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Numbers of Office and Administrative Support Occupations in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2005 243,930
2006 248,310
2007 254,410
2008 256,220
2009 242,500
2010 218,570
2011 210,370
2012 212,100
2013 214,600
2014 190,400
2015 226,640
2016 239,110
2017 234,250
2018 237,840
2019 231,980

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Year Number
2005 15,840
2006 16,730
2007 16,870
2008 17,020
2009 16,260
2010 15,660
2011 15,100
2012 14,300
2013 13,980
2014 14,780
2015 15,450
2016 16,760
2017 17,480
2018 18,910
2019 17,970

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Year Number
2005 1,560
2006 1,810
2007 1,430
2008 1,460
2009 1,410
2010 1,250
2011 1,210
2012 1,000
2013 860
2014 830
2015 0
2016 1,120
2017 0
2018 500
2019 530

Telephone Operators
Year Number
2012 40
2013 40

Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0

Bill and Account Collectors
Year Number
2005 0
2006 4,730
2007 4,290
2008 3,990
2009 3,330
2010 3,270
2011 3,110
2012 2,700
2013 3,000
2014 3,030
2015 2,580
2016 2,750
2017 2,350
2018 2,060
2019 1,870

Billing and Posting Clerks
Year Number
2005 6,850
2006 7,280
2007 6,780
2008 6,140
2009 5,800
2010 6,090
2011 6,480
2012 6,330
2013 6,960
2014 6,430
2015 6,140
2016 7,300
2017 6,970
2018 7,160
2019 6,090

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Year Number
2005 23,280
2006 23,930
2007 26,280
2008 28,590
2009 25,320
2010 22,580
2011 21,180
2012 21,130
2013 21,290
2014 20,540
2015 20,370
2016 20,310
2017 19,170
2018 18,100
2019 17,390

Gambling Cage Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 470
2008 610
2009 510
2010 510
2011 390
2012 460
2013 340
2014 230
2015 100
2016 130
2017 370
2018 520
2019 560

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Year Number
2005 2,450
2006 2,460
2007 2,190
2008 2,350
2009 2,330
2010 1,980
2011 1,880
2012 2,050
2013 2,140
2014 2,070
2015 1,920
2016 1,830
2017 1,900
2018 1,940
2019 2,020

Procurement Clerks
Year Number
2005 900
2006 1,040
2007 990
2008 1,010
2009 1,060
2010 990
2011 870
2012 670
2013 630
2014 580
2015 600
2016 520
2017 550
2018 0
2019 620

Tellers
Year Number
2005 7,590
2006 6,780
2007 6,340
2008 6,110
2009 5,710
2010 5,740
2011 5,310
2012 5,620
2013 4,950
2014 4,760
2015 4,750
2016 4,860
2017 5,030
2018 5,000
2019 4,100

Financial Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2012 660
2013 600
2014 430
2015 410
2016 300
2017 310
2018 260
2019 240

Brokerage Clerks
Year Number
2005 530
2006 450
2007 640
2008 670
2009 800
2010 620
2011 530
2012 460
2013 500
2014 620
2015 630
2016 580
2017 500
2018 470
2019 400

Correspondence Clerks
Year Number
2005 110
2006 150
2007 150
2008 180
2009 120
2010 120
2011 60
2012 40
2016 40
2017 60
2018 70
2019 0

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Year Number
2005 3,810
2006 4,100
2007 4,440
2008 3,700
2009 2,990
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 1,090
2014 1,150
2015 1,360
2016 1,370
2017 1,350
2018 1,260
2019 1,230

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Year Number
2005 550
2006 650
2007 750
2008 800
2009 710
2010 660
2011 440
2012 440
2013 370
2014 340
2015 290
2016 260
2017 0
2018 0
2019 140

Customer Service Representatives
Year Number
2005 27,300
2006 22,410
2007 21,820
2008 20,730
2009 20,610
2010 18,300
2011 21,260
2012 23,290
2013 26,930
2014 0
2015 35,200
2016 37,640
2017 35,440
2018 38,770
2019 37,410

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Year Number
2006 2,040
2007 2,130
2008 1,460
2009 1,290
2010 1,970
2011 2,030
2012 2,060
2013 1,780
2014 1,150
2015 1,920
2016 1,930
2017 1,950
2018 1,900
2019 1,850

File Clerks
Year Number
2005 2,670
2006 2,340
2007 2,260
2008 2,180
2009 2,470
2010 2,100
2011 0
2012 1,630
2013 1,720
2014 1,590
2015 1,530
2016 1,010
2017 870
2018 880
2019 800

