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Numbers of Office and Administrative Support Occupations in Oregon

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2004 250,420
2005 252,360
2006 259,380
2007 264,740
2008 265,270
2009 251,200
2010 239,890
2011 238,380
2012 240,680
2013 241,810
2014 240,530
2015 240,270
2016 245,870
2017 246,840
2018 248,350
2019 247,440

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Year Number
2004 15,410
2005 14,310
2006 13,970
2007 14,340
2008 14,310
2009 13,880
2010 13,460
2011 13,850
2012 14,070
2013 14,220
2014 14,020
2015 13,700
2016 13,780
2017 13,570
2018 14,310
2019 14,380

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Year Number
2004 2,220
2005 2,080
2006 2,000
2007 1,650
2008 1,620
2009 1,210
2010 1,500
2011 1,330
2012 1,670
2013 1,590
2014 1,290
2015 1,100
2016 1,280
2017 1,130
2018 750
2019 810

Bill and Account Collectors
Year Number
2004 4,540
2005 3,970
2006 4,640
2007 4,520
2008 4,350
2009 4,260
2010 3,750
2011 3,920
2012 4,040
2013 4,150
2014 3,870
2015 3,210
2016 2,890
2017 2,520
2018 2,000
2019 1,830

Billing and Posting Clerks
Year Number
2004 5,060
2005 5,410
2006 5,040
2007 5,360
2008 5,360
2009 5,360
2010 5,150
2011 5,180
2012 5,380
2013 5,960
2014 5,950
2015 5,460
2016 4,940
2017 4,550
2018 4,550
2019 4,790

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Year Number
2004 25,050
2005 26,540
2006 26,020
2007 26,210
2008 26,390
2009 25,340
2010 24,870
2011 24,700
2012 24,520
2013 23,620
2014 22,560
2015 22,360
2016 22,610
2017 23,700
2018 23,960
2019 23,000

Gambling Cage Workers
Year Number
2005 400
2007 300
2008 210
2009 270
2010 180
2011 260
2012 290
2013 230
2014 150
2015 190
2016 190
2017 170
2018 100
2019 130

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,300
2005 2,580
2006 2,520
2007 2,460
2008 2,380
2009 2,190
2010 2,280
2011 2,310
2012 2,370
2013 2,140
2014 1,970
2015 2,080
2016 1,950
2017 2,080
2018 2,060
2019 2,130

Procurement Clerks
Year Number
2004 650
2005 530
2006 590
2007 550
2008 700
2009 700
2010 670
2011 560
2012 550
2013 610
2014 730
2015 770
2016 800
2017 780
2018 720
2019 680

Tellers
Year Number
2004 6,720
2005 6,220
2006 6,690
2007 7,070
2008 6,690
2009 6,650
2010 6,050
2011 6,300
2012 6,310
2013 5,450
2014 5,450
2015 4,940
2016 4,430
2017 4,620
2018 4,820
2019 4,580

Financial Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2012 380
2013 370
2014 430
2015 600
2016 630
2017 590
2018 440
2019 380

Brokerage Clerks
Year Number
2004 670
2005 590
2006 640
2007 560
2008 420
2009 370
2010 390
2011 500
2012 570
2013 570
2014 470
2015 400
2016 370
2017 420
2018 400
2019 420

Correspondence Clerks
Year Number
2007 170
2008 130
2009 170
2010 0
2011 0
2012 80
2013 90
2014 80
2015 60
2016 50
2017 30
2018 50
2019 80

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,550
2005 1,690
2006 1,740
2007 1,710
2008 2,080
2009 2,120
2010 2,060
2011 1,980
2012 1,890
2013 1,750
2014 1,780
2015 1,860
2016 1,890
2017 2,120
2018 2,170
2019 2,360

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Year Number
2004 520
2005 400
2006 410
2007 310
2008 300
2009 270
2010 300
2011 360
2012 370
2013 310
2014 350
2015 350
2016 390
2017 310
2018 350
2019 320

Customer Service Representatives
Year Number
2004 20,320
2005 21,500
2006 24,430
2007 24,220
2008 24,670
2009 22,920
2010 21,890
2011 22,620
2012 23,820
2013 27,030
2014 26,120
2015 27,090
2016 27,220
2017 25,510
2018 27,070
2019 29,470

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Year Number
2004 830
2005 810
2006 1,320
2007 1,150
2008 1,150
2009 1,200
2010 1,540
2011 1,250
2012 1,300
2013 1,230
2014 1,250
2015 1,300
2016 1,500
2017 1,510
2018 1,240
2019 1,480

File Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,080
2005 2,190
2006 2,220
2007 2,100
2008 2,170
2009 2,030
2010 1,990
2011 1,780
2012 1,740
2013 1,690
2014 1,740
2015 1,590
2016 1,480
2017 1,370
2018 1,430
2019 1,280

