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2016 - 2026 Connecticut Employment Projections for Office and Administrative Support Occupations
  Office and Administrative Support Occupations - Employment Projections (2016-2026)
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Click for a list of related Office and Administrative Support OccupationsOffice and Administrative Support Occupations272,579270,985-1,594-0.6%13,86516,250-15929,956$20.03$41,670
Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers25,10425,5924881.9%9841,463492,496
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers job descriptionFirst-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersTop Occupation by Openings25,10425,5924881.9%9841,463492,496$30.56$63,575HS
5 years
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Communications Equipment Operators892720-172-19.3%4956-1788
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service job descriptionSwitchboard Operators, Including Answering Service640496-144-22.5%3638-1460$18.32$38,108HS
Short OJT
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Financial Clerks37,64037,217-423-1.1%2,0052,013-423,976
Bill and Account Collectors job descriptionBill and Account Collectors2,6752,594-81-3.0%99173-8264$22.20$46,174HS
Mod. OJT
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Billing and Posting Clerks job descriptionBilling and Posting ClerksTop Occupation by Openings6,0426,72468211.3%27335168692$22.01$45,785HS
Mod. OJT
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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks job descriptionBookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksTop Occupation by Openings20,11719,689-428-2.1%1,232956-432,145$22.38$46,532Some college
No degree
Mod. OJT
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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks job descriptionPayroll and Timekeeping Clerks2,1332,078-55-2.6%89118-6201$25.06$52,121HS
Mod. OJT
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Procurement Clerks job descriptionProcurement Clerks803779-24-3.0%3351-282$21.36$44,444HS
Mod. OJT
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Tellers job descriptionTellersTop Occupation by Openings5,1474,609-538-10.4%250313-54509$16.09$33,471HS
Short OJT
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Information and Record Clerks62,13763,9771,8403.0%3,3524,4321847,968
Brokerage Clerks job descriptionBrokerage Clerks72272420.3%1855073$27.81$57,843HS
Mod. OJT
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Correspondence Clerks job descriptionCorrespondence Clerks626200.0%3407$19.82$41,220HS
Short OJT
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Court, Municipal, and License Clerks job descriptionCourt, Municipal, and License Clerks1,1551,168131.1%5246199$23.97$49,869HS
Mod. OJT
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Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks job descriptionCredit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks226218-8-3.5%814-121$17.83$37,085HS
Mod. OJT
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Customer Service Representatives job descriptionCustomer Service RepresentativesTop Occupation by Openings32,32833,0166882.1%1,6702,451694,190$18.66$38,804HS
Short OJT
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Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs job descriptionEligibility Interviewers, Government Programs88288420.2%3542077$29.50$61,354HS
Mod. OJT
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File Clerks job descriptionFile Clerks1,1801,041-139-11.8%6867-14121$16.11$33,502HS
Short OJT
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Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks job descriptionHotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks1,6721,7931217.2%9617112279$11.83$24,607HS
Short OJT
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Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan job descriptionInterviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan1,5781,643654.1%861016193$19.67$40,913HS
Short OJT
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Library Assistants, Clerical job descriptionLibrary Assistants, Clerical1,5181,612946.2%124949227$13.93$28,968HS
Short OJT
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Loan Interviewers and Clerks job descriptionLoan Interviewers and Clerks1,7841,9041206.7%6610612184$22.58$46,962HS
Short OJT
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New Accounts Clerks job descriptionNew Accounts Clerks9692-4-4.2%46010$18.43$38,354HS
Mod. OJT
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Order Clerks job descriptionOrder Clerks1,4051,344-61-4.3%6490-6148$19.67$40,923HS
Short OJT
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Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping job descriptionHuman Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping1,2751,224-51-4.0%5384-5132$22.48$46,747Associates
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Receptionists and Information Clerks job descriptionReceptionists and Information ClerksTop Occupation by Openings13,92014,7027825.6%890950781,918$16.40$34,116HS
Short OJT
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Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks job descriptionReservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks730778486.6%3245582$15.92$33,103HS
Short OJT
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Information and Record Clerks, All Other job descriptionInformation and Record Clerks, All Other1,6041,77216810.5%8210617205$21.10$43,881HS
Short OJT
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Material Recording, Scheduling, Dispatching, and Distributing Workers46,95148,9411,9904.2%2,2162,8981995,313
Cargo and Freight Agents job descriptionCargo and Freight Agents4585044610.0%1524544 HS
