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Numbers of Office and Administrative Support Occupations in Texas

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2004 1,584,520
2005 1,553,180
2006 1,619,410
2007 1,661,160
2008 1,686,040
2009 1,648,590
2010 1,611,760
2011 1,646,000
2012 1,669,420
2013 1,726,900
2014 1,766,020
2015 1,808,980
2016 1,839,920
2017 1,838,500
2018 1,823,550
2019 1,820,110

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Year Number
2004 122,320
2005 113,540
2006 112,410
2007 118,270
2008 120,370
2009 124,380
2010 119,770
2011 120,500
2012 116,620
2013 118,300
2014 117,430
2015 117,120
2016 115,950
2017 115,470
2018 117,010
2019 121,920

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Year Number
2004 15,760
2005 13,880
2006 11,580
2007 11,300
2008 11,130
2009 11,460
2010 11,100
2011 10,210
2012 9,720
2013 9,470
2014 8,960
2015 8,420
2016 7,260
2017 4,980
2018 4,700
2019 5,380

Telephone Operators
Year Number
2004 3,610
2006 2,020
2007 2,420
2008 2,410
2009 1,530
2010 1,110
2011 580
2012 450
2013 450
2014 420
2015 480
2016 350
2017 420
2018 360
2019 270

Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
Year Number
2004 230
2005 90
2006 70
2007 70
2008 80
2009 120
2010 250
2011 190
2012 260
2013 0
2014 180
2015 60
2016 70
2017 60
2018 120
2019 0

Bill and Account Collectors
Year Number
2004 36,970
2005 34,640
2006 36,540
2007 36,930
2008 36,660
2009 33,540
2010 35,330
2011 37,540
2012 41,920
2013 40,110
2014 38,010
2015 30,870
2016 29,940
2017 26,370
2018 28,350
2019 29,610

Billing and Posting Clerks
Year Number
2004 34,430
2005 37,120
2006 38,120
2007 39,600
2008 40,580
2009 40,260
2010 41,680
2011 42,960
2012 43,540
2013 43,370
2014 44,240
2015 43,590
2016 42,040
2017 41,350
2018 42,200
2019 45,260

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Year Number
2004 118,370
2005 127,230
2006 133,540
2007 135,990
2008 137,010
2009 130,540
2010 124,620
2011 122,660
2012 123,110
2013 123,820
2014 123,600
2015 125,370
2016 125,140
2017 125,090
2018 131,250
2019 131,870

Gambling Cage Workers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2011 50
2012 60
2013 60
2014 90
2015 90
2016 90

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Year Number
2004 14,040
2005 14,160
2006 13,650
2007 13,880
2008 14,130
2009 14,470
2010 14,440
2011 15,330
2012 15,860
2013 15,460
2014 15,180
2015 14,500
2016 13,890
2017 14,080
2018 13,300
2019 13,270

Procurement Clerks
Year Number
2004 6,240
2005 6,430
2006 6,300
2007 5,650
2008 5,730
2009 5,600
2010 5,640
2011 5,320
2012 5,440
2013 5,660
2014 6,560
2015 6,980
2016 7,170
2017 6,460
2018 6,070
2019 6,140

Tellers
Year Number
2004 38,000
2005 41,720
2006 43,190
2007 44,070
2008 46,140
2009 43,430
2010 41,770
2011 41,120
2012 39,790
2013 40,190
2014 41,400
2015 46,130
2016 49,510
2017 53,370
2018 47,520
2019 42,850

Financial Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2012 4,000
2013 4,530
2014 2,930
2015 2,730
2016 2,140
2017 1,610
2018 1,110
2019 3,180

Brokerage Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,840
2005 3,030
2006 2,710
2007 3,200
2008 3,350
2009 2,890
2010 2,900
2011 3,030
2012 3,950
2013 3,720
2014 3,630
2015 3,920
2016 4,430
2017 4,860
2018 4,680
2019 4,280

Correspondence Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,210
2005 1,000
2006 1,300
2007 1,370
2008 1,250
2009 930
2010 740
2011 500
2012 680
2013 610
2014 660
2015 760
2016 630
2017 580
2018 570
2019 800

