Office and Administrative Support Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages State pay map SOC 43-9199

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other

State pay geography leads here: Vermont, Alaska, California top the published medians for Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other, unlike peer Postal Service Clerks.

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Same-major-group titles next to Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other: Postal Service Clerks ($62K) , Proofreaders and Copy Markers ($51K) , Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks ($60K) , Financial Clerks, All Other ($54K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

Highest-pay states for Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other

State names lead when O*NET tasks are absent for this SOC, geography mass differs by occupation even when peer titles overlap.

  1. 1. Vermont $53,410
  2. 2. Alaska $57,840
  3. 3. California $54,020
  4. 4. Rhode Island $58,470
  5. 5. District of Columbia $68,600
  6. 6. New Mexico $56,930
  7. 7. Idaho $61,140
  8. 8. North Dakota $54,200
  9. 9. Colorado $53,460
  10. 10. Guam $53,290
Highest published state median
Vermont
$53,410 · national $45,670
$46K
National median
↓ -8%
Growth 2024-2034
21,300
Annual openings
192,260
Estimated US jobs
Postal Service Clerks
Highest-pay peer · $62K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education High school diploma or equivalent

Other Office and Administrative Support Occupations titles

  1. 1. Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $59,650
  2. 2. Financial Clerks, All Other $53,830
  3. 3. Cargo and Freight Agents $52,260
  4. 4. Postal Service Clerks $62,130
  5. 5. Proofreaders and Copy Markers $51,120
  6. 6. Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators $58,470

State pay geography leads this card: Vermont holds the highest published median ($53,410) among the listed states for Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other. National median is $45,670.

Employment Projections expect -8% change between 2024 and 2034 (declining vs baseline 3.1%). About 21,300 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: Vermont at $53,410. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Postal Service Clerks at $62,130. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other pay-rank #38 in Office and Administrative Support Occupations

On the Office and Administrative Support Occupations median table (54 detailed occupations with OEWS medians), Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other lands at #38, in the lower third. That rank is a table position, not a statement about individual workers.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

SOC 43-9199 · national median $45,670 · lower third of Office and Administrative Support Occupations (#38/54). Open the full OEWS map or a named state before treating the card median as a local ask.

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 43-9199

Vermont · top state for Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other

$53K published median

Alaska · #2 state pay

$58K · behind Vermont

Postal Service Clerks

Highest-pay peer vs Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other · $62K

Proofreaders and Copy Markers

Lower-pay peer beside Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other · $51K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other land on the Office and Administrative Support Occupations median table? ▼
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other is pay-rank #38 of 54 in this major group, lower third of the median table. Closest lower-third titles: Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan ($46K), Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks ($45K), Office Clerks, General ($45K), Customer Service Representatives ($45K). That position is a table rank, not a worker percentile.
What is the OEWS national median for Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other? ▼
May 2025 OEWS reports $45,670 as the national median for Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other. The published 10th-90th range is $31,090 to $71,940. Beside Postal Service Clerks ($62,130), this is the occupation-level national figure, not a local offer.
What employment change does BLS publish for Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other is -8%. Projected annual openings: about 21,300. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: declining.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other? ▼
BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other? ▼
Vermont ($53,410), Alaska ($57,840), California ($54,020) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 43-9199. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics