Office and Administrative Support Occupations in Illinois, 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 Illinois. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Illinois
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 43-0000 |
| Employment | 695,140 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 114.61 |
| Location quotient | 0.97 |
| Mean annual wage | $50,750 |
| Median annual wage | $46,780 |
| Mean hourly wage | $24.4 |
| Median hourly wage | $22.49 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $33,070 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $38,110 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $59,460 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $74,940 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Illinois
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Illinois, 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 Illinois.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customer Service Representatives | 109,940 | $44,910 | $47,510 | $32,140 | $67,710 | $21.59 |
| Office Clerks, General | 103,580 | $43,830 | $46,730 | $30,060 | $66,070 | $21.07 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 79,440 | $47,890 | $51,170 | $32,880 | $74,590 | $23.02 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 53,340 | $48,840 | $51,180 | $35,120 | $68,430 | $23.48 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 42,850 | $66,010 | $71,660 | $45,610 | $102,640 | $31.74 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | 39,800 | $37,150 | $38,850 | $29,880 | $48,380 | $17.86 |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | 30,790 | $45,400 | $46,910 | $35,480 | $61,770 | $21.83 |
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 24,150 | $45,200 | $45,040 | $36,570 | $56,150 | $21.73 |
| Billing and Posting Clerks | 17,280 | $48,030 | $50,270 | $37,770 | $64,770 | $23.09 |
| Tellers | 16,490 | $38,490 | $40,530 | $31,880 | $47,000 | $18.51 |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers | 15,240 | $58,390 | $59,980 | $41,250 | $75,300 | $28.07 |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 13,490 | $74,410 | $77,080 | $50,390 | $104,640 | $35.77 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 9,500 | $60,740 | $64,600 | $43,380 | $93,690 | $29.2 |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 9,160 | $46,960 | $51,530 | $37,110 | $72,790 | $22.58 |
| Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 8,860 | $58,070 | $60,730 | $39,140 | $100,370 | $27.92 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents | 6,820 | $48,420 | $54,820 | $38,910 | $73,700 | $23.28 |
| Data Entry Keyers | 6,680 | $39,450 | $42,050 | $29,120 | $56,470 | $18.97 |
| Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks | 6,650 | $45,000 | $48,210 | $36,640 | $74,690 | $21.64 |
| Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | 6,620 | $34,280 | $35,690 | $29,120 | $44,780 | $16.48 |
| Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | 6,570 | $46,490 | $50,650 | $34,420 | $76,440 | $22.35 |
| Loan Interviewers and Clerks | 6,250 | $50,330 | $53,270 | $38,620 | $70,520 | $24.2 |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 6,060 | $60,060 | $60,620 | $39,930 | $80,990 | $28.87 |
| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | 5,920 | $56,450 | $58,190 | $42,600 | $74,050 | $27.14 |
| Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other | 4,350 | $34,990 | $41,370 | $29,120 | $58,630 | $16.82 |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | 4,330 | $32,360 | $35,380 | $29,120 | $45,630 | $15.56 |
| Bill and Account Collectors | 4,310 | $47,220 | $48,960 | $35,580 | $63,480 | $22.7 |
| Order Clerks | 4,150 | $44,790 | $45,670 | $34,830 | $61,830 | $21.54 |
| File Clerks | 3,740 | $46,320 | $48,920 | $31,610 | $70,070 | $22.27 |
| Public Safety Telecommunicators | 3,730 | $59,860 | $62,160 | $37,990 | $93,320 | $28.78 |
| Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | 3,480 | $36,940 | $38,630 | $29,120 | $50,140 | $17.76 |
| Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 3,190 | $49,500 | $50,860 | $36,120 | $65,700 | $23.8 |
| Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | 3,030 | $42,990 | $44,790 | $35,350 | $60,140 | $20.67 |
| Postal Service Clerks | 2,920 | $61,110 | $60,730 | $42,600 | $74,050 | $29.38 |
| Procurement Clerks | 2,350 | $46,320 | $48,570 | $36,280 | $63,280 | $22.27 |
| New Accounts Clerks | 2,270 | $46,080 | $45,900 | $37,070 | $55,440 | $22.15 |
| Financial Clerks, All Other | 2,020 | $52,890 | $59,030 | $51,120 | $75,820 | $25.43 |
| Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service | 1,830 | $40,230 | $43,080 | $33,860 | $55,140 | $19.34 |
| Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | 1,790 | $57,450 | $59,950 | $41,600 | $83,990 | $27.62 |
| Brokerage Clerks | 1,600 | $59,590 | $62,560 | $36,740 | $88,660 | $28.65 |
| Couriers and Messengers | 1,560 | $39,680 | $40,420 | $30,860 | $46,160 | $19.08 |
| Information and Record Clerks, All Other | 1,530 | $51,310 | $53,730 | $39,480 | $70,260 | $24.67 |
| Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping | 1,430 | $47,480 | $47,850 | $36,780 | $58,870 | $22.83 |
| Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | 910 | $44,280 | $46,390 | $36,120 | $61,780 | $21.29 |
| Meter Readers, Utilities | 770 | $78,620 | $74,330 | $37,830 | $106,720 | $37.8 |
| Gambling Cage Workers | 570 | $34,560 | $37,380 | $31,800 | $46,450 | $16.62 |
| Word Processors and Typists | 460 | $50,420 | $58,450 | $34,830 | $92,650 | $24.24 |
| Proofreaders and Copy Markers | 220 | $44,600 | $48,520 | $33,530 | $79,310 | $21.44 |
| Desktop Publishers | 140 | $53,730 | $51,080 | $38,350 | $53,730 | $25.83 |
| Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | 110 | $65,270 | $63,410 | $38,420 | $98,620 | $31.38 |
| Statistical Assistants | 70 | $61,430 | $59,640 | $47,890 | $75,420 | $29.53 |
| Correspondence Clerks | 30 | $47,990 | $47,820 | $33,070 | $58,710 | $23.07 |
| Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | ** | $62,280 | $62,280 | $39,840 | $74,990 | $29.94 |
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=17&OCC_CODE=43-0000. the group row is AREA 17 / OCC_CODE 43-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 17 / 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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