Office Support Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

About 320,000 office support are working in the US. Unemployment for workers ranks low among occupations in the US. In 2008, 4% of employees were not able to find jobs.

Area Job Conditions

Popular cities for office support include Springfield (Illinois), Corvallis (Oregon), and Carson City (Nevada), and the least popular are Reading (Pennsylvania), McAllen (Texas), and Lancaster (Pennsylvania).

Workers looking for high paying jobs should consider Flagstaff (Arizona), Fort Smith (Arkansas), and Champaign (Illinois), and avoid Miami (Florida), Gainesville (Florida), and Deltona (Florida).

Training and Education

Employees often get short-term on-the-job training before beginning their career. About 32% of office support have four year degrees. Workers that went to college (but did not get a bachelor's degree) are about 43% of the total. Some employees, about 25%, did not pursue education beyond high-school. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Part-time office support are 14% of the total. Among workers, about 7% are self-employed.

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Office Support Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of office support compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for office support.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Birmingham	$35,000	980
Mobile	$31,000	400
Huntsville	$34,000	320
Montgomery	$31,000	280
Tuscaloosa	$25,000	120
Dothan	$26,000	90
Auburn	$23,000	70
Anniston	$38,000	40
Florence	$28,000	40

Alaska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Anchorage	$43,000	890

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Phoenix	$36,000	1,550
Tucson	$32,000	250
Prescott	$40,000	50
Flagstaff	$54,000	40

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Fayetteville	$31,000	830
Little Rock	$28,000	640
Fort Smith	$42,000	210
Jonesboro	$24,000	30

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Sacramento	$28,000	4,590
Santa Ana	$32,000	4,350
San Diego	$28,000	4,170
Riverside	$28,000	3,370
San Jose	$39,000	2,660
Oakland	$42,000	2,320
San Francisco	$41,000	1,860
Fresno	$26,000	1,570
Santa Barbara	$29,000	1,510
Bakersfield	$36,000	550
Santa Rosa	$26,000	420
Modesto	$26,000	350
Vallejo	$31,000	280
Salinas	$28,000	220
Napa	$35,000	120
Visalia	$30,000	110
Madera	$21,000	80
Redding	$24,000	60
Merced	$39,000	60
Yuba City	$34,000	40

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Denver	$34,000	1,830
Boulder	$41,000	700
Colorado Springs	$32,000	360
Fort Collins	$33,000	70
Grand Junction	$28,000	50

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Hartford	$34,000	880
Bridgeport	$27,000	440
New Haven	$26,000	430
Danbury	$23,000	190

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$29,000	390
Dover	$32,000	60

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$37,000	3,400

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Orlando	$24,000	2,280
Miami	$21,000	2,110
Tampa	$27,000	1,570
Lakeland	$30,000	1,300
Deltona	$23,000	470
Sarasota	$28,000	450
West Palm Beach	$28,000	350
Gainesville	$22,000	330
Pensacola	$23,000	270
Cape Coral	$27,000	200
Ocala	$22,000	200
Port St Lucie	$21,000	190
Palm Bay	$31,000	190
Tallahassee	$27,000	180
Fort Walton Beach	$35,000	80
Panama City	$33,000	50
Sebastian	$30,000	30

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Atlanta	$30,000	2,400
Augusta	$30,000	120
Warner Robins	$33,000	90
Columbus	$30,000	80
Macon	$30,000	60
Savannah	$32,000	50

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu	$31,000	1,830

Idaho

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boise	$40,000	350
Coeur Dalene		30

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Chicago	$35,000	21,410
Springfield	$33,000	2,080
Bloomington	$29,000	830
Peoria	$27,000	710
Champaign	$46,000	460
Rockford	$28,000	390
Kankakee	$32,000	150
Decatur	$32,000	120
Danville		80

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Indianapolis	$35,000	1,090
Fort Wayne	$31,000	130
Evansville	$29,000	60
South Bend	$31,000	60
Columbus		50
Lafayette	$26,000	40

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Davenport	$32,000	360
Des Moines	$25,000	330
Iowa City	$22,000	300
Cedar Rapids	$29,000	110
Waterloo	$27,000	50

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wichita	$27,000	370
Topeka	$28,000	110

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Louisville	$31,000	1,340
Lexington	$28,000	510
Bowling Green	$29,000	50

Louisiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New Orleans	$32,000	520
Baton Rouge	$29,000	380
Shreveport	$25,000	190
Monroe	$35,000	90
Lafayette	$28,000	80
Lake Charles	$30,000	30

Maine

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Portland	$28,000	200
Bangor	$28,000	140
Lewiston	$32,000	80

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Baltimore	$38,000	2,940
Bethesda	$44,000	1,140
Hagerstown	$33,000	150
Salisbury	$44,000	90

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Boston	$37,000	1,380
Haverhill	$21,000	220
Springfield	$28,000	210
Lawrence	$25,000	170
Worcester	$34,000	90
Framingham	$39,000	80
Lowell	$37,000	50

