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Office Clerks in Virginia

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

1.4% Jobs Projection
$32,400 Median Salary
10,370 Job Openings

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

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

  • Office Clerks in Virginia earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Office Clerks Work in Virginia?

In Virginia, there were 77,480 people working as Office Clerks in the year 2018.

There were 81,350 Office Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 3,870 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Virginia

Jobs for Office Clerks in this state are growing at a rate of 1.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.0%.

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Virginia Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 10,370 annual job openings, and a total of 89,040 jobs for Virginia 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 Virginia?

In 2018 wages for Office Clerks ranged from $19,170 to $52,800 with $32,400 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.22 to $25.38. The median hourly rate was $15.58.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $15.34 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.24.

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

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Top Virginia 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
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 52,160 $36,870
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 15,120 $31,000
Richmond, VA 12,860 $34,230
Roanoke, VA 3,200 $31,510
Lynchburg, VA 2,480 $26,450
Charlottesville, VA 2,400 $34,900
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 1,860 $28,250
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 1,400 $28,660
Harrisonburg, VA 1,240 $29,500
Winchester, VA-WV 1,210 $29,860
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA 1,020 $29,100

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

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