Office & Administrative Support Occupations

Minor Occupation Group

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2023 Workforce
16.8M
Average Age
42.7
Average Salary
$45,346
Average Male Salary
$52,831
Average Female Salary
$42,667

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Office & Administrative Support Occupations are most often employed by the uninformed industry. The average yearly wage for Office & Administrative Support Occupations was $45,346 in N/A.

The locations that employ the most Office & Administrative Support Occupations are NYC-Queens Community District 12--Jamaica, St. Albans, & Hollis PUMA, NY, Osceola County (West)--Kissimmee PUMA, FL, and Washington & Ozaukee Counties PUMA, WI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Office & Administrative Support Occupations are Carolina PUMA, PR, Toa Baja & Dorado PUMA, PR, and Bayamón PUMA, PR.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Office & Administrative Support Occupations workforce. Office & Administrative Support Occupations workforce in 2023 was 16,803,439 people, of which 73.6% were women and 26.4% were men. Office & Administrative Support Occupations are paid most in NYC-Manhattan Community District 4--Chelsea & Hell's Kitchen PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Carolina PUMA, PR.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
4,428,579
Male Workforce
± 50.9k
12,374,860
Female Workforce
± 82.8k

The Office & Administrative Support Occupations workforce in 2023 was 16,803,439 people (73.6% women and 26.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of −12.8% between 2014 (19,268,137) and 2023 (16,803,439).

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Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Office & Administrative Support Occupations.

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($64,205), New Jersey ($53,763), and Maryland ($53,557).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$45,346
AVERAGE WAGE
#11 in the ranking (2023)
$67,727
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In N/A, Office & Administrative Support Occupations earned an average of N/A, $NaNk less than the average national salary of $67,727

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Wage Distribution

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WAGE GINI

In N/A, Office & Administrative Support Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of N/A, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Office & Administrative Support Occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Office & Administrative Support Occupations and on wages for those in the field. uninformed is the industry that employs the most Office & Administrative Support Occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Office & Administrative Support Occupations, by average wage, is N/A (N/A).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
16.8M
2023 Workforce
± 94,969
−1.15%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 0.806%

This graphic shows the share of Office & Administrative Support Occupations employed by various industries. uninformed employs the largest share of Office & Administrative Support Occupations at 50.4%, followed by General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals with 20.1% and Postal Service with 14.9%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Office & Administrative Support Occupations in the US. The workforce of Office & Administrative Support Occupations in 2023 was 16,803,439 people, with 73.6% woman, and 26.4% men. The average age of male Office & Administrative Support Occupations in the workforce is 39.8 and of female Office & Administrative Support Occupations is 43.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Office & Administrative Support Occupations is N/A.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Office & Administrative Support Occupations in 2023 was 16,803,439 people, with 73.6% woman, and 26.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (1,909,678 people), 30 to 34 years (1,802,359  people), and 55 to 59 years (1,728,816 people). Among them they concentrated 32.4% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 18.8% of Office & Administrative Support Occupations workers were Hispanic and 81.2% non-Hispanic.

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Races

In 2023, N/A% of the Office & Administrative Support Occupations workforce were N/A, of which 75.4% were women and 24.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were N/A (N/A%) and N/A (N/A%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Office & Administrative Support Occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Office & Administrative Support Occupations is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in N/A were N/A.

Among the necessary skills for Office & Administrative Support Occupations, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Office & Administrative Support Occupations need more than the average amount of Service Orientation.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.
Type of Majors
Degree

The most common majors achieved by Office & Administrative Support Occupations in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (1,228,892 people), Social Sciences (329,271 people), and Education (301,728 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Office & Administrative Support Occupations workers were N/A (N/A people), N/A (N/A people), and N/A (N/A people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Office & Administrative Support Occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Office & Administrative Support Occupations need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking.

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