• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

43-4171 Receptionists and Information Clerks

Answer inquiries and provide information to the general public, customers, visitors, and other interested parties regarding activities conducted at establishment and location of departments, offices, and employees within the organization. Excludes “Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service” (43-2011).

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National estimates for Receptionists and Information Clerks
Industry profile for Receptionists and Information Clerks
Geographic profile for Receptionists and Information Clerks

National estimates for Receptionists and Information Clerks:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Receptionists and Information Clerks:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
1,003,820	1.1 %	$ 17.59	$ 36,590	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Receptionists and Information Clerks:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 12.95	$ 14.64	$ 17.23	$ 19.58	$ 22.77
Annual Wage (2)	$ 26,940	$ 30,450	$ 35,840	$ 40,720	$ 47,360

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Industry profile for Receptionists and Information Clerks:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Receptionists and Information Clerks are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Receptionists and Information Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Receptionists and Information Clerks:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Physicians	174,460	6.14	$ 18.20	$ 37,860
Offices of Dentists	83,950	8.21	$ 20.41	$ 42,460
Personal Care Services	70,820	9.67	$ 15.23	$ 31,680
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	68,100	5.97	$ 17.05	$ 35,450
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	62,590	7.30	$ 17.04	$ 35,440

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Receptionists and Information Clerks:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Personal Care Services	70,820	9.67	$ 15.23	$ 31,680
Offices of Dentists	83,950	8.21	$ 20.41	$ 42,460
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	62,590	7.30	$ 17.04	$ 35,440
Offices of Physicians	174,460	6.14	$ 18.20	$ 37,860
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	68,100	5.97	$ 17.05	$ 35,450

Top paying industries for Receptionists and Information Clerks:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Postal Service (Federal Government)	300	0.05	$ 32.31	$ 67,210
Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water	30	0.21	$ 28.78	$ 59,870
Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services	120	0.06	$ 24.69	$ 51,360
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	4,100	0.39	$ 23.29	$ 48,430
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	320	0.08	$ 22.73	$ 47,270

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Geographic profile for Receptionists and Information Clerks:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Receptionists and Information Clerks are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Receptionists and Information Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Receptionists and Information Clerks:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Texas	93,030	6.86	1.04	$ 16.03	$ 33,330
California	75,510	4.21	0.64	$ 20.63	$ 42,920
New York	75,060	7.99	1.21	$ 20.08	$ 41,760
Florida	69,980	7.31	1.11	$ 16.74	$ 34,820
New Jersey	47,910	11.40	1.72	$ 19.07	$ 39,670

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Receptionists and Information Clerks:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
South Dakota	5,990	13.48	2.04	$ 16.49	$ 34,300
New Jersey	47,910	11.40	1.72	$ 19.07	$ 39,670
Rhode Island	5,500	11.26	1.70	$ 19.16	$ 39,850
Arkansas	13,020	10.24	1.55	$ 15.66	$ 32,570
Wisconsin	27,290	9.46	1.43	$ 17.98	$ 37,390

Top paying states for Receptionists and Information Clerks:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	3,140	4.47	0.68	$ 21.01	$ 43,700
California	75,510	4.21	0.64	$ 20.63	$ 42,920
Washington	26,120	7.47	1.13	$ 20.17	$ 41,950
New York	75,060	7.99	1.21	$ 20.08	$ 41,760
Massachusetts	23,420	6.43	0.97	$ 19.99	$ 41,570

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Receptionists and Information Clerks:

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	87,340	9.20	1.39	$ 20.27	$ 42,150
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	33,740	7.49	1.13	$ 18.16	$ 37,780
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	26,560	4.29	0.65	$ 19.64	$ 40,850
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	25,200	6.35	0.96	$ 16.78	$ 34,890
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	23,320	8.57	1.30	$ 17.26	$ 35,890
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	22,650	7.13	1.08	$ 16.56	$ 34,450
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	21,630	7.68	1.16	$ 17.95	$ 37,340
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	20,410	7.21	1.09	$ 17.97	$ 37,380
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	18,750	6.06	0.92	$ 19.16	$ 39,850
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	18,550	8.10	1.23	$ 18.19	$ 37,830

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Receptionists and Information Clerks:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Rapid City, SD	1,160	16.17	2.45	$ 16.61	$ 34,540
Hot Springs, AR	610	15.98	2.42	$ 14.81	$ 30,810
Sioux Falls, SD	2,430	14.65	2.22	$ 16.64	$ 34,610
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	4,590	13.26	2.01	$ 16.19	$ 33,670
Rochester, MN	1,570	13.18	1.99	$ 20.21	$ 42,030
Idaho Falls, ID	1,030	13.16	1.99	$ 14.98	$ 31,160
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	1,540	12.27	1.86	$ 18.13	$ 37,710
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	440	12.17	1.84	$ 14.20	$ 29,540
Medford, OR	1,060	12.07	1.83	$ 18.25	$ 37,950
Jonesboro, AR	690	11.78	1.78	$ 15.44	$ 32,120