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Word Processors and Typists Salary in MA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Word Processors and Typists in MA have a median annual salary of $53,740, with 350 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $41,600 at the 10th percentile to $63,790 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$53,740

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$25.84

Employment

350

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$41,600
10th
$49,260
25th
$53,740
Median
$59,110
75th
$63,790
90th

Local compared with national

MA

$53,740

Median annual · 2025

United States

$49,280

Median annual · 2025

The MA median is 9.1% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $4,460).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.8
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 3.4
  3. 3.WritingImportance 3.3
  4. 4.SpeakingImportance 3.0
  5. 5.MonitoringImportance 3.0
  6. 6.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.9
  7. 7.Time ManagementImportance 2.9
  8. 8.Social PerceptivenessImportance 2.6
  9. 9.CoordinationImportance 2.5
  10. 10.Service OrientationImportance 2.5
  11. 11.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 2.3
  12. 12.MathematicsImportance 2.1

Career information

Education and experience

Experience
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Act!
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Blackbaud CRM
  • Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
  • FileMaker Pro
  • Google Workspace software
  • IBM Notes
  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Publisher
  • Microsoft SharePoint

Common tasks

  • File and store completed documents on computer hard drive or disk, or maintain a computer filing system to store, retrieve, update, and delete documents.
  • Transmit work electronically to other locations.
  • Perform other clerical duties, such as answering telephone, sorting and distributing mail, running errands or sending faxes.
  • Electronically sort and compile text and numerical data, retrieving, updating, and merging documents as required.
  • Check completed work for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and format.
  • Print and make copies of work.
  • Search for specific sets of stored, typed characters to make changes.
  • Address envelopes or prepare envelope labels, using typewriter or computer.
  • Collate pages of reports and other documents.
  • Reformat documents, moving paragraphs or columns.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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