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Year Number
2004 6,330
2005 6,420
2006 4,640
2007 4,480
2008 4,480
2009 8,180
2010 8,290
2011 8,540
2012 7,430
2013 7,740
2014 8,390
2015 9,620
2016 10,060
2017 10,430
2018 9,470
2019 12,520

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Year Number
2004 5,250
2005 4,290
2006 5,170
2007 6,040
2008 6,420
2009 7,680
2010 6,290
2011 6,980
2012 6,780
2013 8,150
2014 6,460
2015 5,520
2016 4,270
2017 3,650
2018 3,330
2019 2,730

Customer Service Representatives
Year Number
2004 172,450
2005 179,690
2006 211,970
2007 221,440
2008 226,770
2009 219,290
2010 205,120
2011 207,370
2012 208,170
2013 223,890
2014 241,810
2015 251,640
2016 257,600
2017 259,670
2018 282,940
2019 291,550

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Year Number
2004 6,270
2005 1,980
2006 3,380
2007 3,210
2008 4,380
2009 4,290
2010 4,590
2011 4,340
2012 10,340
2013 10,190
2014 10,400
2015 12,450
2016 12,350
2017 13,820
2018 10,110
2019 11,580

File Clerks
Year Number
2004 18,160
2005 19,150
2006 17,280
2007 15,890
2008 14,220
2009 14,080
2010 15,660
2011 17,130
2012 16,730
2013 15,040
2014 13,280
2015 13,650
2016 12,900
2017 12,320
2018 11,350
2019 10,880

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Year Number
2004 13,630
2005 13,600
2006 14,270
2007 15,430
2008 16,970
2009 17,130
2010 16,970
2011 17,420
2012 18,070
2013 18,920
2014 19,870
2015 19,640
2016 20,570
2017 21,170
2018 22,880
2019 24,790

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Year Number
2004 19,450
2005 21,970
2006 20,280
2007 19,820
2008 19,430
2009 17,540
2010 18,420
2011 17,550
2012 15,040
2013 11,960
2014 12,510
2015 10,560
2016 10,260
2017 10,390
2018 10,710
2019 11,190

Library Assistants, Clerical
Year Number
2004 5,590
2005 6,320
2006 5,350
2007 5,620
2008 5,510
2009 6,360
2010 6,130
2011 6,400
2012 6,220
2013 6,950
2014 6,690
2015 6,000
2016 5,670
2017 5,600
2018 5,130
2019 4,830

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Year Number
2004 15,600
2005 16,120
2006 15,710
2007 16,890
2008 16,710
2009 16,310
2010 16,400
2011 18,360
2012 22,830
2013 26,670
2014 26,870
2015 25,430
2016 27,030
2017 25,910
2018 25,550
2019 23,360

New Accounts Clerks
Year Number
2004 8,260
2005 6,950
2006 7,010
2007 8,110
2008 7,590
2009 7,300
2010 5,620
2011 6,990
2012 7,850
2013 8,900
2014 7,290
2015 5,470
2016 4,280
2017 4,510
2018 4,740
2019 6,530

Order Clerks
Year Number
2004 16,890
2005 15,190
2006 16,700
2007 15,560
2008 15,300
2009 12,240
2010 11,990
2011 12,920
2012 14,210
2013 14,480
2014 17,340
2015 20,080
2016 22,100
2017 19,950
2018 18,090
2019 13,260

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Year Number
2004 11,940
2005 10,860
2006 10,670
2007 10,420
2008 10,810
2009 10,700
2010 10,800
2011 10,740
2012 10,950
2013 10,580
2014 10,790
2015 11,090
2016 11,620
2017 12,200
2018 11,690
2019 11,590

Receptionists and Information Clerks
Year Number
2004 72,330
2005 80,440
2006 85,110
2007 84,480
2008 77,900
2009 69,540
2010 62,640
2011 61,860
2012 58,730
2013 57,210
2014 56,250
2015 54,840
2016 55,940
2017 58,270
2018 63,980
2019 71,890

