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Numbers of Office and Administrative Support Occupations in Virginia

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2004 524,650
2005 542,150
2006 542,470
2007 542,270
2008 540,630
2009 516,680
2010 497,990
2011 488,620
2012 484,570
2013 488,470
2014 487,580
2015 492,890
2016 487,520
2017 487,310
2018 479,230
2019 477,780

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Year Number
2004 34,960
2005 35,790
2006 34,300
2007 34,990
2008 36,480
2009 36,520
2010 37,520
2011 38,160
2012 39,560
2013 40,670
2014 41,470
2015 41,520
2016 40,350
2017 39,980
2018 38,820
2019 38,520

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Year Number
2004 4,230
2005 4,420
2006 4,210
2007 4,680
2008 3,340
2009 2,900
2010 2,480
2011 2,730
2012 2,440
2013 2,360
2014 2,180
2015 2,060
2016 1,380
2017 1,190
2018 1,060
2019 1,100

Telephone Operators
Year Number
2004 700
2005 820
2006 830
2008 0
2009 0
2010 350
2011 190
2012 260
2013 140
2014 140
2015 110
2016 140
2017 180
2018 110
2019 100

Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
Year Number
2004 190
2005 160
2006 160
2007 150
2008 120
2009 110
2010 100
2011 80
2014 60
2015 0
2018 40
2019 50

Bill and Account Collectors
Year Number
2004 11,730
2005 12,290
2006 14,010
2007 12,970
2008 12,470
2009 11,230
2010 10,470
2011 9,760
2012 8,990
2013 9,070
2014 8,940
2015 9,480
2016 7,840
2017 7,640
2018 6,360
2019 7,150

Billing and Posting Clerks
Year Number
2004 13,430
2005 12,780
2006 12,670
2007 12,810
2008 13,390
2009 12,740
2010 11,700
2011 12,110
2012 12,260
2013 11,840
2014 11,230
2015 11,510
2016 11,330
2017 11,820
2018 11,070
2019 10,780

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Year Number
2004 43,470
2005 45,680
2006 48,810
2007 47,970
2008 48,760
2009 45,950
2010 45,380
2011 45,810
2012 45,640
2013 44,280
2014 41,600
2015 41,150
2016 39,810
2017 39,310
2018 41,690
2019 41,300

Gambling Cage Workers
Year Number
2011 200

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Year Number
2004 5,500
2005 6,220
2006 5,690
2007 5,310
2008 4,360
2009 4,060
2010 3,770
2011 3,640
2012 3,650
2013 3,620
2014 3,540
2015 3,550
2016 3,290
2017 3,300
2018 3,390
2019 3,820

Procurement Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,600
2005 2,940
2006 2,760
2007 2,510
2008 2,360
2009 2,240
2010 2,310
2011 2,250
2012 2,230
2013 2,020
2014 1,930
2015 1,870
2016 1,920
2017 1,920
2018 1,900
2019 1,890

Tellers
Year Number
2004 12,420
2005 16,120
2006 15,920
2007 16,190
2008 15,130
2009 13,950
2010 13,790
2011 13,300
2012 12,840
2013 12,550
2014 12,650
2015 11,490
2016 11,680
2017 11,360
2018 10,980
2019 10,090

Financial Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2012 630
2013 490
2014 310
2015 0
2016 520
2017 560
2018 720
2019 880

Brokerage Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,260
2005 1,360
2006 1,280
2007 1,450
2008 1,480
2009 1,190
2010 990
2011 1,180
2012 1,390
2013 980
2014 820
2015 1,040
2016 1,360
2017 1,250
2018 1,130
2019 1,080

Correspondence Clerks
Year Number
2004 510
2005 370
2006 360
2007 360
2008 270
2009 180
2010 120
2011 180
2012 250
2013 260
2014 190
2015 140
2016 110
2017 120
2018 140
2019 160

