Office Clerks in Texas

Get the information you need to know about working as an Office Clerk.

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

• Projected employment for Office Clerks in Texas is growing faster than average.

• Office Clerks in Texas 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 Texas?

There were approximately 330,250 workers employed as Office Clerks in this state in 2018.

There were 355,300 Office Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 25,050 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Office Clerks in this state are growing at a rate of 6.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.0%.

Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 46,760 annual job openings, and a total of 394,610 jobs for Texas 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 Texas?

In 2018 wages for Office Clerks ranged from $19,680 to $57,050 with $33,850 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.46 to $27.43. The median hourly rate was $16.28.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $15.64 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.64.

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

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Top Texas 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
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	97,030	$34,260
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	77,240	$36,270
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	27,120	$33,000
Austin-Round Rock, TX	27,030	$38,050
El Paso, TX	8,650	$27,120
Corpus Christi, TX	5,800	$29,440
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	4,850	$33,470
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	4,400	$25,470
Lubbock, TX	4,250	$33,590
College Station-Bryan, TX	3,940	$33,270
Killeen-Temple, TX	3,690	$33,010
Laredo, TX	3,470	$25,970
Amarillo, TX	3,320	$31,710
Midland, TX	3,290	$38,400
Waco, TX	3,250	$31,180
Tyler, TX	2,650	$30,830
Longview, TX	2,490	$33,280
Odessa, TX	2,290	$37,880
Abilene, TX	1,740	$31,730
Texarkana, TX-AR	1,550	$28,730
Wichita Falls, TX	1,410	$29,860
Sherman-Denison, TX	1,300	$30,100
Victoria, TX	1,220	$30,720
San Angelo, TX	1,110	$31,670

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.