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Numbers of Office and Administrative Support Occupations in Maine

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2004 89,720
2005 78,770
2006 89,860
2007 89,150
2008 90,100
2009 87,670
2010 84,500
2011 86,840
2012 86,450
2013 84,590
2014 83,690
2015 83,170
2016 83,250
2017 82,120
2018 82,630
2019 80,180

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Year Number
2004 6,120
2005 0
2006 7,750
2007 7,710
2008 7,070
2009 6,450
2010 5,710
2011 5,720
2012 5,530
2013 5,270
2014 5,150
2015 5,050
2016 5,220
2017 5,380
2018 5,330
2019 5,170

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Year Number
2004 1,070
2005 1,040
2006 970
2007 840
2008 810
2009 940
2010 900
2011 770
2012 610
2013 480
2014 450
2015 550
2016 490
2017 550
2018 310
2019 260

Telephone Operators
Year Number
2004 0

Bill and Account Collectors
Year Number
2004 1,970
2005 1,360
2006 1,530
2007 1,590
2008 1,920
2009 1,840
2010 1,690
2011 1,640
2012 1,650
2013 1,330
2014 1,210
2015 990
2016 930
2017 730
2018 590
2019 560

Billing and Posting Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,400
2005 2,340
2006 1,980
2007 1,990
2008 2,040
2009 2,200
2010 2,250
2011 2,260
2012 2,480
2013 2,850
2014 2,740
2015 2,570
2016 2,350
2017 2,340
2018 2,260
2019 1,950

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Year Number
2004 8,090
2005 7,990
2006 7,760
2007 7,220
2008 7,220
2009 7,260
2010 7,690
2011 8,200
2012 7,880
2013 7,240
2014 7,150
2015 7,240
2016 7,400
2017 7,070
2018 7,140
2019 7,340

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,010
2005 890
2006 740
2007 650
2008 680
2009 680
2010 740
2011 820
2012 780
2013 690
2014 630
2015 650
2016 620
2017 710
2018 650
2019 640

Procurement Clerks
Year Number
2004 220
2005 240
2006 290
2007 270
2008 370
2009 350
2010 330
2011 320
2012 330
2013 340
2014 350
2015 350
2016 460
2017 450
2018 570
2019 360

Tellers
Year Number
2004 2,810
2005 2,870
2006 2,990
2007 2,970
2008 2,820
2009 2,990
2010 2,980
2011 3,230
2012 3,030
2013 3,000
2014 2,910
2015 2,770
2016 2,450
2017 2,470
2018 2,520
2019 2,560

Financial Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2012 40
2013 60
2014 50
2015 40
2016 60
2017 60
2018 50

Brokerage Clerks
Year Number
2004 150
2005 160
2006 230
2007 270
2008 230
2009 170
2010 140
2011 150
2012 170
2013 170
2014 190
2015 120
2016 130
2017 120
2018 110
2019 90

Correspondence Clerks
Year Number
2012 40
2013 50
2014 50
2015 50
2016 80
2017 80
2018 50
2019 0

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Year Number
2004 770
2005 880
2006 1,090
2007 1,190
2008 1,260
2009 1,190
2010 1,050
2011 1,000
2012 990
2013 1,160
2014 1,190
2015 1,150
2016 1,070
2017 1,030
2018 1,070
2019 1,170

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Year Number
2004 140
2008 160
2009 200
2010 180
2011 190
2012 240
2014 410
2016 100
2017 90
2018 120
2019 180

Customer Service Representatives
Year Number
2004 8,110
2005 8,550
2006 8,640
2007 8,100
2008 8,580
2009 8,690
2010 8,480
2011 8,200
2012 8,130
2013 8,330
2014 9,030
2015 9,990
2016 11,090
2017 11,680
2018 11,590
2019 11,660

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Year Number
2004 580
2005 560
2006 580
2007 610
2008 590
2009 580
2010 560
2011 610
2012 610
2013 660
2014 660
2015 610
2016 560
2017 490
2018 540
2019 560

File Clerks
Year Number
2004 610
2005 480
2006 450
2007 410
2008 480
2009 510
2010 410
2011 440
2012 410
2013 380
2014 300
2015 250
2016 220
2017 190
2018 160
2019 130

