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Numbers of Office and Administrative Support Occupations in Tennessee

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2004 399,400
2005 405,350
2006 417,710
2007 415,540
2008 418,050
2009 403,710
2010 396,440
2011 393,350
2012 394,360
2013 393,260
2014 398,630
2015 408,750
2016 414,440
2017 418,000
2018 410,110
2019 417,430

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Year Number
2004 27,200
2005 29,040
2006 29,220
2007 30,690
2008 31,900
2009 31,690
2010 31,280
2011 30,530
2012 30,380
2013 29,090
2014 30,270
2015 32,090
2016 34,280
2017 36,400
2018 35,680
2019 38,440

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Year Number
2004 5,680
2005 5,190
2006 4,270
2007 3,870
2008 3,680
2009 3,740
2010 3,360
2011 3,180
2012 3,060
2013 2,990
2014 2,780
2015 2,680
2016 2,520
2017 2,090
2018 1,580
2019 1,310

Telephone Operators
Year Number
2006 170
2007 270
2008 300
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 80
2016 100
2017 80
2018 70
2019 100

Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
Year Number
2004 50
2006 50
2007 60
2008 40
2013 40
2014 50
2015 0
2016 100
2017 80
2018 140
2019 110

Bill and Account Collectors
Year Number
2004 12,090
2005 12,480
2006 11,940
2007 11,130
2008 11,090
2009 11,740
2010 12,440
2011 12,620
2012 14,000
2013 12,540
2014 10,800
2015 9,010
2016 6,580
2017 7,600
2018 7,020
2019 6,440

Billing and Posting Clerks
Year Number
2004 10,030
2005 10,380
2006 10,360
2007 9,580
2008 9,530
2009 8,960
2010 9,750
2011 10,350
2012 11,360
2013 10,930
2014 10,640
2015 10,380
2016 11,510
2017 12,410
2018 12,060
2019 10,730

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Year Number
2004 32,700
2005 33,760
2006 33,040
2007 31,110
2008 29,420
2009 27,880
2010 27,240
2011 27,950
2012 28,360
2013 29,110
2014 30,570
2015 31,270
2016 30,160
2017 29,060
2018 30,480
2019 33,770

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Year Number
2004 5,370
2005 5,830
2006 5,400
2007 4,370
2008 3,750
2009 3,670
2010 3,620
2011 4,260
2012 3,990
2013 3,710
2014 3,430
2015 3,360
2016 3,310
2017 3,080
2018 2,650
2019 2,560

Procurement Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,320
2005 1,130
2006 1,150
2007 1,180
2008 1,220
2009 1,160
2010 1,200
2011 1,370
2012 1,290
2013 1,410
2014 1,280
2015 1,410
2016 1,370
2017 1,170
2018 940
2019 1,200

Tellers
Year Number
2004 11,680
2005 10,600
2006 10,700
2007 10,690
2008 12,080
2009 12,560
2010 11,780
2011 11,330
2012 10,620
2013 11,270
2014 10,260
2015 10,100
2016 10,420
2017 10,550
2018 11,000
2019 10,390

Financial Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2012 490
2013 440
2014 340
2015 290
2016 540
2017 680
2018 740
2019 810

Brokerage Clerks
Year Number
2004 300
2005 570
2006 730
2007 670
2008 750
2009 600
2010 990
2011 950
2012 1,030
2013 840
2014 670
2015 970
2016 1,020
2017 1,380
2018 1,200
2019 1,270

Correspondence Clerks
Year Number
2004 330
2005 250
2006 310
2007 360
2008 370
2009 240
2010 220
2011 180
2012 220
2013 150
2014 220
2015 350
2016 420
2017 430
2018 220
2019 200

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,470
2005 1,960
2006 2,280
2007 1,770
2008 1,880
2009 2,140
2010 2,390
2011 2,550
2012 2,810
2013 2,970
2014 3,190
2015 3,060
2016 2,850
2017 2,550
2018 2,280
2019 2,530

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,220
2005 900
2006 1,470
2007 1,320
2008 1,370
2009 1,390
2010 980
2011 960
2012 740
2013 840
2014 930
2015 880
2016 1,440
2017 1,470
2018 1,480
2019 810

Customer Service Representatives
Year Number
2004 45,780
2005 48,960
2006 48,170
2007 50,020
2008 56,090
2009 52,740
2010 49,690
2011 45,150
2012 47,600
2013 50,250
2014 54,770
2015 58,920
2016 59,650
2017 61,890
2018 60,960
2019 67,820

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Year Number
2004 860
2005 990
2006 3,760
2007 3,640
2008 3,640
2009 3,640
2010 4,430
2011 4,200
2012 3,850
2013 3,810
2014 3,540
2015 3,660
2016 3,080
2017 3,300
2018 3,160
2019 3,190

File Clerks
Year Number
2004 3,700
2005 3,360
2006 3,020
2007 2,740
2008 2,720
2009 2,710
2010 2,530
2011 2,400
2012 2,360
2013 2,490
2014 2,460
2015 2,290
2016 2,100
2017 2,440
2018 2,220
2019 1,970

