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

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2005 461,250
2006 434,460
2007 431,880
2008 427,690
2009 412,820
2010 396,690
2011 381,500
2012 366,630
2013 371,620
2014 370,930
2015 372,210
2016 370,580
2017 367,840
2018 359,700
2019 354,680

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Year Number
2005 33,630
2006 28,600
2007 27,830
2008 27,250
2009 26,780
2010 27,320
2011 27,660
2012 28,640
2013 29,940
2014 31,140
2015 31,370
2016 31,920
2017 31,830
2018 32,430
2019 30,560

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Year Number
2005 5,250
2006 4,980
2007 3,890
2008 3,100
2009 2,900
2010 2,550
2011 2,670
2012 2,240
2013 2,070
2014 1,700
2015 1,380
2016 1,100
2017 1,100
2018 1,010
2019 1,040

Telephone Operators
Year Number
2006 320
2007 0
2008 120
2009 60
2010 200
2011 200
2012 310
2013 210
2014 190
2015 160
2016 150
2017 150
2018 120
2019 130

Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 170
2006 160
2007 0
2008 120
2009 100
2010 210
2011 280
2012 240
2013 260
2014 140
2015 170
2016 100
2017 110
2018 120

Bill and Account Collectors
Year Number
2005 9,250
2006 8,850
2007 8,300
2008 7,170
2009 5,710
2010 4,880
2011 4,480
2012 3,850
2013 4,050
2014 4,070
2015 3,980
2016 3,710
2017 3,790
2018 3,310
2019 3,290

Billing and Posting Clerks
Year Number
2005 8,090
2006 7,990
2007 8,250
2008 8,730
2009 8,600
2010 8,410
2011 8,210
2012 7,750
2013 7,240
2014 6,480
2015 7,480
2016 7,900
2017 7,930
2018 6,950
2019 7,090

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Year Number
2005 32,480
2006 32,180
2007 31,060
2008 30,770
2009 29,380
2010 29,530
2011 28,650
2012 27,730
2013 27,330
2014 26,820
2015 26,410
2016 25,410
2017 24,490
2018 25,170
2019 24,780

Gambling Cage Workers
Year Number
2010 0
2011 0
2017 0
2018 180
2019 140

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Year Number
2005 4,670
2006 4,450
2007 4,150
2008 3,420
2009 2,980
2010 2,650
2011 2,590
2012 2,640
2013 2,840
2014 2,650
2015 2,650
2016 2,470
2017 2,440
2018 2,120
2019 2,340

Procurement Clerks
Year Number
2005 2,380
2006 2,320
2007 1,980
2008 2,060
2009 1,820
2010 1,780
2011 1,490
2012 1,420
2013 1,270
2014 1,390
2015 1,320
2016 1,520
2017 1,470
2018 1,420
2019 1,380

Tellers
Year Number
2005 10,980
2006 10,410
2007 10,440
2008 9,540
2009 8,980
2010 8,700
2011 8,370
2012 7,930
2013 7,500
2014 7,550
2015 7,790
2016 7,680
2017 7,520
2018 6,780
2019 5,930

Financial Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2012 750
2013 790
2014 610
2015 550
2016 450
2017 480
2018 430
2019 410

Brokerage Clerks
Year Number
2005 800
2006 710
2007 570
2008 620
2009 630
2010 750
2011 890
2012 860
2013 640
2014 430
2015 440
2016 460
2017 580
2018 580
2019 590

Correspondence Clerks
Year Number
2005 340
2006 390
2007 370
2008 300
2009 210
2010 160
2011 120
2012 140
2013 170
2014 130
2015 90
2016 90
2017 80
2018 0
2019 0

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,150
2006 0
2007 530
2008 940
2009 560
2010 560
2011 580
2012 0
2013 710
2014 690
2015 660
2016 640
2017 810
2018 920
2019 1,000

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,000
2006 1,180
2007 1,070
2008 880
2009 580
2010 530
2011 560
2012 400
2013 440
2014 240
2015 350
2016 400
2017 450
2018 410
2019 440

Customer Service Representatives
Year Number
2005 37,540
2006 37,010
2007 40,280
2008 39,240
2009 37,630
2010 36,470
2011 35,320
2012 34,050
2013 34,710
2014 37,300
2015 39,870
2016 40,890
2017 43,000
2018 45,240
2019 48,660

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Year Number
2005 670
2006 1,160
2007 1,080
2008 1,020
2009 1,390
2010 1,270
2011 1,240
2012 1,180
2013 1,250
2014 1,390
2015 1,490
2016 0
2017 1,540
2018 0
2019 0

File Clerks
Year Number
2005 4,050
2006 3,830
2007 3,520
2008 3,390
2009 3,030
2010 2,810
2011 2,630
2012 2,820
2013 2,620
2014 2,440
2015 2,340
2016 2,160
2017 2,020
2018 1,820
2019 1,750