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,310
2005 1,360
2006 1,500
2007 1,440
2008 1,700
2009 1,600
2010 1,600
2011 1,470
2012 1,730
2013 1,980
2014 2,190
2015 1,980
2016 2,050
2017 2,040
2018 1,890
2019 1,750

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Year Number
2004 770
2005 740
2006 720
2007 680
2008 690
2009 940
2010 840
2011 790
2012 640
2013 840
2014 940
2015 1,060
2016 1,040
2017 960
2018 840
2019 1,100

Library Assistants, Clerical
Year Number
2004 290
2005 280
2006 420
2007 510
2008 570
2009 300
2010 290
2011 220
2012 340
2013 370
2014 310
2015 260
2016 320
2017 320
2018 350
2019 270

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Year Number
2004 660
2005 700
2006 780
2007 770
2008 740
2009 650
2010 590
2011 650
2012 650
2013 890
2014 900
2015 780
2016 810
2017 750
2018 820
2019 1,020

New Accounts Clerks
Year Number
2004 270
2005 260
2006 220
2007 210
2008 210
2009 210
2010 210
2011 280
2012 200
2013 190
2014 80
2015 240
2016 290
2017 340
2018 320
2019 320

Order Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,810
2011 3,500
2012 3,730
2013 2,800
2014 1,640
2015 1,530
2016 1,230
2017 0
2018 1,940

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Year Number
2004 620
2005 560
2006 560
2007 510
2008 580
2009 570
2010 540
2011 550
2012 500
2013 460
2014 470
2015 450
2016 510
2017 490
2018 500
2019 490

Receptionists and Information Clerks
Year Number
2004 3,410
2005 2,820
2006 2,850
2007 2,680
2008 3,030
2009 3,300
2010 3,500
2011 3,640
2012 3,610
2013 3,540
2014 3,510
2015 3,650
2016 3,660
2017 3,870
2018 3,760
2019 4,080

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Year Number
2004 380
2005 470
2006 290
2007 270
2008 450
2009 430
2010 360
2011 430
2012 450
2013 540
2014 430
2015 380
2016 260
2017 240
2018 290
2019 320

Information and Record Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,020
2005 940
2006 890
2007 1,040
2008 620
2009 850
2010 860
2011 800
2012 550
2013 530
2014 610
2015 530
2016 490
2017 640
2018 660
2019 760

Cargo and Freight Agents
Year Number
2004 110
2005 90
2006 100
2007 170
2008 140
2009 110
2010 140
2011 140
2012 140
2013 160
2014 90
2015 150
2016 230
2017 230
2018 230
2019 190

Couriers and Messengers
Year Number
2004 320
2005 370
2006 400
2007 240
2008 320
2009 350
2010 230
2011 180
2012 120
2013 190
2014 230
2015 280
2016 200
2017 160
2018 80
2019 60

Public Safety Telecommunicators
Year Number
2004 670
2005 440
2006 540
2007 650
2008 760
2009 730
2010 650
2011 590
2012 600
2013 710
2014 710
2015 740
2016 700
2017 700
2018 650
2019 580

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Year Number
2004 760
2005 900
2006 770
2007 870
2008 930
2009 980
2010 970
2011 850
2012 830
2013 810
2014 880
2015 820
2016 980
2017 1,100
2018 1,150
2019 990

Meter Readers, Utilities
Year Number
2004 240
2005 220
2006 130
2007 90
2008 70
2009 100
2010 120
2011 110
2012 210
2013 200
2014 210
2015 100
2016 100
2017 90
2018 100
2019 50

Postal Service Clerks
Year Number
2004 610
2005 610
2006 590
2007 580
2008 570
2009 530
2010 460
2011 440
2012 520
2013 510
2014 510
2015 650
2016 720
2017 750
2018 710
2019 740

Postal Service Mail Carriers
Year Number
2004 1,740
2005 1,720
2006 1,740
2007 1,730
2008 1,760
2009 1,710
2010 1,630
2011 1,570
2012 1,550
2013 1,480
2014 1,480
2015 1,500
2016 1,550
2017 1,580
2018 1,650
2019 1,590

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2004 1,110
2005 1,100
2006 1,140
2007 970
2008 940
2009 830
2010 760
2011 770
2012 690
2013 690
2014 690
2015 470
2016 480
2017 470
2018 450
2019 470

