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Office Clerks in New Mexico

Office Clerks in New Mexico

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-3% Jobs Projection
$23,690 Median Salary
1,120 Job Openings

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

  • Employment for Office Clerks in New Mexico is expected to decrease.

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

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How Many Office Clerks Work in New Mexico?

7,690 people worked as Office Clerks in 2018 in this state.

There were 9,300 Office Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 1,610 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for New Mexico

Jobs for Office Clerks in this state are declining at a rate of 3.2% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.0%.

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New Mexico Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 1,120 annual job openings, and a total of 9,800 jobs for New Mexico 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 New Mexico?

In 2018 wages for Office Clerks ranged from $17,330 to $37,600 with $23,690 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.33 to $18.08. The median hourly rate was $11.39.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $11.36 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.03.

The median salary in New Mexico is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Mexico 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
Albuquerque, NM 3,350 $24,530
Las Cruces, NM 720 $22,480
Santa Fe, NM 690 $27,000
Farmington, NM 450 $20,670

Top States for Office Clerks Employment

The table below shows the states 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

References

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