Office and Administrative Support Occupations in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

53 occupations · 2024 BLS OEWS data

Office and administrative support occupations include secretaries, clerks, receptionists, and other workers who perform clerical and administrative tasks that keep organizations running. The table below shows 2024 wage data for these occupations as reported in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$81,130	$85,800	12,790
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$76,980	$80,270	29,130
Statistical Assistants	$68,530	$66,940	130
Desktop Publishers	$65,330	$65,680	90
Cargo and Freight Agents	$63,350	$61,360	550
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$62,630	$69,060	2,960
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$61,340	$64,720	2,660
Brokerage Clerks	$61,290	$66,430	770
Financial Clerks, All Other	$61,220	$65,380	540
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$60,730	$64,630	1,560
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$60,590	$61,380	1,790
Postal Service Clerks	$60,590	$61,730	1,360
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$60,440	$61,790	5,340
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$59,800	$62,570	4,510
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$58,920	$59,200	1,650
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$58,700	$63,530	710
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$58,400	$59,300	22,660
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$57,950	$59,880	1,640
Procurement Clerks	$57,320	$58,850	330
Order Clerks	$57,270	$57,050	950
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$57,130	$58,490	3,710
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$56,520	$55,510	2,030
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$56,430	$58,450	1,980
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$56,060	$57,460	25,970
Meter Readers, Utilities	$56,040	$61,180	260
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$55,650	$56,150	920
Billing and Posting Clerks	$54,830	$56,330	6,310
Proofreaders and Copy Markers	$54,790	$60,760	—
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$54,110	$59,100	170
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other	$53,000	$60,000	—
Word Processors and Typists	$51,960	$53,820	180
Bill and Account Collectors	$51,890	$56,330	2,040
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$50,460	$52,620	16,540
New Accounts Clerks	$50,220	$51,970	180
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$49,840	$54,250	1,220
Office Clerks, General	$49,670	$52,820	35,480
Customer Service Representatives	$49,060	$53,010	41,150
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$48,940	$51,120	2,180
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$48,170	$50,660	11,220
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$48,120	$49,840	210
Correspondence Clerks	$47,850	$48,070	50
File Clerks	$47,140	$49,230	590
Data Entry Keyers	$46,740	$47,010	1,610
Telephone Operators	$46,370	$48,810	—
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$45,710	$47,820	690
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$45,690	$46,300	1,050
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$45,530	$45,500	660
Tellers	$45,100	$45,420	4,510
Library Assistants, Clerical	$44,180	$44,340	2,140
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$43,520	$43,810	16,550
Couriers and Messengers	$42,560	$42,290	820
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$41,600	$45,860	1,030
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$38,830	$43,350	2,680