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,210
2005 1,190
2006 1,140
2007 1,320
2008 1,570
2009 1,370
2010 1,300
2011 1,060
2012 1,050
2013 1,010
2014 1,110
2015 990
2016 1,090
2017 1,000
2018 990
2019 950

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,780
2005 2,950
2006 2,700
2007 2,660
2008 2,550
2009 2,730
2010 2,520
2011 2,440
2012 2,170
2013 2,080
2014 2,080
2015 1,920
2016 2,040
2017 2,190
2018 2,160
2019 2,180

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Year Number
2004 300
2005 420
2006 270
2007 310
2008 210
2009 320
2010 440
2011 550
2012 570
2013 580
2014 500
2015 590
2016 500
2017 570
2018 600
2019 700

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 3,880
2005 3,780
2006 3,630
2007 3,330
2008 3,010
2009 3,050
2010 2,690
2011 2,410
2012 2,000
2013 2,120
2014 1,970
2015 1,990
2016 1,810
2017 1,850
2018 1,770
2019 1,820

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 1,130
2005 1,360
2006 1,340
2007 1,300
2008 990
2009 880
2010 810
2011 870
2012 910
2013 1,050
2014 1,120
2015 1,070
2016 840
2017 730
2018 630
2019 600

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 2,260
2005 0
2006 3,300
2007 3,600
2008 4,030
2009 4,320
2010 3,960
2011 3,440
2012 3,270
2013 3,240
2014 3,590
2015 3,530
2016 3,430
2017 3,160
2018 2,830
2019 2,580

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Year Number
2004 9,870
2005 11,410
2006 10,390
2007 10,400
2008 9,740
2009 9,490
2010 9,580
2011 9,780
2012 10,970
2013 10,770
2014 10,570
2015 10,820
2016 10,360
2017 10,430
2018 10,090
2019 9,610

Data Entry Keyers
Year Number
2004 1,090
2005 1,020
2006 970
2007 800
2008 670
2009 890
2010 740
2011 700
2012 640
2013 710
2014 660
2015 620
2016 530
2017 410
2018 340
2019 330

Word Processors and Typists
Year Number
2004 1,330
2005 1,100
2006 1,050
2007 710
2008 640
2009 140
2010 190
2011 160
2012 130
2013 120
2014 160
2015 130
2016 130
2017 90
2018 60
2019 70

Desktop Publishers
Year Number
2004 200
2005 170
2006 190
2007 130
2008 110
2009 170
2010 110
2011 150
2012 90
2013 90
2014 110
2015 150
2016 150
2017 130
2018 100
2019 80

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,290
2005 1,280
2006 1,610
2007 1,810
2008 1,760
2009 1,450
2010 1,380
2011 1,340
2012 1,280
2013 1,320
2014 1,370
2015 1,590
2016 1,560
2017 1,450
2018 1,290
2019 1,140

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Year Number
2004 770
2005 430
2006 470
2007 490
2008 420
2009 350
2010 310
2011 290
2012 270
2013 240
2014 280
2015 210
2016 210
2017 200
2018 260
2019 350

Office Clerks, General
Year Number
2004 12,330
2005 12,210
2006 12,700
2007 13,910
2008 14,760
2009 13,530
2010 12,950
2011 12,370
2012 12,290
2013 11,590
2014 11,340
2015 11,200
2016 11,310
2017 11,310
2018 11,720
2019 11,910

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Year Number
2004 200
2005 350
2006 300
2007 190
2008 140
2009 100
2010 110
2011 120
2012 190
2013 190
2014 170
2015 160
2016 150
2017 120
2018 80
2019 140

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Year Number
2004 100
2005 50
2006 60
2007 40
2009 70
2010 60
2011 70
2012 50
2013 50
2014 40
2016 40
2017 40
2018 40

Statistical Assistants
Year Number
2004 140
2005 110
2006 90
2007 150
2008 130
2009 150
2010 130
2011 120
2012 130
2013 140
2014 120
2015 80
2016 50
2017 80
2018 70
2019 70

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 690
2005 0
2006 1,010
2007 770
2008 1,060
2009 420
2012 460
2013 390
2014 150
2015 170
2016 200
2017 190
2018 150
2019 240