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1999 Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates for Office and Administrative Support Occupations for Orlando, FL, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Employment, Median Hourly, Mean Hourly and Mean Annual definitions are listed below.


Occupation Title Employment Median Hourly Mean Hourly Mean Annual (1)
Office and Administrative Support Occupations 159,510 $10.03 $11.07 $23,030
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers (3) 8,820 $14.31 $15.43 $32,090
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service (3) 2,830 $8.00 $8.12 $16,890
Bill and Account Collectors (3) 2,230 $10.95 $11.12 $23,140
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks (3) 14,620 $10.45 $10.84 $22,540
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks (3) 1,300 $11.34 $11.73 $24,400
Procurement Clerks (3) 420 $11.24 $11.52 $23,950
Tellers (3) 3,360 $8.49 $8.57 $17,830
Brokerage Clerks (3) (5) $10.16 $11.66 $24,260
Correspondence Clerks 80 $8.55 $9.06 $18,850
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks (3) (5) $10.36 $10.91 $22,690
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks 370 $10.93 $11.57 $24,060
Customer Service Representatives 16,630 $9.78 $10.99 $22,850
File Clerks (3) 1,940 $8.09 $9.21 $19,150
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks (3) 1,050 $7.61 $7.60 $15,820
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan (3) 180 $8.28 $8.62 $17,930
Library Assistants, Clerical 390 $8.87 $8.74 $18,190
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 760 $11.56 $12.70 $26,420
New Accounts Clerks (3) (5) $9.75 $10.07 $20,930
Order Clerks 2,680 $10.75 $11.94 $24,830
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping (3) 1,530 $10.67 $11.09 $23,070
Receptionists and Information Clerks (3) 5,480 $8.41 $8.77 $18,240
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks 2,960 $9.35 $9.96 $20,710
Cargo and Freight Agents (3) 540 $10.10 $11.89 $24,740
Couriers and Messengers (3) 640 $7.75 $8.26 $17,190
Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers (3) 310 $11.65 $12.13 $25,230
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance (3) 1,650 $11.62 $12.67 $26,350
Meter Readers, Utilities (3) 270 $10.57 $11.14 $23,180
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks (3) 1,930 $12.93 $13.37 $27,820
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks (3) 5,080 $8.86 $9.36 $19,470
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers (3) 14,810 $8.18 $8.79 $18,280
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping (3) 980 $16.91 $15.55 $32,340
Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 9,160 $12.91 $13.70 $28,500
Legal Secretaries (3) (5) $14.88 $15.10 $31,410
Medical Secretaries (3) 2,880 $10.05 $10.14 $21,100
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 7,940 $10.13 $10.60 $22,040
Computer Operators (3) 1,260 $12.04 $12.77 $26,560
Data Entry Keyers (3) 3,520 $8.42 $8.90 $18,520
Word Processors and Typists (3) 610 $9.90 $10.10 $21,010
Desktop Publishers 180 $12.95 $13.84 $28,790
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service (3) 1,940 $8.16 $8.61 $17,910
Office Clerks, General 16,320 $8.97 $9.25 $19,230
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer (3) 510 $9.88 $11.15 $23,180
Proofreaders and Copy Markers (3) 180 $8.80 $9.31 $19,370
Statistical Assistants (3) (5) $10.14 $11.36 $23,640

Estimates for residual, "All Other", occupations are not available.
  • (1) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
  • (2) = Hourly wage rates for occupations where workers typically work fewer than 2,080 hours per year are not available.
  • (3) = Wage rates are calculated using three years of data: 1997, 1998, and 1999.
  • (4) = Median hourly wage is equal to or greater than $70.00 per hour.
  • (5) = Estimates not released due to high relative standard error.

Information compiled from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics


Terms and definitions
  • Employment: the estimated total occupational employment (not including self-employed).
  • Median Hourly Wage: the estimated 50th percentile of the distribution of wages based on data collected from employers in all industries; 50 percent of workers in an occupation earn less than the median wage, and 50 percent earn more than the median wage.
  • Mean Hourly Wage: the estimated total hourly wages of an occupation divided by its estimated employment, i.e., the average hourly wage.
  • Mean Annual Wage: the estimated total annual wages of an occupation divided by its estimated employment, i.e., the average annual wage.

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