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Year Number
2005 3,650
2006 3,780
2007 3,800
2008 3,880
2009 3,860
2010 3,870
2011 4,080
2012 4,050
2013 4,200
2014 4,090
2015 4,250
2016 4,480
2017 4,810
2018 4,610
2019 4,410

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Year Number
2005 3,830
2006 3,700
2007 4,070
2008 4,210
2009 3,520
2010 3,270
2011 1,880
2012 0
2013 4,230
2014 5,200
2015 2,820
2016 2,660
2017 2,650
2018 2,880
2019 3,150

Library Assistants, Clerical
Year Number
2005 1,910
2006 2,700
2007 2,960
2008 3,370
2009 2,760
2010 2,370
2011 2,100
2012 1,930
2013 2,090
2014 1,750
2015 1,910
2016 1,790
2017 1,590
2018 1,570
2019 1,480

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Year Number
2005 5,000
2006 6,120
2007 6,160
2008 5,550
2009 5,390
2010 4,530
2011 4,050
2012 3,170
2013 4,230
2014 4,420
2015 4,940
2016 4,680
2017 5,330
2018 5,760
2019 5,930

New Accounts Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,220
2006 1,350
2007 1,400
2008 1,410
2009 1,130
2010 810
2011 690
2012 620
2013 980
2014 780
2015 870
2016 310
2017 500
2018 450
2019 410

Order Clerks
Year Number
2005 4,090
2006 3,770
2007 3,370
2008 2,640
2009 2,890
2010 2,460
2011 2,610
2012 2,050
2013 2,220
2014 1,970
2015 1,970
2016 1,370
2017 1,270
2018 1,050
2019 980

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Year Number
2005 4,730
2006 4,810
2007 5,040
2008 5,220
2009 4,950
2010 4,350
2011 4,080
2012 3,960
2013 3,850
2014 3,730
2015 3,760
2016 4,080
2017 3,950
2018 3,720
2019 3,110

Receptionists and Information Clerks
Year Number
2005 26,260
2006 26,550
2007 27,700
2008 27,700
2009 27,070
2010 25,220
2011 24,150
2012 24,610
2013 24,430
2014 24,080
2015 24,760
2016 25,270
2017 24,760
2018 24,400
2019 24,640

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Year Number
2005 3,470
2006 2,930
2007 2,820
2008 3,160
2009 3,120
2010 3,260
2011 3,500
2012 3,820
2013 3,430
2014 2,880
2015 2,960
2016 3,220
2017 3,060
2018 3,770
2019 3,730

Information and Record Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2005 37,920
2006 14,160
2007 12,850
2008 12,600
2009 13,150
2010 13,030
2011 12,040
2012 11,510
2013 8,860
2014 8,460
2015 8,360
2016 7,970
2017 7,350
2018 6,730
2019 6,240

Cargo and Freight Agents
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 400
2008 710
2009 680
2010 690
2011 580
2012 630
2013 1,040
2014 1,030
2015 1,280
2016 1,330
2017 1,540
2018 1,510
2019 1,780

Couriers and Messengers
Year Number
2005 2,280
2006 1,810
2007 1,560
2008 1,420
2009 1,390
2010 1,280
2011 1,010
2012 1,010
2013 1,160
2014 1,130
2015 1,150
2016 1,000
2017 1,190
2018 1,040
2019 1,470

Public Safety Telecommunicators
Year Number
2005 1,370
2006 1,140
2007 1,080
2008 1,120
2009 1,380
2010 1,340
2011 1,230
2012 0
2013 1,080
2014 1,150
2015 1,160
2016 1,210
2017 1,150
2018 970
2019 1,040

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Year Number
2005 2,870
2006 3,100
2007 2,880
2008 2,880
2009 2,320
2010 2,640
2011 2,540
2012 2,900
2013 2,830
2014 2,750
2015 2,860
2016 2,980
2017 3,330
2018 3,640
2019 3,460

Meter Readers, Utilities
Year Number
2005 630
2006 610
2007 640
2008 560
2009 340
2010 380
2011 340
2012 360
2013 300
2014 310
2015 270
2016 240
2017 260
2018 260
2019 220

Postal Service Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,910
2006 1,960
2007 1,930
2008 1,840
2009 1,720
2010 1,550
2011 1,490
2012 1,540
2013 1,420
2014 1,420
2015 1,380
2016 1,430
2017 1,520
2018 1,380
2019 1,400

Postal Service Mail Carriers
Year Number
2005 6,990
2006 6,820
2007 6,860
2008 6,950
2009 6,500
2010 6,250
2011 5,990
2012 5,830
2013 5,860
2014 5,860
2015 6,310
2016 6,750
2017 7,060
2018 7,060
2019 7,140

