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Numbers of Office and Administrative Support Occupations in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2005 147,350
2006 157,320
2007 161,330
2008 162,750
2009 153,350
2010 146,510
2011 144,710
2012 148,550
2013 145,560
2014 142,400
2015 145,120
2016 149,580
2017 152,490
2018 153,400
2019 153,200

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Year Number
2005 8,490
2006 8,580
2007 9,090
2008 9,270
2009 8,640
2010 7,890
2011 8,310
2012 8,870
2013 9,290
2014 8,930
2015 8,750
2016 8,810
2017 8,710
2018 9,380
2019 9,270

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Year Number
2005 1,320
2006 1,220
2007 1,100
2008 1,050
2009 780
2010 970
2011 870
2012 1,220
2013 1,150
2014 870
2015 660
2016 910
2017 890
2018 560
2019 620

Bill and Account Collectors
Year Number
2005 3,130
2006 3,840
2007 3,720
2008 3,820
2009 3,750
2010 3,220
2011 3,230
2012 3,150
2013 3,180
2014 2,960
2015 2,480
2016 2,290
2017 1,770
2018 1,500
2019 1,420

Billing and Posting Clerks
Year Number
2005 3,480
2006 3,370
2007 3,380
2008 3,540
2009 3,400
2010 3,210
2011 3,420
2012 3,590
2013 3,970
2014 3,910
2015 3,820
2016 3,350
2017 3,070
2018 2,750
2019 2,920

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Year Number
2005 15,180
2006 14,710
2007 15,360
2008 15,740
2009 15,160
2010 14,600
2011 14,510
2012 14,690
2013 14,380
2014 13,900
2015 13,650
2016 13,510
2017 14,160
2018 13,790
2019 13,830

Gambling Cage Workers
Year Number
2010 70
2011 90
2012 70

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,410
2006 1,400
2007 1,360
2008 1,400
2009 1,340
2010 1,270
2011 1,220
2012 1,320
2013 1,260
2014 1,190
2015 1,290
2016 1,260
2017 1,260
2018 1,240
2019 1,230

Procurement Clerks
Year Number
2005 360
2006 420
2007 360
2008 460
2009 460
2010 420
2011 350
2012 350
2013 420
2014 510
2015 510
2016 490
2017 440
2018 410
2019 400

Tellers
Year Number
2005 3,370
2006 3,990
2007 4,000
2008 3,820
2009 3,840
2010 3,680
2011 3,600
2012 3,530
2013 3,010
2014 3,080
2015 2,720
2016 2,330
2017 2,610
2018 2,810
2019 2,920

Financial Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2012 180
2013 210
2014 230
2015 260
2016 360
2017 380
2018 280
2019 270

Brokerage Clerks
Year Number
2005 380
2006 410
2007 330
2008 240
2009 230
2010 250
2011 370
2012 380
2013 490
2014 420
2015 430
2016 280
2017 330
2018 310
2019 320

Correspondence Clerks
Year Number
2007 190
2008 140
2009 170
2010 0
2011 0
2012 50
2013 80
2014 80
2015 60
2016 50
2018 40
2019 30

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Year Number
2005 740
2006 870
2007 980
2008 1,160
2009 1,120
2010 1,020
2011 900
2012 900
2013 830
2014 850
2015 870
2016 890
2017 1,010
2018 1,020
2019 1,080

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Year Number
2005 240
2006 230
2007 260
2008 220
2009 190
2010 200
2011 280
2012 330
2013 240
2014 230
2015 200
2016 250
2017 210
2018 280
2019 260

Customer Service Representatives
Year Number
2005 12,900
2006 15,050
2007 15,210
2008 15,620
2009 14,330
2010 14,010
2011 15,140
2012 17,560
2013 19,850
2014 19,320
2015 19,090
2016 19,150
2017 18,250
2018 19,850
2019 21,160

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Year Number
2005 370
2006 700
2007 650
2008 530
2009 600
2010 830
2011 640
2012 750
2013 690
2014 630
2015 690
2016 720
2017 650
2018 630
2019 750

File Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,230
2006 1,170
2007 1,170
2008 1,130
2009 1,100
2010 1,190
2011 1,080
2012 1,130
2013 1,060
2014 1,130
2015 980
2016 860
2017 800
2018 790
2019 740

