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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
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, stenography, office machine operation, and filing.
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) |
| 2,972,930 |
0.4 % |
$16.92 |
$35,200 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.84 |
$12.06 |
$15.74 |
$20.22 |
$25.73 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$20,470 |
$25,090 |
$32,730 |
$42,050 |
$53,510 |
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) |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
171,770 |
3.13 |
$18.02 |
$37,490 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
155,230 |
5.10 |
$15.95 |
$33,170 |
| Employment Services |
147,560 |
4.03 |
$15.51 |
$32,270 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
122,470 |
1.43 |
$16.19 |
$33,680 |
| Real Estate |
107,230 |
6.62 |
$16.77 |
$34,890 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Other Investment Pools and Funds |
630 |
7.41 |
$19.27 |
$40,090 |
| Real Estate |
107,230 |
6.62 |
$16.77 |
$34,890 |
| Death Care Services |
8,850 |
6.46 |
$14.70 |
$30,580 |
| Office Administrative Services |
31,550 |
6.36 |
$16.81 |
$34,950 |
| Water, Sewage and Other Systems |
3,110 |
6.04 |
$16.09 |
$33,460 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Natural Gas Distribution |
2,550 |
2.33 |
$29.91 |
$62,220 |
| Postal Service (federal government) |
1,140 |
0.18 |
$28.42 |
$59,100 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
4,460 |
1.13 |
$22.57 |
$46,940 |
| Monetary Authorities-Central Bank |
100 |
0.57 |
$22.27 |
$46,320 |
| Support Activities for Water Transportation |
1,170 |
1.26 |
$21.99 |
$45,750 |
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 |
331,120 |
19.47 |
0.95 |
$18.30 |
$38,060 |
| Texas |
330,250 |
27.26 |
1.33 |
$17.41 |
$36,210 |
| New York |
189,360 |
20.18 |
0.98 |
$17.02 |
$35,410 |
| Florida |
186,860 |
21.71 |
1.06 |
$15.83 |
$32,920 |
| Illinois |
165,970 |
27.70 |
1.35 |
$17.89 |
$37,220 |
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) |
| Montana |
13,310 |
28.73 |
1.40 |
$16.03 |
$33,350 |
| Pennsylvania |
162,570 |
27.80 |
1.35 |
$17.05 |
$35,460 |
| Wyoming |
7,460 |
27.71 |
1.35 |
$17.75 |
$36,930 |
| Illinois |
165,970 |
27.70 |
1.35 |
$17.89 |
$37,220 |
| West Virginia |
19,110 |
27.43 |
1.34 |
$13.92 |
$28,950 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
7,350 |
23.31 |
1.13 |
$22.24 |
$46,250 |
| District of Columbia |
10,270 |
14.42 |
0.70 |
$21.70 |
$45,140 |
| Colorado |
41,290 |
15.76 |
0.77 |
$19.64 |
$40,840 |
| Washington |
73,370 |
22.51 |
1.10 |
$19.36 |
$40,260 |
| Massachusetts |
60,130 |
16.84 |
0.82 |
$19.32 |
$40,190 |
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 |
187,220 |
19.71 |
0.96 |
$17.29 |
$35,960 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
126,920 |
27.34 |
1.33 |
$18.37 |
$38,200 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
125,290 |
20.48 |
1.00 |
$17.80 |
$37,030 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
97,030 |
27.19 |
1.32 |
$17.45 |
$36,310 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
77,240 |
25.90 |
1.26 |
$18.79 |
$39,080 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
71,420 |
25.07 |
1.22 |
$17.99 |
$37,410 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
59,570 |
23.00 |
1.12 |
$16.44 |
$34,200 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
52,160 |
16.64 |
0.81 |
$19.14 |
$39,800 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
45,010 |
16.31 |
0.79 |
$19.98 |
$41,550 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
42,760 |
15.94 |
0.78 |
$15.42 |
$32,080 |
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