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Numbers of Office and Administrative Support Occupations in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2005 458,500
2006 467,250
2007 461,970
2008 465,990
2009 451,240
2010 437,450
2011 432,360
2012 430,510
2013 419,290
2014 415,810
2015 415,370
2016 422,780
2017 422,100
2018 421,630
2019 416,290

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Year Number
2005 29,050
2006 27,420
2007 25,790
2008 26,770
2009 27,860
2010 29,740
2011 30,790
2012 29,950
2013 27,860
2014 28,160
2015 30,190
2016 32,930
2017 33,620
2018 34,050
2019 33,690

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Year Number
2005 3,510
2006 3,190
2007 2,980
2008 3,100
2009 2,910
2010 2,730
2011 2,560
2012 2,600
2013 2,830
2014 2,660
2015 2,490
2016 2,070
2017 1,590
2018 1,210
2019 1,080

Telephone Operators
Year Number
2005 780
2006 560
2007 470
2008 730
2009 610
2010 0
2011 0
2012 680
2013 210
2014 180
2015 340
2016 290
2017 170
2018 80
2019 90

Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 40
2006 90
2008 40
2009 50
2010 50
2012 70
2016 50
2017 40

Bill and Account Collectors
Year Number
2005 11,320
2006 10,390
2007 10,830
2008 11,480
2009 11,110
2010 10,360
2011 9,160
2012 8,250
2013 8,080
2014 7,800
2015 7,500
2016 6,600
2017 6,450
2018 5,430
2019 5,440

Billing and Posting Clerks
Year Number
2005 12,650
2006 13,490
2007 13,020
2008 12,600
2009 12,430
2010 13,230
2011 13,590
2012 15,400
2013 15,870
2014 15,250
2015 14,110
2016 13,140
2017 13,410
2018 13,620
2019 11,880

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Year Number
2005 37,190
2006 36,680
2007 36,770
2008 36,610
2009 36,110
2010 33,930
2011 34,360
2012 33,580
2013 34,200
2014 32,520
2015 31,910
2016 31,000
2017 30,810
2018 30,360
2019 29,660

Gambling Cage Workers
Year Number
2011 180
2012 0
2013 0
2014 290
2015 240
2016 260
2017 250
2018 220

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Year Number
2005 3,910
2006 3,870
2007 3,770
2008 3,950
2009 3,800
2010 4,090
2011 4,110
2012 3,910
2013 3,780
2014 3,570
2015 3,470
2016 3,560
2017 3,210
2018 2,730
2019 2,770

Procurement Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,510
2006 1,500
2007 1,690
2008 1,610
2009 1,730
2010 1,500
2011 1,510
2012 1,350
2013 1,230
2014 1,220
2015 1,300
2016 1,600
2017 1,670
2018 1,630
2019 1,650

Tellers
Year Number
2005 12,940
2006 12,970
2007 13,200
2008 14,490
2009 14,200
2010 14,290
2011 11,840
2012 12,220
2013 10,770
2014 9,900
2015 9,430
2016 9,650
2017 8,730
2018 8,860
2019 7,960

Financial Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2012 1,170
2013 840
2014 0
2015 600
2016 720
2017 710
2018 650
2019 400

Brokerage Clerks
Year Number
2005 0
2006 2,680
2007 1,990
2008 1,580
2009 1,600
2010 2,230
2011 2,570
2012 2,380
2013 1,720
2014 1,520
2015 2,010
2016 2,830
2017 3,120
2018 2,870
2019 1,930

Correspondence Clerks
Year Number
2005 540
2006 570
2007 640
2008 650
2009 430
2010 450
2011 540
2012 510
2013 400
2014 300
2015 0
2016 160
2017 180
2018 150
2019 100

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,130
2006 1,490
2007 1,680
2008 1,600
2009 1,720
2010 1,920
2011 1,590
2012 1,640
2013 1,650
2014 1,730
2015 1,550
2016 1,490
2017 1,590
2018 1,490
2019 1,540

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,850
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 1,620
2010 1,880
2011 2,240
2012 2,240
2013 2,710
2014 2,350
2015 0
2016 1,550
2017 1,430
2018 1,810
2019 2,380

Customer Service Representatives
Year Number
2005 46,020
2006 46,700
2007 48,980
2008 49,680
2009 49,060
2010 46,800
2011 47,840
2012 48,810
2013 48,460
2014 48,410
2015 52,330
2016 58,170
2017 59,280
2018 61,980
2019 63,720

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Year Number
2006 1,760
2007 3,230
2008 3,510
2009 3,570
2010 0
2011 0
2012 3,410
2013 3,170
2014 3,270
2015 3,350
2016 3,470
2017 3,580
2018 3,610
2019 4,030