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 5,370
2006 5,550
2007 5,330
2008 5,050
2009 4,260
2010 3,880
2011 3,620
2012 3,460
2013 3,240
2014 3,240
2015 3,000
2016 3,050
2017 3,050
2018 2,790
2019 2,600

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Year Number
2005 4,510
2006 3,990
2007 3,800
2008 3,480
2009 3,710
2010 3,630
2011 3,740
2012 3,960
2013 4,010
2014 4,540
2015 4,270
2016 4,660
2017 4,600
2018 3,890
2019 3,950

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Year Number
2005 8,720
2006 9,620
2007 9,060
2008 9,040
2009 8,810
2010 9,390
2011 8,790
2012 7,910
2013 7,500
2014 6,870
2015 6,550
2016 6,650
2017 6,870
2018 6,250
2019 6,190

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Year Number
2005 640
2006 530
2007 450
2008 320
2009 320
2010 470
2011 540
2012 520
2013 450
2014 480
2015 440
2016 360
2017 330
2018 290
2019 370

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 28,290
2006 29,030
2007 31,540
2008 35,020
2009 37,090
2010 33,970
2011 32,060
2012 27,380
2013 25,980
2014 21,520
2015 19,610
2016 17,160
2017 16,210
2018 16,070
2019 15,680

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 8,960
2006 9,680
2007 9,990
2008 9,440
2009 9,540
2010 8,150
2011 7,220
2012 6,460
2013 6,470
2014 6,770
2015 6,780
2016 6,210
2017 5,950
2018 5,100
2019 4,790

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 3,570
2006 4,680
2007 5,560
2008 6,190
2009 6,450
2010 6,570
2011 6,610
2012 7,200
2013 7,150
2014 7,970
2015 8,020
2016 7,710
2017 7,540
2018 7,430
2019 8,250

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Year Number
2005 35,270
2006 31,210
2007 30,920
2008 31,200
2009 28,230
2010 30,130
2011 34,820
2012 43,280
2013 47,700
2014 49,680
2015 50,250
2016 50,600
2017 49,420
2018 47,810
2019 44,970

Data Entry Keyers
Year Number
2005 6,470
2006 6,180
2007 5,880
2008 5,550
2009 4,590
2010 4,110
2011 4,330
2012 4,580
2013 4,050
2014 3,700
2015 3,600
2016 3,690
2017 3,050
2018 2,540
2019 2,400

Word Processors and Typists
Year Number
2005 3,700
2006 5,640
2007 4,780
2008 5,130
2009 5,250
2010 5,070
2011 4,020
2012 3,460
2013 1,290
2014 1,030
2015 920
2016 970
2017 970
2018 860
2019 690

Desktop Publishers
Year Number
2005 1,000
2006 810
2007 680
2008 650
2009 650
2010 680
2011 740
2012 570
2013 460
2014 370
2015 0
2016 480
2017 390
2018 450
2019 400

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Year Number
2005 0
2006 2,750
2007 2,850
2008 2,350
2009 2,330
2010 2,960
2011 2,230
2012 2,110
2013 2,300
2014 2,930
2015 3,410
2016 3,270
2017 3,270
2018 3,280
2019 3,100

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Year Number
2005 5,490
2006 5,650
2007 5,680
2008 5,520
2009 5,120
2010 4,280
2011 4,340
2012 4,250
2013 4,050
2014 3,570
2015 3,820
2016 3,710
2017 3,550
2018 3,490
2019 3,120

Office Clerks, General
Year Number
2005 80,920
2006 81,390
2007 79,260
2008 77,380
2009 75,280
2010 68,780
2011 61,550
2012 52,890
2013 51,400
2014 53,310
2015 53,870
2016 56,010
2017 53,760
2018 52,160
2019 51,390

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Year Number
2005 2,860
2006 2,710
2007 2,780
2008 2,030
2009 1,760
2010 1,600
2011 1,690
2012 1,860
2013 1,830
2014 1,960
2015 1,780
2016 1,720
2017 1,490
2018 1,250
2019 1,340

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Year Number
2005 260
2006 310
2007 300
2008 630
2009 600
2010 560
2011 320
2012 260
2013 290
2014 250
2015 350
2016 300
2017 320
2018 310
2019 270

Statistical Assistants
Year Number
2005 550
2006 430
2007 360
2008 280
2009 360
2010 240
2011 340
2012 270
2013 330
2014 350
2015 420
2016 530
2017 470
2018 510
2019 370

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 4,090
2006 4,450
2007 3,820
2008 4,540
2009 4,960
2012 5,270
2013 6,870
2014 6,020
2015 5,610
2016 5,680
2017 5,490
2018 5,410
2019 4,680