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,960
2006 1,990
2007 2,240
2008 2,780
2009 2,900
2010 2,740
2011 2,480
2012 2,350
2013 2,130
2014 2,030
2015 2,020
2016 2,530
2017 2,670
2018 2,440
2019 2,260

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Year Number
2005 2,640
2006 3,270
2007 3,370
2008 3,340
2009 3,000
2010 2,780
2011 2,470
2012 2,580
2013 3,400
2014 3,660
2015 3,240
2016 2,600
2017 2,010
2018 2,200
2019 2,290

Library Assistants, Clerical
Year Number
2005 1,150
2006 1,420
2007 1,600
2008 1,420
2009 1,150
2010 1,080
2011 1,050
2012 1,240
2013 970
2014 980
2015 1,070
2016 1,150
2017 1,060
2018 1,020
2019 960

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Year Number
2005 3,480
2006 3,430
2007 3,500
2008 2,490
2009 2,510
2010 2,150
2011 2,630
2012 2,660
2013 3,030
2014 2,730
2015 2,150
2016 2,120
2017 1,890
2018 2,300
2019 1,940

New Accounts Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,380
2006 1,530
2007 1,500
2008 1,470
2009 1,320
2010 790
2011 690
2012 960
2013 760
2014 670
2015 420
2016 340
2017 310
2018 200
2019 0

Order Clerks
Year Number
2005 3,360
2006 3,160
2007 3,460
2008 3,520
2009 4,780
2010 5,230
2011 5,150
2012 4,430
2013 3,580
2014 3,170
2015 3,080
2016 2,820
2017 0
2018 0
2019 4,710

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Year Number
2005 2,080
2006 2,140
2007 2,370
2008 2,350
2009 2,100
2010 1,800
2011 1,710
2012 1,740
2013 1,580
2014 1,490
2015 1,510
2016 1,500
2017 1,760
2018 1,680
2019 1,760

Receptionists and Information Clerks
Year Number
2005 11,520
2006 12,440
2007 12,740
2008 12,400
2009 12,530
2010 12,660
2011 12,330
2012 11,110
2013 11,110
2014 12,070
2015 11,860
2016 12,740
2017 13,460
2018 15,290
2019 14,880

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Year Number
2005 3,120
2006 2,380
2007 1,960
2008 2,300
2009 2,600
2010 2,040
2011 1,460
2012 850
2013 850
2014 1,470
2015 1,640
2016 2,340
2017 2,350
2018 2,710
2019 2,960

Information and Record Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2005 4,110
2006 2,580
2007 2,480
2008 2,800
2009 2,730
2010 0
2011 0
2012 2,310
2013 2,070
2014 1,930
2015 1,990
2016 2,420
2017 2,420
2018 2,410
2019 1,900

Cargo and Freight Agents
Year Number
2005 1,800
2006 1,700
2007 1,690
2008 1,970
2009 1,860
2010 1,610
2011 1,580
2012 1,330
2013 1,500
2014 1,480
2015 1,550
2016 1,530
2017 1,370
2018 1,520
2019 1,690

Couriers and Messengers
Year Number
2005 960
2006 900
2007 1,040
2008 990
2009 970
2010 800
2011 790
2012 680
2013 920
2014 1,120
2015 930
2016 650
2017 740
2018 660
2019 600

Public Safety Telecommunicators
Year Number
2005 390
2006 770
2007 690
2008 910
2009 650
2010 590
2011 610
2012 840
2013 1,130
2014 900
2015 830
2016 690
2017 790
2018 750
2019 710

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Year Number
2005 2,340
2006 2,130
2007 2,600
2008 2,500
2009 2,460
2010 2,070
2011 1,910
2012 2,120
2013 2,350
2014 2,560
2015 2,470
2016 2,760
2017 2,870
2018 2,980
2019 2,770

Meter Readers, Utilities
Year Number
2005 330
2006 340
2007 270
2008 430
2009 360
2010 320
2011 250
2012 240
2013 240
2014 210
2015 220
2016 200
2017 200
2018 450
2019 0

Postal Service Clerks
Year Number
2005 700
2006 750
2007 760
2008 780
2009 730
2010 700
2011 660
2012 710
2013 660
2014 660
2015 710
2016 740
2017 740
2018 670
2019 660

Postal Service Mail Carriers
Year Number
2005 3,690
2006 3,700
2007 3,780
2008 3,740
2009 3,490
2010 3,360
2011 3,280
2012 3,170
2013 3,350
2014 3,350
2015 3,500
2016 3,640
2017 3,710
2018 3,660
2019 3,600

