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Elementary administration occupations n.e.c.

SOC 2020 9219

Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of elementary clerical and administrative tasks within offices not elsewhere classified in minor group: 921 Elementary administration occupations.

Also calledScannerScanning associateCamera operatorGeneral assistantMicro film operatorMailing assistantand 45 more titles
Typical full-time pay£26,6002025 Provisional
People in the job17,000across the UK
New adverts a month1,100↓ 5.4%on last year · 174th of 412

Pay

ONS · ASHE 2025

Half of full-time elementary administration occupations n.e.c. earn between £23,300 and £30,700 a year.

What full-time elementary administration occupations n.e.c. earn, 2025
£26,600 typical£19,600lowest 10%£23,30025%£30,70075%n/ptop 10%
Middle half (£23,300–£30,700)n/p: top 10% not published by ONS
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Lowest 10% earn less than£19,600
Lowest 20% earn less than£22,800
25%£23,300
Median£26,600
75%£30,700
Top 20% earn more thanNot published
Top 10% earn more thanNot published
Typical pay by regionUK median £26,600
South East!£28,400
South West!£27,500
East Midlands!£26,800
Scotland!£25,900
Wales!£25,600
North West!£24,900
Yorkshire and The Humber!£24,800
East of England!£24,700
West Midlands!£23,300
North EastNot published by ONS–
LondonNot published by ONS–
!Small sample: treat with caution
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UK median, £26,600
South East£28,400 (small sample)
South West£27,500 (small sample)
East Midlands£26,800 (small sample)
Scotland£25,900 (small sample)
Wales£25,600 (small sample)
North West£24,900 (small sample)
Yorkshire and The Humber£24,800 (small sample)
East of England£24,700 (small sample)
West Midlands£23,300 (small sample)
North EastNot published by ONS
LondonNot published by ONS
Typical pay over 3 years
  • 2023 £22,800
  • 2024 £23,800
  • 2025 Provisional£26,600
↑ 17% since 2023Provisional figures are revised when ONS publishes the next year’s survey.

Jobs and demand

ONS · Textkernel adverts · DfE

About 1,100 jobs for elementary administration occupations n.e.c. are advertised each month.

New job adverts a month, Jan 2017 to Aug 2026
New advertsMonth not published by ONS (1 in all)
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Aug 20261,184
Jul 20261,128
Jun 20261,055
May 20261,209
Apr 20261,054
Mar 2026Not published
Feb 20261,041
Jan 20261,175
Dec 2025551
Nov 20251,387
Oct 20251,271
Sept 20251,218
Aug 20251,237
Jul 20251,327
Jun 20251,463
May 20251,467
Apr 20251,167
Mar 20251,376
Feb 20251,199
Jan 20251,188
Dec 2024612
Nov 20241,050
Oct 20241,103
Sept 20241,167
Aug 20241,192
Jul 20241,290
Jun 20241,225
May 20241,424
Apr 20241,441
Mar 20241,179
Feb 20241,113
Jan 20241,280
Dec 2023881
Nov 2023956
Oct 20231,185
Sept 2023954
Aug 20231,140
Jul 20231,179
Jun 20231,802
May 20231,652
Apr 20231,509
Mar 20231,741
Feb 20231,730
Jan 20231,941
Dec 20221,472
Nov 20221,867
Oct 20222,121
Sept 20221,965
Aug 20222,030
Jul 20222,263
Jun 20222,095
May 20222,310
Apr 20221,889
Mar 20222,206
Feb 20222,340
Jan 20222,442
Dec 20211,710
Nov 20212,159
Oct 20212,243
Sept 20212,338
Aug 20211,742
Jul 20211,868
Jun 20211,524
May 20211,622
Apr 20211,340
Mar 20211,530
Feb 2021781
Jan 2021745
Dec 2020711
Nov 2020873
Oct 20201,084
Sept 20201,042
Aug 2020900
Jul 2020823
Jun 2020643
May 2020555
Apr 2020760
Mar 20201,501
Feb 20201,951
Jan 20201,911
Dec 20191,294
Nov 20191,780
Oct 20191,702
Sept 20191,682
Aug 20191,640
Jul 20191,734
Jun 20191,877
May 20191,847
Apr 20191,348
Mar 20191,588
Feb 20191,436
Jan 20191,676
Dec 2018981
Nov 20181,466
Oct 20181,463
Sept 20181,771
Aug 20181,656
Jul 20181,789
Jun 20181,613
May 20181,602
Apr 20181,462
Mar 20181,657
Feb 20181,415
Jan 20181,549
Dec 2017940
Nov 20171,303
Oct 20171,383
Sept 20171,473
Aug 20171,487
Jul 20171,432
Jun 20171,658
May 20171,654
Apr 20171,810
Mar 20172,001
Feb 20171,568
Jan 20171,745
Vacancies hard to fill because of skills
16%against 27% for all jobs
Broader groupFigure for elementary administration and service occupations, which includes elementary administration occupations n.e.c.. DfE Employer Skills Survey 2024.
Where the most jobs are advertisedadverts a quarter
London730
Manchester82
Birmingham63
Leeds62
Glasgow City47
Bristol, City of46
City of Edinburgh42
Liverpool35
Somerset34
Westmorland and Furness30
London is published as one area. Averages leave out quarters ONS withheld.
Where elementary administration occupations n.e.c. are most concentratedShare of local job adverts, compared with the UK.

