Jobs Similar to Office Clerks
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to office clerks, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, Correspondence Clerks and Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks.
Office Clerks: $45,010 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
- 1Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
85% similar · $47,540 (+6%) · High school
- 2Correspondence Clerks
84% similar · $46,800 (+4%) · High school
- 3Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
84% similar · $49,230 (+9%) · High school · Same group
- 4Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
83% similar · $50,670 (+13%) · Training or associate
- 5Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
83% similar · $76,590 (+70%) · Training or associate
- 6Receptionists and Information Clerks
83% similar · $38,010 (−16%) · High school
- 7File Clerks
83% similar · $43,600 (−3%) · High school
- 8Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
83% similar · $50,610 (+12%) · Training or associate
- 9Billing and Posting Clerks
83% similar · $48,500 (+8%) · High school
- 10Bill and Account Collectors
82% similar · $47,030 (+4%) · High school
- 11Medical Records Specialists
82% similar · $51,140 (+14%) · Training or associate
- 12Word Processors and Typists
82% similar · $49,280 (+9%) · High school · Same group
- 13Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
82% similar · $55,570 (+23%) · Training or associate
- 14Data Entry Keyers
82% similar · $41,340 (−8%) · High school · Same group
- 15Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
82% similar · $38,630 (−14%) · High school
- 16Tellers
82% similar · $43,030 (−4%) · High school
- 17Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
81% similar · $58,260 (+29%) · Training or associate
- 18Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
81% similar · $48,700 (+8%) · High school
- 19Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
81% similar · $35,070 (−22%) · High school
- 20Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
81% similar · $62,370 (+39%) · Training or associate
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than office clerks.
- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks84% similar · $49,230 (+9%)
- Word Processors and Typists82% similar · $49,280 (+9%)
- Billing and Posting Clerks83% similar · $48,500 (+8%)
- Court, Municipal, and License Clerks81% similar · $48,700 (+8%)
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive85% similar · $47,540 (+6%)
- Correspondence Clerks84% similar · $46,800 (+4%)
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for office clerks also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
Jobs that can lead here
Careers where office clerks is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (95)
- Correspondence Clerks (94)
- Billing and Posting Clerks (93)
- File Clerks (93)
- Receptionists and Information Clerks (93)
- Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service (92)
- Court, Municipal, and License Clerks (91)
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks (90)
- Library Assistants, Clerical (90)
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants (89)
Questions about jobs like office clerks
What jobs are most similar to office clerks?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (85% similar), Correspondence Clerks (84% similar), Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks (84% similar), Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks (83% similar) and Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants (83% similar).
Which jobs like office clerks pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants ($76,590, +70%; usually training or an associate degree), Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents ($62,370, +39%; usually training or an associate degree) and Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks ($58,260, +29%; usually training or an associate degree) have the highest BLS median pay compared with office clerks ($45,010). Without more preparation than office clerks usually need: Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks, Word Processors and Typists and Billing and Posting Clerks.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.