Occupational employment / Office and administrative support workers, all other

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Office and administrative support workers, all other" are below, ordered by total employment.

Area Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 4,540 $18.56 $38,600
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 26,730 $14.29 $29,720
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 23,520 $17.32 $36,020
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 22,390 $14.06 $29,240
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 21,410 $16.76 $34,860
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 18,910 $14.59 $30,350
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 13,140 $13.65 $28,390
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 8,180 $13.71 $28,520
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 6,870 $15.71 $32,670
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 6,820 $15.65 $32,550
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 6,700 $14.64 $30,440
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 5,880 $15.75 $32,760
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 5,170 $16.64 $34,610
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 4,590 $13.36 $27,790
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 4,350 $15.48 $32,190
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 4,190 $19.84 $41,270
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 4,170 $13.49 $28,070
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 3,900 $12.04 $25,040
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 3,620 $16.37 $34,040
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 3,400 $17.64 $36,680
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 3,370 $13.47 $28,030
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2,950 $15.80 $32,860
Baltimore-Towson, MD 2,940 $18.07 $37,580
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 2,740 $15.06 $31,330
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 2,660 $18.64 $38,770
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 2,630 $15.02 $31,250
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 2,400 $14.55 $30,260
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 2,320 $19.99 $41,590
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 2,280 $11.33 $23,560
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division 2,110 $10.23 $21,270
Springfield, IL 2,080 $15.88 $33,040
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,940 $16.59 $34,510
Reno-Sparks, NV 1,930 $14.17 $29,470
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 1,860 $19.65 $40,870
Eugene-Springfield, OR 1,860 $12.00 $24,960
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 1,840 $11.81 $24,570
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR 1,830 $10.58 $22,010
Denver-Aurora, CO 1,830 $16.30 $33,900
Honolulu, HI 1,830 $15.14 $31,490
St. Louis, MO-IL 1,750 $15.56 $32,360
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division 1,670 $16.68 $34,690
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 1,570 $15.59 $32,440
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 1,570 $12.88 $26,790
Fresno, CA 1,570 $12.60 $26,210
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division 1,550 $17.28 $35,940
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 1,550 $17.50 $36,400
Pittsburgh, PA 1,510 $14.70 $30,580
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA 1,510 $14.01 $29,140
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 1,500 $20.17 $41,950
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 1,500 $16.97 $35,290
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 1,490 $18.85 $39,210
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 1,380 $17.65 $36,700
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 1,370 $20.17 $41,960
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 1,370 $21.57 $44,880
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 1,340 $15.02 $31,240
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 1,330 $16.69 $34,720
Lakeland, FL 1,300 $14.61 $30,400
Columbus, OH 1,290 Not available Not available
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 1,140 $21.31 $44,330
Kansas City, MO-KS 1,130 $15.06 $31,330
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 1,090 $16.77 $34,870
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 1,060 $14.80 $30,780
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 1,030 $17.31 $36,010
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 1,010 $14.29 $29,730
Rochester, NY 1,010 $15.37 $31,970
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 990 $15.46 $32,170
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division 980 $15.33 $31,890
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 980 $16.96 $35,280
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 970 $16.66 $34,660
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 960 $17.89 $37,210
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 930 $17.10 $35,570
Anchorage, AK 890 $20.53 $42,700
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 880 $16.32 $33,950
Spokane, WA 880 $13.53 $28,150
Bloomington-Normal, IL 830 $13.84 $28,790
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 830 $14.69 $30,550
Salt Lake City, UT 800 $14.95 $31,100
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 770 $16.45 $34,220
