Administrative Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Observed local BLS data puts the broad office and administrative support group at $27.95 per hour on average in May 2025, with an annual median of $52,710, a 25th percentile of $44,720, and a 75th percentile of $64,950 in the Los Angeles metro. Proxy signals from current postings skew higher: posted salary ranges center on about $70k to $85k, while hourly-paid postings center on about $20 to $23 / hour.

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Advertised pay

Across the 465 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $46,800 at the 25th percentile, $59,704 at the median and $80,000 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

There is real hiring activity and a healthier metro backdrop, with Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim unemployment at 4.8% in August 2026 and more than 1,700 local postings across more than 800 companies over the last 90 days. But the office-support market itself is tighter than the headline economy suggests: Professional and Business Services employment in the metro was down -0.9355% year-over-year, while California administrative & office support postings were down 13.2% year-over-year and employment in the occupation was essentially flat. That makes this a workable market for targeted applicants, not an easy one.

Best positioned: Candidates who can show on-site admin experience plus Microsoft 365, calendar-management, communication, and AI/workflow-tool fluency have the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is treating this like a remote-friendly generic admin market when about 90% of local postings are on-site and routine-task roles face automation and efficiency pressure.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 534 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. UCLA Health: 17 open roles
2. Sonrava: 15 open roles
3. Sugared: 14 open roles
4. RadNet, Inc.: 9 open roles
5. PDS Health: 7 open roles
6. H & R Block, Inc.: 6 open roles
7. AltaMed Health Services Corporation: 4 open roles
8. interface rehab, inc.: 4 open roles
9. Atria Senior Living, Inc.: 3 open roles
10. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Los Angeles: 181
• Irvine: 28
• Beverly Hills: 21
• Newport Beach: 16
• Long Beach: 15
• Culver City: 14
• Costa Mesa: 14
• Santa Monica: 14

Work arrangement

on-site 470 (91%), hybrid 46 (9%), remote 1 (0%)

Where the demand is

Openings are concentrated less in classic corporate-HQ admin work and more in high-volume operating businesses. In the recent local sample, restaurants accounted for about 35% of postings, retail about 20%, healthcare about 15%, hospitals and health care about 15%, and hospitality about 5%. That mix helps explain why local skill demand leans toward customer service, cash handling, computer literacy, data entry, Microsoft Office, inventory management, and order processing instead of pure executive-support skills alone. The employer base is broad rather than dominated by a few firms. More than 1,700 postings were spread across more than 800 companies over the last 90 days, and the sample is described as fragmented, although Domino's Inc. stood out with more than 300 postings. The catch is seniority: about 70% of postings were entry level, about 25% mid, and less than 5% senior, so climbing into better-paid office-manager or executive-support work usually requires a sharper systems-and-tools profile than a general admin résumé shows.

• Multi-site consumer businesses (high): Restaurants and retail drive much of the local admin mix, so roles that blend front-office work, order handling, scheduling, cash control, and basic office systems are plentiful relative to classic corporate admin openings.
• Healthcare front office (moderate): Healthcare and hospital employers show meaningful demand for scheduling, reception, patient-facing coordination, and general office support, though medical records and billing/coding are a separate track.
• Executive support and office management (limited): These jobs can pay better, but they are a smaller slice of the market because less than 5% of postings are senior and less than 5% are lead+.

Where to focus: Focus first on on-site roles that combine customer-facing coordination with real system ownership—calendar, schedules, orders, vendor follow-up, reporting—rather than pure data-entry titles.

Roles worth searching next

• Project Coordinator: This is a natural step if you already handle schedules, meeting logistics, follow-up, status tracking, and documentation, especially with project tools in your toolkit.
• People Ops Coordinator: Administrative skills transfer well into onboarding, employee communication, records handling, and HR operations work.
• Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable Specialist: If your strengths are accuracy, spreadsheets, vendor communication, and repeatable workflows, finance support is a reasonable adjacent lane.
• Patient Access or Medical Front-Office Coordinator: Healthcare employers are a meaningful part of the local admin mix, so patient-facing scheduling and front-desk coordination can be a practical bridge from general office support.

What postings ask for

• Microsoft 365 / Microsoft Office (table_stakes | immediate): Local postings commonly ask for Microsoft Office, and employer guidance puts advanced Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint at the center of modern admin work. Who: Everyone, especially entry-level applicants and career switchers.
• Calendar management and cross-functional communication (differentiator | immediate): BLS highlights calendar management and professional communication as core in-demand capabilities for administrative support work. Who: Anyone aiming at executive support, senior admin, or office manager roles.
• AI tool fluency and workflow automation (premium | immediate): Administrative work is being reshaped by AI and automation, and compensation guidance ties AI literacy and workflow automation to better pay outcomes. Who: Mid-career admins and ambitious entry-level applicants who want faster wage growth.
• Project coordination tools (differentiator | near-term): Tools like Asana, Monday.com, Notion, ClickUp, and Trello help move you from clerical support into coordination and ownership roles. Who: Mid-career admins, office managers, and career switchers targeting project-heavy teams.
• Customer service, order processing, and cash-handling basics (table_stakes | immediate): These are among the most requested local hard skills, which fits a market where restaurants and retail account for a large share of demand. Who: Entry-level applicants and switchers from retail, hospitality, or food service.
• CAP, MOS, CAPM, or CEAP (differentiator | near-term): These are recognized as high-value certifications for administrative and executive-assistant paths and can help signal seriousness in a crowded field. Who: Applicants trying to move from general admin into executive support, office management, or project-heavy work.

Questions about this market

What do Administrative & Office Support roles pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

Observed local BLS data puts the broad office and administrative support group at $27.95 per hour on average in May 2025, with an annual median of $52,710, a 25th percentile of $44,720, and a 75th percentile of $64,950 in the Los Angeles metro. Proxy signals from current postings skew higher: posted salary ranges center on about $70k to $85k, while hourly-paid postings center on about $20 to $23 / hour. Los Angeles still pays better than the national office-support average on paper: the metro's mean hourly wage of $27.95 was above the national $24.79 in May 2025. In practice, that means decent earning potential for experienced admins, but not automatic lifestyle upside unless you move beyond basic clerical work.

Where is demand for Administrative & Office Support roles in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA concentrated?

Openings are concentrated less in classic corporate-HQ admin work and more in high-volume operating businesses. In the recent local sample, restaurants accounted for about 35% of postings, retail about 20%, healthcare about 15%, hospitals and health care about 15%, and hospitality about 5%. That mix helps explain why local skill demand leans toward customer service, cash handling, computer literacy, data entry, Microsoft Office, inventory management, and order processing instead of pure executive-support skills alone. The employer base is broad rather than dominated by a few firms. More than 1,700 postings were spread across more than 800 companies over the last 90 days, and the sample is described as fragmented, although Domino's Inc. stood out with more than 300 postings. The catch is seniority: about 70% of postings were entry level, about 25% mid, and less than 5% senior, so climbing into better-paid office-manager or executive-support work usually requires a sharper systems-and-tools profile than a general admin résumé shows.

Which employers are hiring the most Administrative & Office Support talent in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

Recent postings show the most activity from Domino's Inc. (300 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Administrative & Office Support roles in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 4% are remote and 10% hybrid, with 90% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

Openings come from the Callings.ai live index of over 13 million jobs, refreshed hourly. This page searches postings from the last 30 days; run the search yourself to filter by anything else in plain language.

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