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Numbers of Office and Administrative Support Occupations in South Dakota

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2004 59,780
2005 60,090
2006 60,970
2007 63,840
2008 63,690
2009 63,040
2010 60,690
2011 60,300
2012 59,590
2013 59,090
2014 59,440
2015 58,780
2016 58,320
2017 57,530
2018 57,120
2019 56,690

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Year Number
2004 4,200
2005 3,240
2006 3,040
2007 2,630
2008 2,630
2009 2,500
2010 2,210
2011 1,970
2012 1,880
2013 1,860
2014 1,870
2015 1,800
2016 1,830
2017 1,850
2018 1,800
2019 1,810

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Year Number
2004 150
2005 100
2006 80
2007 60
2008 70
2009 50
2010 60
2011 50
2012 60
2013 50
2014 40
2016 40
2017 40

Bill and Account Collectors
Year Number
2004 3,910
2005 3,990
2006 4,190
2007 4,410
2008 4,330
2009 4,640
2010 4,610
2011 4,080
2012 3,680
2013 3,610
2014 3,900
2015 3,660
2016 3,470
2017 3,400
2018 2,780
2019 2,310

Billing and Posting Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,930
2005 1,770
2006 1,710
2007 1,680
2008 1,590
2009 1,480
2010 1,550
2011 1,390
2012 1,220
2013 1,000
2014 890
2015 890
2016 820
2017 730
2018 660
2019 590

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Year Number
2004 8,260
2005 8,460
2006 8,620
2007 9,000
2008 8,790
2009 8,470
2010 8,790
2011 9,220
2012 9,330
2013 9,310
2014 9,290
2015 9,480
2016 9,610
2017 9,550
2018 9,670
2019 9,700

Gambling Cage Workers
Year Number
2004 240
2005 260
2006 310
2007 390
2008 340
2009 310
2010 290
2011 280
2012 310
2013 270
2014 220
2015 200
2016 190
2017 190
2018 170
2019 140

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Year Number
2004 480
2005 460
2006 470
2007 470
2008 500
2009 470
2010 480
2011 470
2012 450
2013 410
2014 400
2015 410
2016 390
2017 370
2018 340
2019 320

Procurement Clerks
Year Number
2004 290
2005 280
2006 280
2007 280
2008 260
2009 220
2010 190
2011 200
2012 200
2013 210
2014 170
2015 160
2016 140
2017 150
2018 140
2019 140

Tellers
Year Number
2004 1,500
2005 1,930
2006 1,980
2007 2,250
2008 2,290
2009 2,270
2010 1,960
2011 1,970
2012 2,050
2013 2,120
2014 2,070
2015 2,150
2016 2,190
2017 1,970
2018 1,970
2019 1,910

Brokerage Clerks
Year Number
2004 170
2005 140
2006 160
2007 110
2008 130
2009 110
2010 70
2011 80
2012 110
2013 170
2014 300
2015 330
2016 0
2017 180
2018 130
2019 160

Correspondence Clerks
Year Number
2004 450
2005 470
2006 440
2007 350
2008 300
2009 230
2010 240
2011 250
2012 270
2013 230
2014 240
2015 240
2016 230
2017 220
2018 200
2019 210

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Year Number
2004 860
2005 710
2006 690
2007 690
2008 750
2009 780
2010 780
2011 780
2012 740
2013 730
2014 770
2015 800
2016 850
2017 800
2018 810
2019 790

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Year Number
2004 340
2005 400
2006 580
2007 760
2008 680
2009 790
2010 440
2011 410
2012 230
2013 370
2014 210
2015 220
2016 220
2017 280
2018 160
2019 160

Customer Service Representatives
Year Number
2004 8,150
2005 8,570
2006 8,770
2007 9,240
2008 9,870
2009 9,270
2010 8,830
2011 8,680
2012 8,840
2013 8,450
2014 8,900
2015 8,180
2016 7,710
2017 7,940
2018 8,880
2019 8,810

