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NAICS 56 · BLS OEWS May 2025 · Updated May 18, 2026

Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services Salaries

Staffing, business support, cleaning, security, travel services, waste management, and remediation.

Total Workforce
9.1M
workers in this sector
Median Annual Pay
$44K
across all occupations

Top Roles in Administrative and Support Services

Top 25 by employment in this sector · wages are sector-specific
#OccupationWorkforce Median Pay
1Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
SOC 37-2011
939K$35,890
2Security Guards
SOC 33-9032
797K$37,340
3Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
SOC 37-3011
599K$39,920
4Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
SOC 53-7062
506K$35,970
5Customer Service Representatives
SOC 43-4051
374K$38,070
6General and Operations Managers
SOC 11-1021
250K$100,350
7Office Clerks, General
SOC 43-9061
203K$43,300
8Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
SOC 51-2090
180K$36,690
9Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
SOC 41-3091
163K$63,410
10Human Resources Specialists
SOC 13-1071
160K$61,340
11Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
SOC 37-2012
143K$35,360
12Registered Nurses
SOC 29-1141
112K$91,470
13Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
SOC 43-6014
110K$45,760
14Packers and Packagers, Hand
SOC 53-7064
107K$34,350
15Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
SOC 53-3032
105K$54,160
16First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
SOC 43-1011
100K$62,500
17Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
SOC 53-7081
98K$51,440
18Pest Control Workers
SOC 37-2021
97K$44,940
19First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
SOC 37-1012
92K$56,940
20Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
SOC 25-3031
89K$38,870
21Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
SOC 43-3031
88K$49,580
22Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
SOC 49-9071
86K$47,870
23Production Workers, All Other
SOC 51-9199
85K$37,500
24Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
SOC 53-7051
74K$38,330
25First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
SOC 37-1011
73K$48,060

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