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Numbers of Office and Administrative Support Occupations in New York

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2004 1,500,660
2005 1,497,810
2006 1,500,610
2007 1,493,080
2008 1,501,120
2009 1,459,220
2010 1,415,970
2011 1,409,550
2012 1,411,210
2013 1,404,540
2014 1,400,630
2015 1,394,750
2016 1,380,720
2017 1,373,180
2018 1,366,120
2019 1,334,280

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Year Number
2004 111,940
2005 105,910
2006 101,950
2007 101,090
2008 101,810
2009 102,730
2010 102,880
2011 105,790
2012 109,500
2013 113,180
2014 114,490
2015 114,720
2016 114,040
2017 113,350
2018 112,510
2019 110,080

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Year Number
2004 13,680
2005 12,410
2006 10,640
2007 10,400
2008 10,280
2009 10,400
2010 10,160
2011 9,510
2012 8,980
2013 7,640
2014 7,110
2015 6,520
2016 5,580
2017 4,900
2018 3,850
2019 3,100

Telephone Operators
Year Number
2005 1,960
2006 2,030
2007 1,590
2008 1,460
2009 1,520
2010 1,210
2011 1,360
2012 1,160
2013 1,180
2014 900
2015 670
2016 800
2017 900
2018 840
2019 620

Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
Year Number
2004 150
2005 260
2006 330
2007 300
2008 230
2009 130
2010 150
2011 100
2012 50
2014 100
2015 140
2017 280
2018 360
2019 80

Bill and Account Collectors
Year Number
2004 27,900
2005 25,100
2006 23,650
2007 22,050
2008 22,050
2009 22,350
2010 24,140
2011 25,350
2012 26,190
2013 23,560
2014 21,360
2015 18,630
2016 17,130
2017 16,050
2018 16,090
2019 14,570

Billing and Posting Clerks
Year Number
2004 30,790
2005 31,520
2006 31,330
2007 33,580
2008 33,750
2009 33,370
2010 32,630
2011 31,670
2012 31,570
2013 30,890
2014 31,660
2015 33,540
2016 33,670
2017 35,190
2018 34,360
2019 33,630

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Year Number
2004 123,080
2005 124,140
2006 129,220
2007 130,060
2008 133,030
2009 130,140
2010 122,970
2011 119,840
2012 114,400
2013 112,440
2014 114,770
2015 118,600
2016 115,270
2017 109,140
2018 104,580
2019 101,030

Gambling Cage Workers
Year Number
2005 130
2006 140
2007 310
2008 540
2009 700
2010 670
2011 490
2012 500
2013 860
2014 830
2015 850
2016 260
2017 190
2018 0
2019 0

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Year Number
2004 12,890
2005 13,190
2006 15,410
2007 16,370
2008 19,240
2009 15,460
2010 13,170
2011 11,110
2012 10,680
2013 10,410
2014 9,790
2015 10,170
2016 9,720
2017 9,680
2018 8,940
2019 8,620

Procurement Clerks
Year Number
2004 4,900
2005 4,820
2006 4,920
2007 4,930
2008 5,010
2009 4,600
2010 4,340
2011 4,100
2012 4,000
2013 3,950
2014 3,580
2015 3,660
2016 3,800
2017 3,910
2018 3,880
2019 3,560

Tellers
Year Number
2004 21,320
2005 32,120
2006 32,190
2007 33,030
2008 34,770
2009 33,550
2010 30,070
2011 30,670
2012 31,060
2013 32,810
2014 30,250
2015 28,280
2016 26,570
2017 25,300
2018 24,920
2019 23,240

Financial Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2012 2,910
2013 2,850
2014 2,110
2015 1,810
2016 0
2017 1,540
2018 1,740
2019 1,720

Brokerage Clerks
Year Number
2004 19,830
2005 17,640
2006 15,790
2007 14,040
2008 12,730
2009 12,000
2010 11,000
2011 10,020
2012 9,260
2013 9,750
2014 9,630
2015 8,580
2016 6,250
2017 5,630
2018 5,140
2019 4,590

