• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
2,517,350	0.6 %	$ 19.78	$ 41,140	0.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for Office Clerks, General:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 12.50	$ 14.99	$ 18.29	$ 23.02	$ 28.70
Annual Wage (2)	$ 26,000	$ 31,180	$ 38,040	$ 47,880	$ 59,700

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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)	158,100	2.94	$ 21.05	$ 43,790
Elementary and Secondary Schools	109,060	1.30	$ 19.13	$ 39,800
Real Estate	100,050	5.62	$ 19.31	$ 40,170
Employment Services	91,780	2.34	$ 18.53	$ 38,550
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	91,720	3.04	$ 18.17	$ 37,800

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	9,540	7.00	$ 17.46	$ 36,310
Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance	5,230	6.24	$ 17.76	$ 36,930
Real Estate	100,050	5.62	$ 19.31	$ 40,170
Water, Sewage and Other Systems	3,030	5.49	$ 19.79	$ 41,160
Other Investment Pools and Funds	940	5.45	$ 23.25	$ 48,350

Top paying industries for Office Clerks, General:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution	2,290	2.09	$ 36.13	$ 75,150
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	110	0.97	$ 32.66	$ 67,930
Postal Service (federal government)	1,060	0.17	$ 31.43	$ 65,370
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	4,230	1.12	$ 27.39	$ 56,970
Rail Transportation	1,310	0.72	$ 25.80	$ 53,660

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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	269,790	15.30	0.90	$ 22.08	$ 45,930
Texas	200,790	15.45	0.91	$ 17.82	$ 37,060
Florida	193,710	21.03	1.24	$ 19.35	$ 40,250
New York	141,250	15.51	0.91	$ 21.19	$ 44,080
Illinois	126,460	21.49	1.26	$ 20.51	$ 42,660

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	16,530	27.79	1.63	$ 20.66	$ 42,970
Wyoming	6,980	26.03	1.53	$ 20.13	$ 41,870
North Dakota	9,810	24.20	1.42	$ 22.78	$ 47,380
New Hampshire	15,700	23.82	1.40	$ 22.70	$ 47,210
Montana	11,440	23.36	1.37	$ 19.45	$ 40,460

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	9,070	13.14	0.77	$ 24.86	$ 51,700
Colorado	35,140	12.70	0.75	$ 24.03	$ 49,980
Washington	53,430	15.69	0.92	$ 23.03	$ 47,910
Alaska	5,020	16.39	0.96	$ 23.00	$ 47,840
North Dakota	9,810	24.20	1.42	$ 22.78	$ 47,380

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	147,750	16.09	0.94	$ 21.90	$ 45,550
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	100,680	16.50	0.97	$ 21.66	$ 45,050
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	89,680	20.31	1.19	$ 21.22	$ 44,150
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	58,010	15.25	0.90	$ 18.59	$ 38,670
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	56,570	21.56	1.27	$ 19.87	$ 41,330
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	53,130	19.18	1.13	$ 21.08	$ 43,850
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	44,730	14.77	0.87	$ 22.52	$ 46,840
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	42,160	13.80	0.81	$ 18.74	$ 38,980
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	38,880	14.25	0.84	$ 19.42	$ 40,390
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	38,800	20.79	1.22	$ 20.77	$ 43,210

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)
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	6,670	32.92	1.93	$ 20.70	$ 43,060
Carbondale-Marion, IL	1,650	31.67	1.86	$ 18.52	$ 38,520
Springfield, IL	3,130	30.76	1.81	$ 20.11	$ 41,840
Casper, WY	1,130	30.13	1.77	$ 20.56	$ 42,760
Champaign-Urbana, IL	3,040	29.68	1.74	$ 20.62	$ 42,900
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	5,770	27.95	1.64	$ 17.86	$ 37,150
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI	2,010	27.52	1.62	$ 21.25	$ 44,190
Urban Honolulu, HI	11,630	27.46	1.61	$ 20.72	$ 43,100
Manchester, NH	2,900	27.22	1.60	$ 22.10	$ 45,960
Midland, MI	970	27.22	1.60	$ 21.03	$ 43,750