Numbers of Office and Administrative Support Occupations in Michigan

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Year Number
2004 627,960
2005 623,330
2006 623,660
2007 596,320
2008 587,090
2009 557,060
2010 538,240
2011 530,410
2012 538,440
2013 548,600
2014 560,190
2015 564,210
2016 563,600
2017 562,010
2018 551,560
2019 543,070

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

Year Number
2004 38,750
2005 35,540
2006 32,720
2007 29,850
2008 29,440
2009 28,180
2010 28,130
2011 29,310
2012 31,170
2013 31,740
2014 32,900
2015 32,510
2016 32,410
2017 32,060
2018 33,490
2019 34,280

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service

Year Number
2004 6,330
2005 6,120
2006 5,370
2007 4,400
2008 4,070
2009 3,290
2010 2,920
2011 3,150
2012 3,430
2013 3,450
2014 2,740
2015 2,500
2016 2,210
2017 2,470
2018 2,600
2019 2,110

Telephone Operators

Year Number
2004 780
2007 370
2008 440
2009 610
2010 580
2011 480
2012 460
2013 450
2014 500
2015 330
2016 320
2017 200
2018 120
2019 90

Communications Equipment Operators, All Other

Year Number
2004 100
2005 150
2006 140
2007 0
2008 0
2009 50
2010 190
2011 0
2012 200
2013 50
2014 70
2015 110
2016 0
2017 0

Bill and Account Collectors

Year Number
2004 10,730
2005 10,470
2006 10,210
2007 10,440
2008 10,600
2009 8,970
2010 7,120
2011 6,590
2012 7,540
2013 8,470
2014 8,290
2015 7,790
2016 6,760
2017 5,400
2018 4,090
2019 4,130

Billing and Posting Clerks

Year Number
2004 16,780
2005 18,160
2006 17,610
2007 18,360
2008 17,470
2009 16,040
2010 14,010
2011 12,660
2012 12,400
2013 13,270
2014 14,520
2015 15,140
2016 15,530
2017 13,630
2018 14,120
2019 13,060

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

Year Number
2004 54,030
2005 51,940
2006 51,810
2007 50,150
2008 49,400
2009 45,400
2010 43,060
2011 43,200
2012 42,780
2013 41,770
2014 39,970
2015 39,060
2016 38,940
2017 38,440
2018 37,490
2019 37,090

Gambling Cage Workers

Year Number
2004 700
2007 380
2008 390
2009 380
2010 430
2011 530
2012 460
2013 480
2014 400
2015 570
2016 590
2017 630
2018 570
2019 470

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

Year Number
2004 6,670
2005 6,440
2006 6,310
2007 5,680
2008 5,530
2009 4,750
2010 4,110
2011 3,820
2012 3,700
2013 3,850
2014 3,670
2015 3,560
2016 3,330
2017 3,180
2018 3,690
2019 3,610

Procurement Clerks

Year Number
2004 2,130
2005 2,050
2006 1,960
2007 1,890
2008 2,050
2009 2,300
2010 2,040
2011 1,910
2012 1,690
2013 1,780
2014 1,730
2015 1,820
2016 1,870
2017 2,000
2018 1,810
2019 1,440

Tellers

Year Number
2004 17,280
2005 18,290
2006 18,460
2007 19,980
2008 18,760
2009 17,740
2010 16,180
2011 15,370
2012 15,450
2013 15,560
2014 16,360
2015 15,940
2016 15,550
2017 16,780
2018 15,180
2019 14,250

Financial Clerks, All Other

Year Number
2012 590
2013 570
2014 470
2015 360
2016 370
2017 250
2018 260
2019 250

Brokerage Clerks

Year Number
2004 500
2005 730
2006 760
2007 1,040
2008 1,100
2009 1,050
2010 760
2011 760
2012 850
2013 970
2014 980
2015 970
2016 930
2017 870
2018 970
2019 800

Correspondence Clerks

Year Number
2004 470
2005 330
2006 250
2007 230
2008 240
2009 200
2010 160
2011 100
2012 90
2013 130
2014 150
2015 130
2016 90
2017 70
2018 90
2019 80

