Office and Administrative Support Occupations in District of Columbia, May 2024
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. BLS sorts every occupation into one of 22 major groups; this is the Office and Administrative Support Occupations group in District of Columbia. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in District of Columbia
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 43-0000 |
| Employment | 57,050 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 80.489 |
| Location quotient | 0.68 |
| Mean annual wage | $63,570 |
| Median annual wage | $58,240 |
| Mean hourly wage | $30.56 |
| Median hourly wage | $28 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $38,040 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $45,610 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $75,380 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $97,910 |
Detailed occupations in this group in District of Columbia
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in District of Columbia, sorted by employment. Rows where BLS publishes no employment estimate (**) come last. Click a column heading to sort. A cell that reads “not published annually” or “not published hourly” means BLS publishes that row on the other basis only. A cell showing * or # is BLS’s own footnote symbol, explained below the table. Each row is that occupation’s own BLS record for District of Columbia.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 12,130 | $55,800 | $57,920 | $38,030 | $79,760 | $26.83 |
| Customer Service Representatives | 7,020 | $49,210 | $54,520 | $36,140 | $80,750 | $23.66 |
| Office Clerks, General | 6,340 | $53,110 | $57,980 | $38,060 | $82,660 | $25.53 |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 4,640 | $85,520 | $88,820 | $62,340 | $120,500 | $41.12 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 3,910 | $82,280 | $89,500 | $54,110 | $131,910 | $39.56 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | 2,390 | $43,900 | $46,650 | $35,360 | $62,180 | $21.11 |
| Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 2,040 | $101,170 | $95,280 | $56,320 | $122,370 | $48.64 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 1,870 | $62,470 | $65,640 | $45,670 | $87,510 | $30.03 |
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 1,610 | $47,240 | $51,990 | $36,910 | $66,770 | $22.71 |
| Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | 1,330 | $44,640 | $45,660 | $37,220 | $58,190 | $21.46 |
| Information and Record Clerks, All Other | 1,330 | $67,100 | $68,450 | $45,140 | $90,080 | $32.26 |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers | 1,020 | $58,390 | $59,310 | $40,210 | $75,300 | $28.07 |
| Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | 830 | $48,270 | $55,150 | $44,610 | $67,390 | $23.21 |
| Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 760 | $60,960 | $61,880 | $43,670 | $80,240 | $29.31 |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | 710 | $47,980 | $54,120 | $40,620 | $69,990 | $23.07 |
| Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | 640 | $75,050 | $74,450 | $60,350 | $89,060 | $36.08 |
| Billing and Posting Clerks | 550 | $74,560 | $79,330 | $48,840 | $104,000 | $35.84 |
| Tellers | 520 | $44,380 | $45,360 | $35,360 | $58,690 | $21.34 |
| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | 460 | $67,830 | $62,300 | $42,600 | $74,150 | $32.61 |
| Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | 380 | $48,230 | $51,770 | $39,000 | $70,820 | $23.19 |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 350 | $69,210 | $72,140 | $47,840 | $103,800 | $33.28 |
| Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 340 | $72,950 | $70,520 | $40,880 | $96,960 | $35.07 |
| Data Entry Keyers | 320 | $51,860 | $57,560 | $44,890 | $73,510 | $24.93 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 290 | $63,740 | $70,490 | $44,920 | $117,840 | $30.65 |
| Procurement Clerks | 260 | $63,610 | $65,170 | $45,140 | $81,820 | $30.58 |
| Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | 250 | $44,650 | $47,410 | $39,240 | $61,360 | $21.46 |
| Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service | 200 | $55,140 | $57,210 | $44,210 | $69,680 | $26.51 |
| Bill and Account Collectors | 190 | * | * | * | * | * |
| File Clerks | 180 | $57,560 | $57,360 | $43,190 | $77,870 | $27.67 |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 140 | $57,510 | $65,760 | $45,460 | $90,200 | $27.65 |
| Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks | 140 | * | * | * | * | * |
| Postal Service Clerks | 130 | $65,770 | $64,520 | $53,350 | $75,380 | $31.62 |
| Loan Interviewers and Clerks | 120 | $77,730 | $79,130 | $54,870 | $107,030 | $37.37 |
| Order Clerks | 120 | $47,930 | $51,240 | $41,600 | $59,210 | $23.05 |
| Word Processors and Typists | 120 | $47,570 | $53,880 | $39,720 | $72,700 | $22.87 |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | 100 | $52,890 | $54,980 | $35,360 | $74,510 | $25.43 |
| Proofreaders and Copy Markers | 70 | $63,920 | $63,020 | $39,990 | $91,130 | $30.73 |
| Public Safety Telecommunicators | 60 | $56,710 | $60,160 | $39,080 | $65,580 | $27.27 |
| Brokerage Clerks | ** | $85,480 | $76,410 | $52,910 | $98,820 | $41.1 |
| Couriers and Messengers | ** | $44,010 | $45,900 | $38,890 | $52,320 | $21.16 |
| Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other | ** | $40,330 | $53,840 | $35,360 | $83,790 | $19.39 |
| Telephone Operators | ** | $47,890 | $47,160 | $35,860 | $60,010 | $23.02 |
Symbols (BLS wording, workbook sheet Field Descriptions sheet): ** indicates that an employment estimate is not available · * indicates that a wage estimate is not available · # indicates a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year. A wage shown as a symbol is not zero and not a blank: BLS publishes no number there.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. Record: state_M2024_dl.xlsx!AREA=11&OCC_CODE=43-0000. the group row is AREA 11 / OCC_CODE 43-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 11 / OCC_CODE 43-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.
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