Office and Administrative Support Occupations in New Jersey, 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 New Jersey. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in New Jersey
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 43-0000 |
| Employment | 548,290 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 128.996 |
| Location quotient | 1.09 |
| Mean annual wage | $54,250 |
| Median annual wage | $49,180 |
| Mean hourly wage | $26.08 |
| Median hourly wage | $23.64 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $35,340 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $40,370 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $62,280 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $78,060 |
Detailed occupations in this group in New Jersey
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in New Jersey, 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 New Jersey.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office Clerks, General | 71,140 | $47,980 | $50,390 | $33,530 | $69,210 | $23.07 |
| Customer Service Representatives | 64,950 | $46,740 | $49,300 | $34,030 | $69,990 | $22.47 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 60,320 | $49,600 | $51,540 | $35,060 | $68,430 | $23.85 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 54,460 | $73,740 | $77,290 | $47,780 | $111,200 | $35.45 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | 48,710 | $39,060 | $41,270 | $31,470 | $51,140 | $18.78 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 40,560 | $56,730 | $57,480 | $39,260 | $76,610 | $27.27 |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | 27,850 | $44,480 | $46,580 | $34,620 | $62,590 | $21.39 |
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 17,710 | $46,610 | $47,880 | $36,250 | $60,410 | $22.41 |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 12,850 | $83,740 | $85,330 | $60,170 | $109,000 | $40.26 |
| Billing and Posting Clerks | 12,670 | $50,610 | $53,240 | $39,620 | $70,420 | $24.33 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 11,280 | $60,490 | $61,380 | $40,100 | $83,020 | $29.08 |
| Tellers | 10,330 | $45,720 | $45,370 | $37,470 | $55,490 | $21.98 |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers | 10,130 | $57,490 | $60,000 | $41,250 | $75,300 | $27.64 |
| Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 6,180 | $52,690 | $57,310 | $37,590 | $81,240 | $25.33 |
| Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | 5,550 | $51,890 | $54,530 | $38,190 | $74,050 | $24.95 |
| Data Entry Keyers | 5,240 | $43,480 | $44,850 | $32,870 | $61,110 | $20.9 |
| Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 4,780 | $49,920 | $51,740 | $38,240 | $66,060 | $24 |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 4,780 | $58,010 | $59,130 | $44,830 | $77,520 | $27.89 |
| Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | 4,620 | $37,260 | $38,320 | $31,470 | $45,300 | $17.91 |
| Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | 4,470 | $46,460 | $46,420 | $36,680 | $59,170 | $22.34 |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 4,350 | $59,920 | $60,870 | $39,130 | $82,680 | $28.81 |
| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | 4,090 | $59,550 | $60,580 | $42,600 | $74,150 | $28.63 |
| Public Safety Telecommunicators | 3,940 | $58,760 | $58,810 | $42,130 | $79,110 | $28.25 |
| Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 3,910 | $60,400 | $62,510 | $43,830 | $83,990 | $29.04 |
| Order Clerks | 3,640 | $43,850 | $47,210 | $32,240 | $67,400 | $21.08 |
| Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | 3,490 | $40,570 | $44,830 | $33,920 | $61,690 | $19.51 |
| Loan Interviewers and Clerks | 3,370 | $52,760 | $54,660 | $38,240 | $72,610 | $25.37 |
| Word Processors and Typists | 3,370 | $50,090 | $52,530 | $36,880 | $69,510 | $24.08 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents | 3,140 | $62,860 | $64,770 | $46,520 | $87,450 | $30.22 |
| Information and Record Clerks, All Other | 3,100 | $53,940 | $55,540 | $39,120 | $74,860 | $25.94 |
| Bill and Account Collectors | 3,000 | $50,660 | $55,470 | $39,260 | $81,590 | $24.36 |
| Procurement Clerks | 2,830 | $53,130 | $54,100 | $38,530 | $70,810 | $25.55 |
| Brokerage Clerks | 2,760 | $67,590 | $72,310 | $57,590 | $96,440 | $32.5 |
| File Clerks | 2,690 | $44,530 | $46,050 | $31,970 | $63,890 | $21.41 |
| Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks | 2,620 | $37,360 | $42,810 | $37,360 | $49,690 | $17.96 |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | 2,610 | $37,980 | $41,520 | $31,470 | $55,590 | $18.26 |
| Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other | 2,540 | $50,570 | $56,300 | $37,400 | $82,410 | $24.31 |
| Couriers and Messengers | 2,490 | $39,710 | $42,780 | $34,880 | $53,110 | $19.09 |
| Postal Service Clerks | 2,400 | $63,690 | $63,620 | $42,600 | $75,380 | $30.62 |
| Financial Clerks, All Other | 1,990 | $57,720 | $58,260 | $43,830 | $75,790 | $27.75 |
| Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | 1,620 | $37,710 | $40,830 | $31,990 | $50,420 | $18.13 |
| Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping | 1,350 | $46,850 | $50,750 | $38,860 | $68,750 | $22.52 |
| Meter Readers, Utilities | 1,170 | $56,670 | $61,800 | $40,500 | $84,520 | $27.24 |
| Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | 870 | $52,010 | $54,540 | $38,980 | $67,600 | $25 |
| Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service | 730 | $37,920 | $40,830 | $32,880 | $53,790 | $18.23 |
| Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | 620 | $55,350 | $54,940 | $42,280 | $67,370 | $26.61 |
| Gambling Cage Workers | 350 | $40,230 | $41,730 | $36,860 | $48,740 | $19.34 |
| Telephone Operators | 230 | $40,770 | $44,480 | $31,550 | $56,400 | $19.6 |
| Proofreaders and Copy Markers | 160 | $56,940 | $59,810 | $41,360 | $80,020 | $27.37 |
| Statistical Assistants | 140 | $71,140 | $72,050 | $50,010 | $89,780 | $34.2 |
| Desktop Publishers | 70 | $65,650 | $65,150 | $32,140 | $98,860 | $31.56 |
| Correspondence Clerks | 30 | $41,440 | $44,490 | $31,470 | $65,580 | $19.92 |
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=34&OCC_CODE=43-0000. the group row is AREA 34 / OCC_CODE 43-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 34 / 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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