# Office Clerks, General

> Perform duties too varied and diverse to be classified in any specific office clerical occupation, requiring knowledge of office 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, office machine operation, and filing.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/office-clerks-general
- SOC code: 43-9061.00
- Career family: Office and administrative support
- Median annual pay: $45,010 (10th percentile $30,310, 90th percentile $64,680)
- Projected growth: Decline, -6.0%
- Openings a year: 249,000
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: yes
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code CES)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 32 |
| Investigative (I) | 14 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 34 |
| Enterprising (E) | 37 |
| Conventional (C) | 97 |

## What you'd do

- Working with Computers (importance 81/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 76/100)
- Getting Information (importance 72/100)
- Performing Administrative Activities (importance 68/100)
- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 64/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 63/100)
- Processing Information (importance 63/100)
- Communicating with People Outside the Organization (importance 62/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 61/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 58/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing, Coordination, Critical Thinking, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Time Management, Monitoring

## Knowledge

Administrative, English Language, Customer and Personal Service, Administration and Management, Computers and Electronics, Mathematics, Economics and Accounting, Public Safety and Security, Communications and Media, Personnel and Human Resources

## Also called

Administration Clerk, Administrative Clerk (Admin Clerk), Administrative Support Specialist, Administrative Technician (Admin Tech), Agent-Licensing Clerk, Animal Hospital Clerk, Animal Shelter Clerk, Attendance Clerk, Auction Assistant, Audit Control Clerk

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Business Operations Support and Assistant Services](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5204) (CIP 5204, 758 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Bellevue University-Nebraska](https://www.collegesref.com/college/bellevue-university-nebraska-206) | Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | $67,452 | $83,581 | $19,499 |
| [Valdosta State University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/valdosta-state-university-3105) | Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | $42,670 | $60,715 | $25,991 |

## Related careers

- [Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/secretaries-and-administrative-assistants-except-legal-medical-and-executive): $47,540 median pay
- [File Clerks](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/file-clerks): $43,600 median pay
- [Receptionists and Information Clerks](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/receptionists-and-information-clerks): $38,010 median pay
- [Administrative Services Managers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/administrative-services-managers): $114,130 median pay
- [Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/medical-secretaries-and-administrative-assistants): $45,930 median pay
- [Correspondence Clerks](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/correspondence-clerks): $46,800 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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