150+ Admin & Office Support Jobs in Tampa, FL

BLS shows average local pay at $49,770 a year and $23.93 an hour for office and administrative support in the Tampa metro as of May 2025. Recent posted-pay signals are a bit lower in the middle, with local postings centered on about $45k to $55k or about $17 to $20 / hour, while September roundups highlighted many roles at about $18–$22 per hour. Higher-end niches exist: USF posted an Executive Administrative Specialist at $50,000–$57,000, a Tampa finance-adjacent executive assistant/client-services opening offered $65,000–$70,000, and some highlighted admin openings reached about $85,000 annually.

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Advertised pay

Across the 77 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $37,440 at the 25th percentile, $42,640 at the median and $53,040 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 7, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Tampa is still a large office-support market, with 185,560 office and administrative support jobs in the metro, equal to 12.8% of local employment, and a larger local concentration than the national average. There is still real activity, including more than 550 observed postings across more than 250 companies over the last 90 days and hundreds of openings advertised through an August Tampa job fair. But it is not an easy market: metro unemployment was 4.8% in July 2026, up 17.0732% year over year, local employment was down 1.0472% year over year, and Florida administrative and office support postings were down 18.4% year over year while employment in the occupation was essentially flat. That mix points to a market with openings, but more competition and more replacement hiring than expansion hiring.

Best positioned: Candidates with strong Microsoft Office and Excel, data entry, customer service, and willingness to work on-site in healthcare, retail, hospitality, or insurance have the best odds, especially if they also use staffing firms and in-person hiring events.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming this category now means flexible remote work or quick salary jumps; about 95% of local postings are on-site, and the best pay is concentrated in executive-support or supervisory tracks.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 184 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Suncoast Skin Solutions: 6 open roles
2. Sage Dental: 5 open roles
3. Aspen Dental: 3 open roles
4. ENT and Allergy Associates of Florida: 3 open roles
5. FASTMD Medical Group: 3 open roles
6. GuideWell Emergency: 3 open roles
7. Maxhealth: 3 open roles
8. MaxHealth: 3 open roles
9. Mission Pet Health: 3 open roles
10. Shumaker: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Tampa: 87
• St. Petersburg: 14
• Largo: 11
• Clearwater: 10
• Pinellas Park: 6
• Saint Pete Beach: 5
• Seminole: 4
• Lutz: 4

Work arrangement

on-site 174 (97%), hybrid 5 (3%)

Where the demand is

Most real volume sits in broad service-sector administration, not glamorous executive support. Tampa had 185,560 office and administrative support jobs in May 2025, equal to 12.8% of local employment, and the occupation's local share is above the national average with a location quotient of 1.12. In the recent posting sample, hiring was spread across more than 250 companies and remained fragmented rather than dominated by one employer. The most active industry buckets in local postings were healthcare (about 30%), retail (about 20%), hr consulting (about 15%), hospitality (about 15%), and insurance (about 10%). Within that broad base, the better opportunities are the smaller, more specialized pools: higher-education executive support at USF, nonprofit executive support, defense-related program support, finance-adjacent executive assistant/client-service work, and contract-to-hire executive assistant searches through staffing firms. Those roles usually expect cleaner experience signals and, in some cases, licensing or several years of prior executive assistant work.

• Service-sector office support (high): Healthcare, retail, hospitality, and insurance account for most local posting activity, and Tampa's largest detailed office-support occupations include customer service representatives and general office clerks.
• Executive support and office leadership (moderate): USF, nonprofit, defense, and finance-adjacent roles show that higher-paying demand exists, but it is much narrower and often expects executive assistant experience or specialized domain knowledge.
• Staffing-firm and contract-to-hire channels (moderate): Local briefs show Robert Half-backed contract-to-hire executive support openings, so temp-to-perm routes are a real access path rather than just a fallback.
• Remote-first search (limited): Remote openings are scarce because the local work-arrangement mix is about 95% on-site, about 5% hybrid, and about 5% remote.

Where to focus: Focus on on-site roles that combine classic admin work with customer service, data entry, and Excel or Microsoft Office, then stretch into executive support if you can show calendar, stakeholder, or regulated-client experience.

Roles worth searching next

• Licensed client services associate: This is a realistic bridge for experienced executive assistants because at least one Tampa opening combined executive support with financial client service.
• Property management assistant: National hiring guidance lists property management assistant as a neighboring in-demand role for administrative talent, and it uses transferable coordination, documentation, and tenant-facing skills.
• Customer service manager: This is a logical move for office-support candidates whose background is heavy on customer communication, escalation handling, and team coordination.
• Operations manager: National employer guidance places operations manager near the administrative-and-support talent pool, especially for people who already run office workflow, vendors, and scheduling.
• Program support coordinator in defense contracting: Tampa has niche demand tied to Special Operations Forces acquisition and technology programs, which can suit highly organized office-support workers who want a more formal program environment.

What postings ask for

• Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office (table_stakes | immediate): Excel, Word, and Microsoft Office each appear in about 10% of local postings, making them baseline screening tools rather than bonus skills. Who: Everyone, especially entry-level candidates and career switchers.
• Data entry accuracy (table_stakes | immediate): Data entry shows up in about 15% of local postings, which tells you speed and accuracy are still core hiring filters in this market. Who: Entry-level applicants, clerical workers, and anyone moving in from retail or hospitality.
• Customer service (table_stakes | immediate): Customer service appears in about 15% of local postings, and customer service representatives were one of the largest detailed office-support occupations in the metro with 34,150 jobs. Who: Entry-level candidates and switchers coming from customer-facing jobs.
• Digital fluency and business skills (differentiator | near-term): Employers increasingly want administrative staff who pair core support experience with digital fluency and stronger business judgment. Who: Mid-career applicants who want to move past basic admin pay bands.
• Executive-support experience (premium | near-term): Higher-end local openings at USF and in finance-adjacent support are tied to leadership support responsibilities and prior executive assistant experience, not just generic office work. Who: Mid-career administrative assistants aiming for executive assistant or office-lead roles.
• Series 7 license (premium | near-term): One Tampa direct-hire client-services associate/executive assistant opening offered $65,000–$70,000 and required Series 7 plus 3–5 years of executive assistant experience. Who: Administrative professionals targeting finance-adjacent support roles.

Questions about this market

What do Administrative & Office Support roles pay in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

BLS shows average local pay at $49,770 a year and $23.93 an hour for office and administrative support in the Tampa metro as of May 2025. Recent posted-pay signals are a bit lower in the middle, with local postings centered on about $45k to $55k or about $17 to $20 / hour, while September roundups highlighted many roles at about $18–$22 per hour. Higher-end niches exist: USF posted an Executive Administrative Specialist at $50,000–$57,000, a Tampa finance-adjacent executive assistant/client-services opening offered $65,000–$70,000, and some highlighted admin openings reached about $85,000 annually. This is a steady middle-income category, not a fast-escalating one. Florida's mean offered salary on new administrative and office support openings was about $48,119 in August 2026, far below the about $72,228 mean across all Florida openings.

Where is demand for Administrative & Office Support roles in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL concentrated?

Most real volume sits in broad service-sector administration, not glamorous executive support. Tampa had 185,560 office and administrative support jobs in May 2025, equal to 12.8% of local employment, and the occupation's local share is above the national average with a location quotient of 1.12. In the recent posting sample, hiring was spread across more than 250 companies and remained fragmented rather than dominated by one employer. The most active industry buckets in local postings were healthcare (about 30%), retail (about 20%), hr consulting (about 15%), hospitality (about 15%), and insurance (about 10%). Within that broad base, the better opportunities are the smaller, more specialized pools: higher-education executive support at USF, nonprofit executive support, defense-related program support, finance-adjacent executive assistant/client-service work, and contract-to-hire executive assistant searches through staffing firms. Those roles usually expect cleaner experience signals and, in some cases, licensing or several years of prior executive assistant work.

Which employers are hiring the most Administrative & Office Support talent in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

Recent postings show the most activity from System One, Inc. (50 postings), Circle K (30 postings), Dominos (20 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Administrative & Office Support roles in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 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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