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Numbers of Office and Administrative Support Occupations in District of Columbia

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2004 121,190
2005 117,040
2006 101,180
2007 98,260
2008 97,870
2009 93,790
2010 88,620
2011 83,510
2012 79,050
2013 79,230
2014 79,960
2015 78,050
2016 77,630
2017 74,970
2018 73,950
2019 70,970

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Year Number
2004 8,800
2005 7,970
2006 5,140
2007 4,690
2008 4,550
2009 4,600
2010 4,820
2011 4,580
2012 4,440
2013 5,010
2014 5,420
2015 5,320
2016 5,180
2017 5,020
2018 5,060
2019 4,410

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Year Number
2004 1,580
2005 1,830
2006 1,800
2007 1,140
2008 870
2009 770
2010 670
2011 650
2012 560
2013 440
2014 450
2015 360
2016 300
2017 290
2018 260
2019 240

Telephone Operators
Year Number
2013 40
2014 50
2015 50
2016 50
2017 50
2018 60
2019 90

Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
Year Number
2010 160
2011 210
2012 190
2013 180
2014 120
2015 100

Bill and Account Collectors
Year Number
2004 2,230
2006 1,240
2007 1,330
2008 890
2009 730
2010 710
2011 690
2012 550
2013 450
2014 380
2015 260
2016 200
2017 230
2018 300
2019 280

Billing and Posting Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,390
2005 1,250
2006 1,600
2007 1,650
2008 1,890
2009 1,780
2010 1,610
2011 1,380
2012 1,070
2013 1,000
2014 760
2015 850
2016 840
2017 990
2018 940
2019 960

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Year Number
2004 5,150
2005 5,640
2006 5,400
2007 5,150
2008 4,710
2009 4,520
2010 4,410
2011 4,390
2012 4,080
2013 4,120
2014 4,030
2015 3,710
2016 3,840
2017 3,810
2018 3,710
2019 3,370

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Year Number
2004 990
2005 960
2006 1,060
2007 990
2008 970
2009 710
2010 680
2011 710
2012 590
2013 740
2014 690
2015 650
2016 500
2017 440
2018 370
2019 360

Procurement Clerks
Year Number
2004 470
2005 410
2006 440
2007 410
2008 370
2009 310
2010 300
2011 310
2012 260
2013 250
2014 310
2015 290
2016 300
2017 270
2018 280
2019 340

Tellers
Year Number
2004 770
2005 1,220
2006 1,250
2007 1,500
2008 1,650
2009 1,520
2010 1,190
2011 870
2012 580
2013 800
2014 810
2015 890
2016 940
2017 1,030
2018 1,060
2019 910

Financial Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2012 130
2013 120
2014 60
2015 50
2016 40
2017 30
2018 0
2019 0

Brokerage Clerks
Year Number
2004 70
2005 90
2006 90
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 80
2011 90
2012 90
2013 70
2014 60
2015 110
2016 130
2017 160
2018 110
2019 140

Correspondence Clerks
Year Number
2004 0
2005 110
2006 150
2007 180
2008 160
2009 110
2010 50
2011 30

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Year Number
2008 140
2009 50

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Year Number
2004 40
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 40

Customer Service Representatives
Year Number
2004 6,070
2005 6,340
2006 5,700
2007 5,580
2008 6,080
2009 6,910
2010 6,820
2011 6,910
2012 5,730
2013 6,590
2014 6,970
2015 6,600
2016 6,150
2017 6,030
2018 7,020
2019 7,780

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Year Number
2005 160
2006 320
2007 250
2008 220
2009 590
2010 520
2011 480
2012 400
2013 490
2014 580
2015 560
2016 660
2017 600
2018 570
2019 570

File Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,110
2005 730
2006 660
2007 720
2008 770
2009 670
2010 780
2011 720
2012 850
2013 640
2014 690
2015 500
2016 590
2017 510
2018 520
2019 390

