100

Top paying industries for Office Clerks, General:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution	2,200	1.95	$ 37.87	$ 78,770
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	130	1.10	$ 37.05	$ 77,070
Postal Service (Federal Government)	1,070	0.17	$ 32.97	$ 68,580
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	1,820	0.36	$ 32.22	$ 67,020
Other Pipeline Transportation	60	0.74	$ 32.20	$ 66,970

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Geographic profile for Office Clerks, General:

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

States with the highest employment level in Office Clerks, General:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	295,790	16.48	1.00	$ 23.41	$ 48,680
Florida	192,850	20.16	1.23	$ 20.66	$ 42,980
Texas	187,460	13.83	0.84	$ 19.02	$ 39,550
New York	137,130	14.60	0.89	$ 22.47	$ 46,730
Pennsylvania	122,170	20.54	1.25	$ 20.78	$ 43,230

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Office Clerks, General:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii	16,260	26.36	1.60	$ 21.44	$ 44,600
Wyoming	7,100	25.94	1.58	$ 20.28	$ 42,170
Montana	12,530	24.98	1.52	$ 20.71	$ 43,070
North Dakota	9,450	22.63	1.38	$ 23.69	$ 49,270
New Hampshire	14,890	22.06	1.34	$ 22.91	$ 47,660

Top paying states for Office Clerks, General:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	6,500	9.26	0.56	$ 26.52	$ 55,170
Colorado	32,940	11.63	0.71	$ 25.97	$ 54,020
Massachusetts	53,740	14.75	0.90	$ 24.75	$ 51,480
Washington	49,790	14.24	0.87	$ 24.67	$ 51,310
North Dakota	9,450	22.63	1.38	$ 23.69	$ 49,270

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Office Clerks, General:

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	145,540	15.33	0.93	$ 23.17	$ 48,200
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	107,310	17.35	1.06	$ 22.99	$ 47,820
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	77,410	17.18	1.04	$ 22.14	$ 46,040
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	56,200	20.65	1.26	$ 21.25	$ 44,190
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	54,110	13.64	0.83	$ 20.25	$ 42,130
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	52,310	18.49	1.12	$ 21.97	$ 45,700
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	44,640	15.84	0.96	$ 19.86	$ 41,300
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	38,920	12.24	0.74	$ 19.68	$ 40,930
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	38,860	14.07	0.86	$ 25.65	$ 53,340
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	38,490	12.45	0.76	$ 24.01	$ 49,940

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Office Clerks, General:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Casper, WY	1,100	28.33	1.72	$ 20.64	$ 42,920
Sebring, FL	780	28.21	1.72	$ 18.90	$ 39,320
Lubbock, TX	4,060	26.94	1.64	$ 16.51	$ 34,340
Springfield, IL	2,760	26.62	1.62	$ 19.66	$ 40,880
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI	1,980	26.17	1.59	$ 22.55	$ 46,900
Urban Honolulu, HI	11,370	25.92	1.58	$ 21.23	$ 44,160
Lafayette, LA	4,920	25.61	1.56	$ 14.21	$ 29,560
Midland, MI	920	25.46	1.55	$ 22.33	$ 46,440
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	5,340	25.30	1.54	$ 20.82	$ 43,310
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	5,320	25.22	1.53	$ 19.43	$ 40,410