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Year Number
2004 4,790
2005 5,190
2006 5,430
2007 5,810
2008 5,680
2009 5,340
2010 5,040
2011 4,880
2012 5,080
2013 5,280
2014 5,670
2015 5,910
2016 6,440
2017 6,270
2018 5,940
2019 5,930

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Year Number
2004 3,790
2005 0
2006 5,570
2007 6,090
2008 4,930
2009 5,320
2010 5,390
2011 5,220
2012 5,490
2013 5,090
2014 6,300
2015 6,410
2016 7,700
2017 7,240
2018 6,980
2019 5,480

Library Assistants, Clerical
Year Number
2004 1,260
2005 1,480
2006 1,680
2007 1,610
2008 1,410
2009 1,340
2010 1,200
2011 1,060
2012 1,050
2013 1,090
2014 1,100
2015 1,120
2016 1,080
2017 1,220
2018 1,390
2019 1,510

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Year Number
2004 3,160
2005 3,570
2006 3,910
2007 3,810
2008 3,200
2009 2,580
2010 3,040
2011 3,430
2012 4,410
2013 4,290
2014 3,870
2015 3,790
2016 3,670
2017 4,810
2018 4,470
2019 4,530

New Accounts Clerks
Year Number
2004 800
2005 1,380
2006 1,250
2007 1,350
2008 1,180
2009 1,150
2010 1,250
2011 1,170
2012 1,350
2013 950
2014 700
2015 450
2016 950
2017 1,140
2018 1,700
2019 1,940

Order Clerks
Year Number
2004 5,440
2005 5,150
2006 5,120
2007 4,840
2008 4,400
2009 3,920
2010 4,200
2011 4,560
2012 4,850
2013 4,770
2014 4,510
2015 4,790
2016 4,830
2017 5,470
2018 4,630
2019 3,800

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Year Number
2004 3,820
2005 3,770
2006 3,560
2007 3,670
2008 3,660
2009 3,610
2010 3,320
2011 3,190
2012 3,020
2013 2,720
2014 2,600
2015 2,570
2016 2,640
2017 2,610
2018 2,460
2019 2,100

Receptionists and Information Clerks
Year Number
2004 17,740
2005 18,630
2006 19,220
2007 17,950
2008 17,490
2009 16,170
2010 16,240
2011 16,240
2012 18,010
2013 17,710
2014 17,610
2015 17,150
2016 17,260
2017 17,810
2018 18,690
2019 19,080

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,670
2005 2,850
2006 2,870
2007 2,430
2008 1,970
2009 2,030
2010 2,240
2011 2,400
2012 2,100
2013 1,650
2014 1,120
2015 1,180
2016 1,530
2017 1,500
2018 1,500
2019 1,590

Information and Record Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2004 5,710
2005 5,460
2006 4,550
2007 3,670
2008 3,040
2009 2,810
2010 2,870
2011 2,910
2012 2,950
2013 2,670
2014 2,540
2015 2,330
2016 2,400
2017 2,970
2018 3,000
2019 3,750

Cargo and Freight Agents
Year Number
2004 1,990
2005 2,550
2006 2,400
2007 1,450
2008 1,780
2009 2,430
2010 2,210
2011 2,070
2012 2,050
2013 2,360
2014 2,290
2015 1,080
2016 1,040
2017 1,110
2018 970
2019 1,660

Couriers and Messengers
Year Number
2004 1,910
2005 1,670
2006 1,400
2007 1,390
2008 1,460
2009 1,390
2010 1,240
2011 1,240
2012 1,320
2013 1,810
2014 2,140
2015 2,430
2016 2,070
2017 1,780
2018 1,670
2019 1,720

Public Safety Telecommunicators
Year Number
2004 3,230
2005 2,870
2006 2,730
2007 2,630
2008 2,750
2009 2,760
2010 2,600
2011 2,770
2012 2,860
2013 2,950
2014 2,690
2015 2,290
2016 2,410
2017 2,340
2018 2,180
2019 1,860

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Year Number
2004 4,330
2005 4,410
2006 4,670
2007 4,520
2008 4,460
2009 4,160
2010 3,800
2011 3,680
2012 4,050
2013 4,050
2014 4,020
2015 4,300
2016 4,770
2017 5,180
2018 5,090
2019 4,640

Meter Readers, Utilities
Year Number
2004 1,800
2005 1,660
2006 1,450
2007 1,660
2008 1,590
2009 1,530
2010 1,390
2011 1,350
2012 1,290
2013 1,370
2014 1,230
2015 1,110
2016 1,110
2017 910
2018 860
2019 780

Postal Service Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,430
2005 1,500
2006 1,570
2007 1,460
2008 1,410
2009 1,330
2010 1,280
2011 1,240
2012 1,420
2013 1,380
2014 1,380
2015 1,500
2016 1,530
2017 1,550
2018 1,490
2019 1,410

Postal Service Mail Carriers
Year Number
2004 6,700
2005 6,770
2006 6,850
2007 6,900
2008 7,060
2009 6,930
2010 6,660
2011 6,510
2012 6,350
2013 6,260
2014 6,260
2015 6,390
2016 6,600
2017 6,730
2018 7,150
2019 7,090

