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BLS SOC 43 · 54 occupations · OEWS May 2025

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

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

Total Workforce
18M
workers in this field
Median Annual Pay
$49K
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
2.6M$45K-5.5%
2Office Clerks, General
SOC 43-9061
2.5M$45K-6.7%
3Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
SOC 43-6014
1.7M$48K-1.6%
4First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
SOC 43-1011
1.4M$69K-0.3%
5Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
SOC 43-3031
1.4M$51K-5.8%
6Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
SOC 43-6013
962K$46K+4.2%
7Receptionists and Information Clerks
SOC 43-4171
910K$38K+0.0%
8Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
SOC 43-5071
817K$45K-7.7%
9Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
SOC 43-6011
460K$77K-1.6%
10Billing and Posting Clerks
SOC 43-3021
404K$49K-0.4%
11Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
SOC 43-5061
390K$60K-1.8%
12Tellers
SOC 43-3071
329K$43K-12.9%
13Postal Service Mail Carriers
SOC 43-5052
329K$61K-3.5%
14Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
SOC 43-4081
261K$35K+3.7%
15Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
SOC 43-9041
214K$49K-3.7%
16Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
SOC 43-5032
203K$50K-0.9%
17Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
SOC 43-9199
192K$46K-7.8%
18Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
SOC 43-4031
180K$49K+3.0%
19Loan Interviewers and Clerks
SOC 43-4131
165K$50K-2.3%
20Bill and Account Collectors
SOC 43-3011
159K$47K-10.5%
21Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
SOC 43-6012
156K$56K-5.8%
22Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
SOC 43-4061
155K$54K+1.0%
23Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
SOC 43-3051
153K$58K-16.7%
24Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
SOC 43-4111
148K$46K-11.6%
25Information and Record Clerks, All Other
SOC 43-4199
135K$50K-0.2%

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