Office and Administrative Support Occupations in New Jersey

52 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 New Jersey.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$83,740	$85,330	12,850
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$73,740	$77,290	54,460
Statistical Assistants	$71,140	$72,050	140
Brokerage Clerks	$67,590	$72,310	2,760
Desktop Publishers	$65,650	$65,150	70
Postal Service Clerks	$63,690	$63,620	2,400
Cargo and Freight Agents	$62,860	$64,770	3,140
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$60,490	$61,380	11,280
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$60,400	$62,510	3,910
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$59,920	$60,870	4,350
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$59,550	$60,580	4,090
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$58,760	$58,810	3,940
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$58,010	$59,130	4,780
Financial Clerks, All Other	$57,720	$58,260	1,990
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$57,490	$60,000	10,130
Proofreaders and Copy Markers	$56,940	$59,810	160
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$56,730	$57,480	40,560
Meter Readers, Utilities	$56,670	$61,800	1,170
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$55,350	$54,940	620
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$53,940	$55,540	3,100
Procurement Clerks	$53,130	$54,100	2,830
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$52,760	$54,660	3,370
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$52,690	$57,310	6,180
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$52,010	$54,540	870
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$51,890	$54,530	5,550
Bill and Account Collectors	$50,660	$55,470	3,000
Billing and Posting Clerks	$50,610	$53,240	12,670
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$50,570	$56,300	2,540
Word Processors and Typists	$50,090	$52,530	3,370
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$49,920	$51,740	4,780
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$49,600	$51,540	60,320
Office Clerks, General	$47,980	$50,390	71,140
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$46,850	$50,750	1,350
Customer Service Representatives	$46,740	$49,300	64,950
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$46,610	$47,880	17,710
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$46,460	$46,420	4,470
Tellers	$45,720	$45,370	10,330
File Clerks	$44,530	$46,050	2,690
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$44,480	$46,580	27,850
Order Clerks	$43,850	$47,210	3,640
Data Entry Keyers	$43,480	$44,850	5,240
Correspondence Clerks	$41,440	$44,490	30
Telephone Operators	$40,770	$44,480	230
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$40,570	$44,830	3,490
Gambling Cage Workers	$40,230	$41,730	350
Couriers and Messengers	$39,710	$42,780	2,490
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$39,060	$41,270	48,710
Library Assistants, Clerical	$37,980	$41,520	2,610
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$37,920	$40,830	730
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$37,710	$40,830	1,620
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$37,360	$42,810	2,620
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$37,260	$38,320	4,620