250+ Admin & Office Support Jobs in San Francisco, CA

The broad government benchmark is lower than the Bay Area mythology suggests: office and administrative support occupations in the area averaged $24.79 an hour in May 2025, while recent local postings center on about $95k to $121k for salaried roles and about $22 to $25 an hour for hourly roles.

Full August 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 236 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $57,070 at the 25th percentile, $85,000 at the median and $118,812 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 a competitive market rather than a dead one: the metro still shows more than 600 recent postings across more than 350 companies, but California administrative and office support postings are down 14.9% year over year and statewide employment is essentially flat. The local backdrop is mixed—San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont total nonfarm employment was up 0.2152% year over year in July 2026, yet Professional and Business Services, which houses many office-heavy employers, was down 1.0692%. The best openings are concentrated in higher-end executive support roles at AI, fintech, and biotech firms, often with on-site or hybrid expectations and pay far above ordinary admin jobs. If you are flexible on work arrangement and can sell judgment, coordination, and executive-facing support, this market is workable; if you are holding out for remote general admin, it will feel tough.

Best positioned: Experienced candidates who can prove executive support, calendar ownership, travel coordination, and fluency in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace have the best odds, especially for on-site or hybrid roles supporting tech, AI, fintech, and biotech leaders.

Main caution: The biggest trap is reading a few six-figure startup EA listings as typical: many hourly postings center on about $22 to $25, most roles are on-site, and BLS still projects slow-to-negative long-run growth for the field nationally.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 279 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Rachel Sprague: 7 open roles
2. Clorox Company: 4 open roles
3. One Medical: 4 open roles
4. Ballard Spahr LLP: 3 open roles
5. Blowology Dry Bar: 3 open roles
6. Four Seasons group: 3 open roles
7. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.: 3 open roles
8. UC Berkeley: 3 open roles
9. University of California, Berkeley: 3 open roles
10. 2K Games, Inc.: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• San Francisco: 162
• Oakland: 17
• Berkeley: 14
• San Rafael: 9
• Redwood City: 9
• San Mateo: 7
• Novato: 6
• South San Francisco: 5

Work arrangement

on-site 200 (74%), hybrid 63 (23%), remote 6 (2%)

Where the demand is

Opportunity is split into two different markets. The first is premium executive support: San Francisco AI, fintech, biotech, and health-related employers are actively hiring EAs for senior leaders, with examples at Burke & Co clients, Exa, Broccoli, Air, SonoThera, and Vir Biotechnology. These jobs emphasize calendar control, travel, communications, and operational follow-through, and many expect full on-site or partial on-site presence. The second market is broader but less glamorous. The local posting sample is fragmented across more than 350 companies, with activity spread across technology, healthcare, hospitality, retail, and software development at about 15% each in the sample rather than dominated by one employer. That is good for volume, but it also means many openings are standard hourly or coordinator jobs rather than six-figure executive support. Remote hunting is the wrong default here. About 80% of sampled postings are on-site, about 15% are hybrid, and about 5% are remote; explicit visa sponsorship appears in less than 5% of postings that mention policy.

• Senior executive support in tech, AI, biotech, and fintech (moderate): The clearest premium pocket is executive assistant work tied directly to founders and senior leaders at companies such as Burke & Co clients, Exa, Broccoli, Air, SonoThera, and Vir Biotechnology, where pay and scope are materially above general admin work.
• Broader office, front-desk, and coordinator support (high): Broader opportunities are spread across a long tail of employers and industries rather than a few giants, and the sample skews toward entry and mid-level roles.
• Remote-first or sponsorship-dependent admin searches (limited): Remote roles are a small slice of the market and explicit sponsorship appears in less than 5% of postings, so remote-only and visa-dependent searches face tighter odds.

Where to focus: Prioritize on-site or hybrid roles where you can show calendar ownership, customer handling, and executive-facing coordination; that is where pay and fill urgency overlap.

Roles worth searching next

• Project Coordinator: Scheduling, meeting prep, follow-up, and report handling are already close to the local admin skill mix.
• Workplace Experience Coordinator: This path fits candidates with strong on-site presence, customer service, visitor flow, inventory, and vendor coordination skills.
• Customer Success Coordinator: Customer service, documentation, and digital tool fluency transfer well, especially if your admin background includes phones, inboxes, and exception handling.
• Events Coordinator: Travel coordination, scheduling, hospitality, and high-volume communication overlap heavily with local office-support needs.

What postings ask for

• Calendar management (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most visible admin skill in the local posting mix and the backbone of both general support and executive assistant work. Who: Everyone applying above receptionist level.
• Microsoft Office (table_stakes | immediate): Local employers still ask for Microsoft Office in about 15% of postings, so weak spreadsheet and document skills are a fast rejection point. Who: Entry-level candidates, switchers, and anyone whose recent roles were not office-based.
• Google Workspace (differentiator | immediate): Google Workspace appears in about 10% of local postings and is especially useful in startup environments. Who: Candidates targeting tech, startup, or product-leadership support roles.
• Travel coordination (differentiator | immediate): Travel coordination shows up in the local skill mix and is common in premium EA openings, making it a clear separator between general admin and executive-facing support. Who: Mid-career applicants and anyone aiming at executive assistant roles.
• Customer service (table_stakes | immediate): Customer service is one of the most requested local skills, which is why hospitality, front desk, and service backgrounds can transfer well into office support. Who: Entry-level applicants and career switchers from hospitality, retail, or clinic settings.
• Executive communications and meeting prep (premium | near-term): Local executive-facing roles emphasize managing communications, meetings, conference calls, and reports, not just calendar booking. Who: Candidates pursuing executive assistant or high-trust coordinator roles.

Questions about this market

What do Administrative & Office Support roles pay in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

The broad government benchmark is lower than the Bay Area mythology suggests: office and administrative support occupations in the area averaged $24.79 an hour in May 2025, while recent local postings center on about $95k to $121k for salaried roles and about $22 to $25 an hour for hourly roles. Role mix matters more than metro label. General clerical and hourly support jobs remain much closer to ordinary admin pay, while a narrower executive-assistant slice pulls up the visible top end.

Where is demand for Administrative & Office Support roles in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA concentrated?

Opportunity is split into two different markets. The first is premium executive support: San Francisco AI, fintech, biotech, and health-related employers are actively hiring EAs for senior leaders, with examples at Burke & Co clients, Exa, Broccoli, Air, SonoThera, and Vir Biotechnology. These jobs emphasize calendar control, travel, communications, and operational follow-through, and many expect full on-site or partial on-site presence. The second market is broader but less glamorous. The local posting sample is fragmented across more than 350 companies, with activity spread across technology, healthcare, hospitality, retail, and software development at about 15% each in the sample rather than dominated by one employer. That is good for volume, but it also means many openings are standard hourly or coordinator jobs rather than six-figure executive support. Remote hunting is the wrong default here. About 80% of sampled postings are on-site, about 15% are hybrid, and about 5% are remote; explicit visa sponsorship appears in less than 5% of postings that mention policy.

Which employers are hiring the most Administrative & Office Support talent in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

Recent postings show the most activity from Chevron Stations Inc. (20 postings), Dominos (20 postings), Wing Assistant (15 postings), San Francisco Institute of Esthetics and Cosmetology (15 postings), Marksman Security Corporation (10 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Administrative & Office Support roles in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 15% hybrid, with 80% 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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