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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Word Processing Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to perform text typing, table construction, and document formatting tasks on personal computers at a high rate of accuracy and proficiency. Includes instruction in keyboarding skills, word processor operation, textual draft interpretation, audio and tape dictation, and specific word processing program software.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Use word processor, computer, or typewriter to type letters, reports, forms, or other material from rough draft, corrected copy, or voice recording.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $37,133
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): -2.8%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 1 year
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,995/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,391/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $7,050/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $7,050/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,431/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,056/yr

All information is based on data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics.

ASSOCIATE'S Most Required Degree
Associates

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Average Salary Medians

What Are Salary Medians?

Salary median is the average salary amount earned by workers, calculated per industry or per metro area. Average salary median is an average of median salaries for jobs that are attainable with this degree. Metro area average salary median is the average of salary medians for jobs within a metro area. State average salary median is the average of all metro area average salary medians within that state.

For more information about salary medians and average salary medians, please read this blog post, "Average Salary Median" vs. "Salary Median".

Click on any state in the table below to see which metro areas earn the highest median salaries. If you see "N/A" next to a state, it means that no data is available about that state for this degree.

Overall Salary Value: $37,133

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Colorado ($48,290) in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($44,690).

Fairbanks, AK $43,750
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $44,690
$44,220
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($37,690).

Mobile, AL $37,690
$37,690
Arkansas N/A
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($40,570).

Arizona nonmetropolitan area $40,570
$40,570
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($65,270).

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $45,300
Merced, CA $41,630
Modesto, CA $37,880
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $45,740
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $40,390
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $44,600
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $65,270
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $51,150
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $55,710
Santa Rosa, CA $46,930
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $36,500
Visalia-Porterville, CA $32,240
$45,278
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($48,290).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $48,290
$48,290
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($51,910).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $41,490
New Haven, CT $51,910
$46,700
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($35,370).

Jacksonville, FL $24,070
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $35,370
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $29,450
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $30,510
Tallahassee, FL $26,860
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $31,740
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $25,040
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $23,160
$28,275
Georgia N/A
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($30,010).

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $30,010
$30,010
Iowa N/A
Idaho N/A
Illinois N/A
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($30,440).

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $30,440
$30,440
Kansas N/A
Kentucky N/A
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($38,210).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $38,210
$38,210
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($46,170).

Springfield, MA-CT $46,170
$46,170
Maryland N/A
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($39,680).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $36,890
Portland-South Portland, ME $39,680
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $35,260
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $36,960
$37,198
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($43,470).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $37,970
Flint, MI $38,390
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $43,470
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $33,440
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $35,290
$37,712
Minnesota N/A
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($39,950).

St. Louis, MO-IL $39,950
$39,950
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($33,740).

Hattiesburg, MS $28,610
Jackson, MS $33,740
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,190
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,460
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,460
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,830
$30,715
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($36,070).

Great Falls, MT $33,080
Missoula, MT $35,190
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $36,070
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,360
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $35,450
$34,630
North Carolina N/A
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($41,370).

Fargo, ND-MN $38,930
Grand Forks, ND-MN $38,590
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $41,370
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,470
$39,090
Nebraska N/A
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($41,590).

Manchester, NH $41,380
Portsmouth, NH-ME $41,590
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $35,980
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,430
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,880
$39,652
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($45,720).

Ocean City, NJ $45,720
Trenton, NJ $44,090
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $40,870
$43,560
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($35,380).

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $35,380
$35,380
Nevada N/A
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($46,800).

Binghamton, NY $29,980
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $37,880
Elmira, NY $34,960
Glens Falls, NY $36,190
Ithaca, NY $39,270
Kingston, NY $40,200
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $46,800
Rochester, NY $37,550
Syracuse, NY $38,040
Utica-Rome, NY $37,160
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $35,330
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $35,970
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $38,790
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $39,120
$37,660
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($46,150).

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $37,920
Columbus, OH $43,670
Dayton, OH $46,150
Toledo, OH $32,520
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $37,850
$39,622
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($36,230).

Lawton, OK $29,960
Oklahoma City, OK $35,340
Tulsa, OK $36,230
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $31,080
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $32,650
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $31,990
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $31,470
$32,674
Oregon N/A
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Altoona, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($39,780).

Altoona, PA $39,780
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $36,450
Erie, PA $38,020
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $39,190
Johnstown, PA $33,950
Lancaster, PA $38,190
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $39,400
Pittsburgh, PA $38,120
Reading, PA $38,320
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $39,580
York-Hanover, PA $36,170
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $38,200
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $37,060
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $37,890
$37,880
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($31,560).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $31,560
Arecibo, PR $29,250
Ponce, PR $29,450
San German, PR $29,900
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $27,990
$29,630
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($35,550).

Columbia, SC $35,540
Florence, SC $32,890
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $35,550
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $34,100
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $31,900
Spartanburg, SC $35,430
Sumter, SC $31,540
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,680
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,400
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,090
$33,412
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($35,390).

Sioux Falls, SD $35,390
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $33,060
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $31,670
$33,373
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($34,930).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $34,930
$34,930
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($44,640).

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $44,640
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $38,650
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $42,190
$41,827
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($28,600).

Salt Lake City, UT $28,600
$28,600
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($40,960).

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $40,960
$40,960
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($39,600).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $38,620
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $39,600
$39,110
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($47,080).

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $47,080
$47,080
West Virginia N/A
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($37,950).