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks

Year Number
2004 4,640
2005 4,760
2006 5,240
2007 5,270
2008 5,940
2009 5,550
2010 5,900
2011 5,920
2012 7,020
2013 7,000
2014 7,520
2015 7,010
2016 6,330
2017 6,190
2018 6,410
2019 7,300

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks

Year Number
2004 1,210
2005 1,210
2006 1,400
2007 1,200
2008 1,240
2009 1,090
2010 1,030
2011 960
2012 620
2013 570
2014 480
2015 510
2016 590
2017 590
2018 630
2019 380

Customer Service Representatives

Year Number
2004 63,550
2005 62,730
2006 64,770
2007 62,800
2008 61,510
2009 57,360
2010 60,410
2011 66,260
2012 73,280
2013 77,850
2014 82,540
2015 86,440
2016 89,370
2017 88,760
2018 90,310
2019 88,540

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs

Year Number
2004 1,930
2005 250
2007 2,650
2009 2,550
2010 3,470
2012 4,470
2013 4,290
2014 4,160
2015 4,470
2016 4,390
2017 4,590
2018 4,520
2019 4,510

File Clerks

Year Number
2004 6,980
2005 5,770
2006 4,830
2007 4,340
2008 4,070
2009 3,790
2010 3,160
2011 3,080
2012 2,480
2013 2,640
2014 2,540
2015 2,480
2016 2,290
2017 1,880
2018 1,950
2019 2,070

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

Year Number
2004 4,750
2005 5,600
2006 5,480
2007 5,500
2008 4,910
2009 4,240
2010 4,910
2011 5,500
2012 5,500
2013 6,170
2014 6,450
2015 5,780
2016 5,280
2017 5,750
2018 5,530
2019 6,100

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan

Year Number
2004 6,900
2005 6,740
2006 5,980
2007 5,650
2008 5,570
2009 5,640
2010 5,610
2011 5,250
2012 4,980
2013 4,470
2014 4,400
2015 4,280
2016 3,990
2017 3,300
2018 2,820
2019 2,670

Library Assistants, Clerical

Year Number
2004 5,200
2005 3,870
2006 3,590
2007 3,470
2008 3,940
2009 3,670
2010 3,930
2011 4,210
2012 4,500
2013 4,430
2014 4,430
2015 4,430
2016 4,400
2017 4,330
2018 4,180
2019 4,000

Loan Interviewers and Clerks

Year Number
2004 7,040
2005 6,320
2006 6,710
2007 4,710
2008 4,590
2009 3,800
2010 3,360
2011 3,970
2012 4,400
2013 5,250
2014 5,320
2015 5,670
2016 5,210
2017 4,790
2018 5,080
2019 5,960

New Accounts Clerks

Year Number
2004 2,500
2005 1,410
2006 1,620
2007 2,370
2008 2,120
2009 1,830
2010 1,070
2011 1,070
2012 1,280
2013 1,180
2014 1,110
2015 990
2016 1,050
2017 1,500
2018 1,490
2019 1,660

Order Clerks

Year Number
2004 7,670
2005 6,020
2006 5,830
2007 5,350
2008 4,810
2009 4,090
2010 3,920
2011 3,900
2012 4,240
2013 4,200
2014 4,170
2015 3,510
2016 3,120
2017 2,620
2018 2,110
2019 1,840

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

Year Number
2004 3,970
2005 4,290
2006 4,210
2007 4,080
2008 4,180
2009 4,180
2010 3,910
2011 3,430
2012 3,210
2013 2,960
2014 3,100
2015 3,090
2016 3,060
2017 3,020
2018 3,030
2019 3,000

Receptionists and Information Clerks

Year Number
2004 36,570
2005 32,340
2006 32,580
2007 29,910
2008 30,080
2009 29,080
2010 27,800
2011 28,100
2012 27,520
2013 29,400
2014 30,350
2015 31,530
2016 31,230
2017 31,460
2018 30,440
2019 28,850

