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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
2,956,060 0.5 % $17.48 $36,360 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $10.16 $12.60 $16.37 $20.96 $26.59
Annual Wage (2) $21,140 $26,220 $34,040 $43,590 $55,300


Industry profile for this occupation:

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) 169,990 3.07 $18.49 $38,450
Employment Services 138,760 3.77 $16.14 $33,570
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 138,750 4.49 $16.58 $34,490
Elementary and Secondary Schools 119,830 1.39 $16.72 $34,770
Real Estate 110,900 6.65 $17.32 $36,030

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 700 7.27 $21.12 $43,930
Death Care Services 9,190 6.71 $15.49 $32,210
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds 410 6.66 $21.21 $44,130
Real Estate 110,900 6.65 $17.32 $36,030
Office Administrative Services 30,760 6.17 $17.65 $36,710

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Postal Service (federal government) 1,140 0.18 $28.55 $59,380
Natural Gas Distribution 2,410 2.20 $27.84 $57,900
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 240 2.03 $24.15 $50,230
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank 70 0.38 $23.46 $48,800
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 4,470 1.16 $22.99 $47,820


Geographic profile for this occupation:

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 333,940 19.21 0.95 $19.14 $39,810
Texas 313,750 25.24 1.25 $17.66 $36,720
Florida 191,650 21.79 1.08 $16.51 $34,350
New York 186,380 19.57 0.97 $17.87 $37,160
Illinois 161,770 26.85 1.33 $18.34 $38,150




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)
Wyoming 7,960 29.11 1.45 $18.37 $38,210
Montana 12,840 27.44 1.36 $16.29 $33,880
Pennsylvania 159,110 26.96 1.34 $17.76 $36,940
Illinois 161,770 26.85 1.33 $18.34 $38,150
West Virginia 18,620 26.52 1.32 $14.32 $29,790




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 10,820 14.96 0.74 $22.58 $46,960
Alaska 7,360 23.22 1.15 $21.65 $45,040
Colorado 39,570 14.77 0.73 $20.46 $42,550
North Dakota 10,740 25.42 1.26 $20.34 $42,310
Washington 69,370 20.90 1.04 $20.00 $41,600





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 184,170 19.07 0.95 $18.07 $37,590
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 125,400 20.10 1.00 $18.84 $39,200
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 122,440 26.18 1.30 $18.71 $38,910
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 90,790 24.83 1.23 $17.79 $37,000
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 73,810 24.18 1.20 $19.70 $40,980
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 69,020 24.00 1.19 $18.98 $39,480
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 61,820 23.40 1.16 $16.77 $34,880
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 51,390 16.16 0.80 $19.91 $41,410
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 42,550 15.21 0.76 $20.30 $42,220
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 42,260 15.40 0.77 $16.45 $34,220




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

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
College Station-Bryan, TX 4,500 39.95 1.98 $15.75 $32,750
Champaign-Urbana, IL 3,760 37.14 1.85 $18.38 $38,230
Springfield, IL 3,780 36.12 1.79 $18.30 $38,060
State College, PA 2,430 35.62 1.77 $17.04 $35,440
Carbondale-Marion, IL 1,820 34.54 1.72 $16.67 $34,680
Casper, WY 1,310 33.75 1.68 $18.71 $38,910
Victoria, TX 1,250 31.83 1.58 $16.35 $34,000
Charleston, WV 3,450 31.21 1.55 $14.44 $30,040
Johnstown, PA 1,560 30.66 1.52 $15.38 $32,000
Lawton, OK 1,300 30.42 1.51 $13.02 $27,090




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 38,970 15.76 0.78 $22.56 $46,920
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 19,900 17.44 0.87 $22.45 $46,690
Anchorage, AK 4,000 22.94 1.14 $22.22 $46,210
Fairbanks, AK 790 23.54 1.17 $21.70 $45,130
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 38,650 19.13 0.95 $21.27 $44,230
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 21,080 13.93 0.69 $21.23 $44,150
Carson City, NV 770 26.08 1.30 $21.22 $44,140
Napa, CA 1,200 15.48 0.77 $21.18 $44,050
Boulder, CO 2,790 15.03 0.75 $20.98 $43,640
Barnstable Town, MA 1,930 18.55 0.92 $20.77 $43,200

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 8,150 24.41 1.21 $15.22 $31,670
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 7,720 27.90 1.39 $15.59 $32,430
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 6,640 24.30 1.21 $16.59 $34,500
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 5,920 29.38 1.46 $16.69 $34,710
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 5,770 22.48 1.12 $16.29 $33,880

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area 4,240 31.36 1.56 $19.97 $41,530
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 3,290 30.89 1.53 $14.70 $30,580
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area 1,970 30.12 1.50 $16.41 $34,130
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 5,920 29.38 1.46 $16.69 $34,710
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 4,080 29.18 1.45 $16.40 $34,110

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 2,110 17.15 0.85 $22.43 $46,650
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 3,580 28.48 1.41 $21.62 $44,970
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 2,570 23.69 1.18 $20.76 $43,180
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area 4,240 31.36 1.56 $19.97 $41,530
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 2,450 23.90 1.19 $19.15 $39,840


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020