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Numbers of Office and Administrative Support Occupations in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2005 371,210
2006 344,320
2007 341,480
2008 341,940
2009 329,270
2010 314,340
2011 298,490
2012 288,650
2013 289,690
2014 290,870
2015 294,150
2016 294,630
2017 293,060

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Year Number
2005 26,610
2006 22,370
2007 21,840
2008 21,540
2009 21,000
2010 21,510
2011 21,460
2012 21,960
2013 23,010
2014 23,900
2015 24,120
2016 24,360
2017 24,280

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Year Number
2005 4,090
2006 3,940
2007 3,200
2008 2,390
2009 2,140
2010 1,810
2011 2,100
2012 1,750
2013 1,700
2014 1,340
2015 1,010
2016 820
2017 750

Telephone Operators
Year Number
2007 100
2008 80
2009 50
2010 0
2011 130
2012 240
2013 0
2014 160
2015 130
2016 120
2017 110

Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 160
2006 140
2008 110
2009 100
2010 200
2011 280
2012 240
2013 240
2014 130
2015 100
2016 0
2017 40

Bill and Account Collectors
Year Number
2005 7,080
2006 6,890
2007 6,110
2008 5,480
2009 4,500
2010 3,830
2011 3,400
2012 2,850
2013 3,120
2014 3,070
2015 2,910
2016 2,890
2017 2,910

Billing and Posting Clerks
Year Number
2005 6,480
2006 6,120
2007 6,320
2008 7,000
2009 6,880
2010 6,540
2011 6,260
2012 5,920
2013 5,600
2014 5,000
2015 5,190
2016 5,560
2017 5,810

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Year Number
2005 25,560
2006 25,840
2007 25,130
2008 24,810
2009 23,570
2010 23,520
2011 23,060
2012 22,370
2013 22,010
2014 21,530
2015 21,000
2016 20,220
2017 19,630

Gambling Cage Workers
Year Number
2010 0
2011 0
2017 0

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Year Number
2005 3,900
2006 3,620
2007 3,360
2008 2,690
2009 2,330
2010 2,060
2011 2,010
2012 2,060
2013 2,250
2014 2,070
2015 2,070
2016 1,860
2017 1,860

Procurement Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,900
2006 1,780
2007 1,490
2008 1,530
2009 1,270
2010 1,290
2011 1,090
2012 1,100
2013 980
2014 990
2015 850
2016 980
2017 1,000

Tellers
Year Number
2005 8,180
2006 7,640
2007 7,960
2008 7,270
2009 6,600
2010 6,400
2011 6,090
2012 6,000
2013 5,620
2014 5,800
2015 5,990
2016 6,130
2017 6,090

Financial Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2012 400
2013 310
2014 230
2015 320
2016 340
2017 380

Brokerage Clerks
Year Number
2005 650
2006 580
2007 420
2008 510
2009 520
2010 610
2011 610
2012 570
2013 400
2014 310
2015 340
2016 340
2017 450

Correspondence Clerks
Year Number
2005 310
2006 360
2007 350
2008 300
2009 180
2010 130
2011 80
2012 120
2013 130
2014 90
2015 40
2016 60
2017 40

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Year Number
2005 910
2006 700
2007 520
2008 880
2009 510
2010 500
2011 530
2012 640
2013 650
2014 630
2015 610
2016 600
2017 730

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Year Number
2005 820
2006 960
2007 820
2008 640
2009 490
2010 440
2011 440
2012 330
2013 410
2014 220
2015 320
2016 370
2017 420

Customer Service Representatives
Year Number
2005 29,190
2006 28,880
2007 30,490
2008 30,800
2009 29,640
2010 28,790
2011 26,890
2012 25,890
2013 26,900
2014 29,590
2015 31,370
2016 31,980
2017 33,760

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Year Number
2005 620
2006 1,030
2007 970
2008 910
2009 1,320
2010 1,210
2011 1,170
2012 1,130
2013 1,200
2014 1,350
2015 1,460
2016 1,560
2017 1,450

File Clerks
Year Number
2005 3,130
2006 2,800
2007 2,780
2008 2,700
2009 2,400
2010 2,110
2011 1,920
2012 2,060
2013 1,930
2014 1,860
2015 1,680
2016 1,570
2017 1,420

