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Ohio employs 602,870 Office & Administrative Support professionals across 49 occupations. Explore salary ranges, top paying jobs, and career opportunities within the Office & Administrative Support industry.
The best-compensated occupations within Office & Administrative Support in Ohio, based on median salary data.
Complete breakdown of all occupations in the Office & Administrative Support industry in Ohio, sorted by median salary (highest to lowest). Click any job title for state-specific salary details.
| # | Job Title | Median Salary | Mean Salary | Employment | Hourly Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | $69,600 | $72,060 | 10,940 | $33/hr |
| 2 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $64,220 | $68,520 | 45,070 | $30/hr |
| 3 | Brokerage Clerks | $64,020 | $70,930 | 800 | $30/hr |
| 4 | Postal Service Clerks | $62,690 | $61,820 | 2,430 | $30/hr |
| 5 | Postal Service Mail Carriers | $61,130 | $62,990 | 12,680 | $29/hr |
| 6 | Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | $58,470 | $59,390 | 3,700 | $28/hr |
| 7 | Public Safety Telecommunicators | $58,100 | $55,510 | 4,550 | $27/hr |
| 8 | Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | $57,830 | $59,560 | 17,700 | $27/hr |
| 9 | Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | $57,270 | $58,530 | 5,820 | $27/hr |
| 10 | Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | $57,120 | $57,810 | 490 | $27/hr |
| 11 | Proofreaders and Copy Markers | $55,560 | $54,020 | 100 | $26/hr |
| 12 | Desktop Publishers | $53,380 | $57,570 | 60 | $25/hr |
| 13 | Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $51,080 | $53,970 | 4,360 | $24/hr |
| 14 | Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | $50,320 | $53,890 | 5,720 | $24/hr |
| 15 | Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | $50,070 | $53,640 | 4,300 | $24/hr |
| 16 | Procurement Clerks | $49,880 | $51,410 | 1,350 | $23/hr |
| 17 | Correspondence Clerks | $49,700 | $48,740 | 40 | $23/hr |
| 18 | Cargo and Freight Agents | $49,530 | $55,900 | 2,840 | $23/hr |
| 19 | Loan Interviewers and Clerks | $49,150 | $51,760 | 5,800 | $23/hr |
| 20 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $48,810 | $51,020 | 45,140 | $23/hr |
| 21 | Word Processors and Typists | $48,670 | $45,720 | 310 | $23/hr |
| 22 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | $48,380 | $51,980 | 11,160 | $23/hr |
| 23 | Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | $48,310 | $50,610 | 2,770 | $23/hr |
| 24 | New Accounts Clerks | $48,310 | $48,080 | N/A | $23/hr |
| 25 | Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | $48,030 | $50,040 | 9,550 | $23/hr |
| 26 | Statistical Assistants | $47,980 | $53,960 | 70 | $23/hr |
| 27 | Meter Readers, Utilities | $47,780 | $56,420 | 1,070 | $22/hr |
| 28 | Billing and Posting Clerks | $46,390 | $47,450 | 19,480 | $22/hr |
| 29 | Bill and Account Collectors | $46,230 | $47,020 | 6,620 | $22/hr |
| 30 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | $46,230 | $47,360 | 54,790 | $22/hr |
| 31 | Order Clerks | $46,120 | $47,350 | 3,810 | $22/hr |
| 32 | Customer Service Representatives | $45,610 | $46,870 | 85,930 | $21/hr |
| 33 | Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | $45,270 | $46,290 | 35,880 | $21/hr |
| 34 | Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping | $45,230 | $47,950 | 2,660 | $21/hr |
| 35 | Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $44,280 | $44,670 | 29,110 | $21/hr |
| 36 | Office Clerks, General | $43,680 | $44,880 | 89,310 | $21/hr |
| 37 | Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | $42,480 | $44,320 | 6,730 | $20/hr |
| 38 | File Clerks | $40,650 | $41,880 | 1,820 | $19/hr |
| 39 | Data Entry Keyers | $40,220 | $41,820 | 4,530 | $19/hr |
| 40 | Tellers | $39,810 | $41,780 | 13,890 | $19/hr |
| 41 | Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | $38,470 | $40,000 | 2,210 | $18/hr |
| 42 | Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | $38,380 | $39,010 | 750 | $18/hr |
| 43 | Couriers and Messengers | $38,320 | $38,520 | 1,710 | $18/hr |
| 44 | Telephone Operators | $36,970 | $38,730 | 220 | $17/hr |
| 45 | Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service | $36,350 | $36,620 | 990 | $17/hr |
| 46 | Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks | $36,070 | $46,460 | 1,200 | $17/hr |
| 47 | Receptionists and Information Clerks | $35,920 | $36,030 | 30,850 | $17/hr |
| 48 | Library Assistants, Clerical | $33,480 | $33,560 | 5,240 | $16/hr |
| 49 | Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | $30,630 | $31,940 | 6,320 | $14/hr |
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Ohio has 49 Office & Administrative Support occupations with 602,870 total employed workers (2025 BLS data).
The highest-paying Office & Administrative Support occupation in Ohio is Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants with a median salary of $69,600/year.
The average median salary across 49 Office & Administrative Support occupations in Ohio is $48,004/year.
Salaries in Office & Administrative Support in Ohio range from $23,040 (entry-level) to $99,330 (senior) across all occupations.
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes organize jobs into groups. Office & Administrative Support occupations use SOC prefix 43. Data comes from BLS OEWS.
Data: BLS OEWS 2025. Salary figures represent May 2025 compensation for occupations classified under SOC code 43* in Ohio. Percentile ranges (P10–P90) reflect the lowest and highest earning 10% of workers. Our Methodology · Data Sources