Office and Administrative Support Occupations in U.S.

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 U.S..

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$74,260	$77,060	472,770
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$66,140	$71,560	1,495,580
Brokerage Clerks	$62,940	$67,680	40,090
Postal Service Clerks	$61,630	$61,070	78,060
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$57,770	$60,420	385,000
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$57,490	$59,880	336,040
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$56,530	$58,310	111,930
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$55,290	$56,870	156,950
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$54,140	$60,320	154,540
Desktop Publishers	$53,620	$60,250	4,000
Financial Clerks, All Other	$52,150	$55,330	37,030
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$51,500	$53,970	156,260
Statistical Assistants	$51,440	$55,470	5,900
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$50,730	$54,800	101,140
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other	$49,910	$55,890	1,390
Cargo and Freight Agents	$49,900	$55,420	97,800
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$49,440	$50,950	92,580
Proofreaders and Copy Markers	$49,210	$52,730	5,160
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$49,210	$52,020	1,455,770
Meter Readers, Utilities	$49,180	$55,810	19,620
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$49,130	$51,270	11,960
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$48,950	$51,050	173,100
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$48,880	$53,150	211,000
Procurement Clerks	$48,510	$50,430	59,900
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$48,450	$51,980	229,070
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$48,360	$50,200	143,910
Word Processors and Typists	$47,850	$49,730	36,030
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$47,700	$51,200	170,010
Billing and Posting Clerks	$47,170	$49,490	417,500
Correspondence Clerks	$46,740	$46,610	6,260
New Accounts Clerks	$46,610	$47,610	38,030
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$46,290	$47,640	1,737,820
Bill and Account Collectors	$46,040	$48,370	165,020
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$46,040	$48,700	195,890
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$45,650	$46,660	49,720
Order Clerks	$44,660	$46,270	83,420
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$44,640	$45,580	830,760
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$43,830	$45,400	157,310
Office Clerks, General	$43,630	$45,470	2,510,550
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$43,190	$44,890	857,630
Customer Service Representatives	$42,830	$45,380	2,725,930
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$41,460	$47,720	127,440
File Clerks	$41,270	$43,700	78,980
Data Entry Keyers	$39,850	$42,070	135,280
Tellers	$39,340	$40,940	339,340
Telephone Operators	$39,130	$42,880	3,950
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$39,020	$41,620	24,740
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$38,370	$42,130	35,730
Couriers and Messengers	$38,340	$40,060	71,920
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$38,150	$40,200	62,730
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$37,230	$38,480	964,530
Gambling Cage Workers	$36,990	$38,600	13,490
Library Assistants, Clerical	$36,010	$37,910	80,070
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$34,270	$34,740	261,430