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,890
2005 3,480
2006 3,740
2007 4,200
2008 4,310
2009 3,710
2010 3,320
2011 3,280
2012 3,590
2013 3,540
2014 3,440
2015 3,660
2016 3,760
2017 3,780
2018 3,580
2019 4,070

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Year Number
2004 3,260
2005 3,310
2006 3,320
2007 3,020
2008 3,150
2009 3,040
2010 3,120
2011 2,960
2012 2,730
2013 2,490
2014 2,380
2015 3,020
2016 3,400
2017 3,930
2018 3,950
2019 3,930

Library Assistants, Clerical
Year Number
2004 1,650
2005 1,640
2006 1,690
2007 1,530
2008 1,620
2009 1,500
2010 1,370
2011 1,260
2012 1,220
2013 1,180
2014 1,120
2015 1,050
2016 1,100
2017 990
2018 1,050
2019 1,030

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Year Number
2004 3,080
2005 3,560
2006 3,940
2007 4,130
2008 4,020
2009 3,560
2010 2,830
2011 2,340
2012 1,960
2013 2,300
2014 2,330
2015 2,140
2016 2,090
2017 2,260
2018 2,670
2019 2,690

New Accounts Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,500
2005 980
2006 860
2007 820
2008 780
2009 1,000
2010 1,190
2011 1,170
2012 1,030
2013 870
2014 860
2015 850
2016 900
2017 1,080
2018 1,060
2019 1,190

Order Clerks
Year Number
2004 3,730
2005 3,280
2006 3,190
2007 3,250
2008 3,010
2009 3,110
2010 2,810
2011 3,180
2012 3,350
2013 3,730
2014 5,350
2015 4,930
2016 4,350
2017 2,420
2018 2,040
2019 1,750

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Year Number
2004 1,490
2005 1,510
2006 1,500
2007 1,600
2008 1,600
2009 1,590
2010 1,440
2011 1,540
2012 1,450
2013 1,530
2014 1,370
2015 1,380
2016 1,360
2017 1,280
2018 1,310
2019 1,400

Receptionists and Information Clerks
Year Number
2004 13,390
2005 14,320
2006 14,790
2007 14,270
2008 13,750
2009 11,770
2010 10,260
2011 8,960
2012 8,710
2013 8,600
2014 9,870
2015 9,970
2016 11,800
2017 12,780
2018 13,720
2019 13,570

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Year Number
2004 970
2005 810
2006 780
2007 1,370
2008 1,390
2009 1,320
2010 1,090
2011 1,060
2012 1,130
2013 1,040
2014 680
2015 810
2016 1,970
2017 2,200
2018 1,820
2019 1,080

Information and Record Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2004 3,330
2005 4,620
2006 4,860
2007 5,890
2008 6,190
2009 5,990
2010 5,820
2011 5,670
2012 5,950
2013 6,170
2014 6,920
2015 7,060
2016 7,660
2017 7,460
2018 6,880
2019 6,040

Cargo and Freight Agents
Year Number
2004 1,080
2005 830
2006 1,070
2007 860
2008 860
2009 850
2010 800
2011 1,170
2012 1,120
2013 1,400
2014 1,040
2015 1,200
2016 1,080
2017 1,200
2018 1,420
2019 1,420

Couriers and Messengers
Year Number
2004 1,370
2005 1,310
2006 1,350
2007 1,220
2008 1,170
2009 1,330
2010 1,330
2011 1,280
2012 920
2013 830
2014 840
2015 870
2016 1,060
2017 1,020
2018 1,040
2019 920

Public Safety Telecommunicators
Year Number
2004 1,040
2005 1,020
2006 1,050
2007 1,100
2008 1,230
2009 1,150
2010 970
2011 980
2012 930
2013 950
2014 870
2015 860
2016 850
2017 950
2018 970
2019 970

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Year Number
2004 2,590
2005 2,550
2006 2,480
2007 2,530
2008 2,690
2009 2,490
2010 2,290
2011 2,280
2012 2,390
2013 2,370
2014 2,870
2015 2,980
2016 2,940
2017 2,750
2018 2,870
2019 3,010

Meter Readers, Utilities
Year Number
2004 480
2005 630
2006 530
2007 470
2008 350
2009 420
2010 340
2011 500
2012 440
2013 350
2014 200
2015 210
2016 250
2017 310
2018 290
2019 340

Postal Service Clerks
Year Number
2004 970
2005 970
2006 1,040
2007 1,030
2008 1,010
2009 920
2010 830
2011 810
2012 790
2013 740
2014 740
2015 880
2016 950
2017 980
2018 970
2019 1,000

Postal Service Mail Carriers
Year Number
2004 3,760
2005 3,790
2006 3,820
2007 3,810
2008 3,830
2009 3,560
2010 3,390
2011 3,380
2012 3,320
2013 3,380
2014 3,380
2015 3,470
2016 3,610
2017 3,700
2018 3,760
2019 3,790

