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Office And Administrative Support Workers
Job Numbers and Growth
There are about 320,000 for office and administrative support workers in the US. For this occupation the level of unemployment is relatively low.
Part-Time Work and Self-Employment
Of those surveyed, 14% of employees work part-time. Approximately 7% of office and administrative support workers work for themselves.
Training and Education
Prior to starting this profession, consider obtaining short-term on-the-job training. Government data shows that 32% of employees have a bachelor's degree or higher. Those who have gone to college, but don't have a degree make up 43% of office and administrative support workers. For 25% of workers a high-school education was all they required. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which, if any, could help you with this career.
Area Job Conditions
The cities with the most employees jobs, compared to the population, are Springfield (Illinois), Corvallis (Oregon), and Carson City (Nevada). Fewer are found in Reading (Pennsylvania), McAllen (Texas), and Lancaster (Pennsylvania).
Office and administrative support workers earn higher incomes in Flagstaff (Arizona), Fort Smith (Arkansas), and Champaign (Illinois), and lower incomes in Miami (Florida), Gainesville (Florida), and Deltona (Florida).
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Office And Administrative Support Workers: Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area
The table below shows data for Office And Administrative Support Workers, as of 2008. The Popularity in Area number tells you how common jobs for Office And Administrative Support Workers are in the area, compared to other US metro areas. A value of 1.0 means an average number of people in the position for area population. Lower numbers mean fewer of these positions in the metro area. The most popular areas for Office And Administrative Support Workers are starred 
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| State | Area | Positions | Typical Pay | Popularity in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Anniston | 40 | $38,400 | 0.5 |
| Alabama | Auburn | 70 | $22,500 | 1 |
| Alabama | Birmingham | 980 | $35,280 | 1 |
| Alabama | Dothan | 90 | $26,140 | 0.9 |
| Alabama | Florence | 40 | $27,970 | 0.5 |
| Alabama | Huntsville | 320 | $33,680 | 0.8 |
| Alabama | Mobile | 400 | $30,750 | 1.2 |
| Alabama | Montgomery | 280 | $30,570 | 0.9 |
| Alabama | Tuscaloosa | 120 | $25,080 | 0.8 |
| Alaska | Anchorage | 890 | $42,700 | 3.1 |
| Arizona | Flagstaff | 40 | $53,520 | 0.4 |
| Arizona | Phoenix | 1,550 | $36,400 | 0.4 |
| Arizona | Prescott | 50 | $40,140 | 0.5 |
| Arizona | Tucson | 250 | $31,850 | 0.4 |
| Arkansas | Fayetteville | 830 | $30,550 | 2.3 |
| Arkansas | Fort Smith | 210 | $42,460 | 1 |
| Arkansas | Jonesboro | 30 | $23,860 | 0.4 |
| Arkansas | Little Rock | 640 | $27,640 | 1 |
| California | Bakersfield | 550 | $36,050 | 1.1 |