Peoria, IL 710 $12.84 $26,710
Boulder, CO 700 $19.84 $41,260
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 690 $13.80 $28,700
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 640 $13.29 $27,640
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 630 $10.89 $22,640
Raleigh-Cary, NC 600 $14.61 $30,390
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN 550 $17.00 $35,360
Bakersfield, CA 550 $17.33 $36,050
Portsmouth, NH-ME 540 $13.01 $27,070
Dayton, OH 540 $14.75 $30,670
San Antonio, TX 530 $16.17 $33,630
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 520 $15.62 $32,490
Lexington-Fayette, KY 510 $13.53 $28,140
Charlottesville, VA 470 $16.37 $34,060
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 470 $11.20 $23,300
Manchester, NH 470 $12.54 $26,080
Champaign-Urbana, IL 460 $22.08 $45,920
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL 450 $13.61 $28,310
Madison, WI 450 $14.17 $29,460
Medford, OR 440 $12.57 $26,140
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 440 $12.96 $26,950
New Haven, CT 430 $12.32 $25,620
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 420 $12.61 $26,230
Bend, OR 400 $12.89 $26,810
Mobile, AL 400 $14.78 $30,750
Rockford, IL 390 $13.53 $28,140
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division 390 $14.00 $29,130
Baton Rouge, LA 380 $13.72 $28,530
Corvallis, OR 380 $10.45 $21,740
Wichita, KS 370 $13.18 $27,420
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 360 $15.40 $32,040
Holland-Grand Haven, MI 360 $15.63 $32,510
Colorado Springs, CO 360 $15.46 $32,160
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 350 $13.65 $28,400
Boise City-Nampa, ID 350 $19.20 $39,940
Modesto, CA 350 $12.67 $26,360
Atlantic City, NJ 340 $16.83 $35,000
Gainesville, FL 330 $10.40 $21,630
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 330 $11.92 $24,800
Bellingham, WA 330 $14.86 $30,900
Flint, MI 320 $18.45 $38,370
Santa Fe, NM 320 $15.31 $31,850
Huntsville, AL 320 $16.19 $33,680
Akron, OH 310 $15.03 $31,270
Ann Arbor, MI 310 $17.02 $35,400
Iowa City, IA 300 $10.66 $22,170
Albuquerque, NM 300 $13.62 $28,330
Carson City, NV 290 $15.42 $32,080
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 290 $14.03 $29,170
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 290 $14.54 $30,230
Winston-Salem, NC 280 $16.07 $33,430
Montgomery, AL 280 $14.70 $30,570
Olympia, WA 280 $15.24 $31,710
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 280 $15.03 $31,270
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 270 $11.12 $23,140
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME 270 $11.26 $23,410
Yakima, WA 270 $13.32 $27,710
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 260 $16.14 $33,570
Tucson, AZ 250 $15.31 $31,850
Austin-Round Rock, TX 250 $17.02 $35,410
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA 250 $16.82 $34,990
Roanoke, VA 250 $14.49 $30,150
Green Bay, WI 240 $11.86 $24,670
Toledo, OH 240 $15.13 $31,470
Lincoln, NE 230 $12.87 $26,760
Springfield, MO 230 $12.89 $26,810
Salinas, CA 220 $13.60 $28,280
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division 220 $10.01 $20,820
Greenville, SC 220 $14.32 $29,780
Columbia, SC 210 $14.68 $30,530
Fort Smith, AR-OK 210 $20.41 $42,460
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 210 $14.53 $30,210
Springfield, MA-CT 210 $13.44 $27,960
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 200 $16.19 $33,680
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 200 $12.83 $26,690
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME 200 $13.50 $28,080
Ocala, FL 200 $10.60 $22,050
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 200 $15.78 $32,830
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 190 $15.05 $31,310
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL 190 $9.97 $20,730
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 190 $12.21 $25,400
Danbury, CT 190 $11.04 $22,970
Oklahoma City, OK 180 $15.52 $32,290
Tallahassee, FL 180 $12.98 $26,990
Duluth, MN-WI 180 $13.68 $28,450
Utica-Rome, NY 180 $14.20 $29,540
Las Cruces, NM 180 $12.78 $26,590
Greensboro-High Point, NC 170 $14.58 $30,330
Durham, NC 170 $16.15 $33,580
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 170 $11.83 $24,600
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 160 $13.15 $27,340
Kankakee-Bradley, IL 150 $15.30 $31,830
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 150 $16.02 $33,310
Jackson, MS 150 $17.41 $36,200
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 140 $18.21 $37,880
Lynchburg, VA 140 $14.51 $30,180
Battle Creek, MI 140 $14.85 $30,880
St. Joseph, MO-KS 140 $10.71 $22,270
St. Cloud, MN 140 $12.55 $26,100
Bangor, ME 140 $13.53 $28,150
Cheyenne, WY 140 $15.79 $32,840
Canton-Massillon, OH 130 $12.93 $26,900
Abilene, TX 130 $18.41 $38,280
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 130 $17.18 $35,730
Fort Wayne, IN 130 $15.13 $31,470
Fargo, ND-MN 120 $13.25 $27,550
Tulsa, OK 120 $14.55 $30,260
Fayetteville, NC 120 $16.03 $33,340
Longview, WA 120 $12.36 $25,710
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 120 $14.36 $29,880
Decatur, IL 120 $15.52 $32,280
Tuscaloosa, AL 120 $12.06 $25,080
Chattanooga, TN-GA 120 $11.19 $23,280
Napa, CA 120 $17.02 $35,410
York-Hanover, PA 120 $18.39 $38,260
Topeka, KS 110 $13.66 $28,410
Cedar Rapids, IA 110 $14.14 $29,420
Visalia-Porterville, CA 110 $14.37 $29,880
Wilmington, NC 100 $15.81 $32,880
