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Numbers of Office and Administrative Support Occupations in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2005 1,499,950
2006 1,462,890
2007 1,483,390
2008 1,490,850
2009 1,425,110
2010 1,373,920
2011 1,367,960
2012 1,385,540
2013 1,377,030
2014 1,372,710
2015 1,404,470
2016 1,396,370
2017 1,391,440
2018 1,381,550
2019 1,355,980

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Year Number
2005 104,540
2006 102,080
2007 100,560
2008 102,400
2009 102,330
2010 101,170
2011 103,680
2012 107,860
2013 109,750
2014 110,320
2015 112,060
2016 111,150
2017 110,310
2018 110,190
2019 108,760

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Year Number
2005 11,310
2006 9,720
2007 9,170
2008 8,900
2009 8,980
2010 8,430
2011 8,000
2012 7,460
2013 6,810
2014 6,100
2015 5,930
2016 4,890
2017 4,550
2018 3,980
2019 3,350

Telephone Operators
Year Number
2005 2,280
2006 2,010
2007 1,690
2008 1,610
2009 1,820
2010 1,440
2011 1,210
2012 1,060
2013 950
2014 840
2015 580
2016 660
2017 750
2018 710
2019 580

Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 390
2006 190
2007 210
2008 90
2009 90
2010 90
2011 140
2012 180
2014 100
2015 110
2016 90
2017 130
2018 90
2019 70

Bill and Account Collectors
Year Number
2005 20,040
2006 19,340
2007 17,860
2008 17,320
2009 17,870
2010 19,190
2011 18,660
2012 19,200
2013 17,110
2014 15,630
2015 13,390
2016 12,300
2017 11,960
2018 13,200
2019 11,610

Billing and Posting Clerks
Year Number
2005 35,380
2006 36,220
2007 38,670
2008 37,980
2009 37,710
2010 36,200
2011 35,390
2012 35,390
2013 35,500
2014 35,290
2015 37,150
2016 37,490
2017 39,140
2018 38,720
2019 37,730

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Year Number
2005 118,230
2006 120,810
2007 123,840
2008 126,510
2009 121,560
2010 112,970
2011 109,910
2012 105,350
2013 105,870
2014 108,020
2015 116,070
2016 112,100
2017 106,280
2018 102,400
2019 99,420

Gambling Cage Workers
Year Number
2009 430
2010 520
2017 0
2018 0
2019 90

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Year Number
2005 12,400
2006 15,400
2007 16,180
2008 18,800
2009 13,380
2010 11,740
2011 10,000
2012 9,690
2013 9,570
2014 8,820
2015 9,750
2016 9,350
2017 9,260
2018 8,330
2019 7,820

Procurement Clerks
Year Number
2005 4,770
2006 4,920
2007 5,090
2008 5,070
2009 4,360
2010 4,280
2011 4,490
2012 4,780
2013 4,470
2014 4,200
2015 4,520
2016 4,520
2017 4,590
2018 4,720
2019 4,710

Tellers
Year Number
2005 32,270
2006 32,690
2007 33,340
2008 36,850
2009 35,110
2010 32,390
2011 32,660
2012 32,830
2013 34,100
2014 31,780
2015 30,750
2016 29,750
2017 28,200
2018 27,500
2019 25,140

Financial Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2012 3,530
2013 3,610
2014 3,150
2015 2,660
2016 2,190
2017 2,220
2018 2,230
2019 1,940

Brokerage Clerks
Year Number
2005 19,060
2006 17,310
2007 15,780
2008 14,790
2009 14,520
2010 13,850
2011 13,090
2012 11,970
2013 12,320
2014 11,820
2015 10,610
2016 8,460
2017 7,410
2018 6,900
2019 6,080

Correspondence Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,040
2006 0
2007 920
2008 800
2009 560
2010 440
2011 520
2012 470
2013 510
2014 420
2015 430
2016 360
2017 250
2018 220
2019 220

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Year Number
2005 6,040
2006 0
2007 8,050
2008 8,570
2009 8,440
2010 8,570
2011 8,100
2012 6,880
2013 6,660
2014 6,530
2015 6,980
2016 6,990
2017 7,010
2018 7,300
2019 7,480

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Year Number
2005 4,740
2006 4,290
2007 4,530
2008 4,280
2009 3,850
2010 3,320
2011 3,470
2012 3,210
2013 2,720
2014 2,240
2015 2,310
2016 2,370
2017 2,140
2018 2,010
2019 1,980

Customer Service Representatives
Year Number
2005 133,810
2006 137,040
2007 129,260
2008 128,780
2009 126,830
2010 126,350
2011 129,380
2012 135,330
2013 134,600
2014 139,560
2015 148,850
2016 149,880
2017 154,180
2018 154,510
2019 155,420

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 7,480
2013 7,210
2014 7,700
2015 7,030
2016 7,230
2017 7,110
2018 7,860
2019 7,950

