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Office clerks, general
You do general office work: filing, answering phones, data entry and mail. No college degree needed.
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Starting pay ranges from about $10.85/hr in Kansas to $22.37/hr in Washington, DC.
Pay in every state
| State | Start | 2 years |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $9.99–12.13/hr | $15/hr |
| Alaska | $17.94–20.83/hr | $24.95/hr |
| Arizona | $16.66–18.38/hr | $22.32/hr |
| Arkansas | $12.21–14.70/hr | $17.81/hr |
| California | $17.40–19.44/hr | $23.30/hr |
| Colorado | $18.34–22.28/hr | $25.75/hr |
| Connecticut | $17.10–19.53/hr | $23.21/hr |
| Delaware | $15–16.27/hr | $20.55/hr |
| Florida | $14.85–17.34/hr | $21.37/hr |
| Georgia | $13.35–16.57/hr | $19.51/hr |
| Hawaii | $14.93–17.59/hr | $20.35/hr |
| Idaho | $14.20–17.74/hr | $21.55/hr |
| Illinois | $15.17–17.82/hr | $21.99/hr |
| Indiana | $13.71–17.31/hr | $21.40/hr |
| Iowa | $14.26–17.39/hr | $21.30/hr |
| Kansas | $9.78–10.85/hr | $15.56/hr |
| Kentucky | $10.89–14.63/hr | $18.21/hr |
| Louisiana | $10.06–12.21/hr | $15.62/hr |
| Maine | $16.55–18.73/hr | $21.78/hr |
| Maryland | $16.18–18.55/hr | $22.73/hr |
| Massachusetts | $17.19–20.36/hr | $24.01/hr |
| Michigan | $14.85–17.54/hr | $21.55/hr |
| Minnesota | $16.21–19.27/hr | $23/hr |
| Mississippi | $10.29–13.23/hr | $16.78/hr |
| Missouri | $14.38–16.92/hr | $20.37/hr |
| Montana | $15.48–18.57/hr | $22.35/hr |
| Nebraska | $13.67–15.46/hr | $18.18/hr |
| Nevada | $14.25–17.68/hr | $21.86/hr |
| New Hampshire | $15.65–19.26/hr | $23.57/hr |
| New Jersey | $16.74–19/hr | $23.35/hr |
| New Mexico | $13.34–15.30/hr | $17.85/hr |
| New York | $16.48–17.71/hr | $22.06/hr |
| North Carolina | $13.30–16.59/hr | $20.08/hr |
| North Dakota | $16.15–20.52/hr | $24.11/hr |
| Ohio | $13.35–16.78/hr | $21/hr |
| Oklahoma | $10.56–14.30/hr | $17.90/hr |
| Oregon | $17.37–20.35/hr | $23.99/hr |
| Pennsylvania | $14.25–17.75/hr | $21.61/hr |
| Rhode Island | $16.37–19.07/hr | $23/hr |
| South Carolina | $9.41–13.89/hr | $17.71/hr |
| South Dakota | $13.65–15.09/hr | $18.54/hr |
| Tennessee | $12.87–15.45/hr | $18.68/hr |
| Texas | $11.81–14.78/hr | $18.75/hr |
| Utah | $13.75–17.07/hr | $21.18/hr |
| Vermont | $17.76–20.06/hr | $23.23/hr |
| Virginia | $15.24–18.08/hr | $22.31/hr |
| Washington | $18.56–21.49/hr | $24.28/hr |
| Washington, DC | $18.92–22.37/hr | $26.46/hr |
| West Virginia | $11.61–13.85/hr | $16.84/hr |
| Wisconsin | $13.04–17.66/hr | $21.63/hr |
| Wyoming | $13.96–17.12/hr | $20.60/hr |
Estimates, May 2025. Start = what the lowest-paid 10–25% earn; 2 years = the median. US Bureau of Labor Statistics
What it takes
Before you're hired
Once you're hired
A normal day
You work in an office filing papers, entering data, answering calls and sorting mail. You help coworkers with whatever needs doing that day. Tasks change from hour to hour.
The good parts
Huge number of openings. Fast to get hired. Exposure to many office roles.
The hard parts
Repetitive and simple work. Pay is lower than skilled office jobs. Sitting most of the day.
Where it leads
Office supervisor (after 2–5 years). the clerk role itself grows little, but it leads to admin assistant, bookkeeping and HR jobs.
Quick answers
Do office clerks, general need a college degree?
No. You can start now: nothing needed.
How long is the training for office clerks, general?
1–4 weeks of paid training at work.
How much do office clerks, general make?
About $14.57–17.48 an hour to start and $21.64 an hour at the median across the US (May 2025).
Is it a fit for you?
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Last updated October 13, 2026. Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Jobs: BLS Employment Projections 2025–35. Training, costs and requirements: Jetted Fox research (estimates). This site includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Jetted Fox has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Facts, not advice.