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Warren	$34,000	3,620
Detroit	$36,000	1,550
Lansing	$36,000	1,030
Grand Rapids	$36,000	930
Holland	$33,000	360
Flint	$38,000	320
Ann Arbor	$35,000	310
Kalamazoo	$29,000	290
Saginaw	$34,000	200
Battle Creek	$31,000	140
Muskegon	$36,000	130
Jackson	$42,000	100
Monroe	$31,000	100
Niles	$33,000	90
Bay City	$27,000	60

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Minneapolis	$33,000	6,820
Duluth	$28,000	180
St Cloud	$26,000	140

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Jackson	$36,000	150
Gulfport	$40,000	60

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers
St Louis	$32,000	1,750
Kansas City	$31,000	1,130
Springfield	$27,000	230
St Joseph	$22,000	140
Columbia	$27,000	80
Jefferson City	$31,000	70

Montana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Billings	$39,000	90

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha	$29,000	690
Lincoln	$27,000	230

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Las Vegas	$29,000	8,180
Reno	$29,000	1,930
Carson City	$32,000	290

New Hampshire

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Nashua	$23,000	630
Portsmouth	$27,000	540
Manchester	$26,000	470
Rochester	$23,000	270

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Newark	$31,000	2,740
Edison	$35,000	1,670
Camden	$31,000	1,060
Atlantic City	$35,000	340
Vineland	$37,000	90
Ocean City	$35,000	40

New Mexico

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Santa Fe	$32,000	320
Albuquerque	$28,000	300
Las Cruces	$27,000	180

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New York	$28,000	13,140
Albany	$39,000	1,490
Buffalo	$45,000	1,370
Nassau	$42,000	1,370
Rochester	$32,000	1,010
Utica	$30,000	180
Glens Falls	$26,000	50

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Charlotte	$34,000	770
Raleigh	$30,000	600
Winston Salem	$33,000	280
Durham	$34,000	170
Greensboro	$30,000	170
Fayetteville	$33,000	120
Wilmington	$33,000	100
Asheville	$27,000	80
Burlington		50
Hickory	$36,000	40
Rocky Mount	$26,000	40

North Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Fargo	$28,000	120
Grand Forks	$30,000	30

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Cincinnati	$32,000	1,570
Cleveland	$42,000	1,500
Columbus		1,290
Dayton	$31,000	540
Akron	$31,000	310
Toledo	$31,000	240
Youngstown	$30,000	210
Canton	$27,000	130
Mansfield	$30,000	70
Sandusky	$27,000	50

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Oklahoma City	$32,000	180
Tulsa	$30,000	120

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Portland	$30,000	6,700
Eugene	$25,000	1,860
Medford	$26,000	440
Bend	$27,000	400
Corvallis	$22,000	380

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Pittsburgh	$31,000	1,510
Philadelphia	$35,000	1,500
Allentown	$33,000	200
Scranton	$38,000	140
York	$38,000	120
Erie	$32,000	60
Lancaster	$33,000	50
Reading	$37,000	40
Johnstown	$37,000	40
Lebanon	$37,000	40

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence	$25,000	1,840

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Greenville	$30,000	220
Columbia	$31,000	210
Charleston	$32,000	100
Spartanburg	$24,000	30

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Nashville	$35,000	550
Chattanooga	$23,000	120
Knoxville	$29,000	100
Kingsport	$30,000	80
Johnson City	$35,000	60
Jackson	$28,000	50
Clarksville	$36,000	40

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Fort Worth	$32,000	980
Houston	$35,000	970
Dallas	$37,000	960
San Antonio	$34,000	530
Killeen	$34,000	260
Austin	$35,000	250
Abilene	$38,000	130
Waco	$29,000	90
Corpus Christi	$28,000	80
San Angelo	$27,000	70
Laredo	$31,000	60
Amarillo	$26,000	50
Mcallen	$27,000	50
Midland	$23,000	50
Texarkana	$37,000	50
Wichita Falls	$32,000	40
Lubbock	$23,000	30

Utah

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Salt Lake City	$31,000	800
Ogden	$32,000	80
St George	$25,000	30

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Virginia Beach	$35,000	1,330
Charlottesville	$34,000	470
Roanoke	$30,000	250
Lynchburg	$30,000	140

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Seattle	$33,000	5,880
Tacoma	$32,000	990
Spokane	$28,000	880
Bellingham	$31,000	330
Bremerton	$30,000	290
Olympia	$32,000	280
Yakima	$28,000	270
Kennewick	$35,000	250
Longview	$26,000	120
Mount Vernon	$27,000	100
Wenatchee	$30,000	90

West Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Charleston	$31,000	100
Huntington	$26,000	60

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Milwaukee	$30,000	1,010
Madison	$29,000	450
Green Bay	$25,000	240
Oshkosh	$27,000	160
Appleton	$28,000	100
Wausau	$24,000	90
Eau Claire	$25,000	90
La Crosse	$31,000	60
Racine	$26,000	60

Wyoming

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Cheyenne	$33,000	140
Casper	$30,000	40

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