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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.


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


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


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.



Map of employment of office clerks, general by state, May 2022


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


Map of location quotient of office clerks, general by state, May 2022


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


Map of annual mean wages of office clerks, general by state, May 2022


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



Map of employment of office clerks, general by area, May 2022


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


Map of location quotient of office clerks, general by area, May 2022


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


Map of annual mean wages of office clerks, general by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Office Clerks, General:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 29,660 12.40 0.73 $ 26.29 $ 54,670
Boulder, CO 2,340 12.19 0.72 $ 25.81 $ 53,680
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 12,540 11.17 0.66 $ 25.56 $ 53,170
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 17,800 11.47 0.67 $ 24.74 $ 51,470
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 29,750 14.60 0.86 $ 24.29 $ 50,530
Fort Collins, CO 2,130 12.57 0.74 $ 23.55 $ 48,980
Bismarck, ND 1,760 24.76 1.45 $ 23.43 $ 48,730
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 37,500 13.87 0.81 $ 23.38 $ 48,620
Greeley, CO 1,710 15.92 0.93 $ 23.36 $ 48,590
Napa, CA 1,070 14.50 0.85 $ 23.31 $ 48,480

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Office Clerks, General:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 6,010 22.92 1.35 $ 18.72 $ 38,930
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 5,310 19.42 1.14 $ 15.71 $ 32,680
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 5,150 16.00 0.94 $ 18.26 $ 37,980
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 4,980 23.85 1.40 $ 17.71 $ 36,840
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 4,170 25.95 1.52 $ 18.26 $ 37,990

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 2,880 29.45 1.73 $ 20.01 $ 41,630
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area 2,290 26.34 1.55 $ 18.52 $ 38,520
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 4,170 25.95 1.52 $ 18.26 $ 37,990
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 2,480 25.77 1.51 $ 20.45 $ 42,530
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 2,830 25.70 1.51 $ 23.62 $ 49,120

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Office Clerks, General:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 1,530 15.07 0.89 $ 24.38 $ 50,720
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 2,040 16.59 0.97 $ 24.01 $ 49,940
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 2,830 25.70 1.51 $ 23.62 $ 49,120
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 1,870 18.32 1.08 $ 22.57 $ 46,940
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 1,110 18.16 1.07 $ 22.20 $ 46,180


About May 2022 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 OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023