Monroe, MI 100 $15.08 $31,360
Knoxville, TN 100 $14.11 $29,350
Jackson, MI 100 $20.03 $41,670
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 100 $15.29 $31,810
Appleton, WI 100 $13.70 $28,490
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 100 $13.11 $27,270
Charleston, WV 100 $15.05 $31,290
Monroe, LA 90 $16.73 $34,800
Worcester, MA-CT 90 $16.50 $34,320
Dothan, AL 90 $12.57 $26,140
Wausau, WI 90 $11.38 $23,670
Wenatchee, WA 90 $14.43 $30,010
Eau Claire, WI 90 $12.22 $25,430
Billings, MT 90 $18.86 $39,240
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 90 $15.78 $32,820
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 90 $17.73 $36,880
Warner Robins, GA 90 $15.78 $32,830
Salisbury, MD 90 $21.29 $44,290
Waco, TX 90 $14.02 $29,150
Madera, CA 80 $9.88 $20,550
Columbia, MO 80 $13.14 $27,340
Lafayette, LA 80 $13.56 $28,200
Ponce, PR 80 $9.66 $20,080
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 80 $18.63 $38,750
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 80 $15.47 $32,170
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL 80 $16.60 $34,520
Danville, IL 80 Not available Not available
Columbus, GA-AL 80 $14.23 $29,610
Asheville, NC 80 $12.83 $26,680
Corpus Christi, TX 80 $13.64 $28,370
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 80 $15.33 $31,880
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 80 $14.49 $30,130
Jefferson City, MO 70 $15.11 $31,440
Auburn-Opelika, AL 70 $10.82 $22,500
Mansfield, OH 70 $14.29 $29,730
San Angelo, TX 70 $12.89 $26,800
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 70 $15.62 $32,500
Racine, WI 60 $12.70 $26,420
Dover, DE 60 $15.33 $31,890
Merced, CA 60 $18.79 $39,090
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 60 $14.70 $30,570
Redding, CA 60 $11.67 $24,270
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 60 $12.54 $26,080
Macon, GA 60 $14.39 $29,940
Laredo, TX 60 $15.06 $31,320
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 60 $19.34 $40,240
Bay City, MI 60 $12.82 $26,670
Evansville, IN-KY 60 $14.15 $29,420
La Crosse, WI-MN 60 $14.86 $30,910
Erie, PA 60 $15.61 $32,470
Johnson City, TN 60 $17.02 $35,410
Burlington, NC 50 Not available Not available
Savannah, GA 50 $15.29 $31,800
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 50 $12.99 $27,010
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR 50 $17.55 $36,500
Columbus, IN 50 Not available Not available
Midland, TX 50 $11.09 $23,060
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 50 $12.82 $26,670
Amarillo, TX 50 $12.56 $26,120
Jackson, TN 50 $13.58 $28,240
Peabody, MA NECTA Division 50 $15.10 $31,400
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 50 $17.70 $36,810
Grand Junction, CO 50 $13.58 $28,250
Prescott, AZ 50 $19.30 $40,140
Bowling Green, KY 50 $13.90 $28,920
Glens Falls, NY 50 $12.56 $26,120
Lancaster, PA 50 $16.05 $33,390
Sandusky, OH 50 $13.18 $27,410
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL 50 $15.72 $32,690
Lafayette, IN 40 $12.41 $25,810
Yuba City, CA 40 $16.21 $33,710
Rocky Mount, NC 40 $12.55 $26,110
Casper, WY 40 $14.64 $30,450
Wichita Falls, TX 40 $15.16 $31,540
Flagstaff, AZ 40 $25.73 $53,520
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 40 $13.45 $27,970
Clarksville, TN-KY 40 $17.49 $36,370
Anniston-Oxford, AL 40 $18.46 $38,400
Lebanon, PA 40 $18.02 $37,480
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 40 $17.19 $35,750
Johnstown, PA 40 $17.94 $37,310
Reading, PA 40 $17.66 $36,730
Ocean City, NJ 40 $16.94 $35,240
Fajardo, PR 30 $6.90 $14,360
Jonesboro, AR 30 $11.47 $23,860
Grand Forks, ND-MN 30 $14.47 $30,100
Lubbock, TX 30 $10.93 $22,730
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 30 $14.41 $29,980
St. George, UT 30 $11.90 $24,750
Lake Charles, LA 30 $14.38 $29,900
Coeur d'Alene, ID 30 Not available Not available
Mayaguez, PR 30 $9.13 $19,000
Spartanburg, SC 30 $11.71 $24,360
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Not available $18.50 $38,470
Syracuse, NY Not available $18.16 $37,770
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Not available $14.17 $29,460
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Not available $18.83 $39,180
Trenton-Ewing, NJ Not available $13.67 $28,430
Jacksonville, FL Not available $14.92 $31,020
Muncie, IN Not available $9.37 $19,480
Chico, CA Not available $15.59 $32,420
Owensboro, KY Not available $9.81 $20,400
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Not available $12.99 $27,030
Barnstable Town, MA Not available $18.01 $37,470
Fairbanks, AK Not available $20.24 $42,100
Bismarck, ND Not available $11.68 $24,290
Tyler, TX Not available $9.00 $18,710
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division Not available $14.31 $29,760
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division Not available $16.92 $35,200
El Paso, TX Not available $15.15 $31,500
Great Falls, MT Not available $18.80 $39,100
Norwich-New London, CT-RI Not available $13.41 $27,890
Richmond, VA Not available $15.64 $32,540
Janesville, WI Not available $12.66 $26,340
Stockton, CA Not available $14.13 $29,390
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Not available $10.31 $21,440
Naples-Marco Island, FL Not available $11.06 $23,010
Salem, OR Not available $15.75 $32,760
Pocatello, ID Not available $13.04 $27,120
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Not available $15.88 $33,040
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