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Office and administrative support occupations

Quick Stats | Earnings Graph | Relative Pay | Area and Industry Statistics | Demographics | Race and Ethnic Distribution | Union Statistics | Hourly and Minimum Wage | Work Hours | Employee Tenure | Census Statistics | Fatalities | Job Openings

The Office and administrative support occupations section of the Occupational Outlook Handbook consists of:

 

Quick Stats

Office and administrative support workers, all other

source: Employment Matrix; about this section

Earnings Graph

National Average and Percentile Annual Earnings, May 2005

Metropolitan area and State estimates.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

Relative Pay

Metropolitan Area Relative Pay for Office and administrative support occupations

source: National Compensation Survey; about this section

Area and Industry Statistics

May 2005 Mean Annual Earnings and Employment, wage and salary workers

Office and administrative support occupations
— National
U.S.: $29,710
— by State
AL: $26,290
AK: $34,380
AZ: $28,230
AR: $24,430
CA: $32,630
CO: $31,580
CT: $34,550
DE: $30,750
DC: $44,890
FL: $27,230
GA: $28,500
HI: $30,510
ID: $26,110
IL: $30,260
IN: $27,710
IA: $26,830
KS: $26,880
KY: $26,790
LA: $24,600
ME: $27,370
MD: $32,090
MA: $34,470
MI: $30,610
MN: $30,950
MS: $24,800
MO: $27,780
MT: $24,700
NE: $26,410
NV: $29,150
NH: $29,660
NJ: $32,810
NM: $25,800
NY: $32,710
NC: $28,190
ND: $25,190
OH: $28,710
OK: $25,710
OR: $29,800
PA: $28,500
RI: $31,030
SC: $26,790
SD: $24,000
TN: $27,360
TX: $28,090
UT: $26,560
VT: $28,470
VA: $30,970
WA: $32,330
WV: $24,290
WI: $28,680
WY: $25,250
GU: $24,940
PR: $19,720
VI: $23,800
— by NAICS Industry Sector
11 $24,780
21 $31,100
22 $37,060
23 $29,910
31-33 $32,210
42 $29,600
44-45 $23,420
48-49 $36,800
51 $33,410
52 $30,190
53 $28,040
54 $31,990
55 $32,860
56 $26,570
61 $29,080
62 $28,110
71 $25,610
72 $22,770
81 $26,730
92 $33,800
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for office and administrative support occupations.
Office and administrative support workers, all other
— National
U.S.: $28,070
— by State
AL: $29,100
AK: $32,610
AZ: $32,720
AR: $24,060
CA: $25,170
CO: $31,790
CT: $35,310
DE: $35,090
DC: $32,020
FL: $24,800
GA: $22,270
HI: $23,380
ID: $26,820
IL: $29,050
IN: $28,510
IA: $23,600
KS: $28,270
KY: $28,710
LA: $25,690
ME: $27,130
MD: $29,110
MI: $31,500
MN: $28,890
MS: $32,140
MO: $27,140
NE: $28,930
NV: $27,230
NH: $22,030
NJ: $29,570
NM: $25,020
NY: $32,110
NC: $29,460
ND: $23,700
OH: $28,760
OK: $25,000
OR: $26,570
PA: $26,130
RI: $30,890
TX: $29,260
UT: $29,230
VT: $23,810
VA: $30,340
WA: $28,890
WV: $25,520
WI: $24,600
WY: $24,880
GU: $28,880
PR: $19,960
— by NAICS Industry Sector
11 $20,060
21 $27,240
22 $40,220
23 $28,490
31-33 $33,970
42 $30,420
44-45 $25,190
48-49 $31,030
51 $31,330
52 $31,190
53 $26,090
54 $30,060
55 $32,290
56 $25,620
61 $25,700
62 $27,750
71 $25,250
72 $25,390
81 $26,470
92 $29,130
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for office and administrative support workers, all other.

Width of bars indicates mean annual wages; color of bars indicates employment.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

Demographics

Office and administrative support occupations

  • Employed persons, 2004
    • Employed persons:
    19,481,000    		Percent of total
    WomenMenBlackAsianHispanic
    75.9% 24.1% 12.8% 3.6% 11.1%
  • Full-time wage and salary workers, 2004
     EmploymentMedian weekly earnings
    $W/M ratio
    Women
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 11,118,000$5220.889
    Men
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 3,848,000$587
    All workers
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 14,966,000$535 

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Race and Ethnic Distribution

Employed persons by occupation, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex (Percent distribution), 2004

OccupationPercent distribution: Race, ethnicity, and sex
sexTotalWhiteBlackAsianHisp.
Office and
administrative support occupations		T 14.0% 13.7% 16.7% 11.8% 12.1%
W 22.8% 23.2% 22.7% 16.7% 20.9%
M 6.3% 5.8% 9.8% 7.6% 6.3%

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Union Statistics

• Union affiliation of employed wage & salary workers
• Median weekly earnings of full-time wage & salary workers

Office and administrative support occupations

  • Employed wage and salary workers, 2005
    • Employed persons: 18,911,000
    Members of unionsRepresented by unions
    NumberPercentNumberPercent
    1,934,000 10.2% 2,152,000 11.4%
    more union employment statistics
  • Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, 2005
    All full-time wage and salary workers $550
    — Members of unions$689
    — Represented by unions$682
    — Non-union$528
    more union earnings statistics

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Hourly and Minimum Wage

Employed wage and salary workers paid hourly rates and those with earnings at or below the Federal minimum wage, 2004

Office and administrative support occupations

Paid hourly wages 13,139,000
At or below $5.15 per hour 106,000
At $5.15 69,000
Below $5.15 37,000

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Work Hours

Average hours worked per day at main job only by employed persons on weekdays and weekend days by occupation, 2004 annual averages

OccupationHours & percentage working by day
Average dayAverage weekdayAverage Sat., Sun., and holiday
PercentHoursPercentHoursPercentHours
Office and administrative support 64.5 7.23 85.5 7.40 18.3 5.50

Average hours worked per day at main job only by employed persons at workplace or home by occupation, 2004 annual averages

OccupationHours & percentage working at workplace or home
At workplaceAt home
PercentHoursPercentHours
Office and administrative support 90.9 7.44 10.5 3.20

source: American Time Use Survey; about this section

Employee Tenure

Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers, 2004

OccupationEmployee Tenure, median (years)
Office and administrative support occupations 4.0

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Census Statistics

1999 employment and earnings distribution, year-round full-time workers

Office and administrative support workers, all other

 Percentile earnings distribution
10th25th50th75th90th
All workers
employment: 339,300
average earnings: $35,000		$18,000$22,000$30,000$40,000$54,000
Men
employment: 94,400
average earnings: $35,000		$20,000$27,000$37,000$52,000$75,000
Women
employment: 244,900
average earnings: $30,000		$17,000$21,000$28,000$35,000$45,000

source: Bureau of the Census; about this section

Fatalities

2004 Fatal occupational injuries by occupation and event or exposure

OccupationFatalities: Event or exposure
TotalTran.Viol.Cont.FallsExpo.Fires
Office and administrative support occupations 91 47 25 8 8--
Supervisors, office and administrative support workers 4 3-----
Financial clerks 8 3 4----
Information and record clerks 9 3 5----
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers 50 31 6 6 5--
Postal service workers 14 10-----
Secretaries and administrative assistants 6 4-----
Other office and administrative support workers 14 7 3----

source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities Program; about this section

Job Openings

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