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Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates 2024

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Montgomery Workforce Region

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Occupation	Occ. code	Est. empl.	Empl %RSE	Mean wage	Mean %RSE	Entry wage	Exp. wage	10th pct	25th pct	Median wage	75th pct	90th pct
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	43-0000	46,010	0.92	55,952 26.90	0.19	38,436 18.48	64,709 31.11	36,246 17.43	41,603 20.00	50,313 24.19	65,229 31.36	80,468 38.69
Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	43-1000	3,540	2.18	77,973 37.49	0.55	52,588 25.28	90,666 43.59	48,305 23.22	59,453 28.58	76,028 36.55	91,109 43.80	107,833 51.84
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	43-1011	3,540	2.18	77,973 37.49	0.55	52,588 25.28	90,666 43.59	48,305 23.22	59,453 28.58	76,028 36.55	91,109 43.80	107,833 51.84
Communications Equipment Operators	43-2000	110	14.58	44,822 21.55	4.04	35,553 17.09	49,456 23.78	34,009 16.35	36,909 17.74	42,647 20.50	48,010 23.08	55,950 26.90
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	43-2011	90	15.43	43,205 20.77	3.06	34,634 16.65	47,491 22.83	33,471 16.09	36,909 17.74	40,364 19.41	49,339 23.72	54,660 26.28
Financial Clerks	43-3000	5,030	1.90	57,249 27.52	0.39	42,792 20.57	64,478 31.00	39,515 19.00	46,564 22.39	55,655 26.76	65,528 31.50	76,978 37.01
Bill and Account Collectors	43-3011	320	6.93	55,575 26.72	1.37	43,916 21.11	61,404 29.52	39,989 19.23	47,895 23.03	53,515 25.73	61,463 29.55	71,373 34.31
Billing and Posting Clerks	43-3021	610	4.99	55,955 26.90	1.02	42,988 20.67	62,439 30.02	40,040 19.25	47,469 22.82	53,810 25.87	64,990 31.25	73,832 35.50
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	43-3031	2,740	2.31	59,306 28.51	0.50	43,613 20.97	67,153 32.28	40,489 19.47	48,473 23.30	56,994 27.40	66,939 32.18	79,463 38.20
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	43-3051	290	6.43	63,007 30.29	1.23	50,324 24.19	69,349 33.34	50,212 24.14	51,899 24.95	61,056 29.35	71,520 34.38	79,705 38.32
Procurement Clerks	43-3061	160	11.63	58,980 28.36	1.95	44,017 21.16	66,461 31.95	42,322 20.35	48,524 23.33	59,204 28.46	67,101 32.26	75,349 36.23
Tellers	43-3071	720	5.54	46,134 22.18	1.10	39,781 19.13	49,310 23.71	38,702 18.61	39,465 18.97	46,294 22.26	47,188 22.69	50,910 24.48
Financial Clerks, All Other	43-3099	170	10.26	67,483 32.44	1.56	54,788 26.34	73,831 35.50	49,474 23.79	60,895 29.28	67,423 32.41	76,050 36.56	80,855 38.87
Information and Record Clerks	43-4000	13,060	1.52	48,738 23.43	0.37	35,969 17.29	55,122 26.50	34,836 16.75	37,602 18.08	45,148 21.71	54,924 26.41	70,756 34.02
Brokerage Clerks	43-4011	100	12.59	76,042 36.56	2.19	59,490 28.60	84,318 40.54	60,359 29.02	62,084 29.85	72,756 34.98	77,411 37.22	119,037 57.23
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	43-4031	290	34.67	58,782 28.26	1.11	48,847 23.48	63,750 30.65	48,362 23.25	51,559 24.79	56,767 27.29	65,670 31.57	68,538 32.95
Customer Service Representatives	43-4051	5,660	2.18	48,377 23.26	0.57	35,803 17.21	54,664 26.28	34,836 16.75	37,495 18.03	43,905 21.11	54,257 26.08	72,108 34.67
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	43-4061	220	17.03	79,054 38.01	3.85	56,621 27.22	90,270 43.40	50,315 24.19	60,872 29.27	78,107 37.55	99,670 47.92	99,670 47.92
File Clerks	43-4071	150	10.66	45,787 22.01	1.71	36,804 17.69	50,279 24.17	37,459 18.01	37,606 18.08	48,015 23.08	49,548 23.82	59,457 28.58
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	43-4081	560	8.98	37,281 17.92	0.80	34,075 16.38	38,885 18.69	33,379 16.05	35,319 16.98	36,547 17.57	37,418 17.99	44,027 21.17
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	43-4111	570	7.41	48,035 23.09	1.16	40,368 19.41	51,868 24.94	38,208 18.37	43,680 21.00	47,403 22.79	48,610 23.37	57,307 27.55
Library Assistants, Clerical	43-4121	280	29.78	48,065 23.11	5.82	35,895 17.26	54,150 26.03	36,837 17.71	36,837 17.71	47,330 22.75	60,279 28.98	60,279 28.98
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	43-4131	320	7.76	59,426 28.57	1.72	44,957 21.61	66,660 32.05	42,447 20.41	49,651 23.87	58,483 28.12	63,570 30.56	75,426 36.26
Order Clerks	43-4151	230	9.29	47,165 22.68	2.69	40,518 19.48	50,489 24.27	39,578 19.03	42,975 20.66	43,996 21.15	46,883 22.54	60,901 29.28
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	43-4161	290	7.91	56,547 27.19	1.33	44,192 21.25	62,724 30.16	41,638 20.02	48,190 23.17	54,995 26.44	62,590 30.09	72,696 34.95
Receptionists and Information Clerks	43-4171	3,310	2.27	42,435 20.40	0.41	35,116 16.88	46,095 22.16	34,320 16.50	36,812 17.70	40,607 19.52	46,451 22.33	51,899 24.95