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Year Number
2004 560
2005 500
2006 550
2007 540
2008 540
2009 520
2010 520
2011 530
2012 530
2013 510
2014 470
2015 470
2016 450
2017 460
2018 450
2019 500

File Clerks
Year Number
2004 250
2005 270
2006 230
2007 260
2008 240
2009 240
2010 210
2011 210
2012 150
2013 140
2014 120
2015 110
2016 90
2017 80
2018 110
2019 90

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,590
2005 1,630
2006 1,760
2007 1,920
2008 2,000
2009 1,950
2010 1,870
2011 1,740
2012 1,970
2013 2,030
2014 2,060
2015 2,110
2016 2,250
2017 1,990
2018 2,030
2019 2,060

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Year Number
2004 320
2005 430
2006 470
2007 590
2008 600
2009 550
2010 470
2011 440
2012 550
2013 570
2014 420
2015 450
2016 490
2017 570
2018 470
2019 460

Library Assistants, Clerical
Year Number
2004 230
2005 190
2006 140
2007 100
2008 40
2009 50
2010 30

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,350
2005 1,750
2006 1,840
2007 2,310
2008 2,360
2009 2,390
2010 2,320
2011 2,260
2012 2,230
2013 2,140
2014 1,820
2015 1,880
2016 2,090
2017 2,010
2018 1,950
2019 1,830

New Accounts Clerks
Year Number
2004 220
2005 140
2006 80
2007 70
2008 0
2009 60
2010 60
2011 40
2012 30
2015 40
2016 40
2017 30

Order Clerks
Year Number
2004 800
2005 650
2006 570
2007 460
2008 450
2009 500
2010 450
2011 470
2012 320
2013 290
2014 280
2015 290
2016 340
2017 260
2018 220
2019 200

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Year Number
2004 390
2005 380
2006 370
2007 390
2008 400
2009 390
2010 330
2011 310
2012 320
2013 300
2014 300
2015 250
2016 240
2017 240
2018 240
2019 240

Receptionists and Information Clerks
Year Number
2004 3,390
2005 3,550
2006 3,740
2007 4,180
2008 4,610
2009 4,760
2010 4,710
2011 4,480
2012 4,350
2013 4,620
2014 4,590
2015 4,480
2016 4,570
2017 4,910
2018 5,340
2019 5,620

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Year Number
2007 150
2008 330
2009 340
2010 340
2011 360
2012 380
2013 350
2014 340
2015 360
2016 230
2017 210
2018 0
2019 0

Information and Record Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2004 520
2005 550
2006 430
2007 400
2009 500
2011 460
2012 420
2013 450
2014 510
2015 470
2016 460
2017 430
2018 440
2019 410

Cargo and Freight Agents
Year Number
2004 0
2005 250
2006 240
2007 390
2008 340
2009 350
2010 250
2011 240
2012 230
2013 260
2014 280
2015 340
2016 370
2017 340
2018 280
2019 250

Couriers and Messengers
Year Number
2004 120
2005 80
2006 90
2007 120
2008 130
2009 150
2010 180
2011 180
2012 160
2013 100
2014 110
2015 160
2016 150
2017 150
2018 90

Public Safety Telecommunicators
Year Number
2004 350
2005 380
2006 340
2007 310
2008 310
2009 330
2010 350
2011 320
2012 300
2013 310
2014 350
2015 350
2016 320
2017 310
2018 350
2019 390

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Year Number
2004 360
2005 370
2006 430
2007 420
2008 410
2009 380
2010 420
2011 470
2012 470
2013 440
2014 400
2015 560
2016 580
2017 550
2018 400
2019 390

Meter Readers, Utilities
Year Number
2004 100
2005 120
2006 140
2007 120
2008 110
2009 90
2010 70
2011 80
2012 80
2013 90
2014 70
2015 70
2016 60