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,910
2005 1,930
2006 2,700
2007 2,090
2008 2,860
2009 1,740
2010 1,740
2011 1,720
2012 1,950
2013 2,040
2014 2,030
2015 1,970
2016 2,050
2017 2,190
2018 2,360
2019 2,640

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,090
2005 2,020
2006 1,890
2007 1,340
2008 1,240
2009 1,250
2010 1,230
2011 930
2012 960
2013 2,320
2014 2,230
2015 3,400
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Customer Service Representatives
Year Number
2004 53,000
2005 53,670
2006 54,630
2007 58,270
2008 57,980
2009 54,150
2010 50,670
2011 49,910
2012 50,310
2013 52,330
2014 57,100
2015 60,590
2016 62,410
2017 67,470
2018 71,380
2019 74,340

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Year Number
2004 2,860
2005 3,380
2006 3,790
2007 3,370
2008 3,500
2009 3,470
2010 3,560
2011 3,520
2012 3,560
2013 3,510
2014 3,570
2015 4,000
2016 3,860
2017 3,940
2018 0
2019 0

File Clerks
Year Number
2004 5,280
2005 4,930
2006 4,560
2007 4,180
2008 3,840
2009 3,380
2010 2,880
2011 2,950
2012 3,380
2013 3,320
2014 2,850
2015 2,370
2016 2,130
2017 1,940
2018 2,030
2019 2,140

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Year Number
2004 5,840
2005 7,200
2006 7,120
2007 7,470
2008 7,040
2009 6,850
2010 6,910
2011 7,100
2012 6,660
2013 7,120
2014 7,350
2015 7,210
2016 7,320
2017 7,400
2018 7,460
2019 7,510

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Year Number
2004 4,010
2005 4,810
2006 4,680
2007 4,860
2008 3,960
2009 3,860
2010 3,610
2011 3,000
2012 2,410
2013 3,330
2014 3,880
2015 4,580
2016 5,140
2017 5,270
2018 5,450
2019 5,100

Library Assistants, Clerical
Year Number
2004 2,240
2005 2,130
2006 3,050
2007 3,330
2008 3,400
2009 3,290
2010 3,190
2011 3,090
2012 2,660
2013 2,530
2014 2,380
2015 2,610
2016 2,480
2017 2,660
2018 2,840
2019 3,020

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Year Number
2004 6,080
2005 6,740
2006 6,930
2007 7,540
2008 7,150
2009 6,260
2010 5,320
2011 5,360
2012 5,090
2013 6,000
2014 6,660
2015 7,810
2016 7,800
2017 8,080
2018 8,050
2019 7,800

New Accounts Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,520
2005 2,140
2006 1,890
2007 1,850
2008 1,830
2009 1,780
2010 1,380
2011 1,290
2012 900
2013 1,330
2014 1,130
2015 1,290
2016 980
2017 1,050
2018 680
2019 470

Order Clerks
Year Number
2004 9,360
2005 7,520
2006 6,370
2007 5,540
2008 5,430
2009 5,900
2010 5,150
2011 5,250
2012 4,100
2013 4,760
2014 4,630
2015 3,630
2016 2,810
2017 2,330
2018 2,030
2019 1,930

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Year Number
2004 5,120
2005 4,750
2006 4,350
2007 5,060
2008 5,110
2009 5,340
2010 4,610
2011 4,440
2012 4,260
2013 4,250
2014 4,130
2015 4,180
2016 4,380
2017 4,090
2018 3,960
2019 3,380

Receptionists and Information Clerks
Year Number
2004 27,100
2005 28,140
2006 29,010
2007 29,960
2008 29,570
2009 29,570
2010 28,010
2011 29,240
2012 29,700
2013 31,240
2014 30,160
2015 30,720
2016 32,240
2017 32,610
2018 32,230
2019 31,560

