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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

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




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

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
State College, PA 2,870 41.41 2.02 $16.30 $33,910
Champaign-Urbana, IL 3,700 37.03 1.80 $17.73 $36,890
Springfield, IL 3,710 35.79 1.74 $18.19 $37,840
Carbondale-Marion, IL 1,830 35.05 1.71 $16.12 $33,540
Laredo, TX 3,470 34.70 1.69 $14.70 $30,570
College Station-Bryan, TX 3,940 34.52 1.68 $17.17 $35,720
Sebring, FL 910 34.31 1.67 $12.99 $27,010
Ann Arbor, MI 7,130 32.62 1.59 $16.50 $34,330
Midland, TX 3,290 32.38 1.58 $19.74 $41,070
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 4,400 31.79 1.55 $13.26 $27,590




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Fairbanks, AK 850 24.08 1.17 $22.65 $47,120
Anchorage, AK 3,880 22.58 1.10 $22.63 $47,080
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 18,910 16.90 0.82 $22.55 $46,910
Carson City, NV 670 23.13 1.13 $21.59 $44,910
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 40,650 16.80 0.82 $20.88 $43,440
Odessa, TX 2,290 29.97 1.46 $20.79 $43,240
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 21,820 14.76 0.72 $20.51 $42,670
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 41,270 20.80 1.01 $20.40 $42,420
Napa, CA 1,180 15.62 0.76 $20.17 $41,960
Portsmouth, NH-ME 2,330 24.70 1.20 $20.08 $41,760

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 7,590 27.92 1.36 $16.52 $34,350
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 6,890 20.56 1.00 $15.19 $31,590
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 6,140 22.55 1.10 $16.36 $34,030
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 5,720 29.42 1.43 $16.51 $34,350
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 5,710 14.56 0.71 $13.38 $27,820

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 4,730 34.34 1.67 $15.83 $32,920
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 3,320 31.93 1.55 $14.80 $30,790
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 2,350 31.47 1.53 $12.78 $26,580
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area 2,030 30.91 1.50 $15.96 $33,190
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 4,740 29.54 1.44 $14.69 $30,550

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 2,050 17.08 0.83 $21.67 $45,080
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 2,580 24.32 1.18 $21.35 $44,400
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 3,100 25.57 1.25 $21.21 $44,120
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 1,200 20.29 0.99 $18.34 $38,160
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 2,280 22.31 1.09 $18.32 $38,100


About May 2018 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019