Office and Administrative Support Occupations in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

51 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$88,600	$88,410	2,800
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$83,130	$86,070	12,610
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$75,530	$66,640	—
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$75,280	$80,220	22,260
Brokerage Clerks	$70,590	$71,380	580
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$64,200	$67,870	2,130
Financial Clerks, All Other	$64,120	$65,200	470
Postal Service Clerks	$63,670	$62,810	1,270
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$61,510	$61,180	4,650
Desktop Publishers	$61,210	$73,190	70
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$60,980	$64,240	1,660
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$60,860	$62,720	1,230
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$60,440	$61,700	6,380
Meter Readers, Utilities	$59,500	$62,240	220
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$59,180	$64,220	3,710
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$58,960	$62,110	2,540
Procurement Clerks	$58,670	$60,240	860
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$58,130	$59,100	1,920
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$57,490	$59,860	2,590
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$57,010	$58,760	17,990
Statistical Assistants	$57,000	$59,360	100
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$56,160	$59,970	1,080
Bill and Account Collectors	$56,010	$57,910	1,830
Billing and Posting Clerks	$55,690	$58,950	4,570
Cargo and Freight Agents	$55,280	$58,650	480
Proofreaders and Copy Markers	$54,680	$58,620	160
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$53,480	$59,030	3,100
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$52,600	$50,940	480
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$51,580	$54,740	35,940
Office Clerks, General	$51,270	$54,850	41,220
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$51,020	$54,270	1,960
New Accounts Clerks	$50,160	$54,470	140
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$47,980	$57,470	6,390
File Clerks	$47,830	$49,340	1,060
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$47,710	$48,940	2,670
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$47,300	$49,350	13,710
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$46,730	$49,000	420
Word Processors and Typists	$46,630	$47,730	430
Order Clerks	$46,500	$48,580	1,060
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$46,440	$53,720	2,460
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$46,230	$48,550	10,100
Couriers and Messengers	$45,780	$46,450	1,380
Tellers	$45,230	$45,820	4,340
Customer Service Representatives	$44,800	$48,980	37,150
Telephone Operators	$44,400	$46,300	90
Library Assistants, Clerical	$44,360	$44,500	1,260
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$43,830	$49,660	600
Data Entry Keyers	$43,370	$46,820	1,990
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$40,580	$43,330	1,680
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$39,760	$41,790	17,510
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$36,930	$38,940	4,840