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Year Number
2005 3,110
2006 3,260
2007 3,260
2008 3,450
2009 3,320
2010 3,340
2011 3,450
2012 3,530
2013 3,620
2014 3,510
2015 3,570
2016 3,960
2017 4,230

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Year Number
2005 2,930
2006 2,680
2007 2,870
2008 3,160
2009 2,320
2010 2,040
2011 1,050
2012 950
2013 1,280
2014 1,520
2015 1,670
2016 1,480
2017 1,830

Library Assistants, Clerical
Year Number
2005 1,650
2006 2,370
2007 2,600
2008 2,910
2009 2,380
2010 2,040
2011 1,640
2012 1,280
2013 1,330
2014 1,330
2015 1,400
2016 1,300
2017 1,100

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Year Number
2005 3,680
2006 4,490
2007 4,690
2008 4,220
2009 4,320
2010 3,610
2011 3,250
2012 2,220
2013 2,870
2014 3,170
2015 3,900
2016 3,880
2017 4,460

New Accounts Clerks
Year Number
2005 730
2006 830
2007 910
2008 960
2009 810
2010 540
2011 470
2012 380
2013 680
2014 530
2015 570
2016 210
2017 320

Order Clerks
Year Number
2005 3,610
2006 3,170
2007 2,830
2008 2,060
2009 2,250
2010 1,950
2011 2,170
2012 1,610
2013 1,680
2014 1,510
2015 1,570
2016 1,090
2017 920

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Year Number
2005 4,130
2006 4,030
2007 4,290
2008 4,430
2009 4,270
2010 3,680
2011 3,420
2012 3,330
2013 3,100
2014 2,950
2015 2,910
2016 3,180
2017 3,080

Receptionists and Information Clerks
Year Number
2005 19,240
2006 19,430
2007 20,570
2008 21,280
2009 21,200
2010 19,440
2011 18,500
2012 18,780
2013 19,250
2014 18,660
2015 19,720
2016 20,330
2017 20,160

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Year Number
2005 3,360
2006 2,890
2007 2,750
2008 3,040
2009 3,030
2010 3,180
2011 3,450
2012 3,610
2013 3,230
2014 2,680
2015 2,850
2016 3,010
2017 2,940

Information and Record Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2005 32,690
2006 11,310
2007 10,250
2008 9,850
2009 10,200
2010 10,120
2011 9,350
2012 8,680
2013 6,440
2014 6,220
2015 6,010
2016 5,660
2017 5,320

Cargo and Freight Agents
Year Number
2005 440
2006 480
2007 370
2008 680
2009 630
2010 650
2011 530
2012 590
2013 1,000
2014 1,020
2015 1,270
2016 1,320
2017 1,510

Couriers and Messengers
Year Number
2005 2,000
2006 1,400
2007 1,190
2008 1,140
2009 1,220
2010 1,060
2011 790
2012 780
2013 1,000
2014 980
2015 1,010
2016 860
2017 1,060

Public Safety Telecommunicators
Year Number
2005 1,110
2006 1,030
2007 930
2008 980
2009 1,060
2010 1,090
2011 970
2012 1,000
2013 1,030
2014 1,090
2015 1,100
2016 1,160
2017 1,100

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Year Number
2005 2,230
2006 2,420
2007 2,310
2008 2,340
2009 1,830
2010 2,130
2011 2,070
2012 2,410
2013 2,340
2014 2,250
2015 2,430
2016 2,520
2017 2,910

Meter Readers, Utilities
Year Number
2005 550
2006 550
2007 560
2008 450
2009 210
2010 260
2011 230
2012 250
2013 260
2014 250
2015 230
2016 200
2017 250

Postal Service Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,490
2006 1,550
2007 1,520
2008 1,480
2009 1,370
2010 1,230
2011 1,190
2012 1,250
2013 1,150
2014 1,150
2015 1,130
2016 1,170
2017 1,230

Postal Service Mail Carriers
Year Number
2005 5,390
2006 5,270
2007 5,320
2008 5,370
2009 5,010
2010 4,800
2011 4,600
2012 4,480
2013 4,540
2014 4,540
2015 4,870
2016 5,230
2017 5,490

