Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

43-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of clerical and administrative support workers.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
1,364,720 0.3 % $25.16 $52,330 0.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $14.56 $18.30 $23.47 $30.33 $37.70
Annual Wage (2) $30,290 $38,060 $48,810 $63,080 $78,420

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Depository Credit Intermediation 126,380 7.38 $23.85 $49,610
Offices of Physicians 73,960 3.15 $24.46 $50,870
Local Government (OES Designation) 59,470 1.08 $25.50 $53,050
Management of Companies and Enterprises 44,700 2.35 $28.47 $59,220
State Government (OES Designation) 40,880 1.80 $26.26 $54,620

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Depository Credit Intermediation 126,380 7.38 $23.85 $49,610
Other Investment Pools and Funds 2,830 7.21 $30.36 $63,150
Activities Related to Credit Intermediation 12,980 4.99 $23.49 $48,870
Freight Transportation Arrangement 7,970 4.54 $28.15 $58,550
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 25,390 4.52 $26.28 $54,660

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Securities and Commodity Exchanges 170 2.32 $35.18 $73,170
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing 910 0.57 $34.85 $72,480
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas 150 0.56 $34.42 $71,600
Other Pipeline Transportation 30 0.52 $34.06 $70,850
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 590 0.53 $33.85 $70,400

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 174,310 12.42 1.17 $27.89 $58,020
Texas 120,500 11.69 1.10 $25.29 $52,600
New York 105,790 12.55 1.18 $28.85 $60,010
Florida 77,820 10.88 1.02 $23.68 $49,250
Pennsylvania 57,440 10.35 0.97 $25.62 $53,290




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut 23,450 14.58 1.37 $27.65 $57,510
Arizona 31,130 13.08 1.23 $23.97 $49,850
Delaware 5,180 12.83 1.21 $26.62 $55,360
Rhode Island 5,680 12.59 1.18 $28.01 $58,260
New York 105,790 12.55 1.18 $28.85 $60,010




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 4,580 7.10 0.67 $30.31 $63,040
New York 105,790 12.55 1.18 $28.85 $60,010
Rhode Island 5,680 12.59 1.18 $28.01 $58,260
California 174,310 12.42 1.17 $27.89 $58,020
Massachusetts 34,790 11.02 1.04 $27.69 $57,590





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 66,430 13.12 1.23 $30.46 $63,350
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 51,170 13.38 1.26 $28.06 $58,360
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 30,540 8.52 0.80 $26.95 $56,060
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 29,020 11.37 1.07 $26.94 $56,040
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 28,090 12.61 1.19 $25.49 $53,020
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 26,910 13.16 1.24 $26.92 $55,990
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 23,200 13.66 1.28 $24.83 $51,650
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 21,460 9.29 0.87 $28.99 $60,300
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 20,720 11.41 1.07 $28.28 $58,820
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 18,910 11.28 1.06 $29.20 $60,750