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Document Management Specialists

Implement and administer enterprise-wide document management systems and related procedures that allow organizations to capture, store, retrieve, share, and destroy electronic records and documents.

Wages

BLS doesn't publish wages for Document Management Specialists separately. These are the figures for Computer Occupations, All Other (15-1299), its parent occupation.

Median annual wage, U.S.$116,580
Employment, U.S.435,370
Median hourly wage$56.05
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$55,940$79,370$116,580$157,500$188,470
By state (51)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama2,630$106,3300.44
Alaska710$105,9600.78
Arizona5,510$105,2400.61
Arkansas1,120$86,9400.31
California80,150$134,4401.57
Colorado11,800$139,5801.47
Connecticut3,100$127,7200.65
Delaware860$137,4700.63
District of Columbia17,200$156,5908.75
Florida13,710$105,3700.49
Georgia20,630$104,6101.51
Hawaii2,080$120,1001.18
Idaho1,040$98,7000.43
Illinois11,160$99,3600.65
Indiana3,340$93,5400.37
Iowa3,850$107,3400.88
Kansas1,340$103,3800.33
Kentucky1,850$89,4200.33
Louisiana5,020$77,0000.93
Maine900$107,9900.50
Maryland19,060$144,6802.46
Massachusetts6,170$109,5900.61
Michigan7,440$105,6800.60
Minnesota4,180$91,7500.51
Mississippi1,450$86,9400.45
Missouri14,340$101,0401.74
Montana540$81,9700.38
Nebraska2,280$92,4800.79
Nevada2,610$100,2200.60
New Hampshire970$91,7200.51
New Jersey12,010$108,3101.00
New Mexico1,650$127,0900.67
New York11,460$116,9900.42
North Carolina15,090$104,8501.09
North Dakota730$78,3300.60
Ohio6,150$109,7800.40
Oklahoma3,320$102,5200.69
Oregon2,450$97,3500.45
Pennsylvania14,580$107,2300.86
Rhode Island830$102,2100.59
South Carolina4,300$112,2600.67
South Dakota240$105,3700.18
Tennessee10,930$76,4701.19
Texas57,020$111,5301.45
Utah6,680$97,4701.37
Vermont1,320$111,5301.56
Virginia17,000$139,0301.48
Washington14,360$128,9401.44
West Virginia3,380$107,1401.72
Wisconsin4,680$88,1300.57
Wyoming170$94,5200.22

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Compliance Managers40.968
2Project Management Specialists40.967
3Management Analysts40.965
4Information Technology Project Managers40.963
5Business Continuity Planners40.963
6Education Administrators, Postsecondary50.962
7Loan Interviewers and Clerks30.962
8Logistics Analysts40.961
9Web Administrators40.961
10Administrative Services Managers30.961

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Document Management Specialists, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
Loan Interviewers and ClerksMathematics0.870.962
Administrative Services ManagersManagement of Personnel Resources0.870.961
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsMathematics0.870.952
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsMonitoring0.760.952
Sustainability SpecialistsSpeaking0.870.949
Credit CounselorsMathematics0.870.947

Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Document Management Specialists, excluding software Document Management Specialists already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
Qlik Tech QlikView9 of 208.5x
Blackboard software9 of 207.3x
Oracle PeopleSoft10 of 205.8x
SAP Crystal Reports8 of 208.4x
Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne9 of 206.0x
IBM SPSS Statistics10 of 205.0x
Oracle Hyperion8 of 207.2x
IBM Cognos Impromptu8 of 207.0x
LexisNexis8 of 206.5x
Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management8 of 206.5x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 3.88 3.88
Active ListeningEssential skill 3.75 3.88
WritingEssential skill 3.75 3.88
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 3.75 3.75
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 3.62 3.62
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 3.62 3.38
MonitoringEssential skill 3.62 3.12
Active LearningEssential skill 3.25 3.25
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 3.25 3.25
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.12 3.38
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.12 3.38
SpeakingEssential skill 3.12 3.25
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 3.00 3.12
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
InstructingTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 3.00 3.00
Service OrientationTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
PersuasionTransferable skill 2.88 2.88
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 2.75 2.88
NegotiationTransferable skill 2.75 2.88
ProgrammingTransferable skill 2.50 1.88
MathematicsEssential skill 2.25 2.25
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 2.25 2.25
Technology DesignTransferable skill 2.12 1.75
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 2.00 1.88
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 2.00 1.88
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 2.00 1.62
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 1.75 1.00
ScienceEssential skill 1.25not rated
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.00not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 1.00not rated
RepairingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
English Language 3.90 4.25
Administration and Management 3.85 4.40
Computers and Electronics 3.80 4.60
Customer and Personal Service 3.55 4.50
Administrative 3.45 4.80
Law and Government 3.45 3.40
Education and Training 3.35 4.95
Mathematics 2.75 3.65
Sales and Marketing 2.75 3.60
Communications and Media 2.72 2.89
Public Safety and Security 2.58 2.30
Personnel and Human Resources 2.55 3.20
Engineering and Technology 2.50 2.50
Economics and Accounting 2.35 2.05
Production and Processing 2.21 2.45
Design 2.20 2.00
Psychology 2.10 1.95
Telecommunications 1.95 1.50
Sociology and Anthropology 1.80 1.50
History and Archeology 1.80 1.10
Geography 1.75 1.50
Transportation 1.70 1.20
Foreign Language 1.70 1.05
Therapy and Counseling 1.35 0.70
Mechanical 1.35 0.65
Building and Construction 1.35 0.60
Philosophy and Theology 1.30 0.60
Chemistry 1.30 0.55
Fine Arts 1.25not rated
Physics 1.25not rated
Biology 1.20not rated
Medicine and Dentistry 1.20not rated
Food Production 1.10not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Oral Comprehension 4.00 4.00
Oral Expression 4.00 4.00
Written Comprehension 3.88 4.00
Written Expression 3.75 4.00
Information Ordering 3.75 3.88
Inductive Reasoning 3.75 3.62
Problem Sensitivity 3.75 3.62
Deductive Reasoning 3.62 3.62
Near Vision 3.50 3.88
Category Flexibility 3.50 3.25
Speech Recognition 3.12 3.12
Flexibility of Closure 3.12 3.00
Speech Clarity 3.00 3.25
Fluency of Ideas 3.00 3.00
Originality 3.00 3.00
Selective Attention 3.00 3.00
Perceptual Speed 2.88 2.75
Speed of Closure 2.75 2.62
Visualization 2.62 2.88
Mathematical Reasoning 2.62 2.62
Time Sharing 2.62 2.62
Memorization 2.50 2.38
Finger Dexterity 2.50 2.25
Far Vision 2.38 2.62
Number Facility 2.25 2.62
Visual Color Discrimination 2.12 2.12
Arm-Hand Steadiness 2.00 1.88
Control Precision 2.00 1.75
Hearing Sensitivity 2.00 1.75
Manual Dexterity 2.00 1.75
Auditory Attention 1.88 1.38
Depth Perception 1.75 0.75
Trunk Strength 1.38 0.62
Wrist-Finger Speed 1.12not rated
Dynamic Flexibility 1.00not rated
Dynamic Strength 1.00not rated
Explosive Strength 1.00not rated
Extent Flexibility 1.00not rated
Glare Sensitivity 1.00not rated
Gross Body Coordination 1.00not rated
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.00not rated
Multilimb Coordination 1.00not rated
Night Vision 1.00not rated
Peripheral Vision 1.00not rated
Rate Control 1.00not rated
Reaction Time 1.00not rated
Response Orientation 1.00not rated
Sound Localization 1.00not rated
Spatial Orientation 1.00not rated
Speed of Limb Movement 1.00not rated
Stamina 1.00not rated
Static Strength 1.00not rated

Software used

Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.

All 106
  • Ademero Content Central
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Advanced Processing and Imaging OptiView ECM
  • Alfresco Software Alfresco
  • Apache Groovy
  • Apple Final Cut Pro
  • Autonomy iManage WorkSite
  • Business process management BPM software
  • CAPSYS Capture
  • Cabinet NG CNG-SAFE
  • Central Desktop
  • Computhink ViewWise
  • Conarc iChannel
  • DB Tech RAS
  • Day Software CQ5 Web Content Management
  • Doc.It DM
  • DocuSign eSignature
  • Document imaging software
  • Document indexing software
  • Document management system software
  • EMC Captiva
  • EMC Document Sciences xPression
  • EMC Documentum
  • Enterprise report management ERM software
  • Ever Team EverSuite Content Management
  • Fabasoft Folio
  • File compression software
  • File system software
  • FileHold Systems FileHold
  • FileMaker Pro
  • FileVision
  • Google Ads
  • Google Meet
  • Google Sites
  • Hewlett Packard Exstream Dialogue
  • Hyland Software OnBase
  • IBM BPM Blueprint
  • IBM FileNet Content Manager
  • IBM MVS
  • IBM Notes
  • Laserfiche Rio
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Microsoft Office Document Imaging
  • Newgen Software Technologies OmniDocs
  • Objectif Lune PlanetPress Suite
  • Objective Electronic Document Management
  • Office Gemini Diamond Vision
  • Open Text Web Solutions
  • OpenDocMan
  • Optical character recognition OCR software
  • Oracle PeopleSoft Financials
  • Oracle Universal Content Management
  • Oracle WebLogic Server
  • PTC Creo Parametric
  • Pegasystems SmartBPM
  • Perceptive Software ImageNow
  • Personable Workflow DMS
  • Records management software
  • SAP Business Objects
  • SAP BusinessObjects Data Integrator
  • SAP DMS
  • SAP ERP Financials
  • SAP PowerBuilder
  • Saperion ECM
  • Skype
  • Systemware
  • Thomson Reuters FileCabinet CS
  • Thomson Reuters GoFileRoom
  • Treeno Software Treeno Content Server
  • Unified modeling language UML
  • Version control software
  • Vertafore ImageRight
  • WeVideo
  • Westbrook Fortis
  • Xerox DocuShare
  • Xythos Enterprise Document Management Suite

Where it concentrates

BLS doesn't publish wages for Document Management Specialists separately. These are the figures for Computer Occupations, All Other (15-1299), its parent occupation.

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ5005.29$118,120
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA16,6805.25$184,430
Lexington Park, MD1,0005.05$144,680
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV3503.46$106,330
Warner Robins, GA6903.26$100,260
Elizabethtown, KY4503.14$106,330
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX10,1002.79$129,470
Fayetteville, NC9702.65$101,800
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA16,9302.55$161,700
Burlington-South Burlington, VT8402.51$121,850

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