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Year Number
2004 3,000
2005 4,440
2006 3,810
2007 3,430
2008 3,770
2009 3,890
2010 3,890
2011 4,050
2012 4,000
2013 3,800
2014 3,390
2015 3,540
2016 3,540
2017 4,010
2018 4,710
2019 4,840

Information and Record Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2004 14,120
2005 15,440
2006 9,020
2007 8,640
2008 7,100
2009 7,270
2010 7,030
2011 6,680
2012 8,290
2013 7,630
2014 7,680
2015 6,140
2016 5,680
2017 5,390
2018 4,850
2019 4,450

Cargo and Freight Agents
Year Number
2004 1,110
2005 1,120
2006 1,420
2007 1,450
2008 1,910
2009 1,600
2010 1,660
2011 1,900
2012 1,770
2013 2,060
2014 1,720
2015 2,710
2016 2,700
2017 3,180
2018 3,110
2019 3,490

Couriers and Messengers
Year Number
2004 2,470
2005 3,000
2006 2,610
2007 2,390
2008 2,520
2009 2,450
2010 1,960
2011 1,600
2012 1,550
2013 1,690
2014 1,480
2015 1,500
2016 1,170
2017 1,240
2018 1,310
2019 1,730

Public Safety Telecommunicators
Year Number
2004 2,470
2005 2,490
2006 2,490
2007 2,610
2008 2,770
2009 2,920
2010 3,010
2011 2,950
2012 3,000
2013 2,920
2014 2,960
2015 3,010
2016 3,140
2017 3,160
2018 2,780
2019 2,820

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Year Number
2004 3,970
2005 4,200
2006 4,300
2007 4,220
2008 4,330
2009 4,040
2010 4,190
2011 4,060
2012 4,060
2013 3,920
2014 4,140
2015 4,450
2016 4,690
2017 5,060
2018 5,230
2019 5,040

Meter Readers, Utilities
Year Number
2004 1,100
2005 1,240
2006 1,110
2007 980
2008 860
2009 630
2010 620
2011 630
2012 680
2013 660
2014 640
2015 620
2016 770
2017 850
2018 820
2019 670

Postal Service Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,210
2005 2,160
2006 2,290
2007 2,260
2008 2,220
2009 2,050
2010 1,890
2011 1,850
2012 1,990
2013 2,050
2014 2,050
2015 2,210
2016 2,310
2017 2,400
2018 2,240
2019 2,260

Postal Service Mail Carriers
Year Number
2004 8,590
2005 8,730
2006 8,690
2007 8,750
2008 8,960
2009 8,490
2010 8,180
2011 7,810
2012 7,650
2013 7,620
2014 7,620
2015 7,970
2016 8,290
2017 8,730
2018 8,950
2019 8,830

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2004 4,730
2005 4,630
2006 4,750
2007 4,780
2008 4,350
2009 3,820
2010 3,580
2011 3,430
2012 3,160
2013 2,870
2014 2,870
2015 2,550
2016 2,570
2017 2,600
2018 2,420
2019 2,380

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Year Number
2004 9,310
2005 9,300
2006 9,050
2007 7,350
2008 6,920
2009 7,110
2010 7,280
2011 7,580
2012 7,700
2013 8,420
2014 9,180
2015 8,610
2016 8,490
2017 7,980
2018 8,000
2019 8,430

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Year Number
2004 16,290
2005 18,080
2006 18,650
2007 17,720
2008 15,740
2009 15,220
2010 15,800
2011 14,870
2012 14,380
2013 13,070
2014 11,870
2015 13,110
2016 13,030
2017 14,380
2018 15,020
2019 16,080

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Year Number
2004 1,810
2005 2,070
2006 1,570
2007 1,770
2008 1,480
2009 1,570
2010 1,400
2011 1,560
2012 1,420
2013 1,570
2014 1,430
2015 1,600
2016 1,830
2017 1,750
2018 1,380
2019 1,020

