Home Contact About

Numbers of Office and Administrative Support Occupations in Puerto Rico

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2004 165,000
2005 177,160
2006 173,040
2007 170,850
2008 172,220
2009 167,300
2010 161,690
2011 153,950
2012 152,150
2013 152,410
2014 149,380
2015 149,380
2016 148,990
2017 143,450
2018 135,540
2019 137,990

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Year Number
2004 11,350
2005 12,660
2006 12,800
2007 13,420
2008 13,390
2009 14,280
2010 13,750
2011 13,410
2012 13,370
2013 14,290
2014 14,650
2015 15,980
2016 16,280
2017 15,840
2018 15,380
2019 14,830

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Year Number
2004 1,110
2005 980
2006 1,130
2007 950
2008 1,080
2009 920
2010 940
2011 950
2012 1,170
2013 1,180
2014 960
2015 750
2016 790
2017 520
2018 500
2019 410

Telephone Operators
Year Number
2004 300
2005 0
2006 0
2007 280
2008 190
2009 200
2010 130
2011 130
2012 390
2013 290
2014 300
2017 70
2018 100
2019 120

Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
Year Number
2004 120
2005 190
2006 210
2007 190
2008 190
2009 220
2010 220
2011 230
2012 210
2013 230
2014 240
2015 180
2016 260
2017 250
2018 230
2019 210

Bill and Account Collectors
Year Number
2004 3,250
2005 3,500
2006 3,620
2007 4,230
2008 4,380
2009 3,760
2010 3,750
2011 3,710
2012 3,540
2013 2,940
2014 2,410
2015 2,450
2016 2,670
2017 2,540
2018 2,530
2019 2,770

Billing and Posting Clerks
Year Number
2004 3,210
2005 3,380
2006 4,020
2007 4,330
2008 4,570
2009 4,020
2010 4,490
2011 4,440
2012 4,730
2013 4,200
2014 4,270
2015 4,220
2016 3,860
2017 4,060
2018 3,860
2019 4,220

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Year Number
2004 10,570
2005 11,030
2006 10,930
2007 10,550
2008 9,640
2009 8,740
2010 7,980
2011 8,100
2012 8,180
2013 8,150
2014 7,310
2015 7,520
2016 7,790
2017 7,950
2018 7,600
2019 7,810

Gambling Cage Workers
Year Number
2004 120
2007 90
2008 90
2009 120
2010 120
2011 110
2012 110
2013 110
2014 160
2015 160
2016 100
2017 100
2018 70
2019 60

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,710
2005 1,760
2006 1,700
2007 1,520
2008 1,430
2009 1,220
2010 1,150
2011 1,140
2012 1,120
2013 1,000
2014 950
2015 980
2016 960
2017 870
2018 740
2019 730

Procurement Clerks
Year Number
2004 630
2005 540
2006 600
2007 600
2008 640
2009 600
2010 510
2011 480
2012 460
2013 510
2014 530
2015 540
2016 500
2017 560
2018 550
2019 550

Tellers
Year Number
2004 4,580
2005 4,920
2006 4,020
2007 3,440
2008 3,380
2009 2,920
2010 3,130
2011 3,280
2012 3,680
2013 3,490
2014 3,020
2015 3,160
2016 3,210
2017 3,120
2018 2,660
2019 2,370

Financial Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2014 0
2015 120
2016 150
2017 110
2018 110

Brokerage Clerks
Year Number
2005 0
2006 210
2007 220
2008 210
2009 220
2010 180
2011 240
2012 170
2013 150
2014 100

Correspondence Clerks
Year Number
2004 50
2005 40
2006 0
2008 40
2009 60
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Year Number
2004 110
2005 80
2006 30

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Year Number
2004 720
2005 640
2006 750
2007 440
2008 600
2009 820
2010 760
2011 520
2012 530
2013 680
2014 790
2015 390
2016 300
2017 280
2018 350
2019 240

Customer Service Representatives
Year Number
2004 9,390
2005 10,640
2006 11,460
2007 11,300
2008 12,530
2009 13,060
2010 13,460
2011 12,660
2012 12,550
2013 12,460
2014 13,890
2015 13,480
2016 15,250
2017 14,240
2018 14,530
2019 15,950

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Year Number
2004 270
2005 520
2006 870
2007 1,110
2009 1,050
2010 1,110
2011 1,200
2012 1,100
2013 1,110
2014 1,010
2015 1,140
2016 1,180
2017 1,330
2018 1,320
2019 1,500

File Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,150
2005 1,120
2006 990
2007 990
2008 990
2009 1,160
2010 700
2011 670
2012 600
2013 660
2014 640
2015 600
2016 610
2017 490
2018 390
2019 350

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Year Number
2004 700
2005 830
2006 780
2007 850
2008 760
2009 580
2010 540
2011 640
2012 740
2013 870
2014 880
2015 760
2016 830
2017 850
2018 800
2019 730

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Year Number
2004 1,030
2005 610
2006 500
2007 620
2008 590
2009 490
2010 310
2011 430
2012 630
2013 900
2014 850
2015 620
2016 400
2017 470
2018 470
2019 900

Library Assistants, Clerical
Year Number
2004 170
2005 230
2006 180
2007 160
2008 90
2009 70
2010 100
2011 160
2012 150
2013 130
2014 110
2015 140
2016 180
2017 160
2018 130
2019 130

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,810
2005 2,190
2006 2,180
2007 2,540
2008 2,130
2009 2,060
2010 1,520
2011 1,470
2012 1,540
2013 1,590
2014 1,940
2015 1,490
2016 1,190
2017 1,080
2018 1,480
2019 1,860

New Accounts Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,330
2005 1,150
2006 1,190
2007 830
2008 600
2009 420
2010 300
2011 230
2012 270
2013 510
2014 680
2015 770
2016 490
2017 290
2018 360
2019 250

Order Clerks
Year Number
2004 880
2005 730
2006 650
2007 500
2008 420
2009 360
2010 380
2011 350
2012 380
2013 310
2014 260
2015 220
2016 150
2017 130
2018 140
2019 150

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Year Number
2004 1,060
2005 1,060
2006 1,020
2007 1,010
2008 990
2009 1,080
2010 1,140
2011 1,100
2012 940
2013 1,010
2014 1,190
2015 1,570
2016 1,730
2017 1,360
2018 1,210
2019 1,980

Receptionists and Information Clerks
Year Number
2004 4,190
2005 4,570
2006 4,500
2007 4,410
2008 4,270
2009 4,120
2010 3,890
2011 3,860
2012 4,010
2013 4,000
2014 3,810
2015 3,560
2016 3,320
2017 3,210
2018 2,910
2019 2,800

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,100
2005 2,040
2006 2,020
2007 1,880
2008 1,890
2009 1,290
2010 650
2011 640
2012 470
2013 520
2014 550
2015 910
2016 990
2017 950
2018 300
2019 320

Information and Record Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,500
2005 2,130
2006 1,590
2007 1,750
2008 1,420
2009 0
2010 1,050
2011 960
2012 860
2013 1,220
2014 1,510
2015 2,040
2016 1,980
2017 1,960
2018 1,730
2019 1,780

Cargo and Freight Agents
Year Number
2004 740
2005 620
2006 580
2007 490
2008 420
2009 420
2010 280
2011 280
2012 270
2013 390
2014 430
2015 570
2016 740
2017 850
2018 370
2019 350

Couriers and Messengers
Year Number
2004 3,100
2005 3,450
2006 3,400
2007 3,610
2008 3,710
2009 3,490
2010 2,970
2011 2,740
2012 2,570
2013 2,560
2014 2,570
2015 2,650
2016 2,710
2017 2,550
2018 2,390
2019 2,540

Public Safety Telecommunicators
Year Number
2004 50
2005 60
2006 60
2007 150
2008 170
2009 170
2010 140
2011 120
2012 190
2013 270
2014 250
2015 240
2016 300
2017 300
2018 280
2019 230

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Year Number
2004 670
2005 870
2006 980
2007 950
2008 900
2009 900
2010 970
2011 950
2012 1,070
2013 940
2014 920
2015 860
2016 860
2017 830
2018 880
2019 1,180

Meter Readers, Utilities
Year Number
2005 120
2007 90
2008 70
2009 70
2011 70
2012 60
2013 50
2015 50
2016 40

Postal Service Clerks
Year Number
2004 730
2005 710
2006 710
2007 700
2008 700
2009 700
2010 630
2011 620
2012 650
2013 570
2014 570
2015 580
2016 650
2017 660
2018 640
2019 620

Postal Service Mail Carriers
Year Number
2004 1,160
2005 1,140
2006 1,110
2007 1,100
2008 1,260
2009 1,230
2010 1,140
2011 1,070
2012 1,030
2013 1,060
2014 1,060
2015 980
2016 1,020
2017 1,050
2018 1,050
2019 1,040

