Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

43-9061 Office Clerks, General

Perform duties too varied and diverse to be classified in any specific office clerical occupation, requiring knowledge of office systems and procedures. Clerical duties may be assigned in accordance with the office procedures of individual establishments and may include a combination of answering telephones, bookkeeping, typing or word processing, stenography, office machine operation, and filing.

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)
2,972,930	0.4 %	$16.92	$35,200	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$9.84	$12.06	$15.74	$20.22	$25.73
Annual Wage (2)	$20,470	$25,090	$32,730	$42,050	$53,510

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)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	171,770	3.13	$18.02	$37,490
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	155,230	5.10	$15.95	$33,170
Employment Services	147,560	4.03	$15.51	$32,270
Elementary and Secondary Schools	122,470	1.43	$16.19	$33,680
Real Estate	107,230	6.62	$16.77	$34,890

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Other Investment Pools and Funds	630	7.41	$19.27	$40,090
Real Estate	107,230	6.62	$16.77	$34,890
Death Care Services	8,850	6.46	$14.70	$30,580
Office Administrative Services	31,550	6.36	$16.81	$34,950
Water, Sewage and Other Systems	3,110	6.04	$16.09	$33,460

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution	2,550	2.33	$29.91	$62,220
Postal Service (federal government)	1,140	0.18	$28.42	$59,100
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	4,460	1.13	$22.57	$46,940
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	100	0.57	$22.27	$46,320
Support Activities for Water Transportation	1,170	1.26	$21.99	$45,750

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	331,120	19.47	0.95	$18.30	$38,060
Texas	330,250	27.26	1.33	$17.41	$36,210
New York	189,360	20.18	0.98	$17.02	$35,410
Florida	186,860	21.71	1.06	$15.83	$32,920
Illinois	165,970	27.70	1.35	$17.89	$37,220

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)
Montana	13,310	28.73	1.40	$16.03	$33,350
Pennsylvania	162,570	27.80	1.35	$17.05	$35,460
Wyoming	7,460	27.71	1.35	$17.75	$36,930
Illinois	165,970	27.70	1.35	$17.89	$37,220
West Virginia	19,110	27.43	1.34	$13.92	$28,950

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	7,350	23.31	1.13	$22.24	$46,250
District of Columbia	10,270	14.42	0.70	$21.70	$45,140
Colorado	41,290	15.76	0.77	$19.64	$40,840
Washington	73,370	22.51	1.10	$19.36	$40,260
Massachusetts	60,130	16.84	0.82	$19.32	$40,190

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	187,220	19.71	0.96	$17.29	$35,960
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	126,920	27.34	1.33	$18.37	$38,200
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	125,290	20.48	1.00	$17.80	$37,030
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	97,030	27.19	1.32	$17.45	$36,310
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	77,240	25.90	1.26	$18.79	$39,080
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	71,420	25.07	1.22	$17.99	$37,410
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	59,570	23.00	1.12	$16.44	$34,200
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	52,160	16.64	0.81	$19.14	$39,800
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	45,010	16.31	0.79	$19.98	$41,550
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	42,760	15.94	0.78	$15.42	$32,080