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 21,260
2005 18,870
2006 19,440
2007 22,150
2008 25,530
2009 26,650
2010 24,480
2011 22,590
2012 20,540
2013 19,510
2014 17,200
2015 16,060
2016 14,680
2017 13,460
2018 12,430
2019 11,850

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 3,570
2005 3,120
2006 3,390
2007 3,770
2008 3,940
2009 4,260
2010 3,570
2011 3,480
2012 3,330
2013 3,370
2014 3,080
2015 3,490
2016 3,010
2017 2,940
2018 2,160
2019 2,330

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 4,830
2005 4,370
2006 5,280
2007 4,760
2008 5,510
2009 5,470
2010 5,870
2011 6,140
2012 6,760
2013 5,990
2014 5,970
2015 5,080
2016 5,200
2017 6,060
2018 7,860
2019 9,410

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Year Number
2004 35,360
2005 24,390
2006 18,120
2007 17,410
2008 16,840
2009 17,300
2010 21,210
2011 27,730
2012 36,530
2013 39,970
2014 40,660
2015 40,630
2016 41,600
2017 42,560
2018 41,390
2019 38,960

Data Entry Keyers
Year Number
2004 9,150
2005 7,300
2006 6,470
2007 5,990
2008 6,810
2009 6,050
2010 5,950
2011 5,600
2012 5,770
2013 5,020
2014 4,870
2015 4,320
2016 4,380
2017 3,450
2018 3,120
2019 2,440

Word Processors and Typists
Year Number
2004 2,590
2005 2,520
2006 2,930
2007 2,150
2008 2,360
2009 2,290
2010 2,090
2011 1,530
2012 1,330
2013 650
2014 540
2015 490
2016 580
2017 650
2018 590
2019 450

Desktop Publishers
Year Number
2004 1,300
2005 1,280
2006 1,100
2007 840
2008 590
2009 510
2010 590
2011 570
2012 510
2013 410
2014 360
2015 220
2016 180
2017 190
2018 210
2019 220

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Year Number
2004 5,100
2005 5,160
2006 5,110
2007 5,280
2008 5,230
2009 5,410
2010 6,170
2011 4,790
2012 4,850
2013 5,310
2014 6,570
2015 7,110
2016 6,780
2017 6,900
2018 6,340
2019 6,770

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Year Number
2004 4,840
2005 5,710
2006 5,720
2007 5,460
2008 5,830
2009 5,200
2010 4,560
2011 3,990
2012 3,660
2013 3,500
2014 3,430
2015 3,770
2016 3,800
2017 3,840
2018 4,050
2019 4,230

Office Clerks, General
Year Number
2004 98,290
2005 114,920
2006 123,940
2007 125,600
2008 124,330
2009 114,940
2010 105,050
2011 96,140
2012 86,810
2013 85,490
2014 86,540
2015 86,770
2016 87,200
2017 81,350
2018 77,480
2019 76,110

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Year Number
2004 2,990
2005 2,750
2006 2,640
2007 2,320
2008 1,730
2009 1,500
2010 1,410
2011 1,190
2012 1,030
2013 1,190
2014 1,480
2015 1,510
2016 1,480
2017 1,320
2018 1,190
2019 1,190

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Year Number
2004 300
2005 260
2006 260
2007 280
2008 400
2009 400
2010 450
2011 380
2012 340
2013 310
2014 290
2015 330
2016 320
2017 300
2018 360
2019 270

Statistical Assistants
Year Number
2004 340
2005 270
2006 200
2007 110
2008 70
2009 80
2010 70
2011 70
2012 80
2013 70
2014 90
2015 60
2016 70
2017 80
2018 90
2019 120

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 6,140
2005 6,020
2006 6,140
2007 5,550
2008 7,460
2009 7,650
2012 7,300
2013 7,040
2014 6,310
2015 6,750
2016 6,700
2017 5,820
2018 5,260
2019 4,580