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks

Year Number
2004 2,940
2005 2,980
2006 2,930
2007 2,750
2008 2,480
2009 2,960
2010 2,850
2011 2,780
2012 3,610
2013 2,980
2014 3,340
2015 2,940
2016 3,280
2017 4,000
2018 0
2019 1,550

Information and Record Clerks, All Other

Year Number
2004 7,500
2005 7,800
2006 7,820
2007 0
2008 5,570
2009 5,330
2010 5,000
2011 5,810
2012 5,450
2013 5,120
2014 3,070
2015 3,240
2016 2,480
2017 2,590
2018 2,180
2019 2,570

Cargo and Freight Agents

Year Number
2004 1,020
2005 1,040
2006 1,040
2007 1,430
2008 1,100
2009 1,230
2010 1,190
2011 1,610
2012 1,620
2013 1,620
2014 1,600
2015 1,540
2016 1,670
2017 1,840
2018 1,920
2019 2,600

Couriers and Messengers

Year Number
2004 2,730
2005 2,680
2006 2,340
2007 2,870
2008 2,820
2009 2,860
2010 2,420
2011 2,670
2012 2,170
2013 2,490
2014 2,160
2015 2,070
2016 2,150
2017 2,160
2018 2,240
2019 2,360

Public Safety Telecommunicators

Year Number
2004 2,090
2005 2,810
2006 2,580
2007 2,210
2008 2,220
2009 2,310
2010 1,930
2011 1,850
2012 2,010
2013 2,160
2014 2,170
2015 2,120
2016 2,070
2017 2,270
2018 2,190
2019 2,340

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance

Year Number
2004 4,320
2005 4,940
2006 4,830
2007 4,680
2008 4,430
2009 4,090
2010 4,240
2011 4,510
2012 4,650
2013 4,420
2014 4,840
2015 5,130
2016 5,180
2017 5,390
2018 5,580
2019 5,730

Meter Readers, Utilities

Year Number
2004 1,220
2005 920
2006 940
2007 880
2008 1,030
2009 980
2010 820
2011 580
2012 540
2013 0
2015 1,480
2016 0
2017 0
2018 1,270
2019 0

Postal Service Clerks

Year Number
2004 2,450
2005 2,540
2006 2,590
2007 2,490
2008 2,440
2009 2,270
2010 2,080
2011 1,990
2012 2,180
2013 2,500
2014 2,500
2015 2,690
2016 2,830
2017 2,840
2018 2,680
2019 2,680

Postal Service Mail Carriers

Year Number
2004 13,290
2005 13,460
2006 13,450
2007 13,140
2008 13,380
2009 12,900
2010 12,380
2011 12,060
2012 11,610
2013 11,640
2014 11,640
2015 11,490
2016 11,950
2017 12,510
2018 12,630
2019 12,180

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators

Year Number
2004 8,260
2005 7,550
2006 7,100
2007 7,130
2008 6,440
2009 5,770
2010 4,910
2011 4,610
2012 4,610
2013 3,830
2014 3,830
2015 3,590
2016 3,520
2017 3,610
2018 3,340
2019 3,240

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

Year Number
2004 10,140
2005 10,610
2006 9,550
2007 9,480
2008 9,170
2009 8,400
2010 7,880
2011 7,310
2012 6,760
2013 6,700
2014 7,670
2015 8,250
2016 8,020
2017 8,300
2018 8,800
2019 10,310

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

Year Number
2004 23,420
2005 22,210
2006 21,550
2007 20,350
2008 19,950
2009 18,400
2010 17,190
2011 17,430
2012 17,650
2013 17,090
2014 18,720
2015 19,870
2016 21,270
2017 23,620
2018 23,650
2019 24,630

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

Year Number
2004 2,230
2005 2,170
2006 1,920
2007 1,910
2008 1,500
2009 1,450
2010 1,260
2011 1,330
2012 1,110
2013 1,020
2014 1,130
2015 1,260
2016 1,310
2017 1,300
2018 990
2019 890

