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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

43-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of clerical and administrative support workers.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
1,477,560 0.3 % $28.53 $59,340 0.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $16.27 $20.56 $26.83 $34.40 $43.43
Annual Wage (2) $33,850 $42,750 $55,810 $71,550 $90,320


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only) 113,200 5.63 $28.04 $58,310
Offices of Physicians 74,740 2.89 $27.18 $56,540
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 63,550 1.16 $30.14 $62,700
Management of Companies and Enterprises 53,010 2.23 $33.07 $68,790
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) 51,960 1.78 $20.87 $43,410

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only) 113,200 5.63 $28.04 $58,310
Freight Transportation Arrangement 9,760 4.38 $31.68 $65,880
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 25,910 4.21 $28.62 $59,530
Business Support Services 36,730 4.07 $25.95 $53,970
Office Administrative Services 17,850 3.60 $29.79 $61,960

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 40 0.41 $42.55 $88,500
Natural Gas Distribution 1,810 1.66 $40.49 $84,210
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank 480 2.63 $39.80 $82,780
Other Investment Pools and Funds 110 1.30 $39.44 $82,030
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds 100 1.83 $39.37 $81,890


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 166,870 9.81 0.96 $30.08 $62,560
Texas 117,010 9.66 0.95 $28.64 $59,580
New York 112,510 11.99 1.17 $34.02 $70,770
Florida 107,150 12.45 1.22 $26.77 $55,680
Pennsylvania 68,240 11.67 1.14 $29.23 $60,800




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut 25,510 15.37 1.51 $32.12 $66,800
Maryland 38,670 14.41 1.41 $30.13 $62,680
Oklahoma 21,570 13.53 1.33 $25.90 $53,880
Arizona 36,130 12.95 1.27 $26.28 $54,670
West Virginia 8,830 12.68 1.24 $22.43 $46,650




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 5,060 7.10 0.70 $39.00 $81,120
New York 112,510 11.99 1.17 $34.02 $70,770
Connecticut 25,510 15.37 1.51 $32.12 $66,800
Alaska 3,660 11.61 1.14 $31.46 $65,430
Washington 30,250 9.28 0.91 $31.34 $65,190





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 110,190 11.60 1.14 $34.59 $71,960
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 66,980 10.95 1.07 $30.04 $62,470
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 36,770 10.31 1.01 $30.00 $62,400
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 34,050 11.95 1.17 $31.57 $65,660
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 33,150 12.80 1.25 $27.89 $58,010
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 33,010 7.11 0.70 $29.17 $60,680
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 32,430 10.35 1.01 $33.29 $69,240
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 31,450 11.72 1.15 $28.45 $59,180
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 30,870 11.19 1.10 $32.02 $66,590
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 28,430 9.53 0.93 $29.56 $61,490