150+ Admin & Office Support Jobs in Detroit, MI

Observed local wage data shows a wide spread inside this category: general secretaries and administrative assistants average about $49,740, legal admin assistants about $62,210, medical secretaries about $43,780, and executive administrative assistants about $76,390 in Detroit. By contrast, recent posted-pay samples for the broader local market center on about $47k to $60k, with hourly roles around about $16 to $19.

Full August 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 79 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $39,520 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median and $63,048 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

This is still a real market, but it is a competitive one: a recent local scan found more than 250 active openings across 148 employers, yet Michigan administrative and office support postings were down 13.7% year-over-year and Detroit metro unemployment had risen to about 5.3% in early 2026. Pay splits sharply by lane—about $49,740 for general secretaries and administrative assistants, about $62,210 for legal admin assistants, and about $76,390 for executive administrative assistants—so outcomes depend heavily on specialization. Most openings remain in-person, with about 95% on-site and less than 5% remote, which keeps the market accessible for local candidates but tougher for remote-first applicants.

Best positioned: Your best odds are as an experienced, locally based candidate who can handle calendars, travel, customer-facing office work, and Microsoft Office, and who is open to on-site roles in healthcare-adjacent, banking, retail, or executive-support settings.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming a few $70,000-plus executive assistant listings represent the whole market; most posted pay still centers closer to about $47k to $60k or about $16 to $19 an hour.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 197 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Docs, Llc: 5 open roles
2. Henry Ford Health: 5 open roles
3. Ciena Healthcare: 4 open roles
4. Country Club of Detroit: 4 open roles
5. Trinity Health: 4 open roles
6. AOD: 3 open roles
7. Aspen Dental: 3 open roles
8. Milan Laser Hair Removal: 3 open roles
9. Mission Pet Health: 3 open roles
10. Wayne State University: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Detroit: 37
• Southfield: 14
• Livonia: 14
• Novi: 12
• Troy: 11
• Farmington Hills: 10
• Windsor: 8
• Birmingham: 7

Work arrangement

on-site 181 (93%), hybrid 13 (7%), remote 1 (1%)

Where the demand is

The biggest volume appears in routine front-office and admin jobs spread across healthcare, wellness and fitness, retail, financial services, and hospitality. In the local sample, healthcare accounts for about 35% of postings, followed by wellness and fitness services at about 15%, retail at about 15%, financial services at about 10%, and hospitality at about 10%. Within the metro, Detroit had 40 recent openings, Farmington Hills 28, and Livonia 21. The employer base is fragmented rather than dominated by one company, which is good for resilience but bad for one-click job searches. Over the last 90 days, the most consistently active employers included Epicfitnessgroup and Planet Fitness, Inc. with more than 30 postings each, plus Fifth Third Bank and U-Haul at around 15 each. A newer local scan also surfaced Docs LLC, Henry Ford Health, Together Women’s Health, and Trinity Health Corp among active employers in early September 2026. The premium niche is executive support. Recent Detroit-area roles from Walbridge, Trivium, and VML asked for complex calendar management, travel coordination, event planning, communications support, and in one case at least three years of prior administrative experience.

• Healthcare-adjacent front office (high): This is the largest opportunity pool, but stay focused on scheduling, check-in, phones, and general office coordination rather than records, billing, or coding tracks.
• Multi-site consumer services (moderate): Wellness and fitness services and retail each represent about 15% of the local sample, and recurring employers include Epicfitnessgroup, Planet Fitness, Inc., and U-Haul.
• Banking and corporate support (moderate): Financial services account for about 10% of local postings, with Fifth Third Bank among the more active employers, making branch support and coordinator roles a sensible target.
• Executive and specialty assistant roles (limited): This lane pays better but is tighter: recent Detroit postings asked for complex calendar management, travel coordination, event planning, communications work, or at least three years of prior administrative experience.

Where to focus: If you need speed, focus on on-site general admin and front-office roles in Detroit, Farmington Hills, and Livonia; if you want higher pay, run a separate search for executive-support roles and compete on specialization rather than volume.