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2004 3,630
2005 3,540
2006 3,570
2007 3,610
2008 3,400
2009 3,040
2010 2,660
2011 2,570
2012 2,490
2013 2,250
2014 2,250
2015 2,190
2016 2,120
2017 2,180
2018 2,110
2019 2,200

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Year Number
2004 5,360
2005 6,490
2006 6,300
2007 6,000
2008 6,000
2009 6,070
2010 6,030
2011 6,760
2012 7,010
2013 8,500
2014 8,380
2015 8,710
2016 7,960
2017 8,320
2018 8,740
2019 8,620

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Year Number
2004 17,540
2005 18,480
2006 20,170
2007 19,490
2008 20,090
2009 19,760
2010 18,570
2011 18,830
2012 18,030
2013 18,440
2014 17,950
2015 17,260
2016 17,520
2017 17,870
2018 15,920
2019 18,730

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Year Number
2004 2,360
2005 1,870
2006 1,890
2007 1,460
2008 1,230
2009 1,290
2010 1,330
2011 1,470
2012 2,090
2013 2,160
2014 2,640
2015 2,710
2016 2,710
2017 2,900
2018 1,650
2019 1,420

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 27,590
2005 28,480
2006 31,020
2007 30,650
2008 27,780
2009 24,420
2010 19,570
2011 19,060
2012 15,950
2013 14,740
2014 10,160
2015 10,660
2016 8,910
2017 6,040
2018 5,870
2019 5,840

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 3,670
2005 3,680
2006 3,420
2007 3,170
2008 2,560
2009 1,980
2010 1,770
2011 1,730
2012 2,070
2013 2,080
2014 2,460
2015 2,470
2016 2,840
2017 2,980
2018 3,010
2019 2,530

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 5,940
2005 6,710
2006 5,720
2007 5,840
2008 5,750
2009 5,990
2010 6,140
2011 6,190
2012 5,970
2013 5,300
2014 6,450
2015 7,780
2016 8,840
2017 7,700
2018 6,660
2019 10,470

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Year Number
2004 32,600
2005 30,160
2006 31,580
2007 32,080
2008 33,360
2009 33,200
2010 35,870
2011 36,740
2012 38,180
2013 41,070
2014 48,890
2015 53,860
2016 55,480
2017 53,690
2018 48,410
2019 42,040

Data Entry Keyers
Year Number
2004 6,950
2005 7,130
2006 7,200
2007 6,690
2008 6,200
2009 4,680
2010 4,190
2011 4,060
2012 3,930
2013 4,230
2014 4,770
2015 4,710
2016 4,840
2017 4,390
2018 3,910
2019 2,740

Word Processors and Typists
Year Number
2004 1,440
2005 1,390
2006 1,120
2007 1,040
2008 620
2009 510
2010 0
2011 370
2012 510
2013 320
2014 290
2015 270
2016 260
2017 440
2018 640
2019 490

Desktop Publishers
Year Number
2004 860
2005 800
2006 740
2007 700
2008 600
2009 450
2010 460
2011 390
2012 430
2013 260
2014 210
2015 200
2016 140
2017 110
2018 110
2019 220

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Year Number
2004 4,110
2005 4,580
2006 4,460
2007 4,780
2008 3,960
2009 3,050
2010 2,890
2011 2,920
2012 2,640
2013 3,220
2014 4,690
2015 4,980
2016 4,440
2017 3,100
2018 3,020
2019 3,680

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Year Number
2004 1,970
2005 1,480
2006 1,500
2007 1,790
2008 1,920
2009 1,750
2010 1,450
2011 1,530
2012 1,490
2013 1,460
2014 1,400
2015 1,460
2016 1,540
2017 1,540
2018 1,420
2019 1,250

Office Clerks, General
Year Number
2004 52,420
2005 54,670
2006 53,720
2007 58,280
2008 62,260
2009 62,670
2010 63,470
2011 62,530
2012 59,420
2013 56,810
2014 52,870
2015 52,750
2016 53,250
2017 54,760
2018 58,950
2019 59,540

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Year Number
2004 1,190
2005 1,090
2006 1,250
2007 1,270
2008 1,210
2009 1,030
2010 810
2011 670
2012 560
2013 670
2014 840
2015 950
2016 980
2017 880
2018 990
2019 1,370

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Year Number
2004 260
2005 350
2006 380
2007 390
2008 230
2009 180
2010 170
2011 110
2012 140
2013 120
2014 140
2015 130
2016 120
2017 120
2018 70
2019 90

Statistical Assistants
Year Number
2004 160
2005 140
2006 150
2007 120
2008 190
2009 270
2010 300
2011 240
2012 180
2013 200
2014 150
2016 40
2017 70
2018 260
2019 320

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 3,250
2007 3,470
2008 3,390
2009 3,710
2012 3,460
2013 2,150
2014 1,860
2015 2,060
2016 2,970
2017 3,610
2018 4,320
2019 3,360