Correspondence Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,100
2005 830
2006 720
2007 830
2008 590
2009 550
2010 380
2011 420
2012 290
2013 290
2014 230
2015 280
2016 230
2017 190
2018 160
2019 190

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Year Number
2004 6,450
2005 6,640
2006 7,540
2007 7,910
2008 8,140
2009 7,540
2010 7,350
2011 7,190
2012 7,130
2013 7,300
2014 7,210
2015 7,290
2016 7,360
2017 7,270
2018 7,420
2019 7,480

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Year Number
2004 4,120
2005 3,630
2006 3,270
2007 3,310
2008 3,120
2009 2,910
2010 2,550
2011 2,880
2012 2,820
2013 2,480
2014 1,990
2015 1,850
2016 1,870
2017 1,610
2018 1,410
2019 1,570

Customer Service Representatives
Year Number
2004 117,790
2005 129,180
2006 133,800
2007 127,140
2008 131,510
2009 132,970
2010 135,130
2011 140,500
2012 143,180
2013 145,570
2014 150,070
2015 157,590
2016 157,100
2017 159,390
2018 159,010
2019 158,520

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Year Number
2004 6,730
2005 6,830
2006 9,160
2007 9,170
2008 9,160
2009 9,860
2010 10,000
2011 10,210
2012 10,750
2013 10,390
2014 10,880
2015 10,140
2016 10,550
2017 10,810
2018 12,090
2019 12,130

File Clerks
Year Number
2004 18,020
2005 17,990
2006 20,090
2007 18,250
2008 17,160
2009 15,010
2010 13,720
2011 13,040
2012 11,730
2013 10,910
2014 10,810
2015 10,500
2016 9,810
2017 8,160
2018 7,290
2019 5,910

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Year Number
2004 4,780
2005 6,110
2006 7,000
2007 7,570
2008 7,720
2009 7,880
2010 8,360
2011 8,630
2012 8,490
2013 8,590
2014 9,420
2015 10,150
2016 11,060
2017 10,520
2018 10,550
2019 10,850

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Year Number
2004 11,980
2005 11,800
2006 12,460
2007 13,840
2008 14,060
2009 14,810
2010 15,760
2011 17,560
2012 17,170
2013 16,720
2014 15,210
2015 14,280
2016 14,310
2017 15,140
2018 15,100
2019 15,480

Library Assistants, Clerical
Year Number
2004 8,940
2005 9,130
2006 9,090
2007 10,110
2008 10,020
2009 10,020
2010 9,600
2011 9,090
2012 8,490
2013 7,810
2014 7,540
2015 7,030
2016 7,230
2017 6,660
2018 6,630
2019 6,540

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Year Number
2004 10,770
2005 8,990
2006 9,260
2007 9,390
2008 8,990
2009 8,300
2010 7,080
2011 7,770
2012 8,590
2013 9,910
2014 7,900
2015 6,850
2016 5,770
2017 6,620
2018 6,440
2019 6,820

New Accounts Clerks
Year Number
2004 10,350
2005 8,110
2006 7,350
2007 8,260
2008 8,270
2009 7,830
2010 4,660
2011 3,380
2012 1,940
2013 2,320
2014 1,770
2015 1,120
2016 930
2017 810
2018 1,220
2019 1,570

Order Clerks
Year Number
2004 11,620
2005 11,110
2006 10,680
2007 9,670
2008 9,340
2009 8,800
2010 8,610
2011 8,440
2012 8,270
2013 7,640
2014 7,450
2015 7,870
2016 6,710
2017 6,240
2018 5,980
2019 6,430

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Year Number
2004 9,990
2005 10,430
2006 10,590
2007 10,190
2008 9,980
2009 9,310
2010 8,930
2011 8,260
2012 8,120
2013 8,340
2014 9,140
2015 10,190
2016 10,920
2017 10,790
2018 10,280
2019 9,580

Receptionists and Information Clerks
Year Number
2004 87,760
2005 83,860
2006 83,450
2007 82,330
2008 86,040
2009 87,580
2010 85,570
2011 83,920
2012 84,940
2013 85,190
2014 87,070
2015 86,300
2016 90,110
2017 93,070
2018 95,740
2019 95,590

