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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Office and Administrative Support occupations employ 17,753,430 people in the US with a median pay of $47,450 a year. BLS projects -4.0% growth to 2035 and about 1,727,700 openings a year.
| Occupation ⇅ | Jobs ⇅ | Median pay ⇅ | Entry (10th pct.) ⇅ | Top (90th pct.) ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customer Service Representatives | 2,595,750 | $44,770 | $31,750 | $63,590 |
| Office Clerks, General | 2,464,940 | $45,010 | $30,310 | $64,680 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 1,706,790 | $47,540 | $33,280 | $66,350 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 1,436,680 | $69,500 | $45,610 | $104,710 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 1,373,680 | $50,670 | $36,000 | $74,550 |
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 961,610 | $45,930 | $35,930 | $60,530 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | 910,180 | $38,010 | $28,760 | $49,950 |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | 816,870 | $45,260 | $34,650 | $62,190 |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 459,910 | $76,590 | $50,560 | $109,850 |
| Billing and Posting Clerks | 404,060 | $48,500 | $37,290 | $67,710 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 390,160 | $59,650 | $40,080 | $86,000 |
| Tellers | 329,480 | $43,030 | $34,360 | $49,680 |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers | 328,820 | $60,550 | $42,390 | $81,040 |
| Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | 261,420 | $35,070 | $27,120 | $45,470 |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 214,260 | $49,230 | $37,560 | $73,590 |
| Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 202,810 | $50,340 | $36,030 | $78,140 |
| Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other | 192,260 | $45,670 | $31,090 | $71,940 |
| Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | 179,750 | $48,700 | $36,300 | $73,820 |
| Loan Interviewers and Clerks | 164,790 | $50,020 | $37,330 | $69,770 |
| Bill and Account Collectors | 158,830 | $47,030 | $34,400 | $65,580 |
| Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 156,280 | $55,570 | $36,500 | $91,730 |
| Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | 154,800 | $54,210 | $38,900 | $74,690 |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 153,140 | $58,260 | $39,500 | $81,350 |
| Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | 148,060 | $45,920 | $33,900 | $62,810 |
| Information and Record Clerks, All Other | 134,920 | $49,500 | $33,870 | $71,420 |
| Data Entry Keyers | 127,080 | $41,340 | $31,200 | $58,790 |
| Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks | 118,710 | $44,390 | $32,140 | $78,150 |
| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | 105,200 | $58,470 | $45,530 | $75,280 |
| Public Safety Telecommunicators | 102,500 | $53,040 | $37,320 | $79,830 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents | 97,670 | $52,260 | $38,340 | $79,810 |
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| State ⇅ | Jobs ⇅ | Location quotient ⇅ | Median pay ⇅ | Median vs US ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 226,670 | 0.94 | $40,460 | -15% |
| Alaska | 39,660 | 1.07 | $52,530 | +11% |
| Arizona | 402,730 | 1.09 | $47,190 | -1% |
| Arkansas | 153,060 | 1.03 | $39,500 | -17% |
| California | 1,878,550 | 0.90 | $54,900 | +16% |
| Colorado | 301,320 | 0.92 | $51,050 | +8% |
| Connecticut | 193,920 | 1.00 | $53,600 | +13% |
| Delaware | 60,820 | 1.10 | $48,330 | +2% |
| District of Columbia | 53,960 | 0.67 | $60,660 | +28% |
| Florida | 1,259,970 | 1.11 | $45,400 | -4% |
| Georgia | 561,230 | 1.01 | $44,990 | -5% |
| Hawaii | 74,880 | 1.05 | $48,820 | +3% |
| Idaho | 106,350 | 1.09 | $45,340 | -4% |
| Illinois | 679,940 | 0.98 | $47,740 | +1% |
| Indiana | 345,580 | 0.95 | $46,030 | -3% |
| Iowa | 169,390 | 0.95 | $46,520 | -2% |
| Kansas | 162,170 | 0.99 | $44,670 | -6% |
| Kentucky | 251,890 | 1.10 | $43,580 | -8% |
| Louisiana | 224,190 | 1.01 | $39,530 | -17% |
| Maine | 74,620 | 1.02 | $48,080 | +1% |
| Maryland | 314,090 | 1.00 | $49,210 | +4% |
| Massachusetts | 360,720 | 0.87 | $54,990 | +16% |
| Michigan | 494,790 | 0.98 | $46,310 | -2% |
