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Numbers of Office and Administrative Support Occupations in Alabama

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2004 270,280
2005 272,980
2006 275,720
2007 276,540
2008 276,910
2009 274,600
2010 268,120
2011 266,900
2012 261,700
2013 257,550
2014 258,810
2015 258,960
2016 259,470
2017 257,340
2018 257,830
2019 253,310

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Year Number
2004 21,300
2005 22,580
2006 22,170
2007 22,580
2008 22,530
2009 22,160
2010 21,830
2011 20,840
2012 19,010
2013 18,010
2014 18,280
2015 17,870
2016 17,410
2017 17,890
2018 19,240
2019 20,920

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Year Number
2004 3,150
2005 2,970
2006 2,940
2007 2,750
2008 2,750
2009 2,610
2010 2,320
2011 2,010
2012 1,690
2013 1,620
2014 1,410
2015 1,370
2016 1,230
2017 1,080
2018 1,050
2019 1,030

Telephone Operators
Year Number
2004 0
2006 710
2007 670
2008 280
2009 480
2010 380
2011 400
2012 250
2013 0
2014 140
2015 80

Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
Year Number
2004 60
2005 80
2006 80
2008 60
2009 40
2010 30
2012 30
2013 90
2014 70

Bill and Account Collectors
Year Number
2004 6,100
2005 6,660
2006 6,530
2007 5,970
2008 5,810
2009 5,500
2010 5,830
2011 5,670
2012 6,020
2013 6,260
2014 5,210
2015 4,990
2016 4,180
2017 3,730
2018 2,850
2019 2,630

Billing and Posting Clerks
Year Number
2004 7,150
2005 7,420
2006 7,170
2007 7,640
2008 7,660
2009 7,510
2010 6,850
2011 6,820
2012 6,530
2013 6,560
2014 6,960
2015 7,230
2016 7,160
2017 6,740
2018 5,700
2019 4,690

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Year Number
2004 24,570
2005 23,560
2006 24,300
2007 24,820
2008 24,880
2009 23,720
2010 22,050
2011 21,800
2012 21,650
2013 21,360
2014 21,550
2015 21,820
2016 22,190
2017 21,500
2018 21,260
2019 19,950

Gambling Cage Workers
Year Number
2007 30
2008 40

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,850
2005 3,150
2006 3,390
2007 3,240
2008 3,260
2009 2,960
2010 2,970
2011 2,770
2012 2,670
2013 2,740
2014 2,560
2015 2,580
2016 2,400
2017 1,940
2018 1,870
2019 1,690

Procurement Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,080
2005 1,110
2006 1,190
2007 1,240
2008 1,150
2009 1,070
2010 1,020
2011 940
2012 820
2013 800
2014 770
2015 750
2016 690
2017 630
2018 650
2019 510

Tellers
Year Number
2004 9,170
2005 9,670
2006 10,490
2007 10,640
2008 10,920
2009 11,560
2010 11,770
2011 12,310
2012 10,610
2013 9,340
2014 9,260
2015 9,000
2016 9,400
2017 9,970
2018 9,630
2019 8,630

Financial Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2012 160
2013 130
2014 120
2015 120
2016 150
2017 220
2018 210
2019 190

Brokerage Clerks
Year Number
2004 490
2005 460
2006 520
2007 660
2008 750
2009 780
2010 460
2011 470
2012 450
2013 380
2014 490
2015 590
2016 670
2017 650
2018 540
2019 440

Correspondence Clerks
Year Number
2004 190
2005 180
2006 140
2007 80
2008 100
2009 90
2010 60
2011 60
2012 60
2013 60
2014 60
2015 50
2016 50
2017 30
2018 40
2019 50

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,210
2005 1,190
2006 1,200
2007 1,310
2008 1,610
2009 1,830
2010 2,160
2011 2,260
2012 3,080
2013 2,840
2014 2,570
2015 2,520
2016 2,550
2017 2,600
2018 2,350
2019 2,180

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Year Number
2004 630
2005 800
2006 870
2007 910
2008 800
2009 540
2010 360
2011 400
2012 410
2013 540
2014 440
2015 400
2016 280
2017 190
2018 570
2019 560

Customer Service Representatives
Year Number
2004 20,290
2005 22,070
2006 22,250
2007 21,890
2008 23,020
2009 25,480
2010 27,890
2011 28,710
2012 30,220
2013 30,080
2014 30,300
2015 30,670
2016 30,720
2017 32,670
2018 34,750
2019 34,820

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Year Number
2004 860
2005 830
2006 1,650
2007 1,660
2008 0
2009 2,680
2010 2,750
2011 2,920
2012 2,930
2013 2,770
2014 2,850
2015 3,160
2016 3,240
2017 2,930
2018 2,910
2019 2,980

