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Numbers of Office and Administrative Support Occupations in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2005 268,440
2006 269,970
2007 271,160
2008 265,300
2009 253,500
2010 244,670
2011 247,740
2012 252,790
2013 255,410
2014 257,930
2015 255,510
2016 255,230
2017 258,240
2018 256,240
2019 253,950

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Year Number
2005 18,590
2006 19,340
2007 19,580
2008 19,180
2009 18,330
2010 16,870
2011 16,880
2012 16,600
2013 16,610
2014 16,610
2015 16,610
2016 16,590
2017 16,940
2018 16,320
2019 15,780

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Year Number
2005 1,150
2006 1,050
2007 1,070
2008 960
2009 1,160
2010 1,020
2011 1,100
2012 870
2013 1,160
2014 980
2015 730
2016 560
2017 610
2018 460
2019 480

Telephone Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 200
2007 240
2008 340
2009 320
2010 290
2011 270
2016 0
2017 0
2018 610
2019 0

Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
Year Number
2012 80
2014 110
2015 110
2016 100
2017 110

Bill and Account Collectors
Year Number
2005 5,850
2006 5,610
2007 6,230
2008 6,070
2009 5,930
2010 6,400
2011 6,050
2012 5,680
2013 4,880
2014 5,000
2015 4,720
2016 5,030
2017 4,610
2018 3,990
2019 3,260

Billing and Posting Clerks
Year Number
2005 5,810
2006 5,680
2007 5,590
2008 5,700
2009 5,650
2010 5,650
2011 6,100
2012 6,180
2013 6,350
2014 6,800
2015 6,250
2016 5,520
2017 4,510
2018 4,470
2019 5,670

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Year Number
2005 21,620
2006 22,240
2007 22,070
2008 21,050
2009 20,400
2010 19,520
2011 20,020
2012 21,220
2013 21,650
2014 22,770
2015 21,620
2016 21,590
2017 20,850
2018 20,870
2019 19,800

Gambling Cage Workers
Year Number
2012 30
2015 0
2016 0
2017 80
2019 80

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Year Number
2005 2,430
2006 2,490
2007 2,470
2008 2,510
2009 2,340
2010 2,230
2011 2,540
2012 2,810
2013 2,730
2014 2,590
2015 2,350
2016 2,130
2017 2,030
2018 1,810
2019 1,730

Procurement Clerks
Year Number
2005 980
2006 1,120
2007 1,200
2008 1,320
2009 1,330
2010 1,260
2011 1,440
2012 1,410
2013 1,440
2014 1,360
2015 1,050
2016 1,010
2017 1,010
2018 970
2019 770

Tellers
Year Number
2005 5,240
2006 4,840
2007 4,810
2008 5,180
2009 5,020
2010 5,130
2011 4,330
2012 4,440
2013 4,320
2014 4,120
2015 4,440
2016 4,070
2017 4,130
2018 4,240
2019 4,580

Financial Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2012 510
2013 560
2014 530
2015 290
2016 730
2017 930
2018 930
2019 550

Brokerage Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,770
2006 2,260
2007 2,550
2008 2,690
2009 2,010
2010 1,680
2011 1,690
2012 1,650
2013 1,690
2014 1,700
2015 1,870
2016 2,530
2017 2,590
2018 2,240
2019 1,870

Correspondence Clerks
Year Number
2005 170
2006 140
2007 90
2008 120
2009 110
2010 90
2011 30
2012 40
2013 30
2014 30

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,750
2006 1,660
2007 1,730
2008 1,630
2009 1,820
2010 1,770
2011 1,790
2012 1,620
2013 1,480
2014 1,380
2015 1,430
2016 1,410
2017 1,710
2018 2,100
2019 4,150

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,020
2006 890
2007 660
2008 990
2009 1,090
2010 1,130
2011 800
2012 660
2013 460
2014 480
2015 720
2016 750
2017 750
2018 520
2019 410

Customer Service Representatives
Year Number
2005 28,310
2006 29,140
2007 28,870
2008 29,460
2009 30,070
2010 31,230
2011 32,710
2012 36,520
2013 37,030
2014 41,350
2015 41,410
2016 43,280
2017 44,270
2018 44,840
2019 46,490

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Year Number
2005 1,810
2006 1,890
2007 1,890
2008 1,720
2009 1,660
2010 1,640
2011 1,650
2012 1,770
2013 1,480
2014 1,410
2015 1,520
2016 1,530
2017 1,510
2018 1,450
2019 1,680

