Administrative Jobs in Washington, DC

Government data puts the Washington metro office and administrative support family at $53,250 median pay and $58,260 mean pay in 2025, with a 25th-75th percentile range of $44,260 to $66,750 and a 90th percentile of $83,920. Recent local posted salaries in the sampled market center on about $65k to $84k for salaried roles, while hourly roles center on about $18 to $23 / hour. Use the BLS figures as the anchor and the posting ranges as directional support, because the retrieved BLS metro release did not provide detailed title-level pay for each admin sub-role.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 445 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $44,000 at the 25th percentile, $61,391 at the median and $82,900 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

Senior roles | Entry level | Remote | Posted this week

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

This is still a real market, not a dead one: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro unemployment was 3.8% in August 2026, and office and administrative support represented 9.2% of metro employment in the latest BLS occupational release. The catch is that hiring conditions are cooler than the low unemployment rate suggests: total metro nonfarm employment was down -1.9610% year-over-year in August, Professional and Business Services was down -2.1022%, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows administrative and office support postings nationally down 22.2% year-over-year in September. You can still get hired here, but expect a selective market that rewards candidates who match the workflow of the role immediately rather than generalists hoping to be trained from scratch.

Best positioned: Candidates who are comfortable with on-site work and can prove Microsoft Office, Excel, data entry, calendar management, and customer service are in the strongest position right now.

Main caution: The biggest trap is waiting for remote general admin openings in a market where about 85% of postings are on-site, about 10% are hybrid, and less than 5% are remote; BLS also projects secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive, to decline -1.6% nationally over 2024-2034.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 614 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Capital One Group: 10 open roles
2. Potomac Management Solutions, LLC: 10 open roles
3. Vetpracticepartners: 8 open roles
4. Mission Pet Health: 6 open roles
5. Beacon Hill Solutions Group: 5 open roles
6. The George Washington University: 5 open roles
7. Valvoline, Inc.: 5 open roles
8. Apsva: 4 open roles
9. H & R Block, Inc.: 4 open roles
10. Marriott International: 4 open roles

Where the openings are

• Washington: 185
• Arlington: 51
• Baltimore: 32
• Bethesda: 24
• McLean: 21
• Alexandria: 21
• Rockville: 17
• Annapolis: 16

Work arrangement

on-site 518 (86%), hybrid 78 (13%), remote 5 (1%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in on-site, operationally specific roles rather than abstract 'admin' openings. Within the local posting mix, hospitality accounts for about 25%, healthcare about 20%, hospitals and health care about 20%, retail about 10%, and restaurants about 10%. That pushes the practical opportunity set toward front desk, reception, guest-facing, patient-facing, and general coordinator work, especially because about 85% of postings are on-site. There is also a narrower higher-trust lane in corporate, nonprofit, contractor, and government-adjacent offices. That path can pay better, but it sits inside a softer office-employer backdrop: metro Professional and Business Services employment was down -2.1022% year-over-year in August, even as a regional update said the federal government added more than 1,400 jobs in the metro between May and July. Typical active postings have been open around 30 days, which suggests employers are willing to search for fit rather than hire instantly.

• Front desk and customer-facing office support (high): Best near-term volume for reception, guest services, and coordinator work; hospitality is about 25% of the local posting mix, with retail and restaurants at about 10% each.
• Healthcare office support (high): Healthcare and hospitals/health care together make up about 40% of the local posting mix, but the cleanest fit here is nonclinical office work such as reception, scheduling, and coordination rather than medical billing or coding.
• Corporate and executive support (moderate): This is the better-pay lane, but it is narrower and more selective because Professional and Business Services employment in the metro was down -2.1022% year-over-year in August.

Where to focus: Focus first on on-site coordinator, front desk, receptionist, and executive-support roles tied to healthcare, hospitality, and government-adjacent offices, not remote general admin roles.

Roles worth searching next

• Patient access representative: It uses the same front-desk, scheduling, records, and customer-service strengths as many admin roles.
• Accounts payable or payroll clerk: It is a natural move for detail-oriented admins who already handle spreadsheets, records, and deadlines.
• Recruiting coordinator or HR coordinator: Interview scheduling, candidate communication, document handling, and calendar management transfer well.
• Operations coordinator: It rewards the same strengths in scheduling, vendor follow-up, reporting, and multi-tasking.

What postings ask for

• Microsoft Office / Office Suite (table_stakes | immediate): Microsoft Office appears in about 15% of local postings, and Microsoft Office Suite in about 10%, so it is basic market access rather than a special edge. Who: Everyone applying in this category.
• Excel (table_stakes | immediate): Excel and Microsoft Excel each show up in about 10% of local postings, making spreadsheet fluency one of the fastest ways to look job-ready. Who: Entry-level candidates, career switchers, and anyone moving toward office manager or coordinator work.
• Data entry accuracy (table_stakes | immediate): Data entry is requested in about 15% of local postings, which means speed and accuracy still matter in a large share of the market. Who: Entry-level candidates and switchers coming from service or clerical backgrounds.
• Calendar management (differentiator | immediate): Calendar management appears in about 10% of local postings and is especially important in higher-trust assistant and coordinator roles. Who: Mid-career admins and anyone targeting executive assistant or office manager paths.
• Customer service (differentiator | immediate): Customer service shows up in about 10% of local postings, and the industry mix leans heavily toward hospitality, healthcare, retail, and restaurants. Who: Career switchers from hospitality, retail, food service, and call-center work.
• Writing and reading (differentiator | near-term): BLS identifies writing and reading as the top skill for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive, which reinforces how much of the job is clear communication, documentation, and error-free handling of information. Who: Anyone aiming above front-desk level or supporting managers and executives.

Questions about this market

What do Administrative & Office Support roles pay in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?

Government data puts the Washington metro office and administrative support family at $53,250 median pay and $58,260 mean pay in 2025, with a 25th-75th percentile range of $44,260 to $66,750 and a 90th percentile of $83,920. Recent local posted salaries in the sampled market center on about $65k to $84k for salaried roles, while hourly roles center on about $18 to $23 / hour. Use the BLS figures as the anchor and the posting ranges as directional support, because the retrieved BLS metro release did not provide detailed title-level pay for each admin sub-role. Washington pays better than the national office-support family median of $47,450, but that premium has to carry a still-expensive metro where home prices were up +1.7% year-over-year in July 2026.

Where is demand for Administrative & Office Support roles in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in on-site, operationally specific roles rather than abstract 'admin' openings. Within the local posting mix, hospitality accounts for about 25%, healthcare about 20%, hospitals and health care about 20%, retail about 10%, and restaurants about 10%. That pushes the practical opportunity set toward front desk, reception, guest-facing, patient-facing, and general coordinator work, especially because about 85% of postings are on-site. There is also a narrower higher-trust lane in corporate, nonprofit, contractor, and government-adjacent offices. That path can pay better, but it sits inside a softer office-employer backdrop: metro Professional and Business Services employment was down -2.1022% year-over-year in August, even as a regional update said the federal government added more than 1,400 jobs in the metro between May and July. Typical active postings have been open around 30 days, which suggests employers are willing to search for fit rather than hire instantly.

Which employers are hiring the most Administrative & Office Support talent in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?

Recent postings show the most activity from Domino's Inc. (more than 30) (0 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Administrative & Office Support roles in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 10% hybrid, with 85% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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