Wage Estimates - Office and Administrative Support Occupations

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Office and Administrative Support Occupations
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Occupation Code Occupation Title (click on the occupation title to view an occupational profile) Employment (1) Median Hourly Mean Hourly Mean Annual (2) Mean RSE (3)
43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations 22,784,330 $13.10 $14.28 $29,710 0.1 %
43-1011 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers 1,352,130 $20.38 $21.89 $45,540 0.2 %
43-2011 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 194,980 $10.61 $11.07 $23,020 0.3 %
43-2021 Telephone Operators 29,290 $15.09 $14.92 $31,030 1.3 %
43-2099 Communications Equipment Operators, All Other 3,870 $15.64 $16.36 $34,030 3.0 %
43-3011 Bill and Account Collectors 431,280 $13.54 $14.36 $29,860 0.4 %
43-3021 Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators 513,020 $13.36 $13.87 $28,860 0.2 %
43-3031 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 1,815,340 $14.18 $14.76 $30,700 0.2 %
43-3041 Gaming Cage Workers 18,730 $10.76 $11.28 $23,460 0.7 %
43-3051 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 205,600 $15.08 $15.44 $32,120 0.3 %
43-3061 Procurement Clerks 71,390 $15.49 $15.64 $32,530 0.3 %
43-3071 Tellers 599,220 $10.24 $10.59 $22,020 0.4 %
43-4011 Brokerage Clerks 70,110 $17.04 $18.34 $38,140 1.4 %
43-4021 Correspondence Clerks 17,990 $13.66 $14.51 $30,180 0.9 %
43-4031 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 102,060 $14.09 $15.02 $31,230 0.9 %
43-4041 Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks 65,410 $14.10 $14.90 $30,990 1.3 %
43-4051 Customer Service Representatives 2,067,700 $13.22 $14.27 $29,680 0.3 %
43-4061 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 85,550 $16.22 $16.53 $34,390 1.0 %
43-4071 File Clerks 229,830 $10.30 $10.98 $22,840 0.4 %
43-4081 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 207,190 $8.56 $9.05 $18,820 0.4 %
43-4111 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 201,790 $12.07 $12.54 $26,070 0.5 %
43-4121 Library Assistants, Clerical 104,650 $10.16 $10.76 $22,380 0.6 %
43-4131 Loan Interviewers and Clerks 231,700 $14.52 $15.33 $31,880 0.5 %
43-4141 New Accounts Clerks 82,450 $13.18 $13.69 $28,460 0.5 %
43-4151 Order Clerks 259,760 $12.30 $13.18 $27,410 0.4 %
43-4161 Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 161,870 $15.74 $16.24 $33,790 0.2 %
43-4171 Receptionists and Information Clerks 1,088,400 $10.65 $11.12 $23,120 0.2 %
43-4181 Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks 160,120 $13.52 $14.45 $30,050 0.9 %
43-4199 Information and Record Clerks, All Other 288,730 $16.16 $19.10 $39,720 0.4 %
43-5011 Cargo and Freight Agents 78,730 $17.24 $17.97 $37,380 1.3 %
43-5021 Couriers and Messengers 106,520 $10.03 $10.80 $22,460 0.7 %
43-5031 Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers 94,060 $14.45 $15.03 $31,270 0.5 %
43-5032 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 172,550 $15.09 $16.15 $33,590 0.5 %
43-5041 Meter Readers, Utilities 46,920 $14.09 $14.92 $31,030 0.8 %
43-5051 Postal Service Clerks 78,710 $23.23 $22.51 $46,820 0.2 %
43-5052 Postal Service Mail Carriers 347,180 $22.27 $21.38 $44,460 0.2 %
43-5053 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 208,600 $20.88 $20.01 $41,620 0.3 %
43-5061 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 287,980 $18.07 $18.71 $38,920 0.3 %
43-5071 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 759,910 $12.10 $12.80 $26,620 0.2 %
43-5081 Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 1,625,430 $9.66 $10.60 $22,060 0.2 %
43-5111 Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 79,050 $12.17 $12.99 $27,030 0.5 %
43-6011 Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 1,442,040 $17.29 $18.18 $37,810 0.2 %
43-6012 Legal Secretaries 265,000 $18.15 $18.78 $39,070 0.6 %
43-6013 Medical Secretaries 381,020 $13.13 $13.65 $28,390 0.5 %
43-6014 Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1,744,380 $12.82 $13.35 $27,780 0.2 %
43-9011 Computer Operators 129,160 $15.42 $16.15 $33,580 0.5 %
43-9021 Data Entry Keyers 296,700 $11.45 $11.98 $24,910 0.3 %
43-9022 Word Processors and Typists 153,580 $13.95 $14.49 $30,140 0.5 %
43-9031 Desktop Publishers 29,910 $15.77 $16.72 $34,770 1.1 %
43-9041 Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 239,120 $14.49 $15.24 $31,700 0.4 %
43-9051 Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service 148,330 $10.99 $11.59 $24,120 0.5 %
43-9061 Office Clerks, General 2,997,370 $11.09 $11.82 $24,580 0.2 %
43-9071 Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 87,900 $11.53 $12.24 $25,460 0.6 %
43-9081 Proofreaders and Copy Markers 18,070 $12.30 $13.30 $27,660 1.6 %
43-9111 Statistical Assistants 18,700 $13.92 $15.04 $31,270 1.4 %
43-9199 Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 287,270 $12.52 $13.50 $28,070 0.6 %

May 2005 National Occupational Employment
and Wage Estimates - United States

00-0000 All Occupations

11-0000 Management Occupations

13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations

15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations

17-0000 Architecture and Engineering Occupations

19-0000 Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

21-0000 Community and Social Services Occupations

23-0000 Legal Occupations

25-0000 Education, Training, and Library Occupations

27-0000 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

29-0000 Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations

31-0000 Healthcare Support Occupations

33-0000 Protective Service Occupations

35-0000 Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

37-0000 Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

39-0000 Personal Care and Service Occupations

41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations

43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations

45-0000 Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

47-0000 Construction and Extraction Occupations

49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

51-0000 Production Occupations

53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

(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 mean 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.

(4) Hourly wage rates for some occupations where workers typically work fewer than 2,080 hours per year are not available.

(5) This wage is equal to or greater than $70.00 per hour or $145,600 per year.

(6) There is wide variation in the number of hours worked by those employed as actors, dancers, musicians, and singers. Many jobs are for a duration of 1 day or 1 week and it is extremely rare for a performer to have guaranteed employment for a period that exceeds 3 to 6 months.

(8) Estimate not released.

 

Information Courtesy of U.S. Department of Labor