File Clerks
Year Number
2005 3,120
2006 2,780
2007 2,610
2008 2,010
2009 1,630
2010 1,630
2011 1,780
2012 1,910
2013 1,940
2014 1,810
2015 1,560
2016 1,390
2017 1,070
2018 830
2019 680

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,420
2006 1,340
2007 1,530
2008 1,900
2009 2,370
2010 2,240
2011 2,180
2012 1,880
2013 1,950
2014 1,940
2015 1,630
2016 1,730
2017 1,920
2018 2,010
2019 2,230

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Year Number
2005 2,370
2006 3,030
2007 2,780
2008 3,060
2009 2,570
2010 2,390
2011 2,290
2012 2,100
2013 2,630
2014 2,080
2015 2,100
2016 1,610
2017 2,070
2018 1,990
2019 1,910

Library Assistants, Clerical
Year Number
2005 970
2006 950
2007 910
2008 990
2009 890
2010 840
2011 850
2012 590
2013 520
2014 480
2015 820
2016 810
2017 820
2018 900
2019 1,190

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Year Number
2005 5,740
2006 6,360
2007 4,320
2008 4,050
2009 3,280
2010 3,620
2011 3,760
2012 4,400
2013 4,190
2014 4,660
2015 3,620
2016 3,460
2017 4,560
2018 4,390
2019 4,400

New Accounts Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,760
2006 1,490
2007 1,490
2008 1,090
2009 950
2010 860
2011 810
2012 690
2013 700
2014 560
2015 580
2016 480
2017 670
2018 660
2019 560

Order Clerks
Year Number
2005 3,990
2006 3,740
2007 3,390
2008 3,320
2009 3,340
2010 3,040
2011 3,310
2012 2,690
2013 2,550
2014 2,020
2015 1,700
2016 1,500
2017 1,370
2018 1,510
2019 1,710

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Year Number
2005 2,140
2006 2,440
2007 2,600
2008 2,890
2009 2,890
2010 2,560
2011 2,360
2012 2,250
2013 2,400
2014 2,450
2015 3,260
2016 3,800
2017 3,630
2018 2,830
2019 2,250

Receptionists and Information Clerks
Year Number
2005 16,280
2006 16,610
2007 16,800
2008 15,480
2009 14,920
2010 13,470
2011 13,830
2012 14,070
2013 14,720
2014 14,300
2015 13,460
2016 12,730
2017 11,860
2018 11,630
2019 12,040

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Year Number
2007 1,950
2008 2,400
2009 2,610
2010 3,580
2011 2,960
2012 2,980
2013 3,700
2014 3,630
2015 4,250
2016 4,910
2017 4,880
2018 4,110
2019 1,980

Information and Record Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2005 3,180
2006 3,270
2007 3,160
2008 2,860
2009 2,880
2010 2,700
2011 2,940
2012 2,630
2013 2,730
2014 2,190
2015 2,180
2016 1,780
2017 1,660
2018 1,340
2019 1,180

Cargo and Freight Agents
Year Number
2005 720
2006 890
2007 1,000
2008 1,150
2009 1,180
2010 960
2011 1,230
2012 990
2013 1,190
2014 1,090
2015 1,090
2016 1,110
2017 1,240
2018 1,220
2019 1,380

Couriers and Messengers
Year Number
2005 1,710
2006 1,240
2007 950
2008 1,050
2009 990
2010 930
2011 800
2012 700
2013 380
2014 340
2015 540
2016 750
2017 870
2018 620
2019 520

Public Safety Telecommunicators
Year Number
2005 570
2006 640
2007 660
2008 650
2009 960
2010 900
2011 970
2012 750
2013 830
2014 840
2015 810
2016 690
2017 700
2018 730
2019 960

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Year Number
2005 2,360
2006 2,260
2007 2,330
2008 2,450
2009 2,210
2010 2,120
2011 2,130
2012 2,510
2013 2,570
2014 2,760
2015 3,160
2016 2,750
2017 2,940
2018 2,900
2019 2,960

Meter Readers, Utilities
Year Number
2005 200
2006 290
2007 320
2008 350
2009 260
2010 270
2011 250
2012 310
2013 230
2014 260
2015 250
2016 210
2017 160
2018 130
2019 120

Postal Service Clerks
Year Number
2005 730
2006 800
2007 800
2008 800
2009 750
2010 660
2011 620
2012 620
2013 580
2014 580
2015 610
2016 670
2017 650
2018 620
2019 660

Postal Service Mail Carriers
Year Number
2005 4,000
2006 4,000
2007 4,020
2008 4,050
2009 3,810
2010 3,660
2011 3,590
2012 3,390
2013 3,540
2014 3,540
2015 3,640
2016 3,800
2017 3,750
2018 3,660
2019 3,690

