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, office machine operation, and filing.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Southwest Minnesota 3,730230$17.25/hr$0.27/hr$10.53/hr$13.16/hr$16.93/hr$20.51/hr$24.54/hr
Minnesota 52,0802,812$19.33/hr$0.15/hr$11.43/hr$14.97/hr$18.44/hr$23.37/hr$28.59/hr
U S 2,956,06014,780$17.69/hr$0.04/hr$10.28/hr$12.75/hr$16.57/hr$21.21/hr$26.91/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Office Clerks, General
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities1,000$18.35/hr
Education and Health Services590$16.75/hr
Public Administration560$18.07/hr
Financial Activities370$15.55/hr
Manufacturing330$15.67/hr
Professional and Business Services320$18.43/hr
Other Services190$13.47/hr
Construction140$12.68/hr
Information100$18.11/hr
Leisure and Hospitality100$14.41/hr
Other Regional Data For Office Clerks, General
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 32,070 $19.27/hr -4.2%
Central Minnesota 4,580 $17.90/hr -2.3%
Southeast Minnesota 4,260 $16.87/hr -2.3%
Southwest Minnesota 3,730 $16.93/hr -4.2%
Northwest Minnesota 3,380 $16.97/hr -2.9%
Northeast Minnesota 2,800 $16.70/hr -4.9%
Related Occupations
Occupation
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive2,330$19.01/hr-10.9%
Receptionists and Information Clerks890$13.94/hr0.5%
Loan Interviewers and Clerks370$19.24/hr-4.0%
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators330$17.66/hr2.1%
Procurement Clerks40$20.90/hr-7.3%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks20$21.80/hr-2.7%
Word Processors and TypistsN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Office Clerks, General