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

Year Number
2004 33,770
2005 36,500
2006 37,500
2007 37,670
2008 37,400
2009 34,690
2010 28,650
2011 22,090
2012 17,770
2013 15,720
2014 12,870
2015 11,890
2016 11,070
2017 10,160
2018 9,330
2019 8,930

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Year Number
2004 7,420
2005 7,360
2006 6,940
2007 6,450
2008 6,050
2009 5,060
2010 5,110
2011 5,500
2012 5,730
2013 5,760
2014 5,640
2015 5,160
2016 5,380
2017 4,980
2018 5,230
2019 4,260

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Year Number
2004 14,270
2005 12,600
2006 11,380
2007 8,930
2008 8,790
2009 9,090
2010 8,150
2011 7,620
2012 8,290
2013 10,880
2014 13,040
2015 16,090
2016 21,150
2017 25,830
2018 26,790
2019 25,940

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

Year Number
2004 54,780
2005 55,920
2006 51,950
2007 51,840
2008 54,980
2009 51,940
2010 50,250
2011 47,030
2012 45,710
2013 44,790
2014 48,610
2015 52,890
2016 59,710
2017 58,590
2018 55,410
2019 49,580

Data Entry Keyers

Year Number
2004 6,400
2005 5,640
2006 5,720
2007 5,320
2008 5,740
2009 5,410
2010 5,150
2011 4,840
2012 5,060
2013 5,070
2014 4,770
2015 4,110
2016 5,040
2017 5,710
2018 5,950
2019 5,660

Word Processors and Typists

Year Number
2004 6,600
2005 4,610
2006 3,880
2007 3,140
2008 2,990
2009 2,640
2010 2,320
2011 2,220
2012 1,970
2013 1,960
2014 2,000
2015 2,040
2016 1,850
2017 1,540
2018 1,370
2019 1,250

Desktop Publishers

Year Number
2004 760
2005 590
2006 700
2007 1,120
2008 1,280
2009 1,280
2010 760
2011 740
2012 770
2013 720
2014 750
2015 670
2016 560
2017 290
2018 190
2019 150

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks

Year Number
2004 5,840
2005 6,330
2006 7,050
2007 6,540
2008 5,330
2009 4,260
2010 3,890
2011 3,530
2012 3,610
2013 6,350
2014 7,550
2015 7,950
2016 4,540
2017 5,380
2018 5,980
2019 5,360

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service

Year Number
2004 3,180
2005 3,050
2006 2,940
2007 2,500
2008 2,340
2009 2,380
2010 2,550
2011 2,590
2012 2,080
2013 1,990
2014 2,100
2015 1,920
2016 2,200
2017 1,980
2018 2,000
2019 1,650

Office Clerks, General

Year Number
2004 85,070
2005 101,060
2006 111,910
2007 107,610
2008 104,650
2009 102,640
2010 107,700
2011 110,380
2012 111,320
2013 113,010
2014 114,870
2015 109,640
2016 102,910
2017 98,420
2018 95,110
2019 96,950

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer

Year Number
2004 2,550
2005 0
2006 1,940
2007 1,520
2008 1,430
2009 1,330
2010 1,650
2011 1,720
2012 1,680
2013 1,670
2014 1,970
2015 1,830
2016 1,390
2017 1,180
2018 1,180
2019 1,110

Proofreaders and Copy Markers

Year Number
2004 690
2005 380
2006 570
2007 620
2008 630
2009 460
2010 360
2011 340
2012 420
2013 380
2014 380
2015 280
2016 340
2017 400
2018 360
2019 240

Statistical Assistants

Year Number
2004 300
2007 1,310
2008 0
2009 140
2010 120
2011 80
2012 100
2013 100
2014 90
2015 200
2016 230
2017 200
2018 190
2019 160

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other

Year Number
2004 16,560
2005 16,050
2006 14,700
2007 12,360
2008 10,500
2009 10,960
2012 5,650
2013 5,680
2014 3,560
2015 2,890
2016 2,290
2017 2,160
2018 2,020
2019 2,210