Admin Assistant Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

About 1,618,000 admin assistants are working in the US. Unemployment for workers ranks low among occupations in the US. In 2008, 3% of employees were not able to find jobs.

Area Job Conditions

Popular cities for admin assistants include College Station (Texas), Tallahassee (Florida), and Topeka (Kansas), and the least popular are Yakima (Washington), Anniston (Alabama), and Las Cruces (New Mexico).

Workers looking for high paying jobs should consider Newark (New Jersey), Atlantic City (New Jersey), and San Francisco (California), and avoid Jonesboro (Arkansas), Great Falls (Montana), and Lawton (Oklahoma).

Training and Education

Employees often get work experience in a related occupation before beginning their career. About 18% of admin assistants have four year degrees. Workers that went to college (but did not get a bachelor's degree) are about 49% of the total. Some employees, about 33%, did not pursue education beyond high-school. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Part-time admin assistants are 19% of the total. Among workers, about 1% are self-employed.

Admin Assistants Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of admin assistants compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for admin assistants.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Birmingham	$43,000	2,790
Huntsville	$43,000	1,210
Montgomery	$43,000	1,110
Mobile	$40,000	680
Tuscaloosa	$43,000	370
Auburn	$44,000	200
Dothan	$40,000	180
Decatur	$40,000	170
Florence	$40,000	120
Anniston	$42,000	100
Gadsden	$45,000	90

Alaska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Anchorage	$43,000	2,100
Fairbanks	$41,000	380

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Phoenix	$38,000	25,080
Tucson	$37,000	5,040
Prescott	$32,000	810
Flagstaff	$35,000	790
Yuma	$33,000	520
Kingman	$33,000	430

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Little Rock	$34,000	3,070
Fayetteville	$36,000	1,500
Fort Smith	$36,000	590
Hot Springs	$36,000	230
Jonesboro	$31,000	220
Pine Bluff	$33,000	170

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Santa Ana	$47,000	22,640
San Francisco	$54,000	21,280
San Diego	$44,000	19,870
Oakland	$49,000	16,470
San Jose	$52,000	15,300
Riverside	$42,000	12,440
Sacramento	$43,000	12,030
Oxnard	$44,000	4,670
Santa Rosa	$45,000	2,780
Fresno	$41,000	2,700
Santa Barbara	$45,000	2,680
Stockton	$40,000	2,190
Bakersfield	$40,000	2,130
Salinas	$41,000	1,730
Modesto	$43,000	1,520
Vallejo	$41,000	1,420
San Luis Obispo	$42,000	1,250
Santa Cruz	$42,000	1,240
Napa	$49,000	1,040
Redding	$37,000	870
Visalia	$38,000	860
Chico	$36,000	840
Merced	$40,000	460
Yuba City	$42,000	430
El Centro	$42,000	390
Madera	$39,000	290
Hanford	$39,000	180

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Denver	$45,000	20,520
Colorado Springs	$41,000	3,860
Boulder	$47,000	3,060
Fort Collins	$42,000	1,800
Greeley	$45,000	830
Grand Junction	$42,000	750
Pueblo	$38,000	540

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Hartford	$46,000	8,760
Bridgeport	$50,000	6,750
New Haven	$47,000	3,840
Norwich	$42,000	1,110
Waterbury	$39,000	730
Danbury	$40,000	720

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$44,000	4,260
Dover	$41,000	390

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$51,000	29,500

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Tampa	$38,000	14,540
Miami	$42,000	13,530
Orlando	$39,000	12,770
Fort Lauderdale	$39,000	10,440
West Palm Beach	$40,000	7,990
Jacksonville	$38,000	7,270
Tallahassee	$37,000	3,950
Sarasota	$38,000	3,460
Cape Coral	$39,000	2,740
Palm Bay	$37,000	2,110
Pensacola	$35,000	1,960
Gainesville	$36,000	1,810
Lakeland	$36,000	1,690
Deltona	$35,000	1,610
Naples	$41,000	1,480
Port St Lucie	$38,000	1,430
Ocala	$35,000	850
Fort Walton Beach	$35,000	850
Panama City	$36,000	690
Sebastian	$36,000	570
Punta Gorda	$36,000	460
Palm Coast	$35,000	200

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Atlanta	$42,000	39,210
Augusta	$40,000	2,270
Savannah	$35,000	2,120
Columbus	$34,000	1,320
Macon	$35,000	1,040
Athens	$36,000	880
Gainesville	$39,000	830
Dalton	$35,000	720
Albany	$34,000	520
Brunswick	$37,000	470
Rome	$36,000	380
Valdosta	$33,000	360
Warner Robins	$34,000	280
Hinesville	$35,000	120

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu	$45,000	3,890

Idaho

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boise	$37,000	3,360
Coeur Dalene	$33,000	690
Idaho Falls	$31,000	560
Pocatello	$35,000	420
Lewiston	$38,000	190