Recruitment from abroad. Fewer than 10 sponsored work visas were granted for this job from July 2025 to June 2026. Home Office

Who does it

ONS · Annual Population Survey · April 2025 to March 2026
Age of elementary administration occupations n.e.c.
35%!
n/p
28%!
n/p
15%!
!Small sample: treat with cautionn/p: too few in the survey to publish
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16–2435% (small sample)
25–34Not published
35–4428% (small sample)
45–54Not published
55–6415% (small sample)
Highest qualification
Degree or equivalent!22%
Higher education below degree!10%
A levels or equivalent!25%
GCSEs or equivalent!23%
Other qualifications!12%
No qualifications!12%
!Small sample: treat with caution
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Degree or equivalent22% (small sample)
Higher education below degree10% (small sample)
A levels or equivalent25% (small sample)
GCSEs or equivalent23% (small sample)
Other qualifications12% (small sample)
No qualifications12% (small sample)

Main employers: event catering activities (9.2%), operation of sports facilities (8.6%), general secondary education (6.8%).

How to get in

Hold a degree
22%
as their highest qualification
Most common qualification
A levels or equivalent
held by 25%
Apprenticeships
None
none leads directly into this work

The work

ONS · ESCO · O*NET

Typical tasks

  • copies, duplicates or destroys documents and other records
  • records and retrieves information
  • compiles, sorts and files correspondence
  • takes messages and distributes internal and external correspondence to office staff

Skills

  • carry out records management
  • ensure information transparency
  • ensure proper document management
  • facilitate access to information
  • file documents
  • fill out forms
  • keep task records
  • organise business documents
  • perform clerical duties
  • respect data protection principles
  • use office systems
  • develop classification systems
  • digitise documents
  • keep promotions records

Knowledge

  • information confidentiality
  • health records management

Suits people who like

  • Organising and following procedures
  • Helping and caring for people

Outlook

DfE · Skills Imperative 2035
Broader groupThese projections are for elementary administration and service occupations, a group of 26 jobs that includes elementary administration occupations n.e.c..
Change in jobs, 2020 to 2035↓ 1.5%about 48,000 fewer jobs
Workers needed by 20351.5 millionincluding people replacing those who retire or leave

Sources

Pay
ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
People in the job, who does it
ONS, Annual Population Survey, April 2025 to March 2026
Job adverts
ONS, online job adverts (Textkernel), to Aug 2026
Demand, skill shortages
Department for Education and Skills England, Occupations in demand and the Employer Skills Survey
Outlook
The Skills Imperative 2035 (2024), NFER/Nuffield/DfE/IER/CE
Routes in
National Careers Service job profiles
Apprenticeships, qualifications
Skills England occupational maps
Skills, interests
ESCO classification of the European Commission; O*NET data, U.S. Department of Labor (CC BY 4.0, modified)
Visas
Home Office, immigration system statistics

Figures as of 10 October 2026.

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Source: The Skills Imperative 2035 (2024), NFER/Nuffield/DfE/IER/CE.

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

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