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Year Number
2004 20,720
2005 19,630
2006 19,320
2007 18,990
2008 17,640
2009 11,460
2010 10,940
2011 15,720
2012 15,250
2013 16,800
2014 13,550
2015 13,130
2016 14,910
2017 17,400
2018 18,780
2019 18,490

Information and Record Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2004 19,620
2005 19,900
2006 14,340
2007 14,420
2008 14,340
2009 20,490
2010 19,380
2011 19,050
2012 13,720
2013 14,090
2014 13,280
2015 12,630
2016 12,960
2017 13,940
2018 15,540
2019 16,770

Cargo and Freight Agents
Year Number
2004 5,610
2005 8,310
2006 8,850
2007 10,520
2008 9,250
2009 9,390
2010 9,080
2011 7,980
2012 6,730
2013 6,020
2014 9,810
2015 10,260
2016 11,820
2017 8,750
2018 9,270
2019 8,500

Couriers and Messengers
Year Number
2004 6,740
2005 7,210
2006 7,320
2007 6,810
2008 5,840
2009 5,580
2010 5,710
2011 6,580
2012 5,810
2013 5,600
2014 5,910
2015 5,750
2016 6,120
2017 5,650
2018 6,220
2019 6,190

Public Safety Telecommunicators
Year Number
2004 6,050
2005 6,360
2006 7,880
2007 7,850
2008 7,580
2009 7,190
2010 7,340
2011 7,710
2012 7,080
2013 7,550
2014 7,370
2015 7,820
2016 7,530
2017 7,670
2018 7,770
2019 7,430

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Year Number
2004 12,340
2005 13,870
2006 15,800
2007 16,980
2008 18,210
2009 18,670
2010 18,920
2011 17,940
2012 17,130
2013 17,550
2014 18,500
2015 20,090
2016 20,230
2017 20,230
2018 22,240
2019 22,900

Meter Readers, Utilities
Year Number
2004 4,690
2005 4,080
2006 3,630
2007 3,190
2008 3,220
2009 2,750
2010 3,470
2011 3,900
2012 3,760
2013 3,280
2014 2,870
2015 2,820
2016 2,620
2017 2,640
2018 2,770
2019 2,490

Postal Service Clerks
Year Number
2004 3,910
2005 4,190
2006 4,510
2007 4,440
2008 4,430
2009 4,190
2010 3,870
2011 3,780
2012 3,940
2013 4,250
2014 4,250
2015 4,480
2016 4,680
2017 4,840
2018 4,750
2019 5,120

Postal Service Mail Carriers
Year Number
2004 22,060
2005 22,400
2006 22,790
2007 22,860
2008 23,220
2009 22,560
2010 21,810
2011 21,320
2012 20,790
2013 20,990
2014 20,990
2015 22,310
2016 23,990
2017 24,680
2018 25,130
2019 26,050

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2004 14,230
2005 13,660
2006 13,530
2007 13,320
2008 12,650
2009 10,680
2010 9,410
2011 8,990
2012 8,290
2013 7,610
2014 7,620
2015 6,950
2016 6,880
2017 6,870
2018 6,410
2019 6,290

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Year Number
2004 18,890
2005 20,370
2006 20,120
2007 23,280
2008 22,560
2009 27,180
2010 26,890
2011 27,890
2012 28,270
2013 27,530
2014 30,390
2015 31,790
2016 33,030
2017 33,460
2018 33,110
2019 35,220

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Year Number
2004 54,690
2005 53,380
2006 54,870
2007 55,650
2008 58,040
2009 57,880
2010 56,470
2011 56,930
2012 57,950
2013 58,710
2014 58,740
2015 62,690
2016 64,660
2017 64,990
2018 62,280
2019 68,970

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Year Number
2004 7,920
2005 8,850
2006 7,810
2007 7,620
2008 6,690
2009 6,380
2010 5,540
2011 4,980
2012 5,150
2013 5,750
2014 6,220
2015 6,960
2016 7,550
2017 6,530
2018 5,930
2019 4,770

