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Numbers of Office and Administrative Support Occupations in South Carolina

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2004 247,560
2005 245,380
2006 259,720
2007 269,470
2008 278,160
2009 268,840
2010 264,080
2011 263,750
2012 263,280
2013 265,400
2014 268,990
2015 270,030
2016 269,980
2017 272,420
2018 275,010
2019 276,840

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Year Number
2004 17,340
2005 19,010
2006 18,910
2007 21,330
2008 22,770
2009 20,780
2010 20,100
2011 21,430
2012 21,770
2013 22,760
2014 23,830
2015 24,940
2016 25,280
2017 25,570
2018 25,410
2019 26,270

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Year Number
2004 2,940
2005 2,730
2006 2,670
2007 2,470
2008 2,780
2009 2,270
2010 1,920
2011 1,770
2012 1,960
2013 2,070
2014 1,950
2015 1,700
2016 1,690
2017 1,530
2018 1,590
2019 1,550

Telephone Operators
Year Number
2004 450
2005 430
2006 500
2007 370
2008 450
2009 310
2010 260
2011 200
2012 250
2013 150
2014 150
2015 130
2016 80
2017 60
2019 0

Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
Year Number
2004 120
2005 50
2006 40
2007 30

Bill and Account Collectors
Year Number
2004 6,710
2005 6,360
2006 6,470
2007 6,280
2008 8,500
2009 8,920
2010 9,040
2011 7,700
2012 6,920
2013 7,400
2014 6,510
2015 5,610
2016 5,730
2017 6,000
2018 6,610
2019 6,530

Billing and Posting Clerks
Year Number
2004 7,230
2005 7,460
2006 7,150
2007 6,630
2008 7,290
2009 7,150
2010 7,290
2011 7,260
2012 6,930
2013 6,610
2014 6,450
2015 6,130
2016 6,160
2017 6,210
2018 6,200
2019 5,900

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Year Number
2004 21,990
2005 21,900
2006 22,500
2007 22,180
2008 21,790
2009 21,530
2010 21,310
2011 21,520
2012 21,130
2013 20,870
2014 20,960
2015 20,310
2016 21,080
2017 20,250
2018 19,400
2019 18,780

Gambling Cage Workers
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Year Number
2004 3,700
2005 3,090
2006 3,260
2007 2,830
2008 3,090
2009 2,630
2010 2,560
2011 2,380
2012 2,480
2013 2,170
2014 2,070
2015 1,680
2016 1,830
2017 1,610
2018 1,700
2019 2,840

Procurement Clerks
Year Number
2004 760
2005 1,020
2006 1,150
2007 0
2008 1,650
2009 1,810
2010 1,820
2011 1,710
2012 1,860
2013 1,670
2014 1,590
2015 1,360
2016 1,200
2017 1,000
2018 960
2019 1,130

Tellers
Year Number
2004 8,280
2005 7,770
2006 8,290
2007 8,360
2008 9,250
2009 8,490
2010 7,810
2011 6,770
2012 7,260
2013 7,540
2014 7,540
2015 7,410
2016 7,000
2017 6,450
2018 5,640
2019 6,100

Financial Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2012 140
2013 120
2014 80
2015 60
2016 100
2017 110
2018 220
2019 220

Brokerage Clerks
Year Number
2004 270
2005 210
2006 640
2007 910
2008 920
2009 530
2010 610
2011 480
2012 350
2013 300
2014 440
2015 250
2016 250
2017 260
2018 380
2019 320

Correspondence Clerks
Year Number
2004 390
2005 230
2006 180
2007 200
2008 210
2009 190
2010 80
2013 40
2018 30
2019 40

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,020
2005 1,280
2006 990
2007 1,020
2008 900
2009 1,030
2010 1,100
2011 1,230
2012 1,330
2013 1,580
2014 1,610
2015 1,700
2016 1,740
2017 1,950
2018 1,960
2019 1,830

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Year Number
2004 730
2005 530
2006 820
2007 1,030
2008 950
2009 980
2010 1,000
2011 1,450
2012 1,300
2013 970
2014 440
2015 390
2016 450
2017 400
2018 390
2019 220

Customer Service Representatives
Year Number
2004 23,580
2005 26,380
2006 27,850
2007 29,360
2008 30,150
2009 32,000
2010 34,470
2011 35,120
2012 37,750
2013 41,320
2014 44,130
2015 45,740
2016 48,070
2017 51,580
2018 54,050
2019 51,510

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Year Number
2004 280
2005 80
2006 200
2007 300
2008 320
2009 270
2010 280
2011 310
2012 410
2013 360
2014 360
2015 400
2016 450
2017 400
2018 790
2019 660

File Clerks
Year Number
2004 3,040
2007 3,360
2008 2,390
2009 2,360
2010 2,180
2011 1,740
2012 1,550
2013 1,470
2014 1,280
2015 1,150
2016 1,130
2017 820
2018 780
2019 690

