Office and Administrative Support Occupations in Washington, 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 Washington. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Washington
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 43-0000 |
| Employment | 386,380 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 109.159 |
| Location quotient | 0.92 |
| Mean annual wage | $58,060 |
| Median annual wage | $53,810 |
| Mean hourly wage | $27.91 |
| Median hourly wage | $25.87 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $39,120 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $45,520 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $65,090 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $79,050 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Washington
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Washington, 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 Washington.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office Clerks, General | 48,360 | $49,920 | $53,120 | $37,250 | $72,320 | $24 |
| Customer Service Representatives | 44,880 | $49,150 | $54,410 | $38,110 | $72,790 | $23.63 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 36,640 | $56,580 | $57,650 | $43,980 | $75,580 | $27.2 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 34,280 | $54,560 | $55,910 | $41,540 | $70,210 | $26.23 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 33,360 | $77,630 | $83,490 | $55,710 | $120,370 | $37.32 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | 25,190 | $43,760 | $44,760 | $36,130 | $57,100 | $21.04 |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | 19,450 | $49,290 | $54,560 | $38,020 | $90,440 | $23.7 |
| Billing and Posting Clerks | 13,350 | $56,230 | $56,140 | $43,830 | $71,600 | $27.03 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 11,820 | $64,710 | $67,130 | $44,130 | $95,430 | $31.11 |
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 11,650 | $56,920 | $56,500 | $45,250 | $70,550 | $27.37 |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 10,570 | $78,140 | $80,540 | $56,740 | $104,420 | $37.57 |
| Tellers | 8,810 | $46,890 | $48,970 | $39,170 | $59,840 | $22.54 |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers | 6,660 | $58,390 | $60,050 | $42,390 | $75,520 | $28.07 |
| Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | 5,750 | $38,930 | $40,650 | $35,410 | $46,240 | $18.72 |
| Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 5,360 | $57,950 | $61,820 | $41,460 | $83,280 | $27.86 |
| Order Clerks | 5,110 | $46,740 | $50,780 | $40,560 | $61,970 | $22.47 |
| Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | 4,320 | $62,900 | $62,400 | $48,680 | $74,360 | $30.24 |
| Information and Record Clerks, All Other | 4,220 | $51,620 | $53,070 | $38,720 | $69,490 | $24.82 |
| Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 4,090 | $59,680 | $61,190 | $42,470 | $81,990 | $28.69 |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 3,920 | $59,190 | $62,900 | $42,470 | $89,050 | $28.46 |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 3,880 | $62,310 | $65,360 | $46,210 | $86,320 | $29.96 |
| Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other | 3,410 | $49,440 | $51,600 | $38,880 | $62,570 | $23.77 |
| Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | 3,370 | $62,460 | $62,730 | $48,050 | $78,440 | $30.03 |
| Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks | 3,230 | $47,110 | $52,200 | $40,550 | $70,500 | $22.65 |
| Loan Interviewers and Clerks | 3,220 | $58,860 | $60,870 | $45,260 | $77,370 | $28.3 |
| Bill and Account Collectors | 3,020 | $46,940 | $50,400 | $37,270 | $68,210 | $22.57 |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | 2,820 | $45,980 | $46,860 | $36,550 | $59,900 | $22.11 |
| Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 2,810 | $54,980 | $56,890 | $43,900 | $72,390 | $26.43 |
| Public Safety Telecommunicators | 2,580 | $77,310 | $74,520 | $56,740 | $93,080 | $37.17 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents | 2,460 | $55,140 | $59,250 | $46,080 | $74,910 | $26.51 |
| Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | 2,360 | $48,570 | $50,890 | $39,410 | $63,750 | $23.35 |
| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | 1,960 | $57,490 | $59,640 | $44,160 | $74,150 | $27.64 |
| Procurement Clerks | 1,870 | $50,010 | $52,960 | $40,680 | $66,630 | $24.05 |
| Couriers and Messengers | 1,670 | $44,170 | $44,640 | $36,690 | $55,760 | $21.24 |
| Data Entry Keyers | 1,640 | $44,710 | $47,350 | $35,760 | $62,010 | $21.49 |
| Postal Service Clerks | 1,490 | $60,590 | $61,180 | $42,600 | $74,050 | $29.13 |
| Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | 1,440 | $44,260 | $45,910 | $36,840 | $56,160 | $21.28 |
| Financial Clerks, All Other | 850 | $56,340 | $57,060 | $39,630 | $71,850 | $27.09 |
| File Clerks | 590 | $47,100 | $49,530 | $36,450 | $65,550 | $22.64 |
| Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | 590 | $45,180 | $45,330 | $39,440 | $51,570 | $21.72 |
| Gambling Cage Workers | 580 | $44,370 | $44,290 | $36,610 | $57,420 | $21.33 |
| Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping | 550 | $51,150 | $52,460 | $37,870 | $67,090 | $24.59 |
| New Accounts Clerks | 450 | $49,000 | $49,700 | $44,630 | $54,040 | $23.56 |
| Meter Readers, Utilities | 380 | $67,240 | $75,450 | $41,840 | $132,270 | $32.33 |
| Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service | 360 | $46,470 | $46,070 | $37,020 | $54,970 | $22.34 |
| Brokerage Clerks | 340 | $64,540 | $74,520 | $51,350 | $122,280 | $31.03 |
| Word Processors and Typists | 240 | $41,750 | $50,260 | $39,670 | $74,880 | $20.07 |
| Statistical Assistants | 210 | $48,180 | $50,760 | $37,430 | $64,310 | $23.17 |
| Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | 130 | $53,220 | $54,350 | $43,830 | $68,170 | $25.59 |
| Proofreaders and Copy Markers | 40 | $55,760 | $60,070 | $42,970 | $96,840 | $26.81 |
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=53&OCC_CODE=43-0000. the group row is AREA 53 / OCC_CODE 43-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 53 / 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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