Cheyenne, WY $37,680
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $37,950
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $37,050
$37,560

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $37,133

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Colorado ($48,290) in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Associate's)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($44,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $43,750
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $44,690
$44,220
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Associate's)

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($37,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mobile, AL $37,690
$37,690
Arkansas N/A
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Associate's)

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($40,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Arizona nonmetropolitan area $40,570
$40,570
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Associate's)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($65,270) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $45,300
Merced, CA $41,630
Modesto, CA $37,880
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $45,740
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $40,390
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $44,600
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $65,270
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $51,150
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $55,710
Santa Rosa, CA $46,930
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $36,500
Visalia-Porterville, CA $32,240
$45,278
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Associate's)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($48,290) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $48,290
$48,290
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Associate's)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($51,910) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $41,490
New Haven, CT $51,910
$46,700
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Associate's)

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($35,370) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Jacksonville, FL $24,070
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $35,370
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $29,450
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $30,510
Tallahassee, FL $26,860
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $31,740
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $25,040
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $23,160
$28,275
Georgia N/A
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Associate's)

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($30,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $30,010
$30,010
Iowa N/A
Idaho N/A
Illinois N/A
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Associate's)

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($30,440) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $30,440
$30,440
Kansas N/A
Kentucky N/A
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Associate's)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($38,210) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $38,210
$38,210
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Associate's)

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($46,170) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $46,170
$46,170
Maryland N/A
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Associate's)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($39,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $36,890
Portland-South Portland, ME $39,680
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $35,260
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $36,960
$37,198
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Associate's)

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($43,470) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $37,970
Flint, MI $38,390
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $43,470
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $33,440
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $35,290
$37,712
Minnesota N/A
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Associate's)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($39,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $39,950
$39,950
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Associate's)

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($33,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $28,610
Jackson, MS $33,740
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,190
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,460
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,460
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,830
$30,715
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Associate's)

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($36,070) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $33,080
Missoula, MT $35,190
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $36,070
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,360
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $35,450
$34,630
North Carolina N/A
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Associate's)

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($41,370) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $38,930
Grand Forks, ND-MN $38,590
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $41,370
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,470
$39,090
Nebraska N/A
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Associate's)

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($41,590) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $41,380
Portsmouth, NH-ME $41,590
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $35,980
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,430
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,880
$39,652
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Associate's)

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($45,720) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $45,720
Trenton, NJ $44,090
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $40,870
$43,560
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Associate's)

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($35,380) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $35,380
$35,380
Nevada N/A
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Associate's)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($46,800) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $29,980
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $37,880
Elmira, NY $34,960
Glens Falls, NY $36,190
Ithaca, NY $39,270
Kingston, NY $40,200
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $46,800
Rochester, NY $37,550
Syracuse, NY $38,040
Utica-Rome, NY $37,160
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $35,330
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $35,970
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $38,790
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $39,120
$37,660
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Associate's)

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($46,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $37,920
Columbus, OH $43,670
Dayton, OH $46,150
Toledo, OH $32,520
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $37,850
$39,622
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Associate's)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($36,230) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $29,960
Oklahoma City, OK $35,340
Tulsa, OK $36,230
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $31,080
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $32,650
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $31,990
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $31,470
$32,674
Oregon N/A
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Associate's)

Altoona, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($39,780) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $39,780
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $36,450
Erie, PA $38,020
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $39,190
Johnstown, PA $33,950
Lancaster, PA $38,190
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $39,400
Pittsburgh, PA $38,120
Reading, PA $38,320
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $39,580
York-Hanover, PA $36,170
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $38,200
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $37,060
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $37,890
$37,880
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Associate's)

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($31,560) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $31,560
Arecibo, PR $29,250
Ponce, PR $29,450
San German, PR $29,900
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $27,990
$29,630
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Associate's)

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($35,550) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $35,540
Florence, SC $32,890
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $35,550
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $34,100
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $31,900
Spartanburg, SC $35,430
Sumter, SC $31,540
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,680
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,400
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,090
$33,412
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Associate's)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($35,390) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $35,390
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $33,060
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $31,670
$33,373
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Associate's)

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($34,930) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $34,930
$34,930
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Associate's)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($44,640) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $44,640
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $38,650
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $42,190
$41,827
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Associate's)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($28,600) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Salt Lake City, UT $28,600
$28,600
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Associate's)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($40,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $40,960
$40,960
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Associate's)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($39,600) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $38,620
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $39,600
$39,110
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Associate's)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($47,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $47,080
$47,080
West Virginia N/A
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Associate's)

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($37,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $37,680
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $37,950
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $37,050
$37,560

1 Job Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $37,133. 

  Word Processors and Typists

Use word processor, computer, or typewriter to type letters, reports, forms, or other material from rough draft, corrected copy, or voice recording. May perform other clerical duties as assigned.

Salary Ratio: 1.8    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Addresser
  • Bordereau Clerk
  • Clerk Specialist
  • Clerk Typist
  • Continuity Clerk
  • Data Transcriber
  • Dictaphone Typist
  • Document Processor
  • Ediphone Operator
  • Electromatic Typist
  • Keyboard Specialist
  • Legal Transcriptionist
  • Medical Typist
  • Notereader
  • Office Technician
  • Order Processing Specialist
  • Policy Writer Typist
  • Processing Specialist
  • Script Girl
  • Script Worker
  • Statistical Typist
  • Stencil Typist
  • Stenographer
  • Telegraphic Typewriter Operator
  • Transcriber
  • Transcribing Machine Operator
  • Transcription Typist
  • Typing Office Worker
  • Typist
  • Word Processing Machine Operator
  • Word Processing Specialist
  • Word Processor
  • Word Processor Operator
  • Word Processor Technician
  • US Salary Median: $38,915
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -2.8%
  • Prior Experience: 1 year
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's


Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $9,390 per year (or $10,994 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $18,780 to earn an associate's (or $21,988 if you're out-of-state).

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