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 4,500
2006 4,610
2007 4,420
2008 4,180
2009 3,510
2010 3,210
2011 2,970
2012 2,940
2013 2,750
2014 2,750
2015 2,560
2016 2,610
2017 2,640

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Year Number
2005 3,590
2006 3,030
2007 2,850
2008 2,540
2009 2,920
2010 2,940
2011 3,160
2012 3,270
2013 3,410
2014 3,900
2015 3,660
2016 3,960
2017 3,850

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Year Number
2005 6,940
2006 7,480
2007 7,340
2008 7,320
2009 7,040
2010 7,490
2011 6,960
2012 6,330
2013 5,950
2014 5,450
2015 5,130
2016 5,360
2017 5,550

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Year Number
2005 540
2006 410
2007 370
2008 260
2009 240
2010 420
2011 480
2012 470
2013 410
2014 450
2015 410
2016 350
2017 320

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 20,160
2006 21,530
2007 24,830
2008 29,500
2009 30,320
2010 27,050
2011 25,450
2012 22,020
2013 21,400
2014 17,230
2015 16,390
2016 14,430
2017 13,700

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 8,020
2006 8,800
2007 9,270
2008 8,890
2009 9,020
2010 7,530
2011 6,660
2012 5,840
2013 5,850
2014 6,060
2015 6,190
2016 5,680
2017 5,440

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 2,820
2006 3,440
2007 3,780
2008 4,040
2009 4,290
2010 4,470
2011 4,590
2012 4,750
2013 4,410
2014 4,880
2015 4,920
2016 5,020
2017 4,960

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Year Number
2005 28,160
2006 24,480
2007 23,390
2008 22,840
2009 20,320
2010 22,110
2011 24,980
2012 31,730
2013 34,730
2014 36,770
2015 36,860
2016 37,180
2017 36,920

Data Entry Keyers
Year Number
2005 5,100
2006 4,170
2007 4,180
2008 4,180
2009 3,740
2010 3,280
2011 3,300
2012 3,460
2013 3,060
2014 2,910
2015 2,810
2016 2,960
2017 2,340

Word Processors and Typists
Year Number
2005 3,160
2006 4,630
2007 3,780
2008 4,050
2009 3,840
2010 3,740
2011 2,900
2012 2,680
2013 900
2014 820
2015 640
2016 730
2017 660

Desktop Publishers
Year Number
2005 860
2006 680
2007 460
2008 480
2009 440
2010 500
2011 460
2012 380
2013 290
2014 250
2015 220
2016 220
2017 210

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Year Number
2005 2,290
2006 2,020
2007 1,830
2008 1,590
2009 1,590
2010 2,430
2011 1,540
2012 1,430
2013 1,480
2014 2,220
2015 2,580
2016 2,540
2017 2,480

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Year Number
2005 4,560
2006 4,900
2007 5,000
2008 4,820
2009 4,300
2010 3,490
2011 3,510
2012 3,600
2013 3,570
2014 3,110
2015 3,350
2016 3,360
2017 3,250

Office Clerks, General
Year Number
2005 66,320
2006 66,850
2007 64,930
2008 63,860
2009 62,300
2010 56,530
2011 50,040
2012 42,830
2013 42,380
2014 45,050
2015 45,800
2016 47,070
2017 45,360

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Year Number
2005 2,370
2006 2,250
2007 2,470
2008 1,720
2009 1,530
2010 1,330
2011 1,390
2012 1,460
2013 1,530
2014 1,650
2015 1,510
2016 1,470
2017 1,210

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Year Number
2005 220
2006 260
2007 250
2008 580
2009 550
2010 510
2011 260
2012 190
2013 200
2014 180
2015 250
2016 210
2017 230

Statistical Assistants
Year Number
2005 530
2006 410
2007 320
2008 250
2009 310
2010 230
2011 310
2012 230
2013 290
2014 320
2015 370
2016 480
2017 430

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 3,140
2006 3,560
2007 2,930
2008 3,400
2009 4,080
2012 4,280
2013 5,820
2014 5,240
2015 4,780
2016 4,680
2017 4,470