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Office Clerks in New York
Get the information you need to know about working as an Office Clerk.
You’re in luck! Jobs for Office Clerks in New York are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.
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Projected employment for Office Clerks in New York is growing slower than average.
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Office Clerks in New York 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 New York?
There were approximately 189,360 workers employed as Office Clerks in this state in 2018.
There were 187,360 Office Clerks employed in this state in 2017.
That’s growth of 2,000 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 33,310 Office Clerks working in it, which means New York has more Office Clerks than average.
Job Projections for New York
Jobs for Office Clerks in this state are growing at a rate of 1.6% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.0%.
New York Annual Job Openings
The BLS estimates 24,080 annual job openings, and a total of 206,660 jobs for New York 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 York?
In 2018 wages for Office Clerks ranged from $21,810 to $52,000 with $32,650 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.48 to $25. The median hourly rate was $15.7.
In 2017 the median pay for this field was $15.28 an hour.
The hourly rate grew by $0.42.
The median salary in New York is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top New York 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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New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 187,220 | $33,250 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 10,260 | $34,270 |
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY | 8,850 | $31,400 |
Rochester, NY | 8,430 | $31,160 |
Syracuse, NY | 5,290 | $31,300 |
Utica-Rome, NY | 2,120 | $29,160 |
Binghamton, NY | 1,920 | $29,950 |
Kingston, NY | 1,170 | $31,180 |
Glens Falls, NY | 960 | $27,300 |
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 710 | $31,080 |
Elmira, NY | 560 | $29,500 |
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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