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Numbers of Office and Administrative Support Occupations in Columbus, OH

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2005 154,020
2006 152,100
2007 154,500
2008 154,780
2009 148,250
2010 144,430
2011 141,770
2012 146,190
2013 149,010
2014 155,930
2015 156,580
2016 154,900
2017 155,390
2018 155,540
2019 151,010

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Year Number
2005 9,010
2006 9,120
2007 9,270
2008 9,460
2009 9,380
2010 8,990
2011 8,360
2012 8,490
2013 9,080
2014 9,430
2015 9,320
2016 9,340
2017 9,530
2018 10,050
2019 10,190

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Year Number
2005 1,430
2006 1,130
2007 1,150
2008 850
2009 820
2010 750
2011 680
2012 920
2013 710
2014 740
2015 510
2016 460
2017 550
2018 650
2019 560

Telephone Operators
Year Number
2008 40
2010 50
2011 70
2012 100
2013 90
2014 80
2015 60
2016 50
2017 40
2018 40
2019 120

Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
Year Number
2011 30
2018 30
2019 40

Bill and Account Collectors
Year Number
2005 6,370
2006 5,370
2007 5,090
2008 4,480
2009 4,120
2010 3,930
2011 4,500
2012 5,060
2013 5,280
2014 5,340
2015 4,480
2016 4,230
2017 3,930
2018 3,580
2019 3,120

Billing and Posting Clerks
Year Number
2005 4,860
2006 4,690
2007 4,280
2008 3,990
2009 4,430
2010 4,530
2011 5,160
2012 4,880
2013 5,590
2014 5,410
2015 5,500
2016 5,260
2017 4,540
2018 4,230
2019 3,910

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Year Number
2005 11,810
2006 12,220
2007 11,510
2008 12,550
2009 12,210
2010 12,070
2011 13,190
2012 12,330
2013 12,880
2014 14,160
2015 13,150
2016 12,640
2017 10,820
2018 10,350
2019 9,970

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,440
2006 1,240
2007 1,240
2008 1,200
2009 1,200
2010 1,110
2011 1,140
2012 1,160
2013 1,140
2014 990
2015 1,210
2016 1,290
2017 1,380
2018 1,090
2019 870

Procurement Clerks
Year Number
2005 750
2006 580
2007 670
2008 680
2009 590
2010 470
2011 460
2012 460
2013 610
2014 890
2015 920
2016 1,050
2017 980
2018 960
2019 0

Tellers
Year Number
2005 2,570
2006 2,980
2007 3,440
2008 2,520
2009 2,420
2010 2,310
2011 2,470
2012 2,940
2013 3,070
2014 3,200
2015 3,160
2016 3,110
2017 2,780
2018 2,860
2019 2,930

Financial Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2012 80
2013 90
2014 270
2015 400
2016 460
2017 320
2018 180
2019 260

Brokerage Clerks
Year Number
2005 260
2007 230
2008 460
2009 420
2010 430
2011 260
2012 420
2013 430
2014 400
2015 300
2016 410
2017 450
2018 540
2019 470

Correspondence Clerks
Year Number
2005 330
2006 370
2007 460
2008 270
2009 240
2010 30
2011 50
2012 50
2013 0
2014 100
2015 90
2017 30
2018 40
2019 50

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Year Number
2005 560
2006 550
2007 600
2008 650
2009 930
2010 1,030
2011 1,000
2012 1,010
2013 980
2014 1,040
2015 1,250
2016 1,240
2017 1,290
2018 1,720
2019 1,780

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Year Number
2005 680
2006 940
2007 880
2008 1,180
2010 0
2011 0
2012 3,130
2013 1,660
2014 1,400
2015 100
2016 140
2017 170
2018 220
2019 200

Customer Service Representatives
Year Number
2005 21,300
2006 22,520
2007 19,830
2008 20,660
2009 20,450
2010 22,690
2011 21,810
2012 21,980
2013 21,020
2014 24,770
2015 25,950
2016 26,810
2017 26,120
2018 27,630
2019 30,030

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Year Number
2005 610
2007 560
2008 640
2009 260
2011 940
2012 1,070
2013 980
2014 980
2015 1,180
2016 1,140
2017 1,160
2018 1,120
2019 1,010

File Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,250
2006 1,360
2007 1,300
2008 1,260
2009 1,110
2010 980
2011 960
2012 1,070
2013 1,270
2014 1,230
2015 1,180
2016 1,080
2017 960
2018 910
2019 790

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,340
2006 1,290
2007 1,380
2008 1,360
2009 1,210
2010 1,430
2011 1,420
2012 1,460
2013 1,280
2014 1,300
2015 1,420
2016 1,390
2017 1,460
2018 1,270
2019 1,100

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Year Number
2005 1,060
2006 1,240
2007 1,210
2008 1,240
2009 1,220
2010 1,130
2011 1,170
2012 1,480
2013 1,400
2014 1,250
2015 1,250
2016 1,580
2017 1,760
2018 1,200
2019 790

Library Assistants, Clerical
Year Number
2005 910
2006 1,130
2007 1,060
2008 1,000
2009 1,260
2010 1,160
2011 0
2012 1,460
2013 1,510
2014 980
2015 1,010
2016 950
2017 920
2018 980
2019 820

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Year Number
2005 0
2006 2,020
2007 2,400
2008 1,620
2009 1,480
2010 1,470
2011 1,330
2012 2,560
2013 2,800
2014 2,730
2015 2,280
2016 2,400
2017 3,150
2018 2,690
2019 2,150

New Accounts Clerks
Year Number
2005 300
2006 470
2007 1,250
2008 900
2009 850
2010 200
2011 160
2012 250
2013 390
2014 400
2015 490
2016 480
2017 500
2018 290

Order Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,320
2006 1,100
2007 2,410
2008 2,370
2009 3,330
2010 1,530
2011 1,570
2012 1,580
2013 2,690
2014 2,380
2015 2,470
2016 1,740
2017 2,110
2018 2,640
2019 2,030

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Year Number
2005 1,210
2006 1,160
2007 1,190
2008 1,070
2009 1,100
2010 1,020
2011 1,180
2012 1,080
2013 1,080
2014 840
2015 890
2016 1,080
2017 1,080
2018 1,390
2019 1,470

Receptionists and Information Clerks
Year Number
2005 6,700
2006 6,880
2007 5,900
2008 5,360
2009 4,740
2010 4,470
2011 4,570
2012 4,580
2013 4,610
2014 4,580
2015 4,730
2016 4,750
2017 6,090
2018 6,100
2019 7,450

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Year Number
2005 880
2006 980
2007 350
2008 380
2009 250
2010 380
2011 460
2012 390
2013 380
2014 410
2015 320
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 250

Information and Record Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2005 2,290
2006 1,750
2007 2,290
2008 2,370
2009 2,140
2010 1,980
2011 920
2012 540
2013 620
2014 690
2015 720
2016 600
2017 650
2018 650
2019 610

Cargo and Freight Agents
Year Number
2005 370
2006 360
2007 320
2008 500
2009 560
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 250
2014 430
2015 580
2016 560
2017 670
2018 450
2019 300

Couriers and Messengers
Year Number
2005 510
2006 390
2007 340
2008 320
2009 350
2010 320
2011 370
2012 380
2013 360
2014 200
2015 260
2016 260
2017 350
2018 360
2019 400

Public Safety Telecommunicators
Year Number
2005 500
2006 600
2007 540
2008 650
2009 400
2010 430
2011 390
2012 480
2013 500
2014 510
2015 490
2016 540
2017 510
2018 640
2019 710

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Year Number
2005 940
2006 1,100
2007 1,180
2008 1,170
2009 1,300
2010 1,170
2011 1,280
2012 1,150
2013 1,340
2014 1,370
2015 1,380
2016 1,370
2017 1,450
2018 1,340
2019 1,180

Meter Readers, Utilities
Year Number
2005 140
2006 140
2007 140
2008 190
2009 0
2010 440
2011 410
2012 390
2013 230
2014 270
2015 300
2016 260
2017 210
2018 310
2019 380

Postal Service Clerks
Year Number
2005 390
2006 410
2007 410
2008 390
2009 370
2010 330
2011 330
2012 400
2013 340
2014 340
2015 350
2016 410
2017 410
2018 390
2019 400

Postal Service Mail Carriers
Year Number
2005 2,040
2006 2,070
2007 2,070
2008 2,120
2009 2,030
2010 1,900
2011 1,820
2012 1,730
2013 1,700
2014 1,700
2015 1,870
2016 1,890
2017 1,960
2018 2,030
2019 2,080

