Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
43-9022 Word Processors and Typists
Use word processor, computer, or typewriter to type letters, reports, forms, or other material from rough draft, corrected copy, or voice recording. May perform other clerical duties as assigned. Excludes “Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners” (27-3092), “Medical Transcriptionists” (31-9094), “Secretaries and Administrative Assistants” (43-6010), and “Data Entry Keyers” (43-9021).
National estimates for Word Processors and Typists
Industry profile for Word Processors and Typists
Geographic profile for Word Processors and Typists
National estimates for Word Processors and Typists:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Word Processors and Typists:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 41,930 |
2.4 % |
$ 20.85 |
$ 43,370 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Word Processors and Typists:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 14.32 |
$ 17.84 |
$ 21.17 |
$ 23.05 |
$ 29.00 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 29,780 |
$ 37,110 |
$ 44,030 |
$ 47,950 |
$ 60,320 |
Industry profile for Word Processors and Typists:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Word Processors and Typists are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Word Processors and Typists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Word Processors and Typists:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
12,530 |
0.23 |
$ 22.10 |
$ 45,970 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
10,600 |
0.13 |
$ 21.33 |
$ 44,370 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
6,610 |
0.30 |
$ 19.27 |
$ 40,090 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
1,850 |
0.09 |
$ 21.56 |
$ 44,850 |
| Business Support Services |
1,430 |
0.17 |
$ 15.35 |
$ 31,930 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Word Processors and Typists:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
6,610 |
0.30 |
$ 19.27 |
$ 40,090 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
12,530 |
0.23 |
$ 22.10 |
$ 45,970 |
| Business Support Services |
1,430 |
0.17 |
$ 15.35 |
$ 31,930 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
370 |
0.15 |
$ 12.21 |
$ 25,400 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals |
350 |
0.15 |
$ 19.89 |
$ 41,380 |
Top paying industries for Word Processors and Typists:
Geographic profile for Word Processors and Typists:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Word Processors and Typists are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Word Processors and Typists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Word Processors and Typists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
12,680 |
1.46 |
4.91 |
$ 21.59 |
$ 44,920 |
| California |
9,890 |
0.60 |
2.01 |
$ 22.32 |
$ 46,430 |
| Pennsylvania |
5,080 |
0.91 |
3.06 |
$ 18.41 |
$ 38,290 |
| New Jersey |
3,600 |
0.93 |
3.14 |
$ 22.35 |
$ 46,490 |
| Florida |
1,290 |
0.15 |
0.50 |
$ 16.68 |
$ 34,700 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Word Processors and Typists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
12,680 |
1.46 |
4.91 |
$ 21.59 |
$ 44,920 |
| New Jersey |
3,600 |
0.93 |
3.14 |
$ 22.35 |
$ 46,490 |
| Pennsylvania |
5,080 |
0.91 |
3.06 |
$ 18.41 |
$ 38,290 |
| Hawaii |
390 |
0.70 |
2.37 |
$ 19.85 |
$ 41,280 |
| California |
9,890 |
0.60 |
2.01 |
$ 22.32 |
$ 46,430 |
Top paying states for Word Processors and Typists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
70 |
0.25 |
0.82 |
$ 26.33 |
$ 54,760 |
| District of Columbia |
160 |
0.24 |
0.79 |
$ 23.95 |
$ 49,820 |
| Massachusetts |
440 |
0.13 |
0.44 |
$ 23.89 |
$ 49,700 |
| Colorado |
120 |
0.04 |
0.15 |
$ 23.64 |
$ 49,180 |
| Delaware |
50 |
0.11 |
0.38 |
$ 23.05 |
$ 47,950 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Word Processors and Typists:
| 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 |
9,050 |
1.04 |
3.50 |
$ 23.65 |
$ 49,190 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
6,700 |
1.17 |
3.93 |
$ 22.62 |
$ 47,040 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,450 |
0.55 |
1.84 |
$ 19.32 |
$ 40,180 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY |
1,280 |
2.55 |
8.58 |
$ 19.46 |
$ 40,470 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
990 |
0.65 |
2.18 |
$ 21.24 |
$ 44,180 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
910 |
0.87 |
2.92 |
$ 18.76 |
$ 39,020 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
910 |
2.16 |
7.25 |
$ 19.50 |
$ 40,560 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA |
840 |
2.69 |
9.02 |
$ 19.25 |
$ 40,030 |
| Rochester, NY |
780 |
1.66 |
5.57 |
$ 18.38 |
$ 38,240 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
600 |
0.20 |
0.68 |
$ 21.86 |
$ 45,460 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Word Processors and Typists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Ocean City, NJ |
160 |
3.98 |
13.37 |
$ 22.57 |
$ 46,940 |
| Kingston, NY |
170 |
3.17 |
10.64 |
$ 20.03 |
$ 41,660 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY |
110 |
2.95 |
9.93 |
$ 18.51 |
$ 38,510 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA |
840 |
2.69 |
9.02 |
$ 19.25 |
$ 40,030 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY |
1,280 |
2.55 |
8.58 |
$ 19.46 |
$ 40,470 |
| Williamsport, PA |
120 |
2.51 |
8.42 |
$ 18.73 |
$ 38,960 |
| Glens Falls, NY |
120 |
2.48 |
8.34 |
$ 17.80 |
$ 37,030 |
| Trenton, NJ |
500 |
2.21 |
7.44 |
$ 21.01 |
$ 43,700 |
| Elmira, NY |
70 |
2.20 |
7.41 |
$ 18.38 |
$ 38,220 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
910 |
2.16 |
7.25 |
$ 19.50 |
$ 40,560 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Word Processors and Typists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
40 |
0.03 |
0.09 |
$ 27.43 |
$ 57,060 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
410 |
0.18 |
0.62 |
$ 26.73 |
$ 55,590 |
| Anchorage, AK |
50 |
0.31 |
1.05 |
$ 26.03 |
$ 54,140 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
60 |
0.05 |
0.18 |
$ 25.79 |
$ 53,630 |
| Madison, WI |
130 |
0.34 |
1.13 |
$ 25.64 |
$ 53,340 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
350 |
0.14 |
0.45 |
$ 24.81 |
$ 51,600 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA |
60 |
0.29 |
0.97 |
$ 24.73 |
$ 51,440 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
330 |
0.08 |
0.26 |
$ 24.37 |
$ 50,700 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA |
30 |
0.24 |
0.81 |
$ 23.84 |
$ 49,590 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
9,050 |
1.04 |
3.50 |
$ 23.65 |
$ 49,190 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Word Processors and Typists:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Word Processors and Typists:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Word Processors and Typists:
About May 2021 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.
(8) Estimate not released.
(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 OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
