Office Clerks in Washington

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

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

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

• Office Clerks in Washington 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 Washington?

73,370 people worked as Office Clerks in 2018 in this state.

There were 70,440 Office Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 2,930 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Washington

Jobs for Office Clerks in this state are growing at a rate of 13.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.0%.

Washington Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 10,420 annual Office Clerks job openings in Washington, and 85,650 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 356,200 annual jobs and 3,086,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Office Clerks Make in Washington?

In 2018 wages for Office Clerks ranged from $26,310 to $58,490 with $37,780 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.65 to $28.12. The median hourly rate was $18.16.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $17.48 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.68.

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

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Top Washington 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
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	41,270	$39,770
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	20,940	$36,570
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	6,030	$34,500
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	2,940	$34,950
Kennewick-Richland, WA	2,780	$34,880
Bellingham, WA	2,350	$37,520
Yakima, WA	2,300	$35,680
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	2,040	$36,420
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	1,080	$38,040
Wenatchee, WA	920	$35,860
Longview, WA	830	$34,730
Walla Walla, WA	690	$34,490
Lewiston, ID-WA	630	$28,660

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.