Office and Administrative Support Occupations

54 detailed occupations in this SOC major group.

Group employment
17,753,430
Group mean annual wage
$51,560
Group median annual wage
$47,450
OccupationSOCEmploymentMedian annual
Customer Service Representatives43-40512,595,750$44,770
Office Clerks, General43-90612,464,940$45,010
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive43-60141,706,790$47,540
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers43-10111,436,680$69,500
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks43-30311,373,680$50,670
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants43-6013961,610$45,930
Receptionists and Information Clerks43-4171910,180$38,010
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks43-5071816,870$45,260
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants43-6011459,910$76,590
Billing and Posting Clerks43-3021404,060$48,500
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks43-5061390,160$59,650
Tellers43-3071329,480$43,030
Postal Service Mail Carriers43-5052328,820$60,550
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks43-4081261,420$35,070
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks43-9041214,260$49,230
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance43-5032202,810$50,340
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other43-9199192,260$45,670
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks43-4031179,750$48,700
Loan Interviewers and Clerks43-4131164,790$50,020
Bill and Account Collectors43-3011158,830$47,030
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants43-6012156,280$55,570
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs43-4061154,800$54,210
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks43-3051153,140$58,260
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan43-4111148,060$45,920
Information and Record Clerks, All Other43-4199134,920$49,500
Data Entry Keyers43-9021127,080$41,340
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks43-4181118,710$44,390
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators43-5053105,200$58,470
Public Safety Telecommunicators43-5031102,500$53,040
Cargo and Freight Agents43-501197,670$52,260
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping43-416190,220$50,610
Library Assistants, Clerical43-412185,520$36,910
Order Clerks43-415175,200$46,170
Postal Service Clerks43-505173,720$62,130
File Clerks43-407173,440$43,600
Couriers and Messengers43-502168,640$39,200
Procurement Clerks43-306155,810$50,580
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service43-905155,230$39,280
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping43-511153,300$46,380
New Accounts Clerks43-414136,860$47,670
Financial Clerks, All Other43-309936,260$53,830
Brokerage Clerks43-401135,940$65,750
Word Processors and Typists43-902235,010$49,280
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service43-201134,280$38,630
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer43-907125,130$40,960
Meter Readers, Utilities43-504119,430$48,150
Gambling Cage Workers43-304114,430$37,580
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks43-404112,030$50,080
Statistical Assistants43-91114,710$50,330
Proofreaders and Copy Markers43-90814,580$51,120
Correspondence Clerks43-40214,290$46,800
Telephone Operators43-20213,430$41,740
Desktop Publishers43-90313,350$55,290
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other43-20991,200$54,680

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 estimates.