Office & Admin
Receptionists
SOC 43-4171
Greet visitors, route calls, and keep the front desk running.
The job
Median pay
$38k
$34k to $45k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Declining
-1.7% projected
Openings a year
105k
BLS projection
Typical education
High school
Our model
AI displacement risk
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
72nd pct
More exposed than 72% of occupations · modeled estimate · 78th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
34/100
Key skills
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- 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 | 82,470 | 4.5 | 0.8× | $44k |
| Texas | 78,330 | 5.6 | 0.9× | $35k |
| New York | 65,010 | 6.7 | 1.1× | $43k |
| Florida | 63,280 | 6.4 | 1.1× | $37k |
| New Jersey | 42,060 | 9.8 | 1.7× | $42k |
| Illinois | 40,370 | 6.6 | 1.1× | $37k |
| Pennsylvania | 37,830 | 6.2 | 1.1× | $37k |
| Ohio | 30,850 | 5.6 | 0.9× | $36k |
| Washington | 26,500 | 7.5 | 1.3× | $45k |
| Georgia | 26,080 | 5.3 | 0.9× | $36k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 25,580 | 8.7 | 1.5× | $41k |
| Michigan | 25,230 | 5.7 | 1.0× | $37k |
| Virginia | 23,360 | 5.7 | 1.0× | $37k |
| Arizona | 23,220 | 7.2 | 1.2× | $39k |
| North Carolina | 20,080 | 4.1 | 0.7× | $35k |
| Massachusetts | 18,970 | 5.2 | 0.9× | $44k |
| Missouri | 18,890 | 6.4 | 1.1× | $36k |
| Maryland | 18,390 | 6.7 | 1.1× | $38k |
| Indiana | 17,360 | 5.4 | 0.9× | $36k |
| Connecticut | 14,980 | 8.8 | 1.5× | $41k |
| Oregon | 13,590 | 6.9 | 1.2× | $41k |
| Louisiana | 12,820 | 6.6 | 1.1× | $33k |
| Utah | 12,020 | 6.9 | 1.2× | $37k |
| Minnesota | 11,800 | 4.0 | 0.7× | $38k |
| Tennessee | 11,460 | 3.5 | 0.6× | $35k |
| South Carolina | 11,280 | 4.9 | 0.8× | $36k |
| Colorado | 11,020 | 3.8 | 0.7× | $42k |
| Arkansas | 10,870 | 8.3 | 1.4× | $35k |
| Nevada | 10,650 | 6.9 | 1.2× | $37k |
| Alabama | 10,460 | 4.9 | 0.8× | $33k |
| Oklahoma | 9,380 | 5.5 | 0.9× | $35k |
| Kentucky | 9,290 | 4.6 | 0.8× | $33k |
| Kansas | 7,290 | 5.1 | 0.9× | $36k |
| Mississippi | 6,920 | 5.9 | 1.0× | $31k |
| Nebraska | 6,750 | 6.6 | 1.1× | $38k |
| South Dakota | 5,760 | 12.6 | 2.1× | $38k |
| New Mexico | 5,650 | 6.5 | 1.1× | $35k |
| West Virginia | 5,470 | 7.8 | 1.3× | $32k |
| Idaho | 5,340 | 6.2 | 1.1× | $37k |
| New Hampshire | 5,320 | 7.8 | 1.3× | $38k |
| Iowa | 4,660 | 3.0 | 0.5× | $37k |
| Rhode Island | 4,270 | 8.5 | 1.5× | $43k |
| Hawaii | 3,510 | 5.6 | 1.0× | $42k |
| Maine | 3,440 | 5.4 | 0.9× | $42k |
| Delaware | 2,880 | 5.9 | 1.0× | $36k |
| Washington DC | 2,000 | 2.8 | 0.5× | $49k |
| North Dakota | 1,930 | 4.5 | 0.8× | $40k |
| Wyoming | 1,540 | 5.5 | 0.9× | $37k |
| Alaska | 1,530 | 4.7 | 0.8× | $45k |
| Montana | 1,280 | 2.5 | 0.4× | $37k |
| Vermont | 1,160 | 3.8 | 0.7× | $38k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ74,190 jobs · $45k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA35,000 jobs · $43k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN30,540 jobs · $38k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD22,210 jobs · $38k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX21,380 jobs · $37k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL19,850 jobs · $38k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV17,920 jobs · $41k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX17,140 jobs · $35k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Receptionists 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.