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 2,840
2006 2,830
2007 2,730
2008 2,540
2009 2,300
2010 2,060
2011 1,960
2012 1,910
2013 1,720
2014 1,720
2015 1,680
2016 1,690
2017 1,700
2018 1,540
2019 1,480

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Year Number
2005 2,850
2006 2,900
2007 3,980
2008 4,360
2009 4,410
2010 3,510
2011 3,420
2012 3,430
2013 3,760
2014 5,770
2015 6,290
2016 7,730
2017 8,980
2018 8,990
2019 7,800

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Year Number
2005 10,430
2006 10,800
2007 11,900
2008 12,730
2009 11,650
2010 9,960
2011 8,980
2012 9,160
2013 9,330
2014 10,030
2015 10,020
2016 10,020
2017 7,730
2018 8,100
2019 8,150

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Year Number
2005 1,100
2006 1,340
2007 650
2008 710
2009 630
2010 670
2011 490
2012 540
2013 450
2014 530
2015 710
2016 680
2017 900
2018 580
2019 540

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 11,340
2006 11,970
2007 13,420
2008 13,630
2009 12,190
2010 10,320
2011 9,330
2012 8,960
2013 7,950
2014 7,400
2015 6,240
2016 6,660
2017 6,280
2018 5,930
2019 5,970

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 3,830
2006 2,610
2007 2,360
2008 2,660
2009 2,500
2010 2,430
2011 1,970
2012 2,020
2013 2,180
2014 2,390
2015 2,330
2016 2,310
2017 1,980
2018 1,640
2019 1,780

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 9,860
2006 9,730
2007 9,370
2008 9,440
2009 9,390
2010 10,030
2011 9,420
2012 8,400
2013 6,440
2014 6,200
2015 5,810
2016 5,300
2017 4,810
2018 4,560
2019 5,170

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Year Number
2005 12,980
2006 13,150
2007 13,580
2008 14,970
2009 15,470
2010 15,700
2011 16,640
2012 18,810
2013 19,980
2014 20,250
2015 19,990
2016 19,370
2017 18,460
2018 16,810
2019 17,380

Data Entry Keyers
Year Number
2005 2,850
2006 2,380
2007 2,420
2008 2,560
2009 2,230
2010 2,200
2011 1,760
2012 1,660
2013 1,750
2014 1,630
2015 1,590
2016 1,720
2017 1,720
2018 1,680
2019 1,250

Word Processors and Typists
Year Number
2005 920
2006 920
2007 800
2008 720
2009 660
2010 540
2011 520
2012 530
2013 380
2014 350
2015 360
2016 350
2017 340
2018 190
2019 160

Desktop Publishers
Year Number
2005 320
2006 340
2007 410
2008 390
2009 450
2010 320
2011 260
2012 180
2013 190
2014 200
2015 180
2016 190
2017 110
2018 0
2019 80

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Year Number
2005 2,940
2006 3,330
2007 4,060
2008 4,180
2009 4,130
2010 3,470
2011 3,710
2012 3,830
2013 3,860
2014 3,940
2015 3,230
2016 2,800
2017 2,420
2018 2,050
2019 2,200

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Year Number
2005 1,220
2006 1,630
2007 2,230
2008 2,670
2009 2,020
2010 1,440
2011 1,190
2012 1,040
2013 690
2014 690
2015 650
2016 610
2017 600
2018 600
2019 650

Office Clerks, General
Year Number
2005 34,050
2006 35,690
2007 34,030
2008 32,780
2009 29,780
2010 26,920
2011 25,920
2012 24,110
2013 23,450
2014 24,890
2015 30,040
2016 35,220
2017 40,230
2018 41,270
2019 38,650

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Year Number
2005 1,230
2006 0
2007 1,480
2008 1,540
2009 1,220
2010 800
2011 700
2012 690
2013 800
2014 740
2015 690
2016 670
2017 800
2018 630
2019 520

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 90
2008 70
2009 80
2010 60
2011 70
2012 90
2013 140
2014 230
2015 210
2016 320
2017 230
2018 190
2019 50

Statistical Assistants
Year Number
2005 270
2006 240
2007 190
2008 210
2009 230
2010 180
2011 260
2012 460
2013 480
2014 530
2015 470
2016 380
2017 170
2018 300
2019 290

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 6,450
2006 6,920
2007 6,830
2008 6,870
2009 6,300
2012 4,080
2013 4,240
2014 3,900
2015 3,710
2016 3,610
2017 4,140
2018 4,040
2019 2,950