OCCUPATIONAL WAGES
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Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Est. empl. Mean Wage Entry wage Exp. wage 25th Per. Median Wage 75th Per.
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171 19,220 22,635 16,775 25,565 18,560 22,050 26,415
    10.90 8.05 12.30 8.90 10.60 12.70
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks 43-4181 2,870 24,405 13,525 29,845 14,705 19,465 35,515
    11.75 6.50 14.35 7.05 9.35 17.05
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 43-4199 4,550 31,280 20,430 36,705 22,715 30,075 37,690
    15.05 9.80 17.65 10.90 14.45 18.10
Cargo and Freight Agents 43-5011 2,400 37,685 27,735 42,660 31,085 37,160 44,360
    18.10 13.35 20.50 14.95 17.85 21.35
Couriers and Messengers 43-5021 1,400 21,920 16,235 24,760 17,325 20,635 25,280
    10.55 7.80 11.90 8.35 9.90 12.15
Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers 43-5031 2,730 27,885 19,350 32,155 21,805 26,765 32,955
    13.40 9.30 15.45 10.50 12.85 15.85
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-5032 4,670 33,550 21,355 39,650 25,235 32,780 41,510
    16.15 10.25 19.05 12.15 15.75 19.95
Meter Readers, Utilities 43-5041 1,450 31,450 20,910 36,720 23,895 29,600 38,570
    15.10 10.05 17.65 11.50 14.25 18.55
Postal Service Clerks 43-5051 1,570 43,455 40,165 45,100 41,080 44,390 47,700
    20.90 19.30 21.70 19.75 21.35 22.95
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052 6,850 43,975 34,780 48,575 37,735 43,965 49,730
    21.15 16.70 23.35 18.15 21.15 23.90
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 43-5053 3,570 41,840 35,310 45,105 40,680 44,125 47,570
    20.10 17.00 21.70 19.55 21.20 22.85
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061 6,300 35,905 22,070 42,820 26,380 34,745 44,390
    17.25 10.60 20.60 12.70 16.70 21.35
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 43-5071 20,170 26,075 19,090 29,570 21,150 25,620 30,010
    12.55 9.20 14.20 10.15 12.30 14.45
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 43-5081 40,130 21,025 14,330 24,375 15,710 19,755 25,465
    10.10 6.90 11.70 7.55 9.50 12.25
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 43-5111 1,890 29,770 20,000 34,650 22,305 28,040 35,765
    14.30 9.60 16.65 10.70 13.50 17.20
Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6011 31,020 33,185 23,510 38,020 26,050 31,620 38,900
    15.95 11.30 18.30 12.50 15.20 18.70
Legal Secretaries 43-6012 3,420 31,270 20,680 36,565 24,245 31,415 38,320
    15.05 9.95 17.60 11.65 15.10 18.40
Medical Secretaries 43-6013 5,720 25,725 19,865 28,660 21,055 24,525 29,295
    12.35 9.55 13.80 10.10 11.80 14.10
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-6014 31,580 25,040 17,570 28,775 19,675 23,825 29,335
    12.05 8.45 13.85 9.45 11.45 14.10
Computer Operators 43-9011 3,220 32,535 21,380 38,115 23,545 29,895 38,860
    15.65 10.30 18.30 11.30 14.35 18.70
Data Entry Keyers 43-9021 7,200 23,365 18,200 25,945 19,505 22,455 26,685
    11.25 8.75 12.45 9.40 10.80 12.85
Word Processors and Typists 43-9022 1,120 28,510 20,625 32,455 22,760 28,365 33,965
    13.70 9.90 15.60 10.95 13.65 16.35
Desktop Publishers 43-9031 740 30,490 21,180 35,140 23,555 28,515 35,995
    14.65 10.20 16.90 11.35 13.70 17.30
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 43-9041 4,460 33,875 24,710 38,460 26,570 31,565 39,400
    16.30 11.90 18.50 12.75 15.15 18.95
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service 43-9051 1,500 24,240 17,230 27,745 18,860 23,870 28,775
    11.65 8.30 13.35 9.05 11.45 13.85
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Entry and Experienced wages represent the mean of the lower third and the mean of the upper two-thirds of the wage distribution respectively. The OES survey does not collect information for entry or experienced workers. Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development, Employment Security Division, Research and Statistics Published June 2007.