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Office Clerks in Delaware
Is Delaware a good place for you to work as an Office Clerk?
While jobs for Office Clerks in Delaware are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.
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Employment for Office Clerks in Delaware is expected to decrease.
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Office Clerks in Delaware earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
What Major Will Prepare You For an Office Clerk Career?
- Business, Management & Marketing
- Business Support & Assistant Services
- General Office Occupations and Clerical Services
How Many Office Clerks Work in Delaware?
6,460 people worked as Office Clerks in 2018 in this state.
There were 6,520 Office Clerks employed in this state in 2017.
That’s a decline of 60 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 33,310 Office Clerks working in it, which means Delaware has fewer Office Clerks than average.
Job Projections for Delaware
Jobs for Office Clerks in this state are declining at a rate of 2.6% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.0%.
Delaware Annual Job Openings
The BLS estimates 810 annual job openings, and a total of 7,020 jobs for Delaware Office Clerks in 2026.
Nationwide, the prediction is 356,200 annual jobs and 3,086,000 total jobs in 2026.
What do Office Clerks Make in Delaware?
In 2018 wages for Office Clerks ranged from $19,530 to $43,500 with $29,230 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.39 to $20.91. The median hourly rate was $14.05.
In 2017 the median pay for this field was $13.63 an hour.
The hourly rate grew by $0.42.
The median salary in Delaware is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top Delaware Metros for Office Clerks
The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Office Clerks.
Metro | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 71,420 | $35,860 |
Salisbury, MD-DE | 2,450 | $27,940 |
Dover, DE | 1,010 | $28,430 |
Top States for Office Clerks Employment
View the list below to see where most Office Clerks work.
State | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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California | 331,120 | $35,320 |
Texas | 330,250 | $33,850 |
New York | 189,360 | $32,650 |
Florida | 186,860 | $29,980 |
Illinois | 165,970 | $34,530 |
Pennsylvania | 162,570 | $33,720 |
Ohio | 109,130 | $32,730 |
Michigan | 95,110 | $33,260 |
North Carolina | 82,630 | $30,230 |
Virginia | 77,480 | $32,400 |
Georgia | 77,060 | $28,470 |
Washington | 73,370 | $37,780 |
Indiana | 67,600 | $31,930 |
New Jersey | 67,480 | $33,320 |
Wisconsin | 62,230 | $34,320 |
Massachusetts | 60,130 | $37,190 |
Tennessee | 58,950 | $31,120 |
Minnesota | 55,140 | $36,360 |
Arizona | 52,150 | $33,620 |
Missouri | 42,890 | $29,870 |
Below are the states where Office Clerks get paid the most:
State | Annual Median Salary |
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Alaska | $44,160 |
District of Columbia | $42,320 |
Colorado | $38,310 |
New Hampshire | $38,290 |
Washington | $37,780 |
North Dakota | $37,620 |
Massachusetts | $37,190 |
Connecticut | $36,710 |
Rhode Island | $36,410 |
Minnesota | $36,360 |
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
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