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Year Number
2004 5,140
2005 4,330
2006 4,490
2007 4,650
2008 4,780
2009 4,620
2010 4,810
2011 5,100
2012 4,970
2013 5,280
2014 5,620
2015 5,710
2016 5,810
2017 5,820
2018 6,020
2019 5,850

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Year Number
2004 1,730
2005 2,040
2006 1,950
2007 2,460
2008 2,530
2009 2,650
2010 2,270
2011 1,960
2012 1,700
2013 1,750
2014 2,140
2015 2,120
2016 2,140
2017 1,850
2018 1,970
2019 2,130

Library Assistants, Clerical
Year Number
2004 970
2005 1,040
2006 1,040
2007 910
2008 1,010
2009 1,280
2010 1,330
2011 1,360
2012 1,220
2013 1,090
2014 1,040
2015 1,020
2016 1,090
2017 970
2018 870
2019 670

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,800
2005 3,130
2006 3,170
2007 2,450
2008 1,970
2009 2,380
2010 2,620
2011 3,220
2012 2,520
2013 2,800
2014 2,990
2015 3,110
2016 3,100
2017 3,210
2018 3,020
2019 2,970

New Accounts Clerks
Year Number
2004 960
2005 820
2006 1,150
2007 1,050
2008 1,180
2009 920
2010 780
2011 720
2012 560
2013 600
2014 500
2015 480
2016 300
2017 410
2018 400
2019 420

Order Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,990
2005 2,700
2006 2,410
2007 1,840
2008 1,740
2009 1,680
2010 1,710
2011 1,790
2012 1,760
2013 1,540
2014 1,420
2015 1,360
2016 1,110
2017 1,040
2018 810
2019 710

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Year Number
2004 3,220
2005 2,810
2006 2,770
2007 2,850
2008 2,840
2009 2,670
2010 2,480
2011 2,360
2012 2,220
2013 1,890
2014 1,880
2015 3,750
2016 1,560
2017 2,850
2018 2,470
2019 1,620

Receptionists and Information Clerks
Year Number
2004 10,810
2005 12,960
2006 12,380
2007 14,020
2008 14,350
2009 14,820
2010 14,740
2011 15,900
2012 14,810
2013 13,920
2014 13,470
2015 12,760
2016 11,880
2017 11,790
2018 12,540
2019 12,730

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Year Number
2004 870
2005 950
2006 940
2007 780
2008 970
2009 910
2010 860
2011 900
2012 710
2013 820
2014 1,010
2015 850
2016 1,040
2017 840
2018 820
2019 720

Information and Record Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,950
2005 2,150
2006 1,870
2007 1,850
2008 1,610
2009 1,460
2010 1,370
2011 1,270
2012 1,100
2013 1,110
2014 1,220
2015 1,140
2016 980
2017 790
2018 780
2019 790

Cargo and Freight Agents
Year Number
2004 620
2005 640
2006 520
2007 420
2008 580
2009 630
2010 780
2011 990
2012 810
2013 940
2014 1,000
2015 1,400
2016 1,290
2017 1,370
2018 1,540
2019 1,660

Couriers and Messengers
Year Number
2004 1,580
2005 1,470
2006 1,470
2007 1,250
2008 1,340
2009 1,210
2010 1,050
2011 1,060
2012 1,070
2013 1,090
2014 1,050
2015 1,110
2016 1,030
2017 1,090
2018 1,460
2019 1,690

Public Safety Telecommunicators
Year Number
2004 1,190
2005 1,220
2006 1,270
2007 1,420
2008 1,500
2009 1,600
2010 1,600
2011 1,580
2012 1,460
2013 1,210
2014 1,310
2015 1,360
2016 1,430
2017 1,480
2018 1,340
2019 1,180

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Year Number
2004 1,770
2005 2,100
2006 2,360
2007 2,480
2008 2,640
2009 2,250
2010 1,940
2011 2,010
2012 2,190
2013 2,520
2014 2,420
2015 2,470
2016 2,170
2017 2,260
2018 2,200
2019 2,270

Meter Readers, Utilities
Year Number
2004 830
2005 1,030
2006 950
2007 940
2008 730
2009 680
2010 640
2011 750
2012 890
2013 910
2014 790
2015 720
2016 670
2017 810
2018 730
2019 570

Postal Service Clerks
Year Number
2004 910
2005 920
2006 890
2007 910
2008 970
2009 890
2010 830
2011 820
2012 850
2013 810
2014 810
2015 860
2016 960
2017 1,000
2018 960
2019 950

Postal Service Mail Carriers
Year Number
2004 4,440
2005 4,530
2006 4,570
2007 4,670
2008 4,800
2009 4,570
2010 4,410
2011 4,290
2012 4,290
2013 4,280
2014 4,280
2015 4,560
2016 4,780
2017 5,110
2018 5,370
2019 5,360

