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Career Information for Office Clerks in California

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Fast Facts for Office Clerks in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Chico, Sacramento, and Santa Barbara
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Napa, San Jose, and Salinas
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Santa Ana, San Diego, and Riverside

Salaries for Office Clerks in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Office Clerks in California are listed below.

Selected Clerical Schools in California

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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UEI College
Chula Vista, El Monte, Fresno, Huntington Park, Ontario, San Bernardino, San Diego, Van Nuys

In as little as 8 months, UEI College can give you the real world medical, business, and technology skills you need to start a rewarding career.

  • Programs: Business Office Administration
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Empire College
Santa Rosa

Offers graduate and undergraduate degree programs in a variety of fields. Located in Santa Rosa, California.

  • Programs: Office Administration
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Diploma

Milan Institute
Visalia

Offers career training in business, legal and medical-related fields. Located at nine campus sites in Texas, California, Idaho, and Nevada.

  • Programs: Office Administration
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Central Coast College
Salinas

Offers career training in technical, accounting, hospitality, and medical-related areas. Located in Salinas, California.

  • Programs: Computer Office Administration
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Selected Online Schools for Office Clerks in California

Virginia College Online
Online

Offers degree programs in many fields. Offered online

  • Programs: Administrative Office Management
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate

Brookline College
Online

Offers career training and undergraduate degree programs in a variety of fields. Located at three Arizona campus sites and one in New Mexico.

  • Programs: Business Technology Specialist, Business Technology Specialists
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

More California Clerical Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
American River CollegeSacramentoAssociate33,821
Canada CollegeRedwood CityAssociate5,764
Cerritos CollegeNorwalkAssociate22,273
Chabot CollegeHaywardAssociate13,229
Chaffey CollegeRancho CucamongaAssociate18,736
Citrus CollegeGlendoraAssociate11,467
City College of San FranciscoSan FranciscoAssociate46,411
Coastline Community CollegeFountain ValleyAssociate9,316
College of MarinKentfieldAssociate6,476
College of the DesertPalm DesertAssociate8,597
College of the RedwoodsEurekaAssociate6,025
Cuesta CollegeSan Luis ObispoAssociate10,920
Cypress CollegeCypressAssociate13,592
De Anza CollegeCupertinoAssociate24,115
East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey ParkAssociate28,889
El Camino CollegeTorranceAssociate24,895
Fresno City CollegeFresnoAssociate21,624
Golden West CollegeHuntington BeachAssociate13,354
Grossmont CollegeEl CajonAssociate17,359
Imperial Valley CollegeImperialAssociate8,682
Irvine Valley CollegeIrvineAssociate9,805
Laney CollegeOaklandAssociate11,745
Las Positas CollegeLivermoreAssociate8,024
Los Angeles City CollegeLos AngelesAssociate17,204
Los Angeles Harbor CollegeWilmingtonAssociate8,850
Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland HillsAssociate19,526
Los Angeles Southwest CollegeLos AngelesAssociate6,095
Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos AngelesAssociate13,194
Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley GlenAssociate17,264
Los Medanos CollegePittsburgAssociate8,360
Merced CollegeMercedAssociate10,890
Merritt CollegeOaklandAssociate6,944
MiraCosta CollegeOceansideAssociate10,682
Mission CollegeSanta ClaraAssociate8,832
Modesto Junior CollegeModestoAssociate18,546
National UniversityLa JollaMasters26,363
Ohlone CollegeFremontAssociate11,083
Pacific Union CollegeAngwinMasters1,363
Pasadena City CollegePasadenaAssociate26,672
Porterville CollegePortervilleAssociate3,773
Rio Hondo CollegeWhittierAssociate21,041
Riverside Community CollegeRiversideAssociate30,961
Sacramento City CollegeSacramentoAssociate24,596
Saddleback CollegeMission ViejoAssociate18,371
San Joaquin Delta CollegeStocktonAssociate18,668
Santa Ana CollegeSanta AnaAssociate33,514
Santa Monica CollegeSanta MonicaAssociate28,958
Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta RosaAssociate25,626
Santiago Canyon CollegeOrangeAssociate14,085
Skyline CollegeSan BrunoAssociate8,359
Solano Community CollegeFairfieldAssociate11,163
Taft CollegeTaftAssociate9,328
Ventura CollegeVenturaAssociate12,603
West Valley CollegeSaratogaAssociate11,210
Yuba CollegeMarysvilleAssociate9,904

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Office Clerks

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Office Clerks

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Office Clerks relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

CALIFORNIA

   
Chico2,260$27,3201.6
Sacramento29,460$30,4501.5
Santa Barbara5,190$31,8201.5
San Luis Obispo2,920$27,7901.4
Santa Cruz2,410$26,5201.4
Merced1,450$24,7701.3
Visalia3,560$24,0701.3
Fresno8,310$27,0301.2
Riverside31,700$27,4901.1
Oakland25,440$35,4101.1
Redding1,460$26,2801.1
El Centro1,080$25,9601.1
Vallejo2,770$31,0201.1
San Diego32,140$28,7401.1
Santa Ana36,570$29,5101.1
Madera700$25,3101
Yuba City750$27,2001
Stockton4,660$27,4201
Bakersfield5,740$27,1201
Santa Rosa3,880$30,2701
San Francisco21,690$33,4301
Oxnard6,290$28,6401
Modesto3,340$26,3301
Salinas2,930$29,0400.9
San Jose15,940$33,3500.8
Napa960$29,3700.8
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