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Year Number
2004 480
2005 650
2006 680
2007 750
2008 760
2009 780
2010 900
2011 870
2012 940
2013 760
2014 670
2015 800
2016 1,120
2017 1,420
2018 1,600
2019 1,390

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Year Number
2004 1,110
2005 840
2006 580
2007 700
2008 880
2009 500
2010 410
2011 260
2012 0
2013 280
2014 190
2015 260
2016 230
2017 310
2018 370
2019 430

Library Assistants, Clerical
Year Number
2004 520
2005 620
2006 780
2007 860
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 470
2012 380
2013 480
2014 480
2015 470
2016 400
2017 140
2018 100
2019 80

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Year Number
2004 80
2005 90
2006 0
2007 0
2008 270
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 160
2013 150
2014 180
2015 160
2016 200
2017 140
2018 90

New Accounts Clerks
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 110
2007 150
2008 120
2009 90
2010 0
2011 40
2013 60
2014 50
2015 50
2017 0
2018 80
2019 70

Order Clerks
Year Number
2004 0
2005 900
2006 920
2007 810
2008 460
2009 0
2010 0
2011 250
2012 250
2013 320
2014 230
2015 0
2016 60
2017 0
2018 60
2019 0

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Year Number
2004 1,730
2005 1,790
2006 1,700
2007 1,510
2008 1,480
2009 1,350
2010 1,370
2011 1,340
2012 1,290
2013 1,120
2014 980
2015 830
2016 810
2017 840
2018 670
2019 640

Receptionists and Information Clerks
Year Number
2004 5,880
2005 4,820
2006 4,930
2007 5,270
2008 6,960
2009 6,870
2010 6,340
2011 5,000
2012 4,400
2013 3,840
2014 3,840
2015 4,330
2016 4,370
2017 4,040
2018 4,080
2019 4,020

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Year Number
2004 400
2005 410
2006 300
2007 310
2008 250
2009 380
2010 400
2011 490
2012 420
2013 370
2014 250
2015 290
2016 320
2017 340
2018 300
2019 290

Information and Record Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2004 20,990
2005 21,390
2006 6,840
2007 5,930
2008 6,040
2009 6,370
2010 6,530
2011 6,090
2012 5,520
2013 3,640
2014 3,340
2015 3,040
2016 2,830
2017 2,650
2018 2,300
2019 2,220

Cargo and Freight Agents
Year Number
2004 30
2005 0
2006 50
2007 0
2011 30
2012 30
2014 80
2015 90
2016 80

Couriers and Messengers
Year Number
2004 440
2005 410
2006 360
2007 260
2008 250
2009 260
2010 190
2011 190
2012 210
2013 280
2014 280
2015 370
2016 500
2017 580
2018 410

Public Safety Telecommunicators
Year Number
2005 130
2007 140
2013 140
2014 130
2015 140
2016 150
2017 180
2018 60
2019 70

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Year Number
2004 250
2005 290
2006 270
2007 210
2008 170
2009 230
2010 330
2011 300
2012 380
2013 380
2014 360
2015 290
2016 310
2017 400
2018 470
2019 480

Postal Service Clerks
Year Number
2004 210
2005 220
2006 250
2007 240
2008 240
2009 220
2010 170
2011 170
2012 180
2013 150
2014 150
2015 150
2016 150
2017 160
2018 140
2019 140

Postal Service Mail Carriers
Year Number
2004 1,150
2005 1,160
2006 1,080
2007 1,090
2008 1,120
2009 1,020
2010 970
2011 950
2012 930
2013 920
2014 920
2015 970
2016 1,080
2017 1,040
2018 980
2019 1,000

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2004 1,370
2005 1,280
2006 1,280
2007 1,240
2008 1,150
2009 980
2010 830
2011 720
2012 740
2013 650
2014 650
2015 630
2016 630
2017 640
2018 570
2019 510

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Year Number
2004 660
2005 610
2006 500
2007 410
2008 370
2009 420
2010 520
2011 630
2012 850
2013 700
2014 680
2015 700
2016 890
2017 1,070
2018 730
2019 670