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2004 1,530
2005 1,510
2006 1,590
2007 1,520
2008 1,500
2009 1,360
2010 1,220
2011 1,150
2012 1,130
2013 1,120
2014 1,120
2015 1,170
2016 1,220
2017 1,250
2018 1,110
2019 1,140

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Year Number
2004 3,790
2005 3,620
2006 3,940
2007 4,100
2008 4,210
2009 3,640
2010 3,510
2011 3,760
2012 5,140
2013 5,560
2014 6,440
2015 5,670
2016 5,450
2017 5,150
2018 5,180
2019 5,500

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Year Number
2004 12,100
2005 10,630
2006 10,300
2007 9,360
2008 9,890
2009 9,320
2010 8,630
2011 8,840
2012 9,740
2013 10,150
2014 9,580
2015 8,780
2016 9,510
2017 9,270
2018 9,720
2019 10,740

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Year Number
2004 970
2005 860
2006 960
2007 1,260
2008 1,370
2009 1,400
2010 1,120
2011 1,200
2012 1,000
2013 900
2014 1,280
2015 1,130
2016 1,230
2017 1,210
2018 1,280
2019 1,360

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 12,100
2005 13,540
2006 13,910
2007 15,290
2008 13,960
2009 12,090
2010 10,360
2011 8,540
2012 7,320
2013 5,840
2014 5,240
2015 4,380
2016 4,070
2017 4,100
2018 3,990
2019 4,370

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 1,930
2005 3,220
2006 3,340
2007 3,630
2008 3,210
2009 3,340
2010 3,030
2011 2,840
2012 2,510
2013 2,390
2014 2,170
2015 2,060
2016 2,020
2017 2,400
2018 2,370
2019 2,290

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 5,280
2005 0
2006 5,220
2007 4,970
2008 5,840
2009 5,700
2010 6,100
2011 5,980
2012 5,990
2013 5,670
2014 5,940
2015 6,590
2016 7,580
2017 7,900
2018 7,940
2019 8,560

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Year Number
2004 25,160
2005 27,160
2006 27,280
2007 25,670
2008 26,500
2009 29,040
2010 28,540
2011 29,060
2012 29,170
2013 32,460
2014 34,660
2015 38,670
2016 38,070
2017 36,720
2018 34,550
2019 34,170

Data Entry Keyers
Year Number
2004 2,900
2005 3,140
2006 3,170
2007 3,180
2008 3,230
2009 3,080
2010 2,680
2011 2,770
2012 3,040
2013 2,900
2014 2,450
2015 2,000
2016 1,620
2017 1,420
2018 1,450
2019 1,250

Word Processors and Typists
Year Number
2004 0
2005 620
2006 540
2007 540
2008 640
2009 580
2010 640
2011 500
2012 350
2013 260
2014 410
2015 480
2016 500
2017 220
2018 140
2019 70

Desktop Publishers
Year Number
2004 180
2005 180
2006 240
2007 260
2008 260
2009 180
2010 190
2011 160
2012 110
2013 40
2014 40
2015 110
2016 110
2017 100
2018 30
2019 30

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,710
2005 0
2006 2,040
2007 2,790
2008 3,170
2009 2,820
2010 3,050
2011 2,680
2012 2,730
2013 2,300
2014 2,250
2015 2,100
2016 2,170
2017 2,850
2018 2,720
2019 2,820

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Year Number
2004 1,100
2005 940
2006 1,110
2007 1,150
2008 1,550
2009 1,530
2010 1,400
2011 980
2012 870
2013 1,000
2014 970
2015 1,000
2016 810
2017 680
2018 620
2019 800

Office Clerks, General
Year Number
2004 33,960
2005 35,980
2006 38,800
2007 42,470
2008 41,990
2009 35,770
2010 35,390
2011 35,620
2012 35,320
2013 32,380
2014 31,500
2015 30,250
2016 30,280
2017 30,710
2018 33,310
2019 34,230

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Year Number
2004 550
2005 250
2006 190
2007 130
2008 280
2009 250
2010 520
2011 480
2012 530
2013 890
2014 930
2015 900
2016 330
2017 140
2018 0
2019 50

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Year Number
2004 180
2005 190
2006 210
2007 130
2008 140
2009 110
2010 110
2011 100
2012 120
2013 100
2014 100
2015 70
2016 40
2018 30

Statistical Assistants
Year Number
2004 190
2005 170
2006 200
2007 280
2008 310
2009 270
2010 240
2011 200
2012 190
2013 200
2014 190
2015 170
2016 150
2017 120
2018 150
2019 100

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,320
2006 860
2007 1,130
2008 1,160
2009 1,890
2012 1,500
2013 1,280
2014 1,380
2015 760
2016 1,240
2017 1,290
2018 1,010
2019 2,480