| Minnesota | 326,540 | 0.97 | $50,900 | +7% |
| Mississippi | 146,470 | 1.10 | $38,210 | -19% |
| Missouri | 340,130 | 1.01 | $45,070 | -5% |
| Montana | 59,680 | 1.02 | $45,870 | -3% |
| Nebraska | 117,500 | 1.00 | $45,850 | -3% |
| Nevada | 186,410 | 1.05 | $46,050 | -3% |
| New Hampshire | 85,090 | 1.09 | $49,330 | +4% |
| New Jersey | 536,650 | 1.10 | $50,800 | +7% |
| New Mexico | 112,620 | 1.13 | $44,620 | -6% |
| New York | 1,135,680 | 1.03 | $51,760 | +9% |
| North Carolina | 536,920 | 0.95 | $45,450 | -4% |
| North Dakota | 45,080 | 0.92 | $48,050 | +1% |
| Ohio | 610,590 | 0.96 | $46,650 | -2% |
| Oklahoma | 213,000 | 1.09 | $41,980 | -12% |
| Oregon | 215,390 | 0.96 | $50,390 | +6% |
| Pennsylvania | 659,390 | 0.95 | $46,720 | -2% |
| Rhode Island | 54,700 | 0.96 | $49,790 | +5% |
| South Carolina | 285,690 | 1.09 | $43,520 | -8% |
| South Dakota | 52,830 | 1.01 | $44,010 | -7% |
| Tennessee | 426,040 | 1.14 | $45,370 | -4% |
| Texas | 1,725,880 | 1.07 | $45,240 | -5% |
| Utah | 221,760 | 1.12 | $45,600 | -4% |
| Vermont | 31,180 | 0.90 | $49,560 | +4% |
| Virginia | 426,040 | 0.91 | $47,180 | -1% |
| Washington | 372,400 | 0.92 | $56,660 | +19% |
| West Virginia | 80,630 | 1.01 | $39,090 | -18% |
| Wisconsin | 329,860 | 0.98 | $47,560 | +0% |
| Wyoming | 28,760 | 0.90 | $45,670 | -4% |
Highest median pay among metropolitan areas with at least 5,000 jobs in this field.
| Metropolitan area ⇅ | Jobs ⇅ | Median pay ⇅ | Location quotient ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 92,890 | $64,250 | 0.72 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 226,320 | $62,120 | 0.84 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 212,900 | $59,660 | 0.89 |
| Napa, CA | 7,190 | $58,410 | 0.81 |
| Vallejo, CA | 14,280 | $58,090 | 0.87 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 20,780 | $57,480 | 0.89 |
| New Haven, CT | 31,770 | $56,680 | 0.99 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 265,830 | $56,580 | 0.86 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | 44,780 | $55,640 | 0.97 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 9,120 | $55,470 | 0.85 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 113,150 | $55,460 | 0.92 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 1,109,360 | $55,080 | 1.02 |
| Boulder, CO | 17,540 | $54,900 | 0.80 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | 19,440 | $54,690 | 0.85 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 5,480 | $54,190 | 0.91 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 15,820 | $54,190 | 1.06 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 290,050 | $53,250 | 0.81 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 168,520 | $53,050 | 0.92 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 155,940 | $52,940 | 0.89 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 214,110 | $52,920 | 0.96 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 28,510 | $52,900 | 1.04 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 127,020 | $52,840 | 0.92 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 702,480 | $52,710 | 0.98 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | 9,030 | $52,680 | 1.07 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 10,710 | $52,540 | 1.00 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 33,590 | $52,330 | 0.91 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 66,770 | $52,220 | 0.98 |
| Salinas, CA | 15,170 | $52,000 | 0.71 |
| Rochester, MN | 13,620 | $51,820 | 0.97 |
| Bellingham, WA | 10,380 | $51,760 | 1.00 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 11,810 | $51,600 | 1.05 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 13,530 | $51,530 | 0.92 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | 7,420 | $51,360 | 0.99 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 11,510 | $51,340 | 0.84 |
| Anchorage, AK | 21,740 | $51,330 | 1.08 |
| Salem, OR | 21,840 | $51,130 | 1.01 |
| Modesto, CA | 18,750 | $51,040 | 0.84 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | 12,690 | $50,990 | 0.88 |
| Worcester, MA | 36,840 | $50,850 | 0.92 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 28,410 | $50,570 | 0.86 |
The median is $47,450 a year across the field (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
17,753,430 in May 2025.