File Clerks
Year Number
2005 19,970
2006 21,500
2007 19,580
2008 18,340
2009 17,080
2010 16,270
2011 15,780
2012 14,350
2013 13,680
2014 13,160
2015 13,030
2016 12,640
2017 11,690
2018 11,520
2019 10,280

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Year Number
2005 4,860
2006 5,510
2007 5,890
2008 6,540
2009 6,840
2010 7,370
2011 6,720
2012 6,720
2013 6,720
2014 7,260
2015 8,250
2016 9,220
2017 8,420
2018 8,510
2019 8,510

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Year Number
2005 12,940
2006 14,310
2007 14,870
2008 14,610
2009 14,780
2010 15,160
2011 16,560
2012 16,340
2013 16,220
2014 15,190
2015 14,570
2016 14,920
2017 15,380
2018 15,340
2019 15,220

Library Assistants, Clerical
Year Number
2005 7,470
2006 7,000
2007 7,530
2008 7,340
2009 7,020
2010 6,720
2011 6,790
2012 7,310
2013 7,140
2014 7,630
2015 7,560
2016 7,700
2017 6,350
2018 6,080
2019 5,970

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Year Number
2005 10,840
2006 10,370
2007 9,590
2008 8,410
2009 7,730
2010 6,990
2011 7,450
2012 8,520
2013 9,850
2014 8,550
2015 8,630
2016 7,610
2017 8,240
2018 7,780
2019 7,570

New Accounts Clerks
Year Number
2005 6,100
2006 5,800
2007 6,850
2008 6,920
2009 6,770
2010 4,210
2011 3,570
2012 2,560
2013 2,750
2014 2,430
2015 1,630
2016 1,140
2017 890
2018 1,530
2019 1,940

Order Clerks
Year Number
2005 14,940
2006 14,680
2007 13,640
2008 13,840
2009 12,210
2010 11,210
2011 11,160
2012 11,350
2013 9,870
2014 9,020
2015 9,240
2016 8,470
2017 7,710
2018 7,950
2019 8,640

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Year Number
2005 9,980
2006 9,940
2007 9,570
2008 9,470
2009 8,250
2010 8,010
2011 7,530
2012 7,730
2013 7,790
2014 8,660
2015 10,110
2016 11,150
2017 10,910
2018 10,240
2019 10,510

Receptionists and Information Clerks
Year Number
2005 75,970
2006 77,640
2007 81,410
2008 89,240
2009 93,390
2010 95,000
2011 95,550
2012 96,160
2013 95,380
2014 97,660
2015 99,600
2016 104,230
2017 105,550
2018 107,830
2019 108,270

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Year Number
2005 11,210
2006 0
2007 12,880
2008 12,950
2009 12,950
2010 8,360
2011 9,320
2012 10,970
2013 11,410
2014 12,830
2015 12,510
2016 13,260
2017 11,530
2018 10,050
2019 9,230

Information and Record Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2005 10,470
2006 8,850
2007 8,880
2008 9,260
2009 9,430
2010 9,770
2011 9,870
2012 8,980
2013 8,320
2014 7,560
2015 6,790
2016 5,710
2017 5,890
2018 5,520
2019 5,120

Cargo and Freight Agents
Year Number
2005 9,030
2006 8,830
2007 8,690
2008 8,760
2009 8,300
2010 7,630
2011 7,600
2012 6,920
2013 5,830
2014 6,000
2015 7,080
2016 8,730
2017 8,860
2018 8,580
2019 7,790

Couriers and Messengers
Year Number
2005 12,320
2006 12,260
2007 11,680
2008 9,990
2009 9,350
2010 8,260
2011 8,750
2012 9,010
2013 8,000
2014 7,030
2015 5,930
2016 5,840
2017 7,740
2018 8,950
2019 8,420

Public Safety Telecommunicators
Year Number
2005 4,090
2006 0
2007 0
2008 5,770
2009 0
2010 0
2011 5,420
2012 5,400
2013 5,260
2014 5,540
2015 4,820
2016 4,910
2017 4,850
2018 5,900
2019 6,060

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Year Number
2005 10,810
2006 10,940
2007 11,700
2008 13,370
2009 13,000
2010 12,850
2011 12,770
2012 12,520
2013 12,290
2014 12,360
2015 12,310
2016 12,120
2017 13,330
2018 13,900
2019 13,670

Meter Readers, Utilities
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 1,220
2009 1,510
2010 1,980
2011 0
2012 1,970
2013 2,220
2014 2,140
2015 1,900
2016 1,820
2017 1,590
2018 1,770
2019 1,670

Postal Service Clerks
Year Number
2005 6,720
2006 6,860
2007 6,580
2008 6,340
2009 5,930
2010 5,500
2011 5,420
2012 5,860
2013 5,410
2014 5,410
2015 5,740
2016 5,860
2017 5,890
2018 5,390
2019 5,710

Postal Service Mail Carriers
Year Number
2005 23,920
2006 23,640
2007 23,710
2008 24,480
2009 23,080
2010 22,140
2011 21,080
2012 20,210
2013 20,380
2014 20,380
2015 21,930
2016 22,960
2017 22,930
2018 22,550
2019 22,590