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Year Number
2004 940
2005 1,000
2006 1,000
2007 950
2008 820
2009 830
2010 920
2011 850
2012 790
2013 620
2014 650
2015 570
2016 520
2017 400
2018 410
2019 500

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Year Number
2004 50
2010 40
2011 110
2012 0
2013 70
2019 0

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 10,450
2005 8,990
2006 9,710
2007 11,060
2008 12,990
2009 13,630
2010 12,320
2011 11,930
2012 9,740
2013 9,340
2014 7,850
2015 7,180
2016 6,140
2017 5,300
2018 5,600
2019 5,560

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 6,920
2005 6,830
2006 7,120
2007 7,390
2008 6,770
2009 6,780
2010 5,660
2011 5,060
2012 4,170
2013 4,130
2014 4,210
2015 4,410
2016 4,290
2017 4,140
2018 3,540
2019 2,990

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 880
2005 1,510
2006 1,410
2007 1,370
2008 1,060
2009 970
2010 1,110
2011 1,010
2012 1,210
2013 1,080
2014 1,420
2015 1,590
2016 1,710
2017 1,600
2018 1,270
2019 1,410

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Year Number
2004 13,850
2005 13,240
2006 13,900
2007 12,810
2008 12,190
2009 9,310
2010 9,000
2011 9,110
2012 11,060
2013 12,140
2014 13,740
2015 14,080
2016 14,720
2017 14,810
2018 14,670
2019 14,250

Data Entry Keyers
Year Number
2004 1,530
2005 1,480
2006 1,410
2007 1,450
2008 1,350
2009 1,180
2010 920
2011 690
2012 490
2013 460
2014 460
2015 440
2016 420
2017 370
2018 370
2019 450

Word Processors and Typists
Year Number
2004 2,720
2005 1,760
2006 2,600
2007 2,320
2008 2,240
2009 2,010
2010 1,870
2011 1,630
2012 1,480
2013 400
2014 360
2015 270
2016 290
2017 250
2018 240
2019 220

Desktop Publishers
Year Number
2004 160
2005 0
2006 130
2007 70
2008 110
2009 110
2010 100
2011 90
2012 80
2013 40
2014 40
2015 50
2016 70
2017 90
2018 190
2019 160

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Year Number
2004 600
2005 0
2006 180
2007 230
2008 210
2009 200
2013 160
2014 310
2015 360
2016 370
2017 330
2018 470
2019 0

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Year Number
2004 1,920
2005 1,650
2006 1,570
2007 1,590
2008 1,100
2009 1,200
2010 1,010
2011 1,060
2012 1,260
2013 1,290
2014 1,120
2015 1,230
2016 1,280
2017 1,300
2018 820
2019 610

Office Clerks, General
Year Number
2004 14,650
2005 16,150
2006 14,480
2007 13,430
2008 13,570
2009 12,180
2010 10,830
2011 9,520
2012 9,570
2013 9,660
2014 10,500
2015 9,960
2016 10,000
2017 9,580
2018 10,270
2019 10,820

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Year Number
2004 1,010
2005 1,050
2006 1,000
2007 1,120
2008 600
2009 500
2010 490
2012 770
2013 910
2014 940
2015 830
2016 710
2017 460
2018 290
2019 410

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Year Number
2004 160
2005 130
2006 150
2007 140
2008 0
2009 340
2010 330
2011 130
2012 70
2013 30
2015 50
2016 40
2017 90
2018 100
2019 90

Statistical Assistants
Year Number
2004 220
2005 200
2006 160
2007 170
2008 130
2009 180
2010 90
2011 170
2013 220
2014 240
2015 290
2016 370
2017 330
2018 340
2019 0

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,160
2005 730
2006 880
2007 690
2008 940
2009 1,590
2012 2,160
2013 3,500
2014 3,280
2015 2,870
2016 2,850
2017 2,510
2018 2,100
2019 1,650