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,190
2006 1,380
2007 1,660
2008 1,590
2009 1,260
2010 1,100
2011 1,090
2012 1,240
2013 1,300
2014 1,160
2015 1,260
2016 1,410
2017 1,490
2018 1,330
2019 1,590

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Year Number
2005 1,660
2006 1,700
2007 1,590
2008 1,950
2009 1,840
2010 1,760
2011 1,450
2012 1,260
2013 1,150
2014 1,410
2015 1,540
2016 1,840
2017 2,180
2018 2,060
2019 2,040

Library Assistants, Clerical
Year Number
2005 980
2006 1,030
2007 990
2008 1,000
2009 940
2010 890
2011 850
2012 860
2013 840
2014 780
2015 670
2016 720
2017 610
2018 710
2019 660

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Year Number
2005 2,820
2006 3,340
2007 3,220
2008 3,000
2009 2,640
2010 2,180
2011 1,950
2012 1,650
2013 1,950
2014 1,850
2015 1,550
2016 1,750
2017 1,830
2018 1,940
2019 1,850

New Accounts Clerks
Year Number
2005 590
2006 560
2007 530
2008 460
2009 490
2010 490
2011 490
2012 380
2013 420
2014 450
2015 440
2016 380
2017 400
2018 420
2019 560

Order Clerks
Year Number
2005 2,020
2006 2,010
2007 2,020
2008 1,910
2009 2,070
2010 2,160
2011 2,150
2012 1,880
2013 2,370
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 1,490
2018 1,320
2019 1,020

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Year Number
2005 1,040
2006 1,000
2007 1,010
2008 990
2009 970
2010 900
2011 990
2012 930
2013 970
2014 910
2015 950
2016 980
2017 870
2018 890
2019 920

Receptionists and Information Clerks
Year Number
2005 7,970
2006 8,300
2007 8,290
2008 8,410
2009 7,320
2010 6,420
2011 5,650
2012 5,840
2013 5,710
2014 6,260
2015 6,270
2016 7,540
2017 8,290
2018 8,910
2019 8,460

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Year Number
2005 600
2006 620
2007 810
2008 930
2009 870
2010 890
2011 810
2012 900
2013 800
2014 520
2015 560
2016 640
2017 740
2018 570
2019 670

Information and Record Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2005 3,020
2006 3,070
2007 3,730
2008 3,760
2009 3,580
2010 3,300
2011 3,330
2012 3,290
2013 3,440
2014 3,720
2015 4,060
2016 4,710
2017 4,760
2018 4,400
2019 3,680

Cargo and Freight Agents
Year Number
2005 770
2006 1,060
2007 950
2008 940
2009 790
2010 590
2014 790
2015 820
2016 740
2017 900
2018 1,140
2019 1,130

Couriers and Messengers
Year Number
2005 820
2006 870
2007 740
2008 760
2009 960
2010 990
2011 900
2012 520
2013 500
2014 490
2015 460
2016 490
2017 470
2018 430
2019 390

Public Safety Telecommunicators
Year Number
2005 410
2006 340
2007 500
2008 630
2009 570
2010 400
2011 420
2012 410
2013 460
2014 360
2015 380
2016 360
2017 350
2018 420
2019 370

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Year Number
2005 1,790
2006 1,820
2007 1,790
2008 1,930
2009 1,890
2010 1,710
2011 1,670
2012 1,660
2013 1,700
2014 2,070
2015 2,200
2016 2,040
2017 1,940
2018 1,880
2019 1,930

Meter Readers, Utilities
Year Number
2005 260
2006 0
2007 130
2008 130
2009 170
2010 140
2011 250
2012 230
2013 170
2014 130
2015 160
2016 170
2017 210
2018 180
2019 170

Postal Service Clerks
Year Number
2005 480
2006 510
2007 500
2008 490
2009 440
2010 390
2011 390
2012 390
2013 310
2014 310
2015 360
2016 380
2017 400
2018 400
2019 410

Postal Service Mail Carriers
Year Number
2005 2,300
2006 2,310
2007 2,340
2008 2,320
2009 2,160
2010 2,050
2011 2,060
2012 2,020
2013 2,050
2014 2,050
2015 2,130
2016 2,260
2017 2,290
2018 2,280
2019 2,320

