Vocational Programs for Office Clerks, General Career

The role of Office Clerks, General is to perform duties too varied and diverse to be classified in any specific office clerical occupation, requiring knowledge of office systems and procedures.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $43,560 and $21 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Office Clerks, General career. Based on BLS data, a total of 2,496,370 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2025 average tuition over the programs for preparing Office Clerks, General is $17,541. The average length of the programs is 241 hours and the average completion time is 8.62 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Office Clerks, General Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Office Clerks, General. Total 217 schools are offering certificate programs.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2025 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Office Clerks, General
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	217	$17,541	$927	241 Hours	8.62 Months

Related Occupations to Office Clerks, General Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Office Clerks, General.

Related Occupations toOffice Clerks, General
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Administrative Services Managers	243K	$121,200	$58
Computer Occupations, All Other	437K	$112,430	$54
Medical Records Specialists	186K	$53,690	$26
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,505K	$68,620	$33
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	43,830	$40,020	$19
Billing and Posting Clerks	430K	$47,120	$23
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,502K	$49,580	$24
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	157K	$54,690	$26
Brokerage Clerks	48,060	$63,130	$30
Correspondence Clerks	4,650	$46,940	$23
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	158K	$48,760	$23
Customer Service Representatives	2,859K	$43,520	$21
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	150K	$51,840	$25
File Clerks	82,290	$40,730	$20
Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,004K	$36,590	$18
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	484K	$73,680	$35
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	153K	$56,330	$27
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	750K	$43,380	$21
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,785K	$45,490	$22
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	242K	$49,530	$24

Schools offering vocational programs for Office Clerks, General

The following 169 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Office Clerks, General. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.