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California Office and Administrative Support Workers: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Office And Administrative Support Workers in California

Fast Facts for Office And Administrative Support Workers in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Santa Barbara, Sacramento, and Fresno
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Visalia, Redding, and Merced
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Sacramento, Santa Ana, and San Diego

Salaries for Office And Administrative Support Workers in California

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

Schools for Office And Administrative Support Workers in California are listed below.

Selected Office-Support-Workers Schools in California

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American Career College
Anaheim, Los Angeles, Ontario

Offers certificate programs in a broad range of health-related and business disciplines. Located in Los Angeles and Anaheim, California.

  • Programs: Health Claims Examiner/Medical Biller
  • Degrees/Course Work: Certificate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Office And Administrative Support Workers

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 and Administrative Support Workers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Office and Administrative Support Workers 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

   
Santa Barbara1,510$29,1405
Sacramento4,590$27,7902.8
Fresno1,570$26,2102.6
San Diego4,170$28,0701.7
San Jose2,660$38,7701.5
Santa Ana4,350$32,1901.5
Riverside3,370$28,0301.4
Madera80$20,5501.4
Vallejo280$31,2701.3
Santa Rosa420$26,2301.3
Oakland2,320$41,5901.2
Modesto350$26,3601.2
Bakersfield550$36,0501.1
Napa120$35,4101.1
San Francisco1,860$40,8701
Salinas220$28,2800.8
Yuba City40$33,7100.6
Merced60$39,0900.6
Redding60$24,2700.5
Visalia110$29,8800.5
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