Office Clerks in Ohio

Is Ohio a good place for you to work as an Office Clerk?

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

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

• Office Clerks in Ohio 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 Ohio?

109,130 people worked as Office Clerks in 2018 in this state.

There were 100,760 Office Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 8,370 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Ohio

Jobs for Office Clerks in this state are declining at a rate of 3.0% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.0%.

Ohio Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 10,500 annual job openings, and a total of 91,650 jobs for Ohio 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 Ohio?

In 2018 wages for Office Clerks ranged from $19,840 to $52,190 with $32,730 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.54 to $25.09. The median hourly rate was $15.74.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $14.88 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.86.

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

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Top Ohio 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
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	21,760	$33,370
Columbus, OH	19,250	$35,680
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	19,030	$33,840
Dayton, OH	7,900	$33,520
Akron, OH	6,570	$33,100
Toledo, OH	5,920	$32,210
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	5,110	$30,100
Canton-Massillon, OH	4,570	$27,250
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	2,960	$27,680
Wheeling, WV-OH	1,600	$27,940
Springfield, OH	1,010	$30,250
Mansfield, OH	990	$28,910
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	980	$28,260
Lima, OH	940	$31,710

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.