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2004 2,030
2005 1,950
2006 1,920
2007 1,980
2008 1,940
2009 1,750
2010 1,620
2011 1,520
2012 1,560
2013 1,450
2014 1,450
2015 1,400
2016 1,340
2017 1,360
2018 1,260
2019 1,260

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Year Number
2004 3,970
2005 3,290
2006 3,200
2007 3,250
2008 3,500
2009 3,420
2010 3,230
2011 3,230
2012 3,380
2013 3,270
2014 3,330
2015 3,220
2016 3,130
2017 3,200
2018 3,600
2019 3,770

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Year Number
2004 9,270
2005 9,410
2006 9,700
2007 8,980
2008 8,930
2009 7,950
2010 7,960
2011 7,940
2012 8,160
2013 7,340
2014 7,350
2015 7,640
2016 8,140
2017 8,200
2018 8,120
2019 8,640

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Year Number
2004 1,380
2005 1,400
2006 1,290
2007 1,360
2008 1,220
2009 1,300
2010 1,090
2011 1,000
2012 710
2013 840
2014 800
2015 870
2016 930
2017 800
2018 590
2019 550

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 13,170
2005 14,610
2006 15,810
2007 15,070
2008 13,110
2009 10,550
2010 8,110
2011 6,620
2012 5,680
2013 5,640
2014 6,180
2015 5,900
2016 5,860
2017 5,540
2018 5,310
2019 5,250

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 3,830
2005 3,860
2006 4,100
2007 3,990
2008 3,510
2009 3,800
2010 3,540
2011 3,390
2012 3,140
2013 3,160
2014 2,790
2015 2,180
2016 1,700
2017 1,570
2018 1,510
2019 1,400

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 8,930
2005 6,680
2006 6,850
2007 7,120
2008 8,800
2009 11,270
2010 13,400
2011 14,800
2012 14,830
2013 14,860
2014 14,080
2015 13,720
2016 13,460
2017 13,990
2018 13,580
2019 14,660

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Year Number
2004 17,280
2005 16,550
2006 17,450
2007 19,880
2008 22,250
2009 22,410
2010 23,230
2011 25,600
2012 25,450
2013 24,560
2014 24,130
2015 26,400
2016 26,820
2017 28,770
2018 29,620
2019 29,650

Data Entry Keyers
Year Number
2004 2,230
2005 2,580
2006 2,490
2007 2,520
2008 2,540
2009 2,410
2010 2,120
2011 2,070
2012 2,560
2013 2,800
2014 2,530
2015 1,850
2016 1,870
2017 1,810
2018 1,830
2019 1,640

Word Processors and Typists
Year Number
2004 630
2005 650
2006 770
2007 640
2008 480
2009 370
2010 380
2011 490
2012 510
2013 450
2014 280
2015 230
2016 140
2017 120
2018 130
2019 120

Desktop Publishers
Year Number
2004 450
2005 440
2006 510
2007 510
2008 390
2009 440
2010 400
2011 340
2012 190
2013 180
2014 210
2015 230
2016 260
2017 300
2018 300
2019 260

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Year Number
2004 3,510
2005 2,540
2006 2,500
2007 3,260
2008 3,400
2009 3,600
2010 3,410
2011 3,450
2012 3,330
2013 2,740
2014 2,430
2015 2,690
2016 3,370
2017 3,190
2018 3,550
2019 2,690

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Year Number
2004 1,020
2005 1,230
2006 1,110
2007 1,140
2008 970
2009 970
2010 950
2011 1,050
2012 1,020
2013 1,100
2014 880
2015 790
2016 680
2017 840
2018 880
2019 780

Office Clerks, General
Year Number
2004 39,670
2005 40,960
2006 39,360
2007 39,000
2008 36,310
2009 32,510
2010 30,740
2011 29,850
2012 30,760
2013 31,700
2014 31,910
2015 31,410
2016 33,500
2017 34,610
2018 34,900
2019 34,100

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Year Number
2004 1,190
2005 930
2006 920
2007 950
2008 1,160
2009 1,130
2010 950
2011 890
2012 1,100
2013 1,060
2014 1,080
2015 1,380
2016 1,230
2017 1,140
2018 710
2019 500

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Year Number
2004 130
2005 50
2006 40
2007 100
2008 140
2009 150
2010 110
2011 70
2012 70
2013 60
2014 90
2015 90
2016 110
2017 50
2018 50
2019 60

Statistical Assistants
Year Number
2004 260
2005 230
2006 270
2007 290
2008 290
2009 260
2010 200
2011 210
2012 240
2013 290
2014 250
2015 170
2016 100
2017 80
2018 70
2019 50

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 6,970
2005 7,170
2006 8,850
2007 10,920
2008 12,440
2009 10,660
2012 7,610
2013 7,830
2014 8,290
2015 7,700
2016 7,700
2017 7,200
2018 6,520
2019 5,740