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 1,420
2006 1,310
2007 1,280
2008 1,240
2009 1,150
2010 1,090
2011 1,050
2012 1,040
2013 1,010
2014 1,010
2015 970
2016 970
2017 1,000
2018 910
2019 890

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Year Number
2005 2,540
2006 2,170
2007 2,370
2008 2,360
2009 2,300
2010 2,490
2011 2,660
2012 2,610
2013 2,420
2014 2,450
2015 2,700
2016 3,150
2017 3,870
2018 4,090
2019 4,180

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Year Number
2005 6,300
2006 7,690
2007 7,860
2008 7,800
2009 6,600
2010 6,350
2011 5,110
2012 5,370
2013 6,630
2014 7,540
2015 7,910
2016 6,630
2017 7,350
2018 9,410
2019 8,480

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Year Number
2005 270
2006 190
2007 210
2008 240
2009 310
2010 260
2011 350
2012 340
2013 290
2014 220
2015 250
2016 370
2017 400
2018 440
2019 330

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 12,370
2006 11,560
2007 12,340
2008 11,580
2009 10,340
2010 8,090
2011 7,000
2012 7,200
2013 6,560
2014 7,620
2015 6,520
2016 6,110
2017 5,550
2018 4,300
2019 4,330

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 920
2006 1,020
2007 1,080
2008 1,210
2009 1,350
2010 1,490
2011 1,310
2012 1,410
2013 1,090
2014 1,430
2015 1,210
2016 1,600
2017 1,110
2018 990
2019 990

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 4,010
2006 4,330
2007 4,380
2008 4,880
2009 6,050
2010 6,860
2011 7,020
2012 6,520
2013 6,440
2014 7,530
2015 8,100
2016 8,180
2017 6,900
2018 7,090
2019 6,280

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Year Number
2005 10,390
2006 10,930
2007 9,610
2008 10,270
2009 9,440
2010 10,640
2011 10,990
2012 10,300
2013 11,280
2014 11,580
2015 12,080
2016 12,310
2017 12,260
2018 11,640
2019 10,040

Data Entry Keyers
Year Number
2005 2,930
2006 3,410
2007 3,860
2008 3,840
2009 2,930
2010 2,030
2011 1,560
2012 1,500
2013 1,330
2014 1,290
2015 1,130
2016 1,340
2017 1,450
2018 1,410
2019 1,180

Word Processors and Typists
Year Number
2005 1,020
2006 890
2007 710
2008 710
2009 510
2010 450
2011 410
2012 260
2013 540
2014 430
2015 510
2016 320
2017 300
2018 190
2019 160

Desktop Publishers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 200
2009 160
2010 130
2011 100
2012 70
2013 50
2016 40
2017 50
2018 30

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Year Number
2005 5,250
2006 0
2007 3,620
2008 3,340
2009 3,130
2010 3,740
2011 4,010
2012 3,660
2013 3,730
2014 3,330
2015 4,020
2016 4,710
2017 4,750
2018 3,810
2019 2,310

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Year Number
2005 2,000
2006 2,080
2007 1,970
2008 1,540
2009 1,360
2010 1,170
2011 1,470
2012 1,290
2013 1,140
2014 780
2015 880
2016 820
2017 800
2018 800
2019 780

Office Clerks, General
Year Number
2005 18,440
2006 18,150
2007 18,110
2008 19,400
2009 19,480
2010 19,280
2011 18,760
2012 17,680
2013 18,040
2014 17,450
2015 18,380
2016 17,040
2017 18,680
2018 19,250
2019 20,280

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Year Number
2005 830
2006 580
2007 790
2008 740
2009 580
2010 570
2011 570
2012 560
2013 800
2014 820
2015 1,320
2016 1,290
2017 1,520
2018 1,200
2019 1,160

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 200
2007 150
2008 60
2009 30
2010 0
2011 70
2012 110
2013 70
2014 60
2015 60
2016 130
2017 140
2018 0
2019 30

Statistical Assistants
Year Number
2005 100
2006 110
2007 160
2008 180
2009 200
2010 0
2011 0
2012 70
2013 80
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 70
2018 160
2019 120

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,100
2006 1,320
2007 1,050
2008 1,290
2009 1,160
2012 1,140
2013 1,150
2014 1,580
2015 970
2016 920
2017 860
2018 890
2019 1,050