Your next chapter · Career Growth Guide
Where could this career take you? Explore the pay, the preparation and the choices that can open your next step.
Explore careers Compare my future Resource hub Evidence & guide Care for people Health sciences Understand business Business & entrepreneurship Work with technology Digital workplace skills Three existing course pathways · Nine selected occupations · U.S. wage benchmarks, May 2025 · Checked September 13, 2026
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01 General office clerk National median · $21.64/hr 02 Computer user support specialist National median · $61,860/yr 03 Information security analyst National median · $129,180/yr
Office productivity can be a foundation. Technical support and cybersecurity are different occupations, not automatic outcomes of MOS coursework.
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General office clerk $21.64/hr National median pay — half earn less, half earn more.
$14.57/hr 10th-percentile threshold
$31.10/hr 90th-percentile threshold
-6% Jobs projected, 2025–2035
These wage percentiles are not starting, mid-career or senior salary bands. They describe different workers today.
How do I enter? Typically a high-school diploma and short-term training on the job.
What would my work be like? Prepare documents, organize records and carry out office tasks.
What could help me progress? Office skills transfer across workplaces. Moving into IT requires additional technical training and evidence of those skills.
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