| California | Fresno | 1,570 | $26,210 | 2.6 |
| California | Madera | 80 | $20,550 | 1.4 |
| California | Merced | 60 | $39,090 | 0.6 |
| California | Modesto | 350 | $26,360 | 1.2 |
| California | Napa | 120 | $35,410 | 1.1 |
| California | Oakland | 2,320 | $41,590 | 1.2 |
| California | Redding | 60 | $24,270 | 0.5 |
| California | Riverside | 3,370 | $28,030 | 1.4 |
| California | Sacramento | 4,590 | $27,790 | 2.8 |
| California | Salinas | 220 | $28,280 | 0.8 |
| California | San Diego | 4,170 | $28,070 | 1.7 |
| California | San Francisco | 1,860 | $40,870 | 1 |
| California | San Jose | 2,660 | $38,770 | 1.5 |
| California | Santa Ana | 4,350 | $32,190 | 1.5 |
| California | Santa Barbara | 1,510 | $29,140 | 5 |
| California | Santa Rosa | 420 | $26,230 | 1.3 |
| California | Vallejo | 280 | $31,270 | 1.3 |
| California | Visalia | 110 | $29,880 | 0.5 |
| California | Yuba City | 40 | $33,710 | 0.6 |
| Colorado | Boulder | 700 | $41,260 | 2.4 |
| Colorado | Colorado Springs | 360 | $32,160 | 0.8 |
| Colorado | Denver | 1,830 | $33,900 | 0.8 |
| Colorado | Fort Collins | 70 | $32,500 | 0.3 |
| Colorado | Grand Junction | 50 | $28,250 | 0.5 |
| Connecticut | Bridgeport | 440 | $26,950 | 0.5 |
| Connecticut | Danbury | 190 | $22,970 | 1.6 |
| Connecticut | Hartford | 880 | $33,950 | 0.8 |
| Connecticut | New Haven | 430 | $25,620 | 0.8 |
| Delaware | Dover | 60 | $31,890 | 0.7 |
| Delaware | Wilmington | 390 | $29,130 | 0.6 |
| District of Columbia | Washington | 3,400 | $36,680 | 0.8 |
| Florida | Cape Coral | 200 | $26,690 | 0.5 |
| Florida | Deltona | 470 | $23,300 | 1.7 |
| Florida | Fort Walton Beach | 80 | $34,520 | 0.6 |
| Florida | Gainesville | 330 | $21,630 | 1.6 |
| Florida | Lakeland | 1,300 | $30,400 | 3.7 |
| Florida | Miami | 2,110 | $21,270 | 1.1 |
| Florida | Ocala | 200 | $22,050 | 1.2 |
| Florida | Orlando | 2,280 | $23,560 | 1.2 |
| Florida | Palm Bay | 190 | $31,310 | 0.5 |
| Florida | Panama City | 50 | $32,690 | 0.4 |
| Florida | Pensacola | 270 | $23,140 | 1 |
| Florida | Port St Lucie | 190 | $20,730 | 0.9 |
| Florida | Sarasota | 450 | $28,310 | 0.9 |
| Florida | Sebastian | 30 | $29,980 | 0.4 |
| Florida | Tallahassee | 180 | $26,990 | 0.6 |
| Florida | Tampa | 1,570 | $26,790 | 0.7 |
| Florida | West Palm Beach | 350 | $28,400 | 0.3 |
| Georgia | Atlanta | 2,400 | $30,260 | 0.5 |
| Georgia | Augusta | 120 | $29,880 | 0.3 |
| Georgia | Columbus | 80 | $29,610 | 0.4 |
| Georgia | Macon | 60 | $29,940 | 0.3 |
| Georgia | Savannah | 50 | $31,800 | 0.2 |
| Georgia | Warner Robins | 90 | $32,830 | 1.1 |
| Hawaii | Honolulu | 1,830 | $31,490 | 2.3 |
| Idaho | Boise | 350 | $39,940 | 0.7 |
| Idaho | Coeur Dalene | 30 | 0.3 | |
| Illinois | Bloomington | 830 | $28,790 | 7 |
| Illinois | Champaign | 460 | $45,920 | 2.8 |
| Illinois | Chicago | 21,410 | $34,860 | 3 |
| Illinois | Danville | 80 | 2 | |
| Illinois | Decatur | 120 | $32,280 | 1.6 |
| Illinois | Kankakee | 150 | $31,830 | 2.5 |
| Illinois | Peoria | 710 | $26,710 | 2.3 |