Roles worth searching next

• Patient access representative or medical front desk coordinator: Healthcare accounts for about 35% of local admin postings, and active employers include Henry Ford Health, Together Women’s Health, and Trinity Health Corp, so phone, scheduling, and check-in skills transfer well if you stay away from billing and coding tracks.
• Recruiting coordinator: Scheduling, candidate-facing communication, documentation, and office-software skills map cleanly from admin work into recruiting support.
• Accounts receivable or finance operations assistant: Financial services make up about 10% of the local admin sample, and Fifth Third Bank is among the more active employers, so detail-heavy office skills can translate into finance-support work.
• Branch or fleet operations coordinator: U-Haul and other multi-site employers value customer service, inventory management, phone etiquette, and sometimes a valid driver's license, which overlaps with practical admin experience.

What postings ask for

• Microsoft Office and Microsoft Word (table_stakes | immediate): Microsoft Office and Microsoft Word are among the most-requested hard skills in local postings, showing up alongside data entry and customer service. Who: Everyone in the market, especially entry-level applicants.
• Scheduling and calendar management (table_stakes | immediate): Recent Detroit-area reviews and employer postings highlight scheduling and calendar management as core requirements, especially for assistant and coordinator roles. Who: Entry-level candidates moving into assistant roles and career switchers.
• Customer service and phone etiquette (table_stakes | immediate): Customer service and phone etiquette remain central because many local openings are front-office or branch-facing rather than back-office only. Who: Front-desk applicants, receptionists, clinic-office candidates, and branch-support applicants.
• Data entry accuracy (table_stakes | immediate): Data entry is one of the most-requested hard skills in local postings, and it often functions as a basic screening filter for office support roles. Who: Entry-level candidates and career switchers who need a fast credibility signal.
• Travel coordination, event planning, and executive communications (premium | immediate): This is where the better-paying executive support work lives: recent Detroit postings tied higher-scope assistant roles to complex travel, event coordination, and communications support. Who: Mid-career admins aiming for executive assistant or office-manager tracks.
• Data literacy (differentiator | near-term): Data literacy is increasingly important for administrative work that now includes reading dashboards, reports, and AI-generated summaries rather than only handling transactions. Who: Mid-career candidates and switchers who want to move beyond purely clerical work.

Questions about this market

What do Administrative & Office Support roles pay in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

Observed local wage data shows a wide spread inside this category: general secretaries and administrative assistants average about $49,740, legal admin assistants about $62,210, medical secretaries about $43,780, and executive administrative assistants about $76,390 in Detroit. By contrast, recent posted-pay samples for the broader local market center on about $47k to $60k, with hourly roles around about $16 to $19. For mainstream admin jobs, Detroit pay looks fairly middle-of-the-road: office and administrative support occupations average $24.48 an hour locally versus $24.79 nationally, while Detroit prices were up 2.3% year-over-year to February 2026.

Where is demand for Administrative & Office Support roles in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI concentrated?

The biggest volume appears in routine front-office and admin jobs spread across healthcare, wellness and fitness, retail, financial services, and hospitality. In the local sample, healthcare accounts for about 35% of postings, followed by wellness and fitness services at about 15%, retail at about 15%, financial services at about 10%, and hospitality at about 10%. Within the metro, Detroit had 40 recent openings, Farmington Hills 28, and Livonia 21. The employer base is fragmented rather than dominated by one company, which is good for resilience but bad for one-click job searches. Over the last 90 days, the most consistently active employers included Epicfitnessgroup and Planet Fitness, Inc. with more than 30 postings each, plus Fifth Third Bank and U-Haul at around 15 each. A newer local scan also surfaced Docs LLC, Henry Ford Health, Together Women’s Health, and Trinity Health Corp among active employers in early September 2026. The premium niche is executive support. Recent Detroit-area roles from Walbridge, Trivium, and VML asked for complex calendar management, travel coordination, event planning, communications support, and in one case at least three years of prior administrative experience.

Which employers are hiring the most Administrative & Office Support talent in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

Recent postings show the most activity from Epicfitnessgroup (30 postings), Planet Fitness, Inc. (30 postings), Fifth Third Bank (15 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Administrative & Office Support roles in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 4% are remote and 5% hybrid, with 95% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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