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 141,650
2005 133,060
2006 137,560
2007 143,530
2008 138,690
2009 115,570
2010 93,100
2011 82,400
2012 72,510
2013 64,540
2014 54,180
2015 46,300
2016 41,800
2017 38,960
2018 38,050
2019 40,110

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 15,680
2005 13,720
2006 14,610
2007 14,510
2008 14,820
2009 14,490
2010 13,560
2011 12,890
2012 13,700
2013 15,330
2014 15,160
2015 14,530
2016 14,010
2017 14,300
2018 12,990
2019 12,070

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 13,170
2005 11,470
2006 14,940
2007 17,350
2008 26,240
2009 34,960
2010 51,200
2011 60,400
2012 72,700
2013 77,970
2014 77,700
2015 85,390
2016 96,290
2017 103,630
2018 92,990
2019 82,490

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Year Number
2004 147,170
2005 156,880
2006 165,460
2007 183,770
2008 190,840
2009 167,210
2010 163,270
2011 165,820
2012 175,880
2013 179,680
2014 172,540
2015 181,390
2016 176,670
2017 180,730
2018 176,480
2019 168,070

Data Entry Keyers
Year Number
2004 24,490
2005 23,040
2006 23,790
2007 22,720
2008 20,910
2009 19,220
2010 18,310
2011 19,670
2012 20,350
2013 22,400
2014 22,380
2015 20,990
2016 20,310
2017 20,230
2018 20,970
2019 19,300

Word Processors and Typists
Year Number
2004 6,370
2005 4,720
2006 4,620
2007 4,280
2008 3,810
2009 3,140
2010 2,250
2011 2,560
2012 2,480
2013 2,190
2014 1,750
2015 1,690
2016 1,470
2017 1,470
2018 1,250
2019 1,650

Desktop Publishers
Year Number
2004 2,000
2006 2,230
2007 1,910
2008 1,720
2009 1,390
2010 1,060
2011 870
2012 840
2013 1,170
2014 1,270
2015 1,260
2016 1,140
2017 1,170
2018 990
2019 880

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Year Number
2004 16,520
2005 15,480
2006 14,100
2007 14,230
2008 14,300
2009 12,300
2010 11,840
2011 13,370
2012 18,930
2013 23,530
2014 28,070
2015 30,600
2016 34,980
2017 33,620
2018 32,690
2019 29,610

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Year Number
2004 9,670
2005 8,960
2006 8,910
2007 7,830
2008 8,650
2009 7,630
2010 7,490
2011 7,610
2012 8,150
2013 8,940
2014 9,430
2015 7,980
2016 7,190
2017 6,040
2018 5,920
2019 8,260

Office Clerks, General
Year Number
2004 219,090
2005 188,360
2006 195,050
2007 188,320
2008 202,170
2009 233,500
2010 247,900
2011 264,430
2012 268,540
2013 295,970
2014 329,560
2015 351,230
2016 363,020
2017 355,300
2018 330,250
2019 313,750

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Year Number
2004 11,400
2005 7,370
2006 8,740
2007 9,650
2008 8,300
2009 6,090
2010 5,080
2011 5,090
2012 5,590
2013 5,770
2014 6,710
2015 6,100
2016 5,260
2017 5,350
2018 4,940
2019 4,650

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Year Number
2004 1,090
2005 1,180
2006 940
2007 830
2008 700
2009 570
2010 550
2011 450
2012 600
2013 550
2014 550
2015 310
2016 300
2017 280
2018 500
2019 480

Statistical Assistants
Year Number
2004 520
2005 590
2006 720
2007 970
2008 530
2009 800
2010 730
2011 640
2012 520
2013 570
2014 670
2015 700
2016 670
2017 650
2018 680
2019 380

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 12,060
2005 10,320
2006 8,000
2007 5,190
2008 5,360
2009 7,530
2012 6,010
2013 6,130
2014 5,310
2015 5,820
2016 6,570
2017 6,530
2018 7,440
2019 7,690