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Estimated employment30,350
Mean wage17.27
Entry wage11.29
10th percentile wage9.63
50th percentile wage16.64
90th percentile wage25.42
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Education & Health Services8,60028.3%
Professional & Business Services5,39017.8%
Trade, Transportation & Utilities5,01016.5%
Financial Activities2,8109.2%
Public Adminsitration2,1607.1%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Public Adminsitration2,16020.33
Construction2,09017.41
Education & Health Services8,60017.40
Manufacturing1,88017.32
Financial Activities2,81017.22
Office Clerks, General (43-9061)
Perform duties too varied and diverse to be classified in any specific office clerical occupation, requiring limited knowledge of office management systems and procedures. Clerical duties may be assigned in accordance with the office procedures of individual establishments and may include a combination of answering telephones, bookkeeping, typing or word processing, stenography, office machine operation, and filing.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$17.27 $20.09  -$2.82
2014$17.16+.7%$19.96 +.7%-$2.80
2013$16.82+2.0%$19.57 +2.0%-$2.74
2012$16.49+2.0%$19.18 +2.0%-$2.69
2011$16.21+1.7%$18.85 +1.7%-$2.64
2010$15.91+1.8%$18.51 +1.8%-$2.59
2009$15.66+1.6%$18.22 +1.6%-$2.55
2008$15.37+1.9%$17.87 +1.9%-$2.50
2007$14.94+2.8%$17.39 +2.8%-$2.44
2006$14.47+3.3%$16.83 +3.3%-$2.36
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$17.27 $26.98  -$9.71
2014$17.16+.7%$26.76 +.8%-$9.60
2013$16.82+2.0%$26.19 +2.2%-$9.36
2012$16.49+2.0%$25.66 +2.1%-$9.17
2011$16.21+1.7%$25.22 +1.7%-$9.01
2010$15.91+1.8%$24.82 +1.6%-$8.91
2009$15.66+1.6%$24.41 +1.7%-$8.74
2008$15.37+1.9%$24.08 +1.4%-$8.71
2007$14.94+2.8%$23.46 +2.6%-$8.51
2006$14.47+3.3%$22.71 +3.3%-$8.24

Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2015

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