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 2020

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southeast Minnesota	4,260	190	$17.56/hr	$10.77/hr	$13.17/hr	$16.87/hr	$20.35/hr	$25.65/hr

Leading Industries for Office Clerks, General

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	270	$18.58/hr
Construction	1,790	$16.43/hr
Manufacturing	3,150	$17.81/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	9,910	$19.01/hr
Information	N/A	$17.94/hr
Financial Activities	5,670	$19.28/hr
Professional and Business Services	9,870	$18.74/hr
Education and Health Services	9,350	$17.88/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	1,380	$14.30/hr
Other Services	2,410	$17.53/hr
Public Administration	4,310	$20.18/hr

Other Regional Data for Office Clerks, General

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2016-2026
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	1,020	$16.84/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	1,090	$17.76/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	1,100	$14.77/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	1,750	$17.21/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	1,780	$17.24/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	2,020	$17.92/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	2,320	$17.76/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	2,460	$16.87/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	2,800	$16.70/hr	-4.2%
Fargo ND-MN MSA	2,960	$19.23/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	3,330	$16.94/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	3,380	$16.97/hr	-1.0%
Northwest Balance of State	3,560	$16.98/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	3,730	$16.93/hr	-5.3%
Southeast Minnesota	4,260	$16.87/hr	-2.4%
Central Minnesota	4,580	$17.90/hr	1.3%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	32,070	$19.27/hr	-2.6%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	35,120	$19.16/hr	N/A
Minnesota	52,080	$18.44/hr	-2.4%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2016-2026
Receptionists and Information Clerks	16,900	$14.83/hr	5.2%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	10,720	$28.59/hr	-17.2%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	6,790	$22.52/hr	7.0%
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,480	$24.85/hr	-1.2%
Billing and Posting Clerks	7,770	$20.91/hr	10.0%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	29,260	$21.54/hr	-2.8%
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	5,280	$12.76/hr	9.5%
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	7,290	$22.84/hr	6.3%
Tellers	8,590	$15.15/hr	-6.7%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	32,660	$20.01/hr	-7.3%

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.
Compute, record, and proofread data and other information, such as records or reports.
Type, format, proofread, and edit correspondence and other documents, from notes or dictating machines, using computers or typewriters.