Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service Salary in the US
A switchboard operators, including answering service earns a national median of $38,630 a year (mean $42,300) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #746 of 825.
How much does a switchboard operators, including answering service earn in the US?
A switchboard operators, including answering service in the United States earns a median of $38,630 a year (mean $42,300), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 24% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 34,280 people work in this occupation (SOC 43-2011), ranked #746 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$38,630
per year
Mean
$42,300
per year
Employment
34,280
US workers
National rank
#746
of 825 by median
What a switchboard operators, including answering service earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a switchboard operators, including answering service (SOC 43-2011) earns a median annual wage of $38,630 and a mean (average) of $42,300. The median is the midpoint — half of switchboard operators, including answering service earn more and half earn less — and is 24% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a switchboard operators, including answering service in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for switchboard operators, including answering service is $38,630, and the mean (average) is $42,300. The median is the midpoint — half of switchboard operators, including answering service earn more and half earn less.
- How does switchboard operators, including answering service pay compare to the US average?
- At $38,630, a switchboard operators, including answering service earns 24% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many switchboard operators, including answering service are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 34,280 switchboard operators, including answering service employed nationally (SOC 43-2011), across all industries.
- Where does this switchboard operators, including answering service salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 43-2011. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 43-2011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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