File Clerks
Year Number
2005 6,110
2006 6,190
2007 5,920
2008 6,060
2009 5,530
2010 5,350
2011 4,930
2012 4,290
2013 4,020
2014 3,630
2015 3,620
2016 3,260
2017 3,500
2018 3,750
2019 3,490

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Year Number
2005 2,400
2006 2,380
2007 2,550
2008 2,210
2009 2,100
2010 2,090
2011 2,220
2012 2,370
2013 2,460
2014 2,570
2015 2,160
2016 2,350
2017 2,590
2018 2,720
2019 2,700

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Year Number
2005 0
2006 4,340
2007 4,200
2008 3,830
2009 3,830
2010 3,990
2011 4,590
2012 4,820
2013 4,660
2014 4,710
2015 4,840
2016 5,320
2017 5,720
2018 5,380
2019 4,510

Library Assistants, Clerical
Year Number
2005 2,180
2006 2,330
2007 2,530
2008 2,400
2009 2,630
2010 2,440
2011 2,800
2012 2,280
2013 2,460
2014 2,290
2015 2,840
2016 2,740
2017 2,780
2018 2,570
2019 2,490

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Year Number
2005 7,360
2006 8,230
2007 7,620
2008 5,630
2009 4,460
2010 3,930
2011 4,990
2012 5,380
2013 5,810
2014 4,360
2015 4,590
2016 4,410
2017 4,620
2018 4,190
2019 3,940

New Accounts Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,600
2006 1,360
2007 1,120
2008 1,170
2009 910
2010 740
2011 480
2012 450
2013 680
2014 570
2015 510
2016 310
2017 370
2018 490
2019 440

Order Clerks
Year Number
2005 5,270
2006 6,430
2007 6,600
2008 6,660
2009 6,380
2010 5,630
2011 5,350
2012 4,130
2013 4,150
2014 3,840
2015 3,400
2016 2,730
2017 2,490
2018 3,010
2019 2,910

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Year Number
2005 3,450
2006 3,560
2007 4,050
2008 4,090
2009 4,150
2010 3,670
2011 3,690
2012 3,550
2013 3,500
2014 3,330
2015 3,220
2016 3,120
2017 3,040
2018 2,570
2019 2,790

Receptionists and Information Clerks
Year Number
2005 25,600
2006 27,670
2007 26,830
2008 27,220
2009 26,620
2010 28,100
2011 27,860
2012 27,490
2013 25,010
2014 25,470
2015 24,130
2016 23,320
2017 21,950
2018 22,480
2019 24,500

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,400
2006 1,420
2007 1,660
2008 1,820
2009 1,790
2010 1,790
2011 0
2012 1,550
2013 1,440
2014 1,520
2015 1,280
2016 1,580
2017 1,680
2018 2,060
2019 2,340

Information and Record Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 3,540
2009 3,700
2010 3,360
2011 3,180
2012 2,720
2013 2,680
2014 2,210
2015 2,320
2016 2,030
2017 2,000
2018 1,680
2019 1,520

Cargo and Freight Agents
Year Number
2005 0
2006 1,640
2007 1,440
2008 1,480
2009 1,520
2010 1,510
2011 1,700
2012 1,640
2013 960
2014 810
2015 1,010
2016 1,200
2017 1,440
2018 1,290
2019 1,220

Couriers and Messengers
Year Number
2005 2,130
2006 2,870
2007 2,650
2008 2,690
2009 2,480
2010 2,070
2011 1,880
2012 1,820
2013 1,690
2014 1,610
2015 1,520
2016 1,270
2017 1,520
2018 1,390
2019 1,390

Public Safety Telecommunicators
Year Number
2005 1,640
2006 1,680
2007 1,720
2008 1,720
2009 2,060
2010 1,900
2011 1,870
2012 0
2013 0
2014 1,700
2015 1,820
2016 1,840
2017 1,880
2018 1,790
2019 1,780

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Year Number
2005 3,110
2006 3,070
2007 3,560
2008 3,710
2009 3,920
2010 3,520
2011 3,370
2012 3,070
2013 3,280
2014 3,640
2015 3,450
2016 3,550
2017 3,180
2018 3,370
2019 3,380

Meter Readers, Utilities
Year Number
2006 440
2007 470
2008 480
2009 460
2010 470
2011 550
2012 470
2013 480
2014 460
2015 430
2016 390
2017 370
2018 450
2019 470

Postal Service Clerks
Year Number
2005 2,050
2006 2,040
2007 1,970
2008 1,950
2009 1,860
2010 1,740
2011 1,670
2012 1,780
2013 1,560
2014 1,560
2015 1,630
2016 1,710
2017 1,670
2018 1,560
2019 1,560

Postal Service Mail Carriers
Year Number
2005 7,410
2006 7,240
2007 7,280
2008 7,630
2009 7,380
2010 6,990
2011 6,760
2012 6,340
2013 6,640
2014 6,640
2015 6,460
2016 6,800
2017 6,850
2018 6,880
2019 6,760