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Year Number
2004 11,490
2005 7,410
2006 7,350
2007 8,870
2008 8,780
2009 8,720
2010 8,200
2011 9,060
2012 11,010
2013 10,420
2014 12,200
2015 10,950
2016 11,400
2017 9,490
2018 8,130
2019 7,570

Information and Record Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2004 9,060
2005 10,290
2006 8,740
2007 8,610
2008 7,890
2009 8,100
2010 8,150
2011 8,410
2012 7,520
2013 7,320
2014 6,530
2015 5,580
2016 4,760
2017 4,780
2018 4,380
2019 4,260

Cargo and Freight Agents
Year Number
2004 6,670
2005 8,590
2006 7,890
2007 7,900
2008 7,080
2009 6,190
2010 6,310
2011 6,740
2012 6,810
2013 5,910
2014 5,520
2015 5,790
2016 6,660
2017 6,900
2018 7,160
2019 7,460

Couriers and Messengers
Year Number
2004 14,050
2005 12,980
2006 12,410
2007 11,670
2008 10,180
2009 9,680
2010 8,550
2011 9,210
2012 9,540
2013 7,950
2014 7,080
2015 5,650
2016 6,140
2017 8,230
2018 9,630
2019 8,760

Public Safety Telecommunicators
Year Number
2004 4,050
2005 4,480
2006 5,220
2007 5,290
2008 5,430
2009 5,370
2010 5,490
2011 5,470
2012 5,370
2013 5,270
2014 5,200
2015 4,060
2016 4,090
2017 4,070
2018 5,450
2019 5,480

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Year Number
2004 12,910
2005 12,300
2006 12,120
2007 12,280
2008 13,050
2009 13,100
2010 13,500
2011 14,170
2012 13,790
2013 12,710
2014 12,060
2015 11,520
2016 11,490
2017 13,140
2018 13,520
2019 13,370

Meter Readers, Utilities
Year Number
2004 1,570
2005 1,160
2006 1,040
2007 1,370
2008 1,390
2009 1,440
2010 1,740
2011 1,700
2012 1,750
2013 2,170
2014 2,080
2015 1,870
2016 1,590
2017 1,190
2018 1,160
2019 1,040

Postal Service Clerks
Year Number
2004 6,810
2005 6,650
2006 6,790
2007 6,470
2008 6,230
2009 5,790
2010 5,360
2011 5,240
2012 5,640
2013 5,360
2014 5,360
2015 5,720
2016 6,090
2017 6,150
2018 5,780
2019 6,100

Postal Service Mail Carriers
Year Number
2004 23,720
2005 23,790
2006 23,540
2007 23,570
2008 24,370
2009 22,950
2010 21,980
2011 21,200
2012 20,460
2013 20,440
2014 20,440
2015 21,220
2016 22,430
2017 22,400
2018 22,400
2019 22,220

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2004 17,120
2005 16,770
2006 16,060
2007 15,940
2008 14,620
2009 12,750
2010 11,450
2011 10,910
2012 10,510
2013 10,060
2014 10,060
2015 9,290
2016 9,540
2017 9,500
2018 8,920
2019 8,730

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Year Number
2004 15,590
2005 15,100
2006 16,050
2007 16,630
2008 17,200
2009 15,920
2010 16,220
2011 17,160
2012 18,370
2013 18,300
2014 19,510
2015 22,290
2016 26,120
2017 31,820
2018 38,020
2019 44,610

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Year Number
2004 37,300
2005 39,560
2006 41,190
2007 42,790
2008 42,800
2009 42,000
2010 41,370
2011 42,820
2012 43,190
2013 41,140
2014 38,110
2015 36,400
2016 33,170
2017 29,660
2018 26,870
2019 27,580

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Year Number
2004 2,210
2005 2,250
2006 2,720
2007 3,100
2008 3,150
2009 2,540
2010 2,100
2011 1,940
2012 1,770
2013 2,050
2014 1,940
2015 2,200
2016 2,170
2017 2,410
2018 2,750
2019 2,700