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	43-4199	980	8.15	61,648 29.64	1.35	43,945 21.13	70,499 33.89	38,091 18.31	47,756 22.96	61,506 29.57	72,696 34.95	80,496 38.70
Material Recording, Scheduling, Dispatching, and Distributing Workers	43-5000	5,180	2.75	57,158 27.48	0.54	41,063 19.74	65,205 31.35	38,239 18.38	45,574 21.91	54,795 26.34	70,117 33.71	76,654 36.85
Couriers and Messengers	43-5021	140	11.25	41,581 19.99	1.58	35,572 17.10	44,586 21.44	33,325 16.02	39,015 18.76	40,913 19.67	44,251 21.27	52,093 25.04
Public Safety Telecommunicators	43-5031	130	26.97	68,706 33.03	4.26	54,695 26.30	75,712 36.40	50,066 24.07	61,006 29.33	61,023 29.34	76,654 36.85	95,835 46.07
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	43-5032	490	6.20	56,555 27.19	1.38	41,018 19.72	64,323 30.92	37,998 18.27	45,549 21.90	52,004 25.00	68,405 32.89	79,772 38.35
Meter Readers, Utilities	43-5041	50	26.85	58,366 28.06	4.65	48,778 23.45	63,159 30.37	49,872 23.98	49,872 23.98	49,872 23.98	62,328 29.97	80,094 38.51
Postal Service Clerks	43-5051			63,304 30.43		50,998 24.52	69,457 33.39	42,598 20.48	55,723 26.79	63,669 30.61	74,048 35.60	75,379 36.24
Postal Service Mail Carriers	43-5052			61,655 29.64		45,805 22.02	69,580 33.45	42,390 20.38	49,088 23.60	62,504 30.05	75,296 36.20	75,296 36.20
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	43-5053			61,943 29.78		46,594 22.40	69,618 33.47	42,598 20.48	52,312 25.15	65,250 31.37	74,048 35.60	74,152 35.65
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	43-5061	780	4.93	67,059 32.24	1.27	46,852 22.52	77,162 37.10	44,782 21.53	51,139 24.59	61,713 29.67	80,002 38.46	102,856 49.45
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	43-5071	1,840	3.75	49,299 23.70	0.68	37,355 17.96	55,271 26.57	35,669 17.15	40,550 19.50	47,357 22.77	54,834 26.36	63,440 30.50
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	43-5111	40	18.23	47,491 22.83	3.82	37,426 17.99	52,524 25.25	36,893 17.74	38,693 18.60	43,295 20.81	54,016 25.97	61,569 29.60
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	43-6000	11,080	1.33	57,853 27.81	0.35	39,778 19.12	66,890 32.16	37,038 17.81	44,627 21.46	52,053 25.03	66,965 32.19	84,363 40.56
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	43-6011	2,330	2.55	81,348 39.11	0.62	57,943 27.86	93,050 44.74	54,908 26.40	66,367 31.91	79,379 38.16	92,298 44.37	110,839 53.29
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	43-6012	170	11.25	71,425 34.34	2.36	50,474 24.27	81,900 39.37	38,800 18.65	62,494 30.05	71,588 34.42	80,867 38.88	102,759 49.40
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	43-6013	2,310	3.27	49,432 23.77	0.71	39,291 18.89	54,503 26.20	36,721 17.65	43,834 21.07	48,147 23.15	54,799 26.35	61,639 29.63
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	43-6014	6,280	1.58	51,884 24.94	0.33	38,131 18.33	58,761 28.25	35,967 17.29	41,351 19.88	49,252 23.68	60,480 29.08	70,611 33.95
Other Office and Administrative Support Workers	43-9000	8,010	1.46	53,916 25.92	0.44	37,124 17.85	62,312 29.96	34,798 16.73	40,331 19.39	50,215 24.14	63,732 30.64	74,610 35.87
Data Entry Keyers	43-9021	250	7.29	44,355 21.32	1.51	36,940 17.76	48,062 23.11	37,440 18.00	38,199 18.36	41,600 20.00	47,139 22.66	57,677 27.73
Word Processors and Typists	43-9022	70	22.56	51,086 24.56	3.79	41,046 19.73	56,106 26.97	39,541 19.01	43,118 20.73	46,717 22.46	56,103 26.97	65,965 31.71
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	43-9041	140	12.13	64,037 30.79	2.36	47,656 22.91	72,228 34.72	47,201 22.69	50,782 24.41	60,088 28.89	75,615 36.35	84,812 40.77
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	43-9051	250	9.81	44,236 21.27	1.72	37,722 18.14	47,493 22.83	36,968 17.77	39,520 19.00	43,767 21.04	43,920 21.12	58,677 28.21
Office Clerks, General	43-9061	5,910	1.56	55,218 26.55	0.48	38,200 18.37	63,727 30.64	34,762 16.71	42,489 20.43	52,685 25.33	63,732 30.64	74,610 35.87
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	43-9071	40	22.30	52,277 25.13	4.78	37,899 18.22	59,466 28.59	37,925 18.23	37,926 18.23	49,480 23.79	62,104 29.86	66,546 31.99
Statistical Assistants	43-9111	60	26.99	54,799 26.35	4.23	44,764 21.52	59,816 28.76	40,102 19.28	49,174 23.64	52,004 25.00	63,619 30.59	63,619 30.59
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	43-9199	1,270	4.97	50,355 24.21	1.58	34,342 16.51	58,362 28.06	34,652 16.66	34,856 16.76	45,012 21.64	60,515 29.09	74,344 35.74

Maryland Department of Labor
Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics Program

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Last updated May 2025