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Chicago	$47,000	49,430
Springfield	$47,000	2,060
Peoria	$37,000	2,030
Champaign	$45,000	1,320
Rockford	$40,000	1,260
Bloomington	$43,000	1,030
Decatur	$41,000	590
Kankakee	$36,000	380
Danville	$38,000	170

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Indianapolis	$38,000	10,910
Gary	$38,000	2,280
South Bend	$34,000	2,050
Evansville	$35,000	1,500
Fort Wayne	$36,000	1,360
Elkhart	$37,000	860
Lafayette	$37,000	850
Bloomington	$33,000	600
Terre Haute	$38,000	470
Anderson	$31,000	450
Muncie	$36,000	300
Kokomo	$41,000	300
Columbus	$38,000	280
Michigan City	$35,000	240

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Des Moines	$40,000	4,290
Davenport	$36,000	1,650
Cedar Rapids	$37,000	1,240
Iowa City	$40,000	740
Waterloo	$35,000	560
Sioux City	$33,000	440
Ames	$40,000	390
Dubuque	$33,000	270

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wichita	$37,000	2,880
Topeka	$34,000	2,510
Lawrence	$35,000	770

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Louisville	$35,000	7,180
Lexington	$35,000	3,180
Bowling Green	$34,000	650
Owensboro	$33,000	490
Elizabethtown	$33,000	410

Louisiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
New Orleans	$34,000	4,170
Baton Rouge	$35,000	3,890
Shreveport	$33,000	1,530
Lafayette	$32,000	1,360
Lake Charles	$35,000	700
Houma	$33,000	680
Monroe	$32,000	500
Alexandria	$32,000	460

Maine

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$41,000	1,220
Bangor	$39,000	330
Lewiston	$37,000	190

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Baltimore	$47,000	12,060
Bethesda	$52,000	5,520
Hagerstown	$36,000	440
Salisbury	$38,000	430
Cumberland	$37,000	180

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boston	$48,000	28,210
Worcester	$44,000	2,840
Framingham	$49,000	2,430
Springfield	$41,000	2,220
Barnstable Town	$41,000	1,360
Lowell	$48,000	1,140
Brockton	$48,000	740
Taunton	$43,000	730
Haverhill	$45,000	550
New Bedford	$41,000	500
Leominster	$43,000	460
Lawrence	$46,000	300
Pittsfield	$42,000	270

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Warren	$43,000	12,470
Detroit	$44,000	7,150
Ann Arbor	$41,000	2,790
Grand Rapids	$41,000	2,560
Lansing	$43,000	2,170
Kalamazoo	$39,000	1,070
Flint	$40,000	1,030
Niles	$37,000	760
Holland	$39,000	710
Saginaw	$38,000	690
Jackson	$41,000	420
Bay City	$36,000	360
Battle Creek	$38,000	280
Monroe	$37,000	270
Muskegon	$38,000	260

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Minneapolis	$44,000	23,230
Rochester	$40,000	1,130
Duluth	$39,000	1,000
St Cloud	$39,000	900

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Jackson	$34,000	2,250
Gulfport	$39,000	610
Hattiesburg	$36,000	350
Pascagoula	$35,000	250

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
St Louis	$43,000	11,890
Kansas City	$41,000	10,720
Columbia	$35,000	1,200
Springfield	$47,000	1,130
Jefferson City	$36,000	1,030
St Joseph	$39,000	300
Joplin	$36,000	280

Montana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Billings	$32,000	900
Missoula	$32,000	880
Great Falls	$29,000	290

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha	$36,000	4,270
Lincoln	$34,000	2,230

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Las Vegas	$44,000	4,910
Reno	$42,000	1,360
Carson City	$43,000	170

New Hampshire

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Manchester	$43,000	770
Nashua	$45,000	710
Rochester	$38,000	410
Portsmouth	$44,000	370

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Newark	$53,000	6,860
Edison	$52,000	6,820
Camden	$49,000	2,770
Trenton	$50,000	2,520
Atlantic City	$52,000	450
Vineland	$51,000	170
Ocean City	$50,000	140

New Mexico

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Albuquerque	$38,000	3,160
Santa Fe	$48,000	750
Farmington	$41,000	370
Las Cruces	$38,000	130

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
New York	$52,000	96,670
Nassau	$49,000	17,890
Albany	$44,000	7,020
Buffalo	$41,000	6,110
Rochester	$41,000	5,760
Syracuse	$41,000	4,090
Poughkeepsie	$43,000	2,800
Utica	$39,000	1,110
Binghamton	$38,000	1,070
Kingston	$41,000	740
Ithaca	$43,000	620
Glens Falls	$38,000	390
Elmira	$36,000	280

