300+ Admin & Office Support Jobs in Houston, TX

The clearest local anchor is the BLS family-level wage table: office and administrative support workers in Houston averaged $24.79 an hour in May 2025, with reported 25th- and 75th-percentile wages of $23.66 and $24.79. More current proxy signals are broader and title-specific: local postings center on about $45k to $60k or about $16 to $20 an hour, Robert Half pegs Houston administrative assistants around $46,620 to $58,553 and executive assistants around $77,978, and one August 2026 Houston posting advertised $27 an hour for an administrative assistant.

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Advertised pay

Across the 153 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $37,440 at the 25th percentile, $45,000 at the median and $57,200 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 8, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Houston is still a workable market for Administrative & Office Support, but it is not an easy one right now. The metro had 11.4 thousand office and administrative support jobs in May 2025, the unemployment rate was 5.2% in June 2026, and the local sample still showed more than 850 postings across more than 450 companies over the last 90 days. The catch is that Texas-wide demand for this occupation family is softer than the broader market: Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows administrative and office support postings in Texas down 22.3% year-over-year in August 2026 while Texas postings across all occupations were up 2.0%. Expect openings, especially in entry-level and customer-facing office roles, but also expect slower searches and more employer selectivity than the raw posting count suggests.

Best positioned: The best odds belong to candidates who can work on-site, show recent Microsoft Office or Excel, data entry, and customer service experience, and stay open to healthcare, retail, insurance, hospitality, or temp-to-hire environments.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming this is a remote-friendly fallback category; about 95% of local postings are on-site and only about 5% are remote.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 348 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Mission Pet Health: 10 open roles
2. Houston Methodist: 6 open roles
3. Amtex Insurance: 5 open roles
4. PAFC: 5 open roles
5. University of Houston: 5 open roles
6. Beta Academy: 3 open roles
7. City of Houston: 3 open roles
8. Elitedermatologynm: 3 open roles
9. Elite Dermatology PLLC: 3 open roles
10. Great Clips, Inc.: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Houston: 238
• Spring: 13
• Richmond: 13
• Pearland: 9
• Sugar Land: 9
• Katy: 8
• Cypress: 6
• Pasadena: 6

Work arrangement

on-site 304 (92%), hybrid 26 (8%), remote 2 (1%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in customer-facing offices and service-heavy employers rather than a handful of corporate headquarters. In the local sample, the most-active industries were healthcare and retail at about 25% each, followed by restaurants at about 15%, insurance at about 10%, and hospitality at about 10%, with hiring spread across a fragmented employer base rather than dominated by one brand. That mix helps explain why the most-requested skills are practical and operational: data entry, customer service, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Suite, and Excel all show up repeatedly in local postings. It also explains the work-style reality: about 95% of postings are on-site, so commute range, reliability, and shift flexibility matter more here than in remote-first admin markets. Higher-paying pockets do exist, but they are narrower. Houston staffing firms highlight project coordinators, executive coordinators, and operations assistants, and a Houston-linked Worley executive-support posting allowed remote work within the U.S., but the overall senior mix in the sample was still less than 5% senior and less than 5% lead+.

• Customer-facing office support in healthcare and retail (high): This is the thickest part of the market, especially for front desk, scheduling, intake, and general office coordination work that sits outside medical records and billing.
• Insurance and hospitality back-office coordination (moderate): These employers need service-oriented admins who can handle phones, documents, scheduling, and customer follow-up with fewer barriers than executive support roles.
• Executive and project support (limited): This is the better-paying lane, but it is narrower and expects stronger calendar ownership, reporting, travel coordination, and cross-team communication.
• Temp-to-hire administrative channels (moderate): Some local employers are leaning more on temporary and temp-to-hire hiring for office staff, which can open doors faster than waiting only for direct-hire postings.

Where to focus: Focus first on on-site administrative assistant and coordinator roles in healthcare, retail, insurance, and hospitality employers, then layer in executive and project support applications once your resume clearly shows reporting, calendar, and workflow ownership.