File Clerks
Year Number
2004 3,200
2005 2,890
2006 2,710
2007 2,330
2008 2,330
2009 2,270
2010 2,180
2011 1,890
2012 1,500
2013 1,140
2014 980
2015 850
2016 690
2017 640
2018 680
2019 630

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,860
2005 2,960
2006 3,160
2007 3,270
2008 3,370
2009 3,420
2010 3,490
2011 3,940
2012 3,720
2013 3,880
2014 3,860
2015 4,030
2016 3,840
2017 3,950
2018 4,220
2019 4,750

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Year Number
2004 2,510
2005 2,490
2006 3,050
2007 3,610
2008 3,430
2009 3,880
2010 3,800
2011 3,740
2012 3,320
2013 3,280
2014 3,220
2015 2,980
2016 3,300
2017 3,600
2018 3,670
2019 3,460

Library Assistants, Clerical
Year Number
2004 830
2005 960
2006 1,010
2007 1,170
2008 1,090
2009 970
2010 1,210
2011 1,220
2012 1,390
2013 1,390
2014 1,400
2015 1,200
2016 1,290
2017 1,230
2018 1,250
2019 970

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Year Number
2004 3,260
2005 3,510
2006 3,090
2007 4,020
2008 4,320
2009 4,800
2010 4,190
2011 4,370
2012 3,460
2013 3,250
2014 3,210
2015 3,050
2016 2,940
2017 2,760
2018 2,310
2019 2,450

New Accounts Clerks
Year Number
2004 940
2005 890
2006 840
2007 1,020
2008 1,050
2009 870
2010 630
2011 700
2012 600
2013 560
2014 490
2015 460
2016 430
2017 390
2018 430
2019 410

Order Clerks
Year Number
2004 3,200
2005 3,110
2006 3,180
2007 3,210
2008 2,680
2009 2,730
2010 2,510
2011 2,630
2012 2,130
2013 1,900
2014 1,730
2015 1,550
2016 1,330
2017 1,060
2018 770
2019 640

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Year Number
2004 2,290
2005 2,310
2006 2,310
2007 2,160
2008 2,200
2009 2,200
2010 2,050
2011 1,900
2012 1,760
2013 1,890
2014 1,870
2015 1,800
2016 1,500
2017 1,340
2018 1,120
2019 1,160

Receptionists and Information Clerks
Year Number
2004 12,760
2005 13,350
2006 13,770
2007 13,650
2008 13,350
2009 13,850
2010 12,910
2011 12,140
2012 11,450
2013 11,860
2014 12,900
2015 13,450
2016 13,610
2017 13,760
2018 13,030
2019 14,100

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,060
2005 960
2006 890
2007 750
2008 780
2009 500
2010 420
2011 370
2012 430
2013 390
2014 480
2015 600
2016 510
2017 380
2018 180
2019 420

Information and Record Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2004 4,200
2005 4,430
2006 3,040
2007 0
2008 2,320
2009 2,170
2010 2,020
2011 1,820
2012 1,580
2013 1,460
2014 1,370
2015 1,310
2016 1,170
2017 1,190
2018 1,110
2019 1,060

Cargo and Freight Agents
Year Number
2004 420
2005 520
2006 360
2007 680
2008 810
2009 760
2010 550
2011 550
2012 620
2013 610
2014 590
2015 680
2016 740
2017 850
2018 750
2019 910

Couriers and Messengers
Year Number
2004 1,490
2005 1,760
2006 1,780
2007 1,610
2008 1,390
2009 1,490
2010 1,360
2011 1,290
2012 1,310
2013 1,340
2014 1,670
2015 1,680
2016 1,680
2017 1,230
2018 1,180
2019 1,090

Public Safety Telecommunicators
Year Number
2004 2,210
2005 2,340
2006 2,240
2007 2,310
2008 2,630
2009 2,550
2010 2,760
2011 2,410
2012 2,430
2013 2,440
2014 2,350
2015 2,320
2016 2,540
2017 2,730
2018 2,760
2019 2,550

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Year Number
2004 1,950
2005 2,050
2006 2,130
2007 2,260
2008 2,480
2009 2,580
2010 2,350
2011 2,220
2012 2,070
2013 2,320
2014 2,210
2015 2,260
2016 2,190
2017 2,730
2018 2,840
2019 2,710

Meter Readers, Utilities
Year Number
2004 1,280
2005 1,380
2006 1,140
2007 1,150
2008 1,060
2009 970
2010 870
2011 850
2012 770
2013 790
2014 690
2015 680
2016 630
2017 570
2018 520
2019 600

Postal Service Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,040
2005 1,090
2006 1,150
2007 1,060
2008 1,040
2009 980
2010 900
2011 900
2012 1,050
2013 1,140
2014 1,140
2015 1,280
2016 1,330
2017 1,310
2018 1,220
2019 1,290

Postal Service Mail Carriers
Year Number
2004 5,230
2005 5,250
2006 5,320
2007 5,410
2008 5,460
2009 5,300
2010 5,190
2011 5,150
2012 5,030
2013 5,130
2014 5,130
2015 5,150
2016 5,320
2017 5,490
2018 5,740
2019 5,650

