General Office Occupations & Clerical Services

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2021
2,122
growing 14.6%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$3,826
growing 2.66%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$5,040
growing 1.2%
Average Wage
$98,335
growing 5.33%
People in Workforce
11.5M
growing 3.28%
Average Employee Age
43.9
growing 0.324%

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In 2021, the locations with the highest concentration of General Office Occupations & Clerical Services degree recipients are Los Angeles, CA, Lauderdale Lakes, FL, and Auburn, WA. The most common degree awarded to students studying General Office Occupations & Clerical Services is a 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate.

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Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in General Office Occupations & Clerical Services and the types of students that study this field. Diversified Vocational College (395690) awards the most degrees in General Office Occupations & Clerical Services in the US, but CDE Career Institute (451495) and Diversified Vocational College (395690) have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in General Office Occupations & Clerical Services.

Tuition costs for General Office Occupations & Clerical Services majors are, on average, $3,826 for in-state public colleges, and $5,040 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers General Office Occupations & Clerical Services programs are Public, 2-year institutions (107 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private for-profit, less-than 2-year (737 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in General Office Occupations & Clerical Services

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in General Office Occupations & Clerical Services, is Private for-profit, less-than 2-year (737 completions in 2021).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer General Office Occupations & Clerical Services programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$3,826
Median In-State Public
$5,040
Median Out of State Private

Diversified Vocational College (395690) has the most General Office Occupations & Clerical Services degree recipients, with 102 degrees awarded in 2021.

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Specialized Colleges

Out of all institutions that offer General Office Occupations & Clerical Services programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, CDE Career Institute (451495) has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in General Office Occupations & Clerical Services, with 44.4%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in General Office Occupations & Clerical Services

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in General Office Occupations & Clerical Services by year.

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for General Office Occupations & Clerical Services.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Business graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Business majors is $98,335 and the most common occupations are Accountants & auditors, Other managers, and Financial managers.

The industry that employs the most Business majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Office Occupations & Clerical Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.
$98,335
Average Wage in Workforce
± $725
5.33%
1 Year Growth
± 0.997%

The average salary for Business majors is $98,335 and the most common occupations are Accountants & auditors, Other managers, and Financial managers.

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Business majors.

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Highest Paying Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Office Occupations & Clerical Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Business majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Business majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

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Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Office Occupations & Clerical Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

The most common occupations Business majors, by number of employees, are Accountants & auditors, Other managers, and Financial managers.

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Most Specialized

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Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Business majors working as Accountants & auditors, Financial analysts, and Financial examiners.

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Highest Paid

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The highest paid occupations by median income for Business majors are Surgeons, Physicians, and Chief executives & legislators.

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Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Office Occupations & Clerical Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.
11.5M
2021 Workforce
± 80,140
3.28%
1 Year Growth
± 0.959%

The number of Business graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.28%, from 11.2M in 2020 to 11.5M in 2021.

The largest single share of Business graduates go on to work as Accountants & auditors (9.56%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Business by share of the total number of graduates.

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Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Office Occupations & Clerical Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

The most common industries that employ Business majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & secondary schools, Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services, and Banking & related activities.

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Highest Paid

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Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Office Occupations & Clerical Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.
11.5M
2021 Workforce
± 80,140
3.28%
1 Year Growth
± 0.959%

The number of Business graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.28%, from 11.2M in 2020 to 11.5M in 2021.

The industry which employs the most Business graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Business.

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Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Office Occupations & Clerical Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Business majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Business majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

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Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Business in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Business is 43.9.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate. Female employees are more likely to hold Business degrees, and Hispanic or Latino students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Business (566 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Office Occupations & Clerical Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.
43.9
Average Age in 2021
± 0.0922 Years
0.324%
1 Year Change
± 0.298%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Business. The most common ages of employees with this major are 36 and 40 years old, which represent 2.63% and 2.62% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in General Office Occupations & Clerical Services are 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, Associates Degree, and 2 to 4 Year Postsecondary Certificate.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Office Occupations & Clerical Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Business are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (74.2%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in General Office Occupations & Clerical Services.

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. Hispanic or Latino
    566 degrees awarded
  2. Unknown
    544 degrees awarded
  3. White
    449 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in General Office Occupations & Clerical Services for each race & ethnicity. Hispanic or Latino students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in General Office Occupations & Clerical Services.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Office Occupations & Clerical Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.
Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. India
    169,218 degree recipients
  2. Philippines
    141,318 degree recipients
  3. Mexico
    139,522 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. Mongolia
    2.88 times more than expected
  2. Zimbabwe
    2.63 times more than expected
  3. Indonesia
    2.49 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Mongolia that hold Business degrees (2.88 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (169,218 degree recipients).

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predictive-analysisSkills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the General Office Occupations & Clerical Services field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. General Office Occupations & Clerical Services majors need many skills, but most especially Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that General Office Occupations & Clerical Services majors need more than the average amount of Active Listening, Mathematics, Service Orientation, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Writing, Time Management, Judgment and Decision Making, Social Perceptiveness, Programming, Monitoring, Complex Problem Solving, Active Learning, Coordination, Negotiation, Persuasion, Learning Strategies, Systems Analysis, Instructing, Systems Evaluation, Management of Personnel Resources, Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, Quality Control Analysis, Operation Monitoring, Operation and Control, Operations Analysis, Science, Technology Design, Equipment Selection, Installation, Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Repairing.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for General Office Occupations & Clerical Services majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Active Listening is very distinctive for majors, but the Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Writing, Judgment and Decision Making, Service Orientation, Mathematics, Complex Problem Solving, Monitoring, Time Management, Active Learning, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination, Persuasion, Negotiation, Learning Strategies, Systems Analysis, Instructing, Systems Evaluation, Management of Personnel Resources, Management of Financial Resources, Programming, Quality Control Analysis, Management of Material Resources, Operation Monitoring, Operation and Control, Operations Analysis, Science, Technology Design, Equipment Selection, Installation, Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Repairing are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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