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Office Clerks in Maine

Office Clerks in Maine

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-10% Jobs Projection
$33,360 Median Salary
1,170 Job Openings

While jobs for Office Clerks in Maine are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Office Clerks in Maine is expected to decrease.

  • Office Clerks in Maine earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Office Clerks Work in Maine?

In Maine, there were 11,720 people working as Office Clerks in the year 2018.

There were 11,310 Office Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 410 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 33,310 Office Clerks working in it, which means Maine has fewer Office Clerks than average.

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Job Projections for Maine

Jobs for Office Clerks in this state are declining at a rate of 9.7% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.0%.

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Maine Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 1,170 annual job openings, and 10,520 total jobs in 2026 for Office Clerks in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 356,200 annual jobs and 3,086,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Office Clerks Make in Maine?

In 2018 wages for Office Clerks ranged from $21,480 to $49,020 with $33,360 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.33 to $23.57. The median hourly rate was $16.04.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $15.53 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.51.

The median salary in Maine is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Maine 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
Portland-South Portland, ME 3,690 $35,620
Portsmouth, NH-ME 2,330 $40,400
Bangor, ME 1,370 $32,340
Dover-Durham, NH-ME 1,250 $36,590
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 980 $33,400

Top States for Office Clerks Employment

View the list below to see where most Office Clerks work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
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
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

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