Office & Admin
Office Clerks, General
SOC 43-9061
Handle the mix of clerical tasks an office needs day to day.
The job
Median pay
$45k
$36k to $54k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Declining
-6.0% projected
Openings a year
249k
BLS projection
Typical education
High school
Our model
AI displacement risk
Very high
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
6/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
89th pct
More exposed than 89% of occupations · modeled estimate · 78th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
28/100
Key skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Writing
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 311,490 | 17.1 | 1.1× | $48k |
| Texas | 218,470 | 15.5 | 1.0× | $39k |
| Florida | 189,700 | 19.1 | 1.2× | $44k |
| New York | 134,280 | 13.9 | 0.9× | $46k |
| Pennsylvania | 107,500 | 17.7 | 1.1× | $45k |
| Illinois | 95,980 | 15.7 | 1.0× | $46k |
| Ohio | 89,310 | 16.1 | 1.0× | $44k |
| Michigan | 88,030 | 20.0 | 1.3× | $45k |
| Georgia | 75,390 | 15.4 | 1.0× | $41k |
| North Carolina | 67,930 | 13.7 | 0.9× | $42k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 66,550 | 16.2 | 1.0× | $46k |
| New Jersey | 65,130 | 15.2 | 1.0× | $49k |
| Indiana | 58,480 | 18.3 | 1.1× | $45k |
| Missouri | 56,050 | 19.1 | 1.2× | $42k |
| Minnesota | 55,530 | 18.8 | 1.2× | $48k |
| Arizona | 52,710 | 16.3 | 1.0× | $46k |
| Wisconsin | 51,440 | 17.5 | 1.1× | $45k |
| Tennessee | 49,880 | 15.2 | 1.0× | $39k |
| Washington | 49,050 | 13.8 | 0.9× | $51k |
| Massachusetts | 47,940 | 13.2 | 0.8× | $50k |
| South Carolina | 42,250 | 18.3 | 1.2× | $37k |
| Utah | 36,470 | 21.0 | 1.3× | $44k |
| Oklahoma | 31,870 | 18.7 | 1.2× | $37k |
| Louisiana | 31,790 | 16.4 | 1.0× | $32k |
| Colorado | 31,770 | 11.1 | 0.7× | $54k |
| Arkansas | 29,940 | 23.0 | 1.4× | $37k |
| Kentucky | 29,750 | 14.9 | 0.9× | $38k |
| Oregon | 27,980 | 14.2 | 0.9× | $50k |
| Maryland | 27,290 | 9.9 | 0.6× | $47k |
| Connecticut | 23,190 | 13.7 | 0.9× | $48k |
| Iowa | 23,120 | 14.8 | 0.9× | $44k |
| Idaho | 20,790 | 24.2 | 1.5× | $45k |
| Nevada | 20,430 | 13.2 | 0.8× | $45k |
| Mississippi | 17,600 | 15.1 | 0.9× | $35k |
| Alabama | 13,130 | 6.2 | 0.4× | $31k |
| Hawaii | 12,930 | 20.6 | 1.3× | $42k |
| New Hampshire | 12,740 | 18.6 | 1.2× | $49k |
| New Mexico | 11,880 | 13.6 | 0.9× | $37k |
| Maine | 11,260 | 17.6 | 1.1× | $45k |
| Montana | 10,390 | 20.3 | 1.3× | $46k |
| Nebraska | 10,000 | 9.8 | 0.6× | $38k |
| West Virginia | 9,430 | 13.4 | 0.8× | $35k |
| North Dakota | 8,440 | 19.7 | 1.2× | $50k |
| Rhode Island | 7,700 | 15.4 | 1.0× | $48k |
| Delaware | 7,230 | 14.9 | 0.9× | $43k |
| Wyoming | 6,670 | 23.8 | 1.5× | $43k |
| Washington DC | 5,670 | 8.1 | 0.5× | $55k |
| Vermont | 5,100 | 16.8 | 1.1× | $48k |
| Alaska | 3,440 | 10.6 | 0.7× | $52k |
| Kansas | 2,130 | 1.5 | 0.1× | $32k |
| South Dakota | 1,720 | 3.8 | 0.2× | $39k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ136,580 jobs · $48k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA112,270 jobs · $48k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN66,840 jobs · $46k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL61,160 jobs · $45k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX52,740 jobs · $44k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX50,040 jobs · $40k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD45,660 jobs · $47k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA40,710 jobs · $43k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Office Clerks, General interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.