Office clerks build coordination, time management and service skills that administrative and billing teams count on. Of the 25 careers below, the closest match for office clerks is Secretaries and Administrative Assistants at 95%, and 19 of the 25 pay more than the $45,010 median.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 95% | $47,540 | +6% | None |
| 2 | File Clerks | 93% | $43,600 | −3% | None |
| 3 | Correspondence Clerks | 91% | $46,800 | +4% | None |
| 4 | Billing and Posting Clerks | 90% | $48,500 | +8% | None |
| 5 | Receptionists and Information Clerks | 90% | $38,010 | −16% | None |
| 6 | Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 89% | $45,930 | +2% | None |
| 7 | Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service | 86% | $38,630 | −14% | None |
| 8 | Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 85% | $76,590 | +70% | Certificate or associate |
| 9 | Customer Service Representatives | 84% | $44,770 | −1% | None |
| 10 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 82% | $50,670 | +13% | Certificate or associate |
Compared with Office Clerks, General, median $45,010. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as office clerks (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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Office clerks keep records straight, answer questions and handle a steady flow of small tasks without dropping any. O*NET rates coordination, time management and service orientation at 3 out of 5 for this job, so assistant, billing and records roles rank very high. Many use the same software and filing habits with more responsibility. Bookkeeping and executive assistant roles pay more for that same accuracy. The skills to build are operations analysis and problem solving.
A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
95% skill match · $47,540 · +6% pay
Operations Analysis · Service Orientation · Time Management
93% skill match · $43,600 · −3% pay
Operations Analysis · Operation and Control · Complex Problem Solving
91% skill match · $46,800 · +4% pay
Judgment and Decision Making · Complex Problem Solving
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (95%), File Clerks (93%) and Correspondence Clerks (91%), based on O*NET 31.0. Billing and Posting Clerks (90%) and Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants (89%) are also close.
19 of the 25 matches pay more than the $45,010 median for office clerks. Administrative Services Managers earn $114,130 (+154%), Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants earn $76,590 (+70%) and Brokerage Clerks earn $65,750 (+46%), according to BLS May 2025 data.
Not for most options. 17 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than an office clerk job, based on O*NET Job Zones. The others usually need a certificate or associate degree, including bookkeeping clerks and executive assistants.
In the same field, the nearest roles are Word Processors and Typists (86% match), Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks (84%) and Data Entry Keyers (82%). Claims processing is often the better move, since it builds on clerk work and adds insurance knowledge.