Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026 using compounded market movement. State selections show BLS state-level figures where published. Actual pay varies with experience, industry, and organization size.
Word Processors and Typists is a professional role in the Office and Administrative Support job family, focused on Word Processors and Typists work. Pay for this title reflects both its level and its scope; see our Title Level and Organization Responsibility guides for how WePayFairly defines them.
What Word Processors and Typistss do
Typical education: High School Diploma
Perform other clerical duties, such as answering telephone, sorting and distributing mail, running errands or sending faxes.
Check completed work for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and format.
File and store completed documents on computer hard drive or disk, or maintain a computer filing system to store, retrieve, update, and delete documents.
Print and make copies of work.
Transmit work electronically to other locations.
Top skills:Reading ComprehensionWritingActive ListeningTime ManagementSpeakingMonitoring
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Word Processors and Typists salary by industry
Local Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)
24,740 workers
$54,000
Federal, State, and Local Government, excl. State & Local Schools & Hospitals & USPS
16,000 workers
$52,500
Educational Services
12,010 workers
$53,500
State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)
2,900 workers
$46,500
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
2,090 workers
$52,000
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
1,880 workers
$59,000
Health Care and Social Assistance
1,530 workers
$50,500
Federal Government, including the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation)
1,160 workers
$54,000
National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.
How this role compares
Word Processors and Typists pays 2% below the average across 54 roles in the Office and Administrative Support job family (family average $54,000).
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