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 20,240
2006 18,980
2007 19,090
2008 17,300
2009 15,120
2010 13,430
2011 12,820
2012 12,490
2013 11,870
2014 11,870
2015 11,400
2016 11,570
2017 11,770
2018 10,860
2019 10,530

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Year Number
2005 15,880
2006 16,330
2007 16,270
2008 16,100
2009 14,850
2010 15,020
2011 15,760
2012 16,420
2013 16,200
2014 17,670
2015 20,910
2016 23,610
2017 27,050
2018 31,850
2019 37,230

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Year Number
2005 45,950
2006 46,550
2007 47,080
2008 45,880
2009 44,300
2010 44,600
2011 46,040
2012 47,290
2013 44,250
2014 41,610
2015 41,290
2016 38,990
2017 35,680
2018 32,420
2019 33,150

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Year Number
2005 3,230
2006 0
2007 4,500
2008 4,530
2009 3,580
2010 2,910
2011 2,520
2012 2,460
2013 2,550
2014 2,570
2015 2,670
2016 3,060
2017 3,700
2018 3,870
2019 3,950

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 119,130
2006 123,090
2007 123,230
2008 128,240
2009 117,140
2010 96,620
2011 79,360
2012 67,630
2013 68,480
2014 73,510
2015 76,830
2016 81,440
2017 84,450
2018 89,210
2019 89,860

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 29,400
2006 31,620
2007 31,840
2008 32,870
2009 29,820
2010 25,280
2011 23,310
2012 21,730
2013 23,470
2014 20,830
2015 19,940
2016 18,180
2017 19,350
2018 18,790
2019 15,910

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 30,850
2006 27,050
2007 24,930
2008 22,070
2009 18,390
2010 16,090
2011 14,620
2012 15,790
2013 16,470
2014 16,460
2015 16,690
2016 15,750
2017 15,520
2018 13,850
2019 14,460

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Year Number
2005 163,830
2006 164,330
2007 170,470
2008 168,590
2009 161,500
2010 160,330
2011 161,570
2012 168,860
2013 169,660
2014 170,680
2015 179,440
2016 181,000
2017 176,630
2018 168,860
2019 160,640

Data Entry Keyers
Year Number
2005 22,540
2006 22,540
2007 21,630
2008 20,330
2009 17,820
2010 15,270
2011 14,380
2012 15,450
2013 15,240
2014 15,140
2015 14,950
2016 15,680
2017 15,390
2018 15,290
2019 13,870

Word Processors and Typists
Year Number
2005 19,440
2006 19,390
2007 20,360
2008 19,410
2009 17,380
2010 15,050
2011 13,360
2012 12,840
2013 12,220
2014 11,550
2015 10,450
2016 11,010
2017 12,750
2018 12,150
2019 10,220

Desktop Publishers
Year Number
2005 1,860
2006 1,980
2007 1,800
2008 1,660
2009 1,390
2010 1,030
2011 1,070
2012 860
2013 850
2014 770
2015 800
2016 860
2017 990
2018 870
2019 780

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Year Number
2005 15,160
2006 15,700
2007 14,720
2008 13,540
2009 12,400
2010 11,760
2011 10,890
2012 10,210
2013 10,450
2014 9,960
2015 11,350
2016 12,610
2017 13,800
2018 13,260
2019 10,470

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Year Number
2005 12,880
2006 12,420
2007 12,280
2008 12,700
2009 12,650
2010 12,260
2011 11,400
2012 9,140
2013 7,960
2014 8,520
2015 8,040
2016 8,600
2017 8,010
2018 8,820
2019 8,450

Office Clerks, General
Year Number
2005 212,250
2006 198,220
2007 186,520
2008 178,430
2009 175,960
2010 188,590
2011 201,440
2012 207,560
2013 205,190
2014 200,650
2015 199,990
2016 189,700
2017 188,530
2018 187,220
2019 184,170

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Year Number
2005 6,130
2006 0
2007 8,460
2008 7,580
2009 7,030
2010 6,260
2011 6,850
2012 7,320
2013 6,650
2014 6,060
2015 5,760
2016 5,360
2017 5,060
2018 4,760
2019 5,140

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Year Number
2005 2,280
2006 2,520
2007 2,300
2008 2,060
2009 1,630
2010 1,510
2011 1,730
2012 1,760
2013 1,850
2014 1,480
2015 1,390
2016 1,590
2017 1,650
2018 1,560
2019 1,170

Statistical Assistants
Year Number
2005 1,020
2006 1,070
2007 1,020
2008 1,050
2009 1,030
2010 940
2011 900
2012 0
2013 1,120
2014 920
2015 610
2016 660
2017 520
2018 440
2019 310

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 19,940
2006 20,950
2007 18,690
2008 18,910
2009 17,660
2012 22,180
2013 22,270
2014 21,130
2015 21,150
2016 18,630
2017 17,350
2018 17,210
2019 18,150