Office and Administrative Support Occupations in California

54 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 California.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other	$88,080	$82,370	230
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$84,790	$90,890	63,250
Meter Readers, Utilities	$78,970	$78,570	890
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$78,210	$80,010	8,510
Statistical Assistants	$78,040	$75,430	220
Brokerage Clerks	$77,460	$73,140	6,000
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$75,090	$78,860	164,320
Proofreaders and Copy Markers	$63,820	$63,720	340
Postal Service Clerks	$63,670	$63,420	6,890
Desktop Publishers	$63,620	$72,840	460
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$62,390	$66,140	13,630
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$61,680	$62,880	29,950
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$61,670	$64,010	23,180
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$61,320	$78,700	23,960
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$61,320	$65,830	53,600
Financial Clerks, All Other	$58,840	$61,960	2,960
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$58,390	$60,700	33,150
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$57,790	$57,870	14,060
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$57,490	$59,800	11,330
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$57,470	$59,680	154,980
Bill and Account Collectors	$57,070	$58,630	15,100
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$57,020	$58,640	20,630
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$56,860	$58,360	11,790
Telephone Operators	$56,770	$57,410	190
Cargo and Freight Agents	$56,100	$59,500	14,940
New Accounts Clerks	$54,390	$56,160	1,170
Billing and Posting Clerks	$54,240	$56,420	42,110
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$54,120	$57,070	25,360
Procurement Clerks	$53,700	$56,050	7,290
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$53,190	$56,120	169,670
Correspondence Clerks	$53,060	$58,060	340
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$52,950	$57,830	28,730
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$52,720	$54,420	116,890
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$51,720	$54,920	24,430
Word Processors and Typists	$51,100	$51,520	9,780
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$50,370	$52,790	1,010
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$50,040	$55,550	24,580
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$49,460	$54,710	7,170
Office Clerks, General	$47,920	$51,160	306,000
Customer Service Representatives	$47,790	$53,090	183,350
Library Assistants, Clerical	$47,030	$50,460	10,420
File Clerks	$46,920	$49,950	9,740
Order Clerks	$46,620	$49,240	13,240
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$46,540	$48,190	14,010
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$46,080	$48,080	9,120
Tellers	$45,920	$46,340	25,440
Data Entry Keyers	$45,680	$47,210	14,040
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$45,070	$47,760	2,780
Couriers and Messengers	$44,600	$45,220	8,970
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$44,120	$46,590	108,950
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$43,360	$44,980	80,400
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$42,860	$46,650	4,880
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$39,200	$42,280	27,500
Gambling Cage Workers	$39,100	$42,160	1,510