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 6,520
2006 5,840
2007 6,270
2008 5,630
2009 4,840
2010 4,260
2011 4,030
2012 3,940
2013 3,670
2014 3,670
2015 3,130
2016 2,980
2017 2,920
2018 2,690
2019 2,550

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Year Number
2005 7,470
2006 7,760
2007 6,370
2008 6,090
2009 5,440
2010 5,530
2011 5,550
2012 6,120
2013 5,830
2014 6,000
2015 5,580
2016 5,600
2017 5,120
2018 5,060
2019 5,010

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Year Number
2005 16,060
2006 15,180
2007 14,470
2008 14,070
2009 13,690
2010 13,180
2011 13,700
2012 13,150
2013 12,880
2014 11,850
2015 12,690
2016 12,060
2017 11,630
2018 10,740
2019 12,140

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Year Number
2005 2,020
2006 2,120
2007 1,650
2008 1,530
2009 1,120
2010 960
2011 860
2012 800
2013 1,000
2014 1,060
2015 930
2016 960
2017 1,070
2018 1,090
2019 740

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 24,990
2006 23,850
2007 22,260
2008 23,920
2009 22,460
2010 19,580
2011 16,800
2012 13,600
2013 13,360
2014 12,290
2015 12,520
2016 11,730
2017 11,330
2018 10,920
2019 10,410

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 9,530
2006 9,840
2007 9,230
2008 9,400
2009 8,990
2010 8,530
2011 8,290
2012 8,570
2013 8,360
2014 8,640
2015 7,670
2016 6,620
2017 5,430
2018 5,520
2019 5,550

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 13,280
2006 12,510
2007 11,280
2008 10,550
2009 9,930
2010 10,850
2011 10,890
2012 11,010
2013 10,840
2014 11,380
2015 12,730
2016 12,570
2017 12,010
2018 12,210
2019 12,460

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Year Number
2005 41,150
2006 39,090
2007 41,930
2008 42,970
2009 41,370
2010 42,720
2011 45,150
2012 47,870
2013 47,930
2014 49,990
2015 49,090
2016 48,210
2017 45,330
2018 43,030
2019 43,180

Data Entry Keyers
Year Number
2005 7,270
2006 7,290
2007 7,260
2008 7,250
2009 6,210
2010 5,300
2011 5,340
2012 5,520
2013 6,300
2014 6,250
2015 5,730
2016 5,820
2017 5,050
2018 4,740
2019 3,780

Word Processors and Typists
Year Number
2005 5,610
2006 7,450
2007 5,340
2008 5,070
2009 4,660
2010 3,870
2011 3,500
2012 2,680
2013 2,710
2014 2,650
2015 2,350
2016 2,130
2017 2,380
2018 2,120
2019 2,100

Desktop Publishers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 440
2007 530
2008 670
2009 1,110
2010 940
2011 920
2012 480
2013 470
2014 390
2015 450
2016 580
2017 530
2018 400
2019 250

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Year Number
2005 6,410
2006 5,730
2007 6,420
2008 5,800
2009 6,250
2010 5,610
2011 5,640
2012 5,780
2013 5,720
2014 5,300
2015 5,380
2016 6,210
2017 6,620
2018 5,940
2019 5,410

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Year Number
2005 5,990
2006 5,130
2007 5,320
2008 5,460
2009 4,280
2010 3,800
2011 3,350
2012 3,800
2013 3,440
2014 3,620
2015 3,090
2016 2,590
2017 2,520
2018 2,790
2019 2,710

Office Clerks, General
Year Number
2005 72,360
2006 72,670
2007 70,610
2008 69,360
2009 65,680
2010 65,020
2011 62,440
2012 60,180
2013 55,930
2014 57,570
2015 58,790
2016 62,660
2017 67,870
2018 71,420
2019 69,020

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Year Number
2005 2,200
2006 2,160
2007 2,410
2008 1,930
2009 1,690
2010 1,790
2011 1,890
2012 2,110
2013 2,590
2014 2,310
2015 1,990
2016 1,570
2017 1,450
2018 990
2019 1,190

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Year Number
2005 670
2006 560
2007 480
2008 300
2009 290
2010 330
2011 300
2012 280
2013 300
2014 290
2015 320
2016 260
2017 210
2018 180
2019 230

Statistical Assistants
Year Number
2005 440
2006 520
2007 310
2008 350
2009 240
2010 200
2011 230
2012 210
2013 370
2014 390
2015 440
2016 400
2017 430
2018 450
2019 350

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 2,380
2006 2,860
2007 2,620
2008 2,950
2009 2,400
2012 2,090
2013 2,330
2014 2,110
2015 2,440
2016 2,360
2017 2,710
2018 2,960
2019 2,700