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 1,320
2006 1,300
2007 1,340
2008 1,300
2009 1,190
2010 1,100
2011 1,010
2012 1,040
2013 1,090
2014 1,090
2015 1,120
2016 1,090
2017 1,100
2018 1,000
2019 1,000

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Year Number
2005 2,310
2006 2,230
2007 2,160
2008 2,370
2009 2,340
2010 2,210
2011 2,330
2012 2,430
2013 2,300
2014 2,370
2015 2,370
2016 2,360
2017 2,230
2018 2,670
2019 2,790

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Year Number
2005 6,090
2006 6,130
2007 6,190
2008 6,130
2009 5,420
2010 5,570
2011 5,760
2012 5,940
2013 5,140
2014 5,130
2015 5,260
2016 5,450
2017 5,440
2018 5,290
2019 5,810

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Year Number
2005 820
2006 700
2007 720
2008 690
2009 770
2010 670
2011 560
2012 360
2013 400
2014 410
2015 440
2016 520
2017 510
2018 450
2019 440

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 9,500
2006 10,190
2007 9,950
2008 8,910
2009 7,330
2010 5,790
2011 4,590
2012 3,930
2013 3,840
2014 4,340
2015 4,110
2016 4,250
2017 3,900
2018 3,750
2019 3,780

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 0
2006 2,670
2007 2,590
2008 2,260
2009 2,380
2010 2,260
2011 2,180
2012 2,170
2013 2,120
2014 2,000
2015 1,380
2016 1,040
2017 880
2018 850
2019 900

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 4,690
2006 4,690
2007 4,390
2008 5,000
2009 6,420
2010 7,890
2011 7,970
2012 7,810
2013 7,510
2014 7,430
2015 6,510
2016 6,420
2017 6,750
2018 7,050
2019 7,570

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Year Number
2005 9,610
2006 9,980
2007 11,280
2008 12,600
2009 12,920
2010 13,450
2011 15,240
2012 15,610
2013 15,420
2014 14,830
2015 15,730
2016 15,880
2017 17,150
2018 17,140
2019 17,480

Data Entry Keyers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 1,640
2007 1,890
2008 1,780
2009 1,600
2010 1,280
2011 1,410
2012 1,960
2013 2,240
2014 1,830
2015 1,150
2016 1,230
2017 1,260
2018 1,230
2019 1,130

Word Processors and Typists
Year Number
2005 310
2006 390
2007 330
2008 250
2009 190
2010 210
2011 350
2012 370
2013 360
2014 200
2015 160
2016 80
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Desktop Publishers
Year Number
2005 280
2006 300
2007 290
2008 180
2009 260
2010 240
2011 200
2012 80
2013 60
2014 90
2015 100
2016 150
2017 170
2018 200
2019 150

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Year Number
2005 2,030
2006 2,030
2007 1,990
2008 2,090
2009 2,370
2010 2,350
2011 2,500
2012 2,200
2013 2,040
2014 1,690
2015 2,010
2016 2,520
2017 2,410
2018 2,630
2019 1,920

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Year Number
2005 740
2006 770
2007 940
2008 790
2009 760
2010 580
2011 640
2012 590
2013 760
2014 610
2015 510
2016 440
2017 600
2018 610
2019 520

Office Clerks, General
Year Number
2005 23,320
2006 22,310
2007 23,060
2008 21,100
2009 18,410
2010 17,150
2011 16,420
2012 16,990
2013 17,060
2014 17,900
2015 17,830
2016 20,200
2017 20,880
2018 20,940
2019 19,990

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Year Number
2005 700
2006 710
2007 770
2008 960
2009 860
2010 670
2011 630
2012 790
2013 710
2014 740
2015 990
2016 970
2017 950
2018 610
2019 420

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2007 80
2008 110
2009 100
2010 80
2011 40
2012 50
2013 40
2014 70
2015 60
2016 80
2017 40
2018 40
2019 30

Statistical Assistants
Year Number
2005 160
2006 200
2007 230
2008 190
2009 160
2010 120
2011 150
2012 180
2013 220
2014 170
2015 110
2016 60
2017 50
2018 40

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 4,110
2006 5,160
2007 5,170
2008 6,700
2009 5,800
2012 4,520
2013 0
2014 0
2015 5,010
2016 4,920
2017 4,410
2018 3,980
2019 3,880