Office Clerks in North Carolina

Want to work in North Carolina as an Office Clerk? Read this first!

You’re in luck! Jobs for Office Clerks in North Carolina are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Office Clerks in North Carolina is growing slower than average.

• Office Clerks in North Carolina 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 North Carolina?

In 2018, there were 82,630 Office Clerks working in the state.

There were 83,080 Office Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 450 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 33,310 Office Clerks working in it, which means North Carolina has more Office Clerks than average.

Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Office Clerks in this state are growing at a rate of 1.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.0%.

North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 10,260 annual job openings, and a total of 88,100 jobs for North Carolina 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 North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Office Clerks ranged from $18,920 to $48,820 with $30,230 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.1 to $23.47. The median hourly rate was $14.53.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $13.97 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.56.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top North Carolina 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
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	20,810	$31,230
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	15,120	$31,000
Raleigh, NC	12,110	$31,300
Greensboro-High Point, NC	6,770	$30,100
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	4,760	$34,700
Winston-Salem, NC	4,320	$30,020
Asheville, NC	3,790	$30,080
Fayetteville, NC	3,710	$29,040
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	2,900	$29,500
Wilmington, NC	2,900	$28,480
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	2,570	$28,350
Greenville, NC	1,840	$28,040
Burlington, NC	1,050	$28,060
Jacksonville, NC	940	$25,420
Rocky Mount, NC	890	$28,920
New Bern, NC	860	$29,060
Goldsboro, NC	810	$29,040

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

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.