Postal Service Clerks
Year Number
2004 170
2005 170
2006 180
2007 190
2008 190
2009 170
2010 160
2011 160
2012 160
2013 330
2014 330
2015 410
2016 420
2017 440
2018 410
2019 420

Postal Service Mail Carriers
Year Number
2004 1,020
2005 1,000
2006 1,030
2007 1,030
2008 1,050
2009 1,020
2010 1,000
2011 980
2012 950
2013 940
2014 940
2015 920
2016 950
2017 960
2018 970
2019 950

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2004 670
2005 670
2006 670
2007 640
2008 610
2009 560
2010 510
2011 490
2012 510
2013 420
2014 420
2015 270
2016 280
2017 300
2018 300
2019 290

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Year Number
2004 750
2005 700
2006 660
2007 590
2008 650
2009 650
2010 540
2011 500
2012 520
2013 510
2014 540
2015 550
2016 610
2017 600
2018 560
2019 550

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,020
2005 870
2006 820
2007 790
2008 920
2009 940
2010 900
2011 910
2012 1,000
2013 1,030
2014 990
2015 990
2016 950
2017 1,060
2018 1,130
2019 1,840

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Year Number
2004 140
2005 130
2006 120
2007 110
2008 110
2009 120
2010 110
2011 160
2012 160
2013 160
2014 160
2015 140
2016 150
2017 120
2018 130
2019 160

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 2,860
2005 3,190
2006 3,220
2007 3,070
2008 2,700
2009 2,620
2010 2,470
2011 2,280
2012 2,120
2013 2,130
2014 2,370
2015 2,500
2016 2,660
2017 2,590
2018 2,820
2019 2,660

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 520
2005 560
2006 500
2007 460
2008 570
2009 690
2010 750
2011 790
2012 740
2013 710
2014 660
2015 620
2016 650
2017 520
2018 660
2019 720

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 310
2005 360
2006 300
2007 290
2008 260
2009 240
2010 160
2011 170
2012 150
2013 190
2014 140
2015 170
2016 140
2017 120
2018 100
2019 110

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Year Number
2004 4,910
2005 4,710
2006 4,860
2007 5,290
2008 5,530
2009 5,330
2010 5,400
2011 5,440
2012 5,520
2013 5,500
2014 5,600
2015 5,640
2016 5,840
2017 5,800
2018 5,510
2019 5,200

Data Entry Keyers
Year Number
2004 190
2005 230
2006 290
2007 270
2008 200
2009 170
2010 170
2011 180
2012 230
2013 160
2014 180
2015 160
2016 170
2017 60

Word Processors and Typists
Year Number
2007 460
2009 300
2010 360
2011 360
2012 250
2013 250
2014 100

Desktop Publishers
Year Number
2004 250
2005 200
2006 230
2007 220
2008 190
2009 90
2010 50
2011 40

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,290
2005 1,230
2006 1,210
2007 1,300
2008 1,290
2009 1,390
2010 1,240
2011 1,250
2012 1,240
2013 1,150
2014 1,130
2015 1,080
2016 1,040
2017 1,170
2018 1,090
2019 1,000

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Year Number
2004 420
2005 310
2006 350
2007 330
2008 400
2009 320
2010 270
2011 260
2012 260
2013 200
2014 200
2015 260
2016 240
2017 250
2018 280
2019 270

Office Clerks, General
Year Number
2004 3,670
2005 3,650
2006 3,590
2007 3,610
2008 3,440
2009 3,210
2010 3,350
2011 3,740
2012 3,740
2013 3,850
2014 4,140
2015 4,030
2016 3,670
2017 3,200
2018 2,990
2019 2,880

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Year Number
2004 110
2005 90
2006 120
2007 110
2008 140
2009 80
2010 130
2011 120
2012 130
2013 110
2014 100
2015 80
2016 80
2017 90
2018 90
2019 110

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Year Number
2006 30
2007 30
2008 40

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 50
2012 50
2013 60
2014 50
2015 50
2016 50
2017 40
2018 0
2019 40