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Charlotte	$38,000	12,190
Raleigh	$38,000	8,120
Durham	$40,000	6,460
Greensboro	$37,000	3,950
Winston Salem	$38,000	3,160
Asheville	$34,000	1,770
Wilmington	$35,000	1,700
Hickory	$36,000	1,120
Fayetteville	$33,000	930
Greenville	$35,000	620
Burlington	$39,000	610
Rocky Mount	$37,000	460
Goldsboro	$33,000	290
Jacksonville	$33,000	290

North Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Fargo	$37,000	1,380
Bismarck	$35,000	1,040
Grand Forks	$36,000	510

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Cincinnati	$40,000	12,050
Cleveland	$40,000	11,590
Columbus	$43,000	11,580
Akron	$41,000	3,330
Dayton	$39,000	3,260
Toledo	$38,000	2,900
Youngstown	$36,000	1,420
Canton	$36,000	1,210
Mansfield	$37,000	440
Springfield	$35,000	360
Lima	$36,000	340
Sandusky	$39,000	270

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Oklahoma City	$35,000	5,900
Tulsa	$36,000	4,520
Lawton	$30,000	330

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$43,000	8,910
Salem	$38,000	1,250
Eugene	$40,000	1,040
Medford	$38,000	450
Bend	$41,000	370
Corvallis	$40,000	260

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Philadelphia	$46,000	16,890
Pittsburgh	$38,000	7,990
Harrisburg	$42,000	2,680
Allentown	$39,000	2,210
Scranton	$37,000	1,390
Lancaster	$36,000	1,340
York	$38,000	950
Reading	$37,000	820
State College	$41,000	700
Erie	$35,000	650
Johnstown	$32,000	310
Lebanon	$35,000	230
Williamsport	$33,000	210
Altoona	$33,000	180

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence	$44,000	3,950

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Greenville	$37,000	3,390
Columbia	$38,000	3,050
Charleston	$41,000	1,880
Spartanburg	$39,000	690
Myrtle Beach	$36,000	610
Florence	$38,000	540
Anderson	$38,000	250
Sumter	$33,000	150

South Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Sioux Falls	$33,000	1,070
Rapid City	$32,000	300

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Nashville	$38,000	11,150
Memphis	$38,000	5,490
Knoxville	$34,000	3,450
Chattanooga	$36,000	1,870
Clarksville	$31,000	700
Jackson	$32,000	590
Kingsport	$33,000	580
Johnson City	$30,000	560
Cleveland	$31,000	280
Morristown	$32,000	270

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Houston	$43,000	38,330
Dallas	$43,000	30,180
Austin	$40,000	16,390
Fort Worth	$39,000	10,790
San Antonio	$38,000	9,920
El Paso	$35,000	3,090
College Station	$36,000	2,320
Corpus Christi	$34,000	1,840
Beaumont	$37,000	1,780
Mcallen	$34,000	1,490
Waco	$41,000	1,460
Amarillo	$34,000	1,310
Lubbock	$35,000	1,210
Killeen	$32,000	1,170
Tyler	$38,000	1,080
Brownsville	$36,000	990
Longview	$38,000	860
Midland	$40,000	840
Abilene	$34,000	780
Laredo	$35,000	670
Odessa	$37,000	660
Sherman	$37,000	490
San Angelo	$34,000	480
Wichita Falls	$34,000	470
Victoria	$34,000	400
Texarkana	$31,000	280

Utah

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Salt Lake City	$39,000	5,800
Ogden	$39,000	1,100
Provo	$36,000	910
St George	$34,000	260
Logan	$37,000	210

Vermont

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Burlington	$40,000	1,880

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Richmond	$42,000	4,400
Virginia Beach	$39,000	3,500
Roanoke	$37,000	720
Charlottesville	$41,000	690
Lynchburg	$36,000	550
Blacksburg	$37,000	370
Winchester	$35,000	350
Danville	$37,000	240

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Seattle	$47,000	12,050
Tacoma	$44,000	1,580
Spokane	$41,000	890
Olympia	$53,000	710
Kennewick	$45,000	600
Bellingham	$40,000	390
Bremerton	$43,000	330
Mount Vernon	$43,000	190
Wenatchee	$45,000	190
Yakima	$41,000	180
Longview	$40,000	110

West Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Charleston	$35,000	1,410
Huntington	$33,000	680
Wheeling	$35,000	570
Parkersburg	$35,000	390
Weirton	$34,000	220

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Milwaukee	$40,000	8,890
Madison	$38,000	3,740
Green Bay	$36,000	1,250
Appleton	$36,000	1,020
Oshkosh	$38,000	730
Racine	$38,000	630
Eau Claire	$33,000	620
La Crosse	$33,000	600
Wausau	$36,000	590
Sheboygan	$32,000	550
Janesville	$36,000	470
Fond	$34,000	350

Wyoming

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Cheyenne	$36,000	430
Casper	$37,000	220

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