Office clerks, general

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Total Workforce

1.47M

Average Age

42.6

Average Salary

$32,052

Average Male Salary

$36,447

Average Female Salary

$31,049

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Office clerks, general are most often employed by the Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges industry. The average yearly wage for Office clerks, general was $32,052 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Office clerks, general by wage are Disc jockeys, except radio, Cutting workers, and Animal trainers.

Office clerks, general are part of the Office & Administrative Support Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of office & administrative support workers, Switchboard operators, including answering service, Telephone operators, Communications equipment operators, all other, Bill & account collectors, and 45 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Office clerks, general are Glendale City PUMA, CA, Jacksonville City PUMA, NC, and Briarwood, Fresh Meadows & Hillcrest PUMA, NY. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Office clerks, general are Downey City PUMA, CA, Glendale City PUMA, CA, and Briarwood, Fresh Meadows & Hillcrest PUMA, NY.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Office clerks, general and on wages and locations for those in the field. Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges is the industry that employs the most Office clerks, general, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Office clerks, general, by average wage, is Miscellaneous petroleum & coal products. Office clerks, general are paid most in Gainesville City (Central) PUMA, FL but are relatively concentrated in Downey City PUMA, CA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$32,052

AVERAGE SALARY

± $586

In 2018, Office clerks, general earned an average of $32,052, $21,836 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Disc jockeys, except radio make somewhat more than Office clerks, general while Cutting workers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Office clerks, general as measured by average annual salary in the US.

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Wage Distribution

0.383

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Office clerks, general had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.383, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Office clerks, general (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Office clerks, general.

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Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Office clerks, general

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Office clerks, general.

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Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Office clerks, general, by number of employees, are Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, and Executive offices & legislative bodies.

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Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Office clerks, general, by average wage, are Other consumer goods rental (Legacy), Specialty food stores, Electronic shopping, Miscellaneous petroleum & coal products, Not specified manufacturing industries, and Broadcasting (except internet).

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Industries by Share

1.47M

2018 Workforce

± 29,656

6.27%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 2.72%

The number of people employed as Office clerks, general has been growing at a rate of 6.27%, from 1,386,594 people in 2017 to 1,473,552 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Office clerks, general employed by various industries. Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges employs the largest share of Office clerks, general at 7.04%, followed by General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals with 6.16% and Executive offices & legislative bodies with 5.18%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Office clerks, general in the US. The average age of male Office clerks, general in the workforce is 38.7 and of female Office clerks, general is 43.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Office clerks, general is White.

Gender Composition

274k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 12,836

1.2M

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 26,783

81.4% of Office clerks, general are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Office clerks, general.

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Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Office clerks, general

White
Black
Asian

72.6% of Office clerks, general are White, making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 12.9% of Office clerks, general, Black is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Office clerks, general.

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Age by Gender

38.7

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.783

43.5

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.342

The median age of Office clerks, general is 42.6, and Male employees are generally 4.83 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

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Education

Data on higher education choices for Office clerks, general from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Office clerks, general is Business but a relatively high number of Office clerks, general hold a major in Cultural & Gender Studies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Office clerks, general from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Office clerks, general need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, and Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Office clerks, general need more than the average amount of Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, and Service Orientation.