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
La Crosse WI-MN MSA1,750100$17.40/hr$0.21/hr$10.98/hr$13.91/hr$17.21/hr$20.57/hr$24.15/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
Education and Health Services510$17.97/hr
Professional and Business Services280$16.31/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities250$17.09/hr
Financial Activities160$17.53/hr
Manufacturing130$16.26/hr
Public Administration130$17.85/hr
Construction120$17.76/hr
Other Services90$15.82/hr
Leisure and Hospitality40$11.02/hr
Information20$15.55/hr
Other Regional Data For Office Clerks, General
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 35,120 $19.16/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 3,560 $16.98/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State 3,330 $16.94/hr N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA 2,960 $19.23/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State 2,460 $16.87/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 2,320 $17.76/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA 2,020 $17.92/hr N/A
Rochester MN MSA 1,780 $17.24/hr N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 1,750 $17.21/hr N/A
Northeast Balance of State 1,100 $14.77/hr N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 1,090 $17.76/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 1,020 $16.84/hr N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Receptionists and Information Clerks670$16.60/hrN/A
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks610$15.95/hrN/A
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive570$18.22/hrN/A
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators230$19.58/hrN/A
Loan Interviewers and Clerks130$17.69/hrN/A
Procurement Clerks20$23.32/hrN/A
Word Processors and TypistsN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Office Clerks, General