| Illinois | Rockford | 390 | $28,140 | 1.4 |
| Illinois | Springfield | 2,080 | $33,040 | 11.6 |
| Indiana | Columbus | 50 | 0.7 | |
| Indiana | Evansville | 60 | $29,420 | 0.2 |
| Indiana | Fort Wayne | 130 | $31,470 | 0.3 |
| Indiana | Indianapolis | 1,090 | $34,870 | 0.6 |
| Indiana | Lafayette | 40 | $25,810 | 0.3 |
| Indiana | South Bend | 60 | $30,570 | 0.2 |
| Iowa | Cedar Rapids | 110 | $29,420 | 0.5 |
| Iowa | Davenport | 360 | $32,040 | 1.1 |
| Iowa | Des Moines | 330 | $24,800 | 0.5 |
| Iowa | Iowa City | 300 | $22,170 | 2.5 |
| Iowa | Waterloo | 50 | $27,010 | 0.3 |
| Kansas | Topeka | 110 | $28,410 | 0.6 |
| Kansas | Wichita | 370 | $27,420 | 0.7 |
| Kentucky | Bowling Green | 50 | $28,920 | 0.5 |
| Kentucky | Lexington | 510 | $28,140 | 1.2 |
| Kentucky | Louisville | 1,340 | $31,240 | 1.2 |
| Louisiana | Baton Rouge | 380 | $28,530 | 0.6 |
| Louisiana | Lafayette | 80 | $28,200 | 0.3 |
| Louisiana | Lake Charles | 30 | $29,900 | 0.2 |
| Louisiana | Monroe | 90 | $34,800 | 0.7 |
| Louisiana | New Orleans | 520 | $32,490 | 0.5 |
| Louisiana | Shreveport | 190 | $25,400 | 0.6 |
| Maine | Bangor | 140 | $28,150 | 1.3 |
| Maine | Lewiston | 80 | $31,880 | 1 |
| Maine | Portland | 200 | $28,080 | 0.5 |
| Maryland | Baltimore | 2,940 | $37,580 | 1.2 |
| Maryland | Bethesda | 1,140 | $44,330 | 1.1 |
| Maryland | Hagerstown | 150 | $33,310 | 0.9 |
| Maryland | Salisbury | 90 | $44,290 | 1 |
| Massachusetts | Boston | 1,380 | $36,700 | 0.4 |
| Massachusetts | Framingham | 80 | $38,750 | 0.3 |
| Massachusetts | Haverhill | 220 | $20,820 | 1.7 |
| Massachusetts | Lawrence | 170 | $24,600 | 1.8 |
| Massachusetts | Lowell | 50 | $36,810 | 0.2 |
| Massachusetts | Springfield | 210 | $27,960 | 0.4 |
| Massachusetts | Worcester | 90 | $34,320 | 0.2 |
| Michigan | Ann Arbor | 310 | $35,400 | 1 |
| Michigan | Battle Creek | 140 | $30,880 | 1.8 |
| Michigan | Bay City | 60 | $26,670 | 1.1 |
| Michigan | Detroit | 1,550 | $35,940 | 1.2 |
| Michigan | Flint | 320 | $38,370 | 1.3 |
| Michigan | Grand Rapids | 930 | $35,570 | 1.3 |
| Michigan | Holland | 360 | $32,510 | 2 |
| Michigan | Jackson | 100 | $41,670 | 1.2 |
| Michigan | Kalamazoo | 290 | $29,170 | 1.2 |
| Michigan | Lansing | 1,030 | $36,010 | 3 |
| Michigan | Monroe | 100 | $31,360 | 1.6 |
| Michigan | Muskegon | 130 | $35,730 | 1.3 |
| Michigan | Niles | 90 | $32,820 | 0.9 |
| Michigan | Saginaw | 200 | $33,680 | 1.5 |
| Michigan | Warren | 3,620 | $34,040 | 1.7 |
| Minnesota | Duluth | 180 | $28,450 | 0.8 |
| Minnesota | Minneapolis | 6,820 | $32,550 | 2 |
| Minnesota | St Cloud | 140 | $26,100 | 0.8 |
| Mississippi | Gulfport | 60 | $40,240 | 0.3 |
| Mississippi | Jackson | 150 | $36,200 | 0.3 |
| Missouri | Columbia | 80 | $27,340 | 0.6 |
| Missouri | Jefferson City | 70 | $31,440 | 0.6 |
| Missouri | Kansas City | 1,130 | $31,330 | 0.6 |
| Missouri | Springfield | 230 | $26,810 | 0.7 |
| Missouri | St Joseph | 140 | $22,270 | 1.7 |
| Missouri | St Louis | 1,750 | $32,360 | 0.7 |
| Montana | Billings | 90 | $39,240 | 0.7 |
