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Office Clerks in Minnesota
Is Minnesota a good place for you to work as an Office Clerk?
While jobs for Office Clerks in Minnesota are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.
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Employment for Office Clerks in Minnesota is expected to decrease.
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Office Clerks in Minnesota 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 Minnesota?
In Minnesota, there were 55,140 people working as Office Clerks in the year 2018.
There were 55,750 Office Clerks employed in this state in 2017.
That’s a decline of 610 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 33,310 Office Clerks working in it, which means Minnesota has more Office Clerks than average.
Job Projections for Minnesota
Jobs for Office Clerks in this state are declining at a rate of 2.4% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.0%.
Minnesota Annual Job Openings
The BLS estimates 6,450 annual job openings, and a total of 56,130 jobs for Minnesota 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 Minnesota?
In 2018 wages for Office Clerks ranged from $21,870 to $55,490 with $36,360 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.52 to $26.68. The median hourly rate was $17.48.
In 2017 the median pay for this field was $16.84 an hour.
The hourly rate grew by $0.64.
The median salary in Minnesota is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top Minnesota 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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Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 36,210 | $37,430 |
Fargo, ND-MN | 2,980 | $37,100 |
Duluth, MN-WI | 2,620 | $35,910 |
St. Cloud, MN | 2,000 | $36,150 |
Rochester, MN | 1,950 | $34,320 |
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 1,830 | $34,700 |
Mankato-North Mankato, MN | 1,040 | $34,700 |
Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1,000 | $32,850 |
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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