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2004 880
2005 820
2006 800
2007 860
2008 710
2009 640
2010 590
2011 540
2012 500
2013 510
2014 510
2015 510
2016 520
2017 500
2018 580
2019 500

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,760
2005 1,700
2006 1,560
2007 1,170
2008 1,080
2009 1,240
2010 1,580
2011 1,700
2012 1,520
2013 1,100
2014 1,060
2015 1,000
2016 1,160
2017 1,180
2018 1,150
2019 1,200

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Year Number
2004 4,620
2005 4,430
2006 3,830
2007 3,160
2008 2,930
2009 3,080
2010 3,360
2011 3,590
2012 3,400
2013 2,980
2014 3,330
2015 3,160
2016 3,300
2017 2,770
2018 2,570
2019 2,580

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Year Number
2004 250
2005 270
2006 250
2007 290
2008 310
2009 280
2010 280
2011 310
2012 450
2013 680
2014 700
2015 630
2016 530
2017 270
2018 270
2019 280

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 13,890
2005 15,020
2006 15,810
2007 14,580
2008 14,720
2009 14,740
2010 13,240
2011 10,990
2012 9,220
2013 9,690
2014 9,810
2015 9,930
2016 9,490
2017 8,940
2018 8,380
2019 8,730

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 3,090
2006 1,810
2007 0
2008 4,580
2009 4,520
2010 4,260
2011 3,890
2012 4,270
2013 4,230
2014 3,730
2015 3,740
2016 3,540
2017 3,770
2018 3,570
2019 3,650

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 1,260
2005 1,580
2006 3,240
2007 3,870
2008 4,980
2009 4,420
2010 5,230
2011 5,870
2012 6,470
2013 6,560
2014 4,360
2015 4,030
2016 4,080
2017 5,510
2018 6,160
2019 7,660

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Year Number
2004 26,690
2005 28,100
2006 27,780
2007 27,060
2008 25,710
2009 26,680
2010 25,720
2011 25,360
2012 24,250
2013 24,060
2014 24,540
2015 24,700
2016 23,100
2017 21,110
2018 19,090
2019 17,490

Data Entry Keyers
Year Number
2004 3,660
2005 3,700
2006 3,230
2007 3,210
2008 3,150
2009 2,940
2010 2,720
2011 2,900
2012 2,780
2013 2,900
2014 2,750
2015 2,730
2016 2,500
2017 2,260
2018 2,190
2019 2,120

Word Processors and Typists
Year Number
2004 7,220
2005 7,710
2006 7,800
2007 8,800
2008 8,480
2009 6,250
2010 7,160
2011 5,540
2012 5,090
2013 4,970
2014 4,120
2015 3,060
2016 3,100
2017 3,100
2018 2,760
2019 2,580

Desktop Publishers
Year Number
2005 60
2006 40
2009 40

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,020
2005 990
2007 740
2008 690
2009 600
2010 910
2011 890
2012 1,290
2013 1,070
2014 1,370
2015 1,080
2016 940
2017 810
2018 790
2019 1,200

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Year Number
2004 700
2005 720
2006 660
2007 390
2008 350
2009 260
2010 190
2011 160
2012 140
2013 130
2014 120
2015 130
2016 130
2017 120
2018 90
2019 110

Office Clerks, General
Year Number
2004 29,890
2005 31,760
2006 29,320
2007 28,200
2008 26,610
2009 27,340
2010 24,420
2011 22,250
2012 22,640
2013 23,480
2014 22,800
2015 23,240
2016 23,510
2017 22,530
2018 20,800
2019 20,010

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Year Number
2004 640
2005 540
2006 280
2007 270
2008 320
2009 330
2010 350
2011 310
2012 250
2013 230
2014 180
2015 190
2016 130
2017 140
2018 110
2019 100

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Year Number
2009 40
2010 30
2011 40

Statistical Assistants
Year Number
2006 0
2007 1,150
2008 1,790
2009 680
2010 750
2011 460
2012 520
2013 390
2014 360
2015 340
2016 320
2017 290
2018 250
2019 240

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 2,660
2005 2,160
2006 1,840
2007 1,800
2008 2,070
2009 2,400
2012 1,620
2013 1,080
2014 830
2015 1,230
2016 1,150
2017 1,120
2018 720
2019 560