600+ Admin & Office Support Jobs in Washington, DC

Government wage data shows Washington office and administrative support workers at a mean $24.79 an hour in May 2025, while metro wages and salaries rose 3.8% over the year ended March 2026. Current posting samples point to a higher salaried band for many white-collar roles, centering on about $65k to $85k, while hourly postings center on about $18 to $22 an hour; a recent Washington administrative assistant opening listed $60,000-$75,000. Nationally, the mean offered salary on new administrative and office support openings was ~$54,034 in July 2026 (n=170,622), which helps explain why Washington salary bands often sit above the broader U.S. baseline.

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Advertised pay

Across the 460 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $45,760 at the 25th percentile, $61,025 at the median and $82,500 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 7, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Washington is still a real market for administrative and office support, but it is not an easy one. The metro unemployment rate was 4.1% in June 2026, office and administrative support remains a major local occupational group, and recent hiring samples still showed more than 1,300 postings across more than 750 companies over the prior 90 days. The catch is that metro Professional and Business Services employment was 775.5 thousand in June 2026, down -3.2560% year-over-year, and administrative & office support postings nationally were down 8.7% year-over-year, so employers appear to be hiring selectively rather than broadly expanding. Expect better odds if you fit in-person executive support, front-office, or coordinator work and can move quickly on fresh openings.

Best positioned: The best odds right now are for candidates who can work on-site, handle Microsoft Office, Excel, customer service, data entry, and calendar management, and stay open to contract-to-hire or contract-to-perm entry points.

Main caution: The biggest trap is treating this like a remote-friendly generic admin market when about 90% of sampled postings are on-site and only about 5% are remote.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 631 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. H & R Block, Inc.: 18 open roles
2. The George Washington University: 12 open roles
3. Mercy Medical Center, Inc.: 11 open roles
4. Capital One Group: 10 open roles
5. Hallbartsamhallsbyggande: 10 open roles
6. Vetpracticepartners: 8 open roles
7. Mission Pet Health: 7 open roles
8. Capital One: 5 open roles
9. Compass Group: 5 open roles
10. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.: 5 open roles

Where the openings are

• Washington: 150
• Baltimore: 51
• Arlington: 49
• Alexandria: 26
• Reston: 21
• McLean: 18
• Annapolis: 16
• Leesburg: 13

Work arrangement

on-site 523 (85%), hybrid 83 (14%), remote 8 (1%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is spread across many employers rather than dominated by one big buyer. The recent sample showed more than 1,300 postings across more than 750 companies, and hiring was fragmented across employers in the sample. The biggest industry pockets were healthcare at about 30% of postings, hospitality about 20%, food & beverage about 15%, government & public sector about 10%, and retail about 10%. That mix points to two different markets inside one category. One is public-facing volume hiring around front desk, receptionist, and service-heavy administrative work; the other is smaller but better-paid executive and coordinator support tied to professional services, defense, schools, nonprofits, and senior leadership teams. Recent named openings from Systems Planning and Analysis in Alexandria, the Catholic Diocese of Arlington, the Basilica School of St. Mary, and a media and information services client in Arlington all reinforce that specialized office support is still being hired directly, often in person.

• Healthcare and patient-facing office support (high): Healthcare accounts for about 30% of local postings, and the common skill mix of customer service, data entry, Microsoft Office, and calendar support fits front-desk and general office work well. Keep medical records and billing or coding as a separate healthcare-support-admin path.
• Executive and coordinator support for professional services, defense, and media (moderate): Recent local openings include an Arlington executive assistant search for a media and information services client and an Alexandria administrative assistant role at Systems Planning and Analysis, which points to demand for polished in-person support around leadership teams and project-heavy offices.
• Schools, nonprofits, and faith-based institutions (moderate): Recent postings from the Catholic Diocese of Arlington and the Basilica School of St. Mary show steady need for receptionist and program-support administration outside the corporate track.

Where to focus: Target on-site roles where your experience matches the employer context: front-desk and customer-facing admin in healthcare or schools if you are earlier-career, and executive support in professional services or defense if you already manage calendars, meetings, and leadership workflows.

Roles worth searching next

• Healthcare front desk / patient access: Healthcare represents about 30% of local administrative postings, and the same demand signals emphasize customer service, data entry, Microsoft Office, and scheduling-style work.
• Recruiting coordinator / HR assistant: Calendar management, Microsoft Office, and high-touch communication transfer cleanly from administrative work into recruiting coordination.
• Payroll or accounting clerk: Excel, data entry, and detail-heavy workflow experience are common administrative building blocks for finance-support roles.
• Operations coordinator / shipping office coordinator: Hospitality, food & beverage, and retail together make up about 45% of local administrative postings, so candidates from service-heavy admin jobs can pivot into operations support around orders, schedules, and dispatching.

What postings ask for

• Microsoft Office / Office Suite (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most commonly requested software skill cluster in local postings, appearing in about 15% of sampled postings for both Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office Suite. Who: Everyone, especially entry-level candidates and career switchers.
• Excel and Word (table_stakes | immediate): Excel and Microsoft Word each appeared in about 10% of sampled postings, making them baseline proof of office readiness rather than bonus skills. Who: Anyone applying to administrative assistant, coordinator, or office manager roles.
• Calendar management (differentiator | immediate): Calendar management showed up in about 10% of sampled postings and matters disproportionately in executive-support work. Who: Mid-career applicants and anyone targeting executive assistant paths.
• Customer service / front-desk communication (differentiator | immediate): Customer service appeared in about 10% of sampled postings, and the local industry mix leans toward healthcare, hospitality, retail, and other public-facing settings. Who: Entry-level applicants, hospitality switchers, and receptionist candidates.
• Data entry accuracy (table_stakes | immediate): Data entry appeared in about 10% of sampled postings and is one of the easiest transferable skills to prove from prior office, service, or operations work. Who: Entry-level candidates and switchers coming from process-heavy jobs.
• Service excellence and digital fluency (premium | near-term): Employers increasingly value administrative professionals who combine service excellence with digital fluency, and specialized technical proficiency can support better pay negotiation. Who: Mid-career applicants and anyone trying to move above generic admin screening.

Questions about this market

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

Government wage data shows Washington office and administrative support workers at a mean $24.79 an hour in May 2025, while metro wages and salaries rose 3.8% over the year ended March 2026. Current posting samples point to a higher salaried band for many white-collar roles, centering on about $65k to $85k, while hourly postings center on about $18 to $22 an hour; a recent Washington administrative assistant opening listed $60,000-$75,000. Nationally, the mean offered salary on new administrative and office support openings was ~$54,034 in July 2026 (n=170,622), which helps explain why Washington salary bands often sit above the broader U.S. baseline. This is a better-paying admin market than the national office and administrative support mean of $51,560 and median of $60,060, but Washington premiums usually come with more in-person expectations and tighter screening.

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

Real opportunity is spread across many employers rather than dominated by one big buyer. The recent sample showed more than 1,300 postings across more than 750 companies, and hiring was fragmented across employers in the sample. The biggest industry pockets were healthcare at about 30% of postings, hospitality about 20%, food & beverage about 15%, government & public sector about 10%, and retail about 10%. That mix points to two different markets inside one category. One is public-facing volume hiring around front desk, receptionist, and service-heavy administrative work; the other is smaller but better-paid executive and coordinator support tied to professional services, defense, schools, nonprofits, and senior leadership teams. Recent named openings from Systems Planning and Analysis in Alexandria, the Catholic Diocese of Arlington, the Basilica School of St. Mary, and a media and information services client in Arlington all reinforce that specialized office support is still being hired directly, often in person.

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 Dominos (100 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 90% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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