Office & Administrative Support Occupations

Minor Occupation Group

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2021 Workforce

17M

Average Age

42.6

Average Salary

$40,845

Average Male Salary

$48,360

Average Female Salary

$38,197

About

Office & Administrative Support Occupations are most often employed by the General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals industry. The average yearly wage for Office & Administrative Support Occupations was $40,845 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Office & Administrative Support Occupations are Jamaica, Hollis & St. Albans PUMA, NY, Norman, Oklahoma City (South) & Moore Cities PUMA, OK, and Cedar Rapids City PUMA, IA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Office & Administrative Support Occupations are San Juan Municipio (Este) PUMA, PR, Carolina Municipio (Norte) PUMA, PR, and Bedford, Garfield Heights & Maple Heights Cities PUMA, OH.

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Employment and salary information for the Office & Administrative Support Occupations workforce. Office & Administrative Support Occupations workforce in 2021 was 17,048,434 people, of which 73.9% were women and 26.1% were men. Office & Administrative Support Occupations are paid most in Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in San Juan Municipio (Este) PUMA, PR.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

4,441,613

Male Workforce

± 51k

12,606,821

Female Workforce

± 83.4k

The Office & Administrative Support Occupations workforce in 2021 was 17,048,434 people (73.9% women and 26.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of −10.8% between 2014 (19,103,262) and 2021 (17,048,434).

Employment by Location

Level

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

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($58,046), New Jersey ($49,040), and Maryland ($48,785).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$40,845

AVERAGE WAGE

#11 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Office & Administrative Support Occupations earned an average of $40,845, $18,751 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Office & Administrative Support Occupations in relation to all Minor Occupation Group in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.376

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Office & Administrative Support Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.376, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Office & Administrative Support Occupations compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Office & Administrative Support Occupations and on wages for those in the field. General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals 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 Petroleum refining ($83,914).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

17M

2021 Workforce

± 95,431

−0.951%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 0.797%

This graphic shows the share of Office & Administrative Support Occupations employed by various industries. General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals employs the largest share of Office & Administrative Support Occupations at 40%, followed by Banking & related activities with 31.6% and Postal Service with 28.5%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Office & Administrative Support Occupations in the US. The workforce of Office & Administrative Support Occupations in 2021 was 17,048,434 people, with 73.9% woman, and 26.1% men. The average age of male Office & Administrative Support Occupations in the workforce is 39.8 and of female Office & Administrative Support Occupations is 43.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Office & Administrative Support Occupations is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Office & Administrative Support Occupations in 2021 was 17,048,434 people, with 73.9% woman, and 26.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (1,974,192 people), 55 to 59 years (1,815,526 people), and 50 to 54 years (1,792,659 people). Among them they concentrated 32.8% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 17% of Office & Administrative Support Occupations workers were Hispanic and 83% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (78.7%), Puerto Rican (15.1)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (6.19)%

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Races

In 2021, 69.5% of the Office & Administrative Support Occupations workforce were White, of which 75.4% were women and 24.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (13.9%) and Two or More Races (6.17%).

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 2021 were Legal.

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 Active Listening.

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 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (1,214,231 people), Social Sciences (335,289 people), and Education (309,675 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Office & Administrative Support Occupations workers were Some college (5,463,791 people), High School or Equivalent (4,626,907 people), and Bachelors Degree (3,354,814 people).

The graphic shows the Office & Administrative Support Occupations workforce by gender and educational level.

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, Speaking, Reading Comprehension.