| Nebraska | Lincoln | 230 | $26,760 | 0.8 |
| Nebraska | Omaha | 690 | $28,700 | 0.8 |
| Nevada | Carson City | 290 | $32,080 | 7 |
| Nevada | Las Vegas | 8,180 | $28,520 | 4.7 |
| Nevada | Reno | 1,930 | $29,470 | 5.1 |
| New Hampshire | Manchester | 470 | $26,080 | 2.6 |
| New Hampshire | Nashua | 630 | $22,640 | 2.6 |
| New Hampshire | Portsmouth | 540 | $27,070 | 5.8 |
| New Hampshire | Rochester | 270 | $23,410 | 2.9 |
| New Jersey | Atlantic City | 340 | $35,000 | 1.3 |
| New Jersey | Camden | 1,060 | $30,780 | 1.1 |
| New Jersey | Edison | 1,670 | $34,690 | 0.9 |
| New Jersey | Newark | 2,740 | $31,330 | 1.4 |
| New Jersey | Ocean City | 40 | $35,240 | 0.6 |
| New Jersey | Vineland | 90 | $36,880 | 1 |
| New Mexico | Albuquerque | 300 | $28,330 | 0.4 |
| New Mexico | Las Cruces | 180 | $26,590 | 1.8 |
| New Mexico | Santa Fe | 320 | $31,850 | 3 |
| New York | Albany | 1,490 | $39,210 | 1.8 |
| New York | Buffalo | 1,370 | $44,880 | 1.4 |
| New York | Glens Falls | 50 | $26,120 | 0.6 |
| New York | Nassau | 1,370 | $41,960 | 0.6 |
| New York | New York | 13,140 | $28,390 | 1.4 |
| New York | Rochester | 1,010 | $31,970 | 1.1 |
| New York | Utica | 180 | $29,540 | 0.8 |
| North Carolina | Asheville | 80 | $26,680 | 0.2 |
| North Carolina | Burlington | 50 | 0.5 | |
| North Carolina | Charlotte | 770 | $34,220 | 0.5 |
| North Carolina | Durham | 170 | $33,580 | 0.3 |
| North Carolina | Fayetteville | 120 | $33,340 | 0.6 |
| North Carolina | Greensboro | 170 | $30,330 | 0.2 |
| North Carolina | Hickory | 40 | $35,750 | 0.1 |
| North Carolina | Raleigh | 600 | $30,390 | 0.6 |
| North Carolina | Rocky Mount | 40 | $26,110 | 0.4 |
| North Carolina | Wilmington | 100 | $32,880 | 0.4 |
| North Carolina | Winston Salem | 280 | $33,430 | 0.7 |
| North Dakota | Fargo | 120 | $27,550 | 0.6 |
| North Dakota | Grand Forks | 30 | $30,100 | 0.4 |
| Ohio | Akron | 310 | $31,270 | 0.5 |
| Ohio | Canton | 130 | $26,900 | 0.4 |
| Ohio | Cincinnati | 1,570 | $32,440 | 0.8 |
| Ohio | Cleveland | 1,500 | $41,950 | 0.8 |
| Ohio | Columbus | 1,290 | 0.7 | |
| Ohio | Dayton | 540 | $30,670 | 0.7 |
| Ohio | Mansfield | 70 | $29,730 | 0.8 |
| Ohio | Sandusky | 50 | $27,410 | 0.9 |
| Ohio | Toledo | 240 | $31,470 | 0.4 |
| Ohio | Youngstown | 210 | $30,210 | 0.5 |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 180 | $32,290 | 0.2 |
| Oklahoma | Tulsa | 120 | $30,260 | 0.1 |
| Oregon | Bend | 400 | $26,810 | 3.5 |
| Oregon | Corvallis | 380 | $21,740 | 7.9 |
| Oregon | Eugene | 1,860 | $24,960 | 7 |
| Oregon | Medford | 440 | $26,140 | 3 |
| Oregon | Portland | 6,700 | $30,440 | 3.4 |
| Pennsylvania | Allentown | 200 | $32,830 | 0.3 |
| Pennsylvania | Erie | 60 | $32,470 | 0.3 |
| Pennsylvania | Johnstown | 40 | $37,310 | 0.4 |
| Pennsylvania | Lancaster | 50 | $33,390 | 0.1 |
| Pennsylvania | Lebanon | 40 | $37,480 | 0.5 |
| Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1,500 | $35,290 | 0.4 |
| Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh | 1,510 | $30,580 | 0.7 |
