Office Clerks in Pennsylvania

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

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

• Office Clerks in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania?

In 2018, there were 162,570 Office Clerks working in the state.

There were 154,400 Office Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 8,170 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Pennsylvania

Jobs for Office Clerks in this state are declining at a rate of 2.8% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.0%.

Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 16,420 annual job openings, and a total of 143,280 jobs for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Office Clerks ranged from $19,760 to $53,920 with $33,720 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.5 to $25.92. The median hourly rate was $16.21.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $15.48 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.73.

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

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Top Pennsylvania 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	187,220	$33,250
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	71,420	$35,860
Pittsburgh, PA	31,960	$32,660
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	9,560	$34,450
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	9,240	$35,040
Lancaster, PA	7,170	$33,510
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA	6,530	$31,830
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	5,110	$30,100
York-Hanover, PA	4,620	$33,330
Reading, PA	4,470	$34,350
Erie, PA	3,050	$30,090
State College, PA	2,870	$33,870
Altoona, PA	1,610	$28,910
Williamsport, PA	1,570	$31,760
Johnstown, PA	1,560	$27,290
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	1,480	$31,830
East Stroudsburg, PA	1,300	$30,860
Lebanon, PA	1,210	$30,660
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	920	$27,560
Gettysburg, PA	860	$31,390

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

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.