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 138,890
2005 134,120
2006 138,850
2007 138,780
2008 144,800
2009 131,430
2010 107,290
2011 82,970
2012 67,920
2013 68,420
2014 74,700
2015 77,430
2016 82,790
2017 87,440
2018 92,120
2019 91,240

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 23,530
2005 24,450
2006 26,550
2007 28,310
2008 30,390
2009 28,200
2010 21,890
2011 19,830
2012 17,590
2013 20,450
2014 17,270
2015 16,500
2016 14,840
2017 16,500
2018 15,440
2019 12,320

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 11,920
2005 11,160
2006 11,140
2007 10,470
2008 10,860
2009 9,560
2010 9,530
2011 9,900
2012 10,990
2013 10,790
2014 11,480
2015 12,020
2016 11,720
2017 10,060
2018 8,890
2019 8,950

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Year Number
2004 153,220
2005 168,590
2006 168,100
2007 174,810
2008 173,360
2009 169,760
2010 176,200
2011 184,610
2012 192,830
2013 192,330
2014 193,460
2015 197,290
2016 197,920
2017 187,490
2018 178,520
2019 166,810

Data Entry Keyers
Year Number
2004 22,520
2005 22,620
2006 21,560
2007 20,760
2008 19,550
2009 17,490
2010 15,390
2011 14,820
2012 15,600
2013 15,520
2014 14,420
2015 13,440
2016 12,760
2017 12,180
2018 12,490
2019 11,190

Word Processors and Typists
Year Number
2004 27,950
2005 24,830
2006 25,180
2007 25,950
2008 24,660
2009 22,120
2010 19,430
2011 17,130
2012 16,500
2013 15,710
2014 15,680
2015 14,620
2016 15,720
2017 17,560
2018 17,150
2019 14,920

Desktop Publishers
Year Number
2004 3,440
2005 1,930
2006 1,860
2007 1,830
2008 1,550
2009 1,360
2010 1,090
2011 1,210
2012 1,050
2013 950
2014 840
2015 760
2016 770
2017 940
2018 850
2019 690

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Year Number
2004 13,280
2005 13,210
2006 13,910
2007 13,150
2008 12,140
2009 11,390
2010 10,960
2011 9,900
2012 9,320
2013 10,240
2014 9,850
2015 10,570
2016 10,830
2017 10,380
2018 9,760
2019 8,450

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Year Number
2004 12,630
2005 11,440
2006 10,990
2007 11,010
2008 11,820
2009 11,600
2010 11,270
2011 10,310
2012 8,150
2013 7,200
2014 8,000
2015 7,260
2016 8,280
2017 7,700
2018 8,990
2019 8,180

Office Clerks, General
Year Number
2004 222,100
2005 210,610
2006 197,110
2007 186,340
2008 180,660
2009 182,780
2010 192,530
2011 203,480
2012 211,570
2013 211,440
2014 207,560
2015 199,180
2016 188,240
2017 187,360
2018 189,360
2019 186,380

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Year Number
2004 6,460
2005 6,060
2006 7,610
2007 8,140
2008 7,170
2009 6,870
2010 5,910
2011 6,040
2012 5,620
2013 5,480
2014 5,160
2015 4,590
2016 4,400
2017 3,880
2018 4,100
2019 4,190

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Year Number
2004 2,320
2005 2,260
2006 2,320
2007 2,070
2008 1,880
2009 1,480
2010 1,370
2011 1,540
2012 1,620
2013 1,790
2014 1,460
2015 1,210
2016 1,400
2017 1,550
2018 1,530
2019 1,150

Statistical Assistants
Year Number
2004 1,020
2005 1,000
2006 1,120
2007 910
2008 1,010
2009 940
2010 970
2011 1,220
2012 1,550
2013 1,450
2014 1,040
2015 680
2016 650
2017 570
2018 570
2019 450

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 21,950
2005 20,360
2006 21,130
2007 20,340
2008 20,100
2009 19,370
2012 23,000
2013 20,690
2014 20,350
2015 19,050
2016 17,700
2017 16,490
2018 15,650
2019 15,980