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 3,250
2006 3,060
2007 2,990
2008 2,740
2009 2,540
2010 2,270
2011 2,100
2012 2,050
2013 1,930
2014 1,930
2015 1,920
2016 1,980
2017 2,050
2018 1,880
2019 1,850

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Year Number
2005 2,910
2006 3,000
2007 2,970
2008 2,870
2009 2,850
2010 2,700
2011 3,380
2012 3,970
2013 4,270
2014 4,120
2015 4,100
2016 3,960
2017 3,980
2018 3,920
2019 3,850

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Year Number
2005 11,070
2006 10,870
2007 11,020
2008 10,290
2009 9,860
2010 9,260
2011 9,750
2012 9,780
2013 10,360
2014 9,570
2015 9,600
2016 10,060
2017 10,870
2018 11,140
2019 10,100

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Year Number
2005 680
2006 770
2007 740
2008 620
2009 480
2010 430
2011 430
2012 570
2013 630
2014 630
2015 500
2016 520
2017 570
2018 490
2019 360

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 22,210
2006 22,710
2007 23,850
2008 23,230
2009 21,600
2010 18,410
2011 16,980
2012 16,090
2013 15,100
2014 13,850
2015 12,020
2016 10,190
2017 9,460
2018 10,050
2019 8,780

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 3,230
2006 3,380
2007 3,500
2008 3,510
2009 3,670
2010 3,530
2011 3,580
2012 3,420
2013 3,090
2014 3,120
2015 2,780
2016 2,810
2017 2,800
2018 2,880
2019 2,810

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 4,240
2006 4,130
2007 4,300
2008 4,210
2009 4,200
2010 4,120
2011 4,290
2012 4,390
2013 4,810
2014 5,130
2015 6,040
2016 6,770
2017 7,630
2018 8,130
2019 9,330

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Year Number
2005 6,810
2006 6,510
2007 6,690
2008 6,460
2009 6,060
2010 7,980
2011 10,350
2012 13,820
2013 15,340
2014 16,880
2015 18,420
2016 18,440
2017 18,520
2018 19,840
2019 20,880

Data Entry Keyers
Year Number
2005 4,160
2006 4,330
2007 4,510
2008 4,060
2009 3,530
2010 3,120
2011 3,170
2012 3,220
2013 3,070
2014 2,380
2015 2,370
2016 2,130
2017 2,110
2018 1,560
2019 1,390

Word Processors and Typists
Year Number
2005 2,190
2006 1,850
2007 1,420
2008 1,050
2009 840
2010 790
2011 880
2012 860
2013 790
2014 720
2015 650
2016 600
2017 440
2018 180
2019 270

Desktop Publishers
Year Number
2005 690
2006 690
2007 590
2008 490
2009 430
2010 440
2011 380
2012 320
2013 270
2014 330
2015 330
2016 290
2017 320
2018 320
2019 360

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Year Number
2005 2,550
2006 3,180
2007 3,040
2008 2,970
2009 2,400
2010 2,160
2011 2,300
2012 2,180
2013 1,960
2014 1,890
2015 2,540
2016 3,780
2017 4,390
2018 5,220
2019 5,970

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Year Number
2005 2,400
2006 2,150
2007 2,900
2008 2,930
2009 2,830
2010 2,020
2011 2,010
2012 1,910
2013 2,000
2014 1,730
2015 2,090
2016 1,950
2017 1,800
2018 1,670
2019 1,580

Office Clerks, General
Year Number
2005 46,830
2006 44,890
2007 43,710
2008 41,350
2009 38,090
2010 37,530
2011 36,470
2012 36,560
2013 36,540
2014 37,120
2015 36,170
2016 35,880
2017 36,850
2018 36,210
2019 35,120

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Year Number
2005 1,710
2006 1,930
2007 1,800
2008 2,050
2009 1,760
2010 1,490
2011 1,450
2012 1,250
2013 940
2014 810
2015 670
2016 740
2017 900
2018 930
2019 690

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Year Number
2005 250
2006 200
2007 180
2008 180
2009 150
2010 200
2011 210
2012 410
2013 300
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 280
2018 230
2019 0

Statistical Assistants
Year Number
2005 90
2006 50
2014 0
2015 60
2016 50
2017 40
2018 40
2019 30

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 5,410
2006 5,590
2007 6,280
2008 6,820
2009 6,480
2012 4,440
2013 4,790
2014 4,970
2015 4,870
2016 4,070
2017 3,770
2018 3,650
2019 2,860