Short OJT
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Couriers and Messengers job descriptionCouriers and Messengers834893597.1%4038684$14.86$30,923HS
Short OJT
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Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers job descriptionPolice, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers1,2251,311867.0%45689122$26.76$55,642HS
Mod. OJT
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Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance job descriptionDispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance2,7362,648-88-3.2%95145-9231$19.88$41,333HS
Mod. OJT
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Meter Readers, Utilities job descriptionMeter Readers, Utilities171162-9-5.3%57-111$28.76$59,829HS
Short OJT
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Postal Service Clerks job descriptionPostal Service Clerks9961,069737.3%5228787$28.81$59,942HS
Short OJT
Available training programs for Postal Service ClerksSearch for employers using InfoGroupSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Postal Service Mail Carriers job descriptionPostal Service Mail Carriers4,3804,7043247.4%17612832336$29.23$60,812HS
Short OJT
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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators job descriptionPostal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators1,1221,145232.0%4832282$28.18$58,611HS
Short OJT
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Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks job descriptionProduction, Planning, and Expediting ClerksTop Occupation by Openings4,6355,18955411.9%17031955544$24.66$51,292HS
Mod. OJT
Available training programs for Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksSearch for employers using InfoGroupSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks job descriptionShipping, Receiving, and Traffic ClerksTop Occupation by Openings6,6686,9122443.7%26540424693$17.35$36,082HS
Short OJT
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Stock Clerks and Order Fillers job descriptionStock Clerks and Order FillersTop Occupation by Openings23,10423,7456412.8%1,2791,669643,012$12.30$25,590HS
Short OJT
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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping job descriptionWeighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping622659375.9%2537466$17.73$36,870HS
Short OJT
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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants48,10143,777-4,324-9.0%2,4752,407-4324,450
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants job descriptionExecutive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsTop Occupation by Openings8,4576,753-1,704-20.1%410398-170638$34.38$71,518HS
5 years
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Legal Secretaries job descriptionLegal Secretaries1,5351,219-316-20.6%7472-32114$25.64$53,329HS
Mod. OJT
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Medical Secretaries job descriptionMedical SecretariesTop Occupation by Growth4,0924,77067816.6%23923268539$20.25$42,121HS
Mod. OJT
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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive job descriptionSecretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveTop Occupation by Openings34,01731,035-2,982-8.8%1,7521,704-2983,158$21.60$44,936HS
Short OJT
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Other Office and Administrative Support Workers51,75450,761-993-1.9%2,7852,981-995,667
Computer Operators job descriptionComputer Operators346272-74-21.4%1219-724$27.19$56,543HS
Mod. OJT
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Data Entry Keyers job descriptionData Entry Keyers1,5371,190-347-22.6%7088-35123$18.60$38,682HS
Short OJT
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Word Processors and Typists job descriptionWord Processors and Typists1,032692-340-33.0%5541-3462$20.39$42,407HS
Short OJT
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Desktop Publishers job descriptionDesktop Publishers9689-7-7.3%46-19$24.53$51,016Associates
Short OJT
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Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks job descriptionInsurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksTop Occupation by Openings5,2935,82753410.1%23831253603$23.70$49,286HS
Mod. OJT
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Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service job descriptionMail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service1,7001,605-95-5.6%9093-10173$16.71$34,741HS
Short OJT
Available training programs for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceSearch for employers using InfoGroupSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Office Clerks, General job descriptionOffice Clerks, GeneralTop Occupation by Openings33,99433,077-917-2.7%1,9681,918-923,794$18.00$37,453HS
Short OJT
Available training programs for Office Clerks, GeneralSearch for employers using InfoGroupSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer job descriptionOffice Machine Operators, Except Computer727601-126-17.3%2944-1360$17.85$37,136HS
Short OJT
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Proofreaders and Copy Markers job descriptionProofreaders and Copy Markers134132-2-1.5%119020$16.71$34,751Bachelors
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Statistical Assistants job descriptionStatistical Assistants848844.8%46010$32.26$67,096Bachelors
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Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other job descriptionOffice and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherTop Occupation by Openings6,8117,1883775.5%30444538787$11.38$23,665HS
Short OJT
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