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2004 2,180
2005 2,100
2006 2,070
2007 2,120
2008 1,950
2009 1,700
2010 1,580
2011 1,490
2012 1,350
2013 1,130
2014 1,130
2015 1,060
2016 1,030
2017 1,030
2018 970
2019 970

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Year Number
2004 4,890
2005 3,850
2006 3,310
2007 3,110
2008 2,990
2009 2,840
2010 2,510
2011 2,660
2012 2,600
2013 2,700
2014 2,600
2015 2,530
2016 2,500
2017 2,780
2018 3,150
2019 3,340

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Year Number
2004 8,540
2005 8,720
2006 8,990
2007 9,220
2008 8,960
2009 8,690
2010 8,390
2011 8,490
2012 8,480
2013 8,110
2014 7,980
2015 8,370
2016 8,060
2017 7,920
2018 7,690
2019 7,340

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Year Number
2004 1,000
2005 730
2006 730
2007 770
2008 920
2009 770
2010 1,100
2011 1,390
2012 1,620
2013 1,740
2014 1,610
2015 1,640
2016 1,860
2017 1,940
2018 1,740
2019 1,190

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 11,560
2005 9,530
2006 9,050
2007 8,550
2008 8,420
2009 7,940
2010 6,520
2011 5,050
2012 4,100
2013 3,310
2014 3,190
2015 3,310
2016 3,300
2017 3,220
2018 3,210
2019 3,310

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 4,060
2005 4,110
2006 4,020
2007 4,260
2008 4,150
2009 3,760
2010 3,410
2011 3,880
2012 4,310
2013 4,520
2014 4,590
2015 3,880
2016 3,960
2017 3,710
2018 3,930
2019 3,040

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 3,480
2005 3,270
2006 3,320
2007 2,910
2008 2,910
2009 2,590
2010 2,880
2011 3,340
2012 4,230
2013 4,810
2014 4,830
2015 4,660
2016 5,130
2017 5,610
2018 6,510
2019 6,720

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Year Number
2004 34,920
2005 36,950
2006 37,330
2007 39,740
2008 42,480
2009 41,430
2010 40,690
2011 41,050
2012 40,520
2013 41,690
2014 44,400
2015 44,410
2016 45,760
2017 45,730
2018 46,100
2019 47,030

Data Entry Keyers
Year Number
2004 4,100
2005 3,580
2006 3,320
2007 2,660
2008 2,660
2009 2,140
2010 2,340
2011 2,080
2012 2,140
2013 1,960
2014 1,910
2015 1,680
2016 1,540
2017 1,360
2018 1,490
2019 1,670

Word Processors and Typists
Year Number
2004 1,030
2005 960
2006 1,230
2007 1,020
2008 890
2009 710
2010 650
2011 580
2012 550
2013 430
2014 450
2015 340
2016 350
2017 390
2018 350
2019 270

Desktop Publishers
Year Number
2004 390
2005 260
2006 260
2007 230
2008 150
2009 160
2010 150
2011 140
2012 160
2013 130
2014 130
2015 90
2016 80
2017 60
2018 70
2019 70

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,910
2005 2,800
2006 2,700
2007 2,750
2008 2,630
2009 2,300
2010 1,940
2011 2,230
2012 2,710
2013 2,150
2014 2,500
2015 2,300
2016 2,800
2017 2,290
2018 2,440
2019 2,670

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Year Number
2004 1,390
2005 1,190
2006 1,130
2007 950
2008 890
2009 1,050
2010 870
2011 970
2012 730
2013 720
2014 570
2015 530
2016 480
2017 540
2018 630
2019 900

Office Clerks, General
Year Number
2004 37,400
2005 37,130
2006 38,150
2007 38,720
2008 35,690
2009 33,930
2010 33,810
2011 34,440
2012 34,860
2013 33,680
2014 32,210
2015 33,090
2016 32,610
2017 30,170
2018 29,780
2019 26,950

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Year Number
2004 600
2005 670
2006 780
2007 700
2008 770
2009 660
2010 610
2011 590
2012 540
2013 630
2014 740
2015 790
2016 720
2017 530
2018 370
2019 290

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Year Number
2004 230
2005 140
2006 200
2007 210
2008 160
2009 80
2010 60
2011 40
2014 40

Statistical Assistants
Year Number
2004 60
2005 40
2006 50
2007 60
2008 80
2009 90
2010 120
2011 150
2012 160
2013 110
2014 70
2015 70
2016 80
2017 60
2018 50
2019 50

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,710
2005 1,970
2006 2,310
2007 2,800
2008 2,800
2009 2,460
2012 1,430
2013 1,380
2014 1,530
2015 1,680
2016 1,850
2017 2,020
2018 1,950
2019 1,380