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Office and Administrative Support Occupations

BLS SOC 43 · 54 occupations · OEWS May 2024

Secretaries, customer service representatives, bookkeeping clerks, and administrative roles across organizations.

Total Workforce
18M
workers in this field
Median Annual Pay
$48K
median across 54 roles
Avg Growth, 2024-34
-6.4%
BLS Projections 2024-34

Top Roles in Office and Administrative Support

Top 25 by US employment
#OccupationWorkforce Median Pay Growth
1Customer Service Representatives
SOC 43-4051
2.7M$43K-5.5%
2Office Clerks, General
SOC 43-9061
2.5M$44K-6.7%
3Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
SOC 43-6014
1.7M$46K-1.6%
4First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
SOC 43-1011
1.5M$66K-0.3%
5Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
SOC 43-3031
1.5M$49K-5.8%
6Receptionists and Information Clerks
SOC 43-4171
965K$37K+0.0%
7Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
SOC 43-5071
858K$43K-7.7%
8Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
SOC 43-6013
831K$45K+4.2%
9Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
SOC 43-6011
473K$74K-1.6%
10Billing and Posting Clerks
SOC 43-3021
418K$47K-0.4%
11Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
SOC 43-5061
385K$58K-1.8%
12Tellers
SOC 43-3071
339K$39K-12.9%
13Postal Service Mail Carriers
SOC 43-5052
336K$57K-3.5%
14Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
SOC 43-4081
261K$34K+3.7%
15Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
SOC 43-9041
229K$48K-3.7%
16Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
SOC 43-5032
211K$49K-0.9%
17Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
SOC 43-9199
196K$46K-7.8%
18Loan Interviewers and Clerks
SOC 43-4131
173K$49K-2.3%
19Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
SOC 43-4031
170K$48K+3.0%
20Bill and Account Collectors
SOC 43-3011
165K$46K-10.5%
21Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
SOC 43-4111
157K$44K-11.6%
22Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
SOC 43-3051
157K$55K-16.7%
23Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
SOC 43-4061
156K$52K+1.0%
24Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
SOC 43-6012
155K$54K-5.8%
25Information and Record Clerks, All Other
SOC 43-4199
144K$48K-0.2%

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