Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-9061 Office Clerks, General

Occupational Description:
Perform duties too varied and diverse to be classified in any specific office clerical occupation, requiring knowledge of office systems and procedures. Clerical duties may be assigned in accordance with the office procedures of individual establishments and may include a combination of answering telephones, bookkeeping, typing or word processing, stenography, office machine operation, and filing.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2025

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southeast Minnesota	4,180	82	$22.63/hr	$13.26/hr	$18.14/hr	$22.20/hr	$26.99/hr	$31.36/hr

Leading Industries for Office Clerks, General

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	220	$22.91/hr
Construction	3,990	$26.15/hr
Manufacturing	3,320	$23.98/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	8,110	$22.66/hr
Information	830	$22.14/hr
Financial Activities	6,170	$21.99/hr
Professional and Business Services	7,240	$23.27/hr
Education and Health Services	18,870	$22.42/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	1,800	$19.62/hr
Other Services	2,260	$22.06/hr
Public Administration	2,900	$28.08/hr

Other Regional Data for Office Clerks, General

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Northeast Balance of State	850	$21.28/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	860	$22.92/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	1,020	$22.73/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	1,470	$20.80/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	1,790	$23.56/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	2,070	$22.24/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	2,180	$21.47/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	2,640	$22.34/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	2,800	$23.45/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	2,990	$22.22/hr	-4.9%
Southeast Balance of State	3,070	$21.19/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	3,310	$21.64/hr	-4.2%
Northwest Balance of State	3,610	$21.26/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	4,180	$22.20/hr	-2.3%
Northwest Minnesota	4,200	$21.39/hr	-2.9%
Central Minnesota	5,350	$22.44/hr	-2.3%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	32,710	$23.33/hr	-4.2%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	35,890	$23.28/hr	N/A
Minnesota	55,710	$22.87/hr	-3.9%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Receptionists and Information Clerks	12,480	$17.96/hr	0.2%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	4,030	$26.06/hr	-1.7%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	7,830	$37.38/hr	-20.3%
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,700	$29.56/hr	-15.1%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	30,160	$24.27/hr	-10.1%
Billing and Posting Clerks	6,830	$25.63/hr	0.5%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	27,520	$25.46/hr	-4.5%
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	4,660	$17.51/hr	3.2%
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	6,030	$26.90/hr	3.9%
Tellers	6,030	$20.30/hr	-16.3%

Task for Office Clerks, General

Open, sort, and route incoming mail, answer correspondence, and prepare outgoing mail.
Answer telephones, direct calls, and take messages.
Communicate with customers, employees, and other individuals to answer questions, disseminate or explain information, take orders, and address complaints.
Operate office machines, such as photocopiers and scanners, facsimile machines, voice mail systems, and personal computers.
Maintain and update filing, inventory, mailing, and database systems, either manually or using a computer.
Compile, copy, sort, and file records of office activities, business transactions, and other activities.
Deliver messages and run errands.
Review files, records, and other documents to obtain information to respond to requests.
Monitor and direct the work of lower-level clerks.
Compute, record, and proofread data and other information, such as records or reports.