Roles worth searching next

• Project coordinator: It uses scheduling, follow-up, meeting support, documentation, and stakeholder coordination already common in admin work.
• Operations assistant: It is a natural step for admins who already handle ordering, vendor follow-up, site support, or service-location coordination.
• Property management assistant: It blends front-desk work, tenant communication, scheduling, and document handling, which fits service-oriented admin candidates well.
• Executive coordinator: It is a reasonable step up for experienced admins who already manage calendars, travel, expenses, and cross-team communication.

What postings ask for

• Microsoft Office and Excel (table_stakes | immediate): Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Suite, and Excel are among the most-requested local skills, and Houston staffing reports also call out collaboration tools and basic data reporting as rising expectations. Who: Everyone, especially entry-level candidates and career switchers.
• Data entry accuracy (table_stakes | immediate): Data entry is one of the most common local hard-skill requests, so accuracy and speed are still an easy screening filter for many employers. Who: Entry-level applicants, clerks, and front-desk candidates.
• Customer service and front-desk handling (table_stakes | immediate): Customer service shows up repeatedly in local postings, and Houston demand is concentrated in healthcare, retail, restaurants, insurance, and hospitality settings where office support is often customer-facing. Who: Career switchers and entry-level candidates coming from service jobs.
• Collaboration tools and virtual meeting coordination (differentiator | near-term): Local staffing reports say employers increasingly expect proficiency with collaborative tools and digital workflows, and at least one Houston-linked executive-support role offered remote flexibility within the U.S. Who: Mid-career admins aiming for coordinator or executive-support work.
• Basic data reporting and analysis (differentiator | near-term): Houston staffing reports mention basic data reporting, and Robert Half says administrative professionals with data analysis and specialized tech skills can command pay premiums. Who: Mid-career applicants who want to move above general clerical work.
• AI-assisted data management (premium | near-term): Robert Half cites premiums for AI-driven data management, and national evidence says demand for AI skills in entry-level jobs nearly tripled between Fall 2025 and April 2026, with over one-third of entry-level jobs requiring AI skills. Who: Candidates who want to future-proof their resume or stand out in crowded entry and mid-level pools.

Questions about this market

What do Administrative & Office Support roles pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

The clearest local anchor is the BLS family-level wage table: office and administrative support workers in Houston averaged $24.79 an hour in May 2025, with reported 25th- and 75th-percentile wages of $23.66 and $24.79. More current proxy signals are broader and title-specific: local postings center on about $45k to $60k or about $16 to $20 an hour, Robert Half pegs Houston administrative assistants around $46,620 to $58,553 and executive assistants around $77,978, and one August 2026 Houston posting advertised $27 an hour for an administrative assistant. For most job seekers, Houston looks like a mid-pay admin market: typical administrative assistant pay is livable rather than exceptional, but Houston's cost of living sits 6.3% below the national urban average, which helps those salaries stretch a bit further locally.

Where is demand for Administrative & Office Support roles in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in customer-facing offices and service-heavy employers rather than a handful of corporate headquarters. In the local sample, the most-active industries were healthcare and retail at about 25% each, followed by restaurants at about 15%, insurance at about 10%, and hospitality at about 10%, with hiring spread across a fragmented employer base rather than dominated by one brand. That mix helps explain why the most-requested skills are practical and operational: data entry, customer service, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Suite, and Excel all show up repeatedly in local postings. It also explains the work-style reality: about 95% of postings are on-site, so commute range, reliability, and shift flexibility matter more here than in remote-first admin markets. Higher-paying pockets do exist, but they are narrower. Houston staffing firms highlight project coordinators, executive coordinators, and operations assistants, and a Houston-linked Worley executive-support posting allowed remote work within the U.S., but the overall senior mix in the sample was still less than 5% senior and less than 5% lead+.

Which employers are hiring the most Administrative & Office Support talent in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Recent postings show the most activity from Dominos (50 postings), U-Haul (50 postings), Circle K (20 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Administrative & Office Support roles in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% 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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