| Pennsylvania | Reading | 40 | $36,730 | 0.1 |
| Pennsylvania | Scranton | 140 | $37,880 | 0.3 |
| Pennsylvania | York | 120 | $38,260 | 0.4 |
| Rhode Island | Providence | 1,840 | $24,570 | 1.7 |
| South Carolina | Charleston | 100 | $31,810 | 0.2 |
| South Carolina | Columbia | 210 | $30,530 | 0.3 |
| South Carolina | Greenville | 220 | $29,780 | 0.4 |
| South Carolina | Spartanburg | 30 | $24,360 | 0.1 |
| Tennessee | Chattanooga | 120 | $23,280 | 0.3 |
| Tennessee | Clarksville | 40 | $36,370 | 0.3 |
| Tennessee | Jackson | 50 | $28,240 | 0.5 |
| Tennessee | Johnson City | 60 | $35,410 | 0.5 |
| Tennessee | Kingsport | 80 | $30,130 | 0.4 |
| Tennessee | Knoxville | 100 | $29,350 | 0.2 |
| Tennessee | Nashville | 550 | $35,360 | 0.4 |
| Texas | Abilene | 130 | $38,280 | 1.3 |
| Texas | Amarillo | 50 | $26,120 | 0.3 |
| Texas | Austin | 250 | $35,410 | 0.2 |
| Texas | Corpus Christi | 80 | $28,370 | 0.3 |
| Texas | Dallas | 960 | $37,210 | 0.2 |
| Texas | Fort Worth | 980 | $31,890 | 0.6 |
| Texas | Houston | 970 | $34,660 | 0.2 |
| Texas | Killeen | 260 | $33,570 | 1.2 |
| Texas | Laredo | 60 | $31,320 | 0.4 |
| Texas | Lubbock | 30 | $22,730 | 0.1 |
| Texas | Mcallen | 50 | $26,670 | 0.1 |
| Texas | Midland | 50 | $23,060 | 0.5 |
| Texas | San Angelo | 70 | $26,800 | 1.1 |
| Texas | San Antonio | 530 | $33,630 | 0.3 |
| Texas | Texarkana | 50 | $36,500 | 0.6 |
| Texas | Waco | 90 | $29,150 | 0.5 |
| Texas | Wichita Falls | 40 | $31,540 | 0.4 |
| Utah | Ogden | 80 | $32,170 | 0.2 |
| Utah | Salt Lake City | 800 | $31,100 | 0.7 |
| Utah | St George | 30 | $24,750 | 0.4 |
| Virginia | Charlottesville | 470 | $34,060 | 2.9 |
| Virginia | Lynchburg | 140 | $30,180 | 0.8 |
| Virginia | Roanoke | 250 | $30,150 | 0.9 |
| Virginia | Virginia Beach | 1,330 | $34,720 | 0.9 |
| Washington | Bellingham | 330 | $30,900 | 2.4 |
| Washington | Bremerton | 290 | $30,230 | 2 |
| Washington | Kennewick | 250 | $34,990 | 1.6 |
| Washington | Longview | 120 | $25,710 | 2.4 |
| Washington | Mount Vernon | 100 | $27,270 | 1.4 |
| Washington | Olympia | 280 | $31,710 | 1.7 |
| Washington | Seattle | 5,880 | $32,760 | 2.2 |
| Washington | Spokane | 880 | $28,150 | 2.3 |
| Washington | Tacoma | 990 | $32,170 | 2 |
| Washington | Wenatchee | 90 | $30,010 | 1.4 |
| Washington | Yakima | 270 | $27,710 | 2 |
| West Virginia | Charleston | 100 | $31,290 | 0.4 |
| West Virginia | Huntington | 60 | $26,080 | 0.3 |
| Wisconsin | Appleton | 100 | $28,490 | 0.5 |
| Wisconsin | Eau Claire | 90 | $25,430 | 0.7 |
| Wisconsin | Green Bay | 240 | $24,670 | 0.8 |
| Wisconsin | La Crosse | 60 | $30,910 | 0.5 |
| Wisconsin | Madison | 450 | $29,460 | 0.7 |
| Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 1,010 | $29,730 | 0.6 |
| Wisconsin | Oshkosh | 160 | $27,340 | 1.1 |
| Wisconsin | Racine | 60 | $26,420 | 0.5 |
| Wisconsin | Wausau | 90 | $23,670 | 0.8 |
| Wyoming | Casper | 40 | $30,450 | 0.7 |
| Wyoming | Cheyenne | 140 | $32,840 | 2 |
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