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Numbers of Office and Administrative Support Occupations in Wisconsin

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2004 422,840
2005 417,140
2006 407,800
2007 402,060
2008 399,170
2009 386,310
2010 370,000
2011 380,900
2012 382,390
2013 385,210
2014 378,620
2015 378,080
2016 373,410
2017 370,200
2018 369,180
2019 365,040

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Year Number
2004 24,550
2005 22,900
2006 21,980
2007 21,150
2008 21,370
2009 21,090
2010 20,750
2011 20,860
2012 21,080
2013 23,870
2014 25,680
2015 27,090
2016 27,410
2017 26,550
2018 25,690
2019 23,780

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Year Number
2004 4,000
2005 3,680
2006 3,060
2007 3,020
2008 2,950
2009 3,070
2010 2,540
2011 2,270
2012 1,810
2013 1,620
2014 1,450
2015 1,310
2016 1,150
2017 1,080
2018 970
2019 980

Telephone Operators
Year Number
2004 550
2005 310
2008 50
2009 60
2010 40
2011 50
2013 90
2014 60
2015 0

Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
Year Number
2004 60
2005 50
2006 0
2007 0
2009 50
2010 40
2011 40
2012 0
2013 30
2014 30
2019 50

Bill and Account Collectors
Year Number
2004 6,100
2005 5,540
2006 5,580
2007 5,490
2008 5,350
2009 5,530
2010 5,460
2011 5,150
2012 4,510
2013 3,840
2014 3,820
2015 3,940
2016 4,240
2017 3,870
2018 3,400
2019 3,300

Billing and Posting Clerks
Year Number
2004 10,400
2005 10,300
2006 10,150
2007 9,300
2008 9,360
2009 8,940
2010 8,590
2011 8,700
2012 9,340
2013 8,760
2014 8,020
2015 7,310
2016 6,280
2017 5,690
2018 5,970
2019 7,650

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Year Number
2004 40,250
2005 41,730
2006 41,830
2007 40,920
2008 38,550
2009 34,530
2010 32,170
2011 31,590
2012 31,470
2013 30,930
2014 29,750
2015 30,390
2016 32,880
2017 35,560
2018 37,260
2019 38,170

Gambling Cage Workers
Year Number
2004 610
2005 370
2006 0
2007 210
2009 310
2010 290
2011 450
2012 680
2013 690
2014 660
2015 0
2016 0
2017 120
2018 160
2019 160

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Year Number
2004 4,640
2005 4,130
2006 4,120
2007 4,270
2008 4,140
2009 3,790
2010 3,220
2011 3,300
2012 3,170
2013 3,280
2014 3,060
2015 2,860
2016 2,740
2017 2,530
2018 2,410
2019 2,090

Procurement Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,940
2005 1,610
2006 1,620
2007 1,720
2008 1,640
2009 1,560
2010 1,510
2011 1,470
2012 1,430
2013 1,330
2014 1,080
2015 840
2016 740
2017 700
2018 870
2019 770

Tellers
Year Number
2004 12,680
2005 14,030
2006 14,160
2007 14,940
2008 15,010
2009 15,170
2010 14,290
2011 13,830
2012 13,140
2013 12,740
2014 12,830
2015 12,480
2016 12,270
2017 12,580
2018 11,060
2019 11,010

Financial Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2012 410
2014 420
2015 590
2016 240
2017 270
2018 260
2019 270

Brokerage Clerks
Year Number
2004 810
2005 710
2006 1,030
2007 1,100
2008 1,260
2009 1,300
2010 1,090
2011 1,180
2012 930
2013 830
2014 770
2015 760
2016 740
2017 590
2018 570
2019 490

Correspondence Clerks
Year Number
2004 200
2005 220
2006 180
2007 230
2008 190
2009 170
2010 140
2011 170
2012 150
2013 130
2014 90
2015 70
2017 40
2019 0

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,050
2005 1,920
2006 1,880
2007 2,310
2008 2,490
2009 2,720
2010 2,680
2011 2,810
2012 2,480
2013 2,450
2014 2,870
2015 2,800
2016 1,960
2017 890
2018 0
2019 1,010

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Year Number
2004 950
2005 1,090
2006 1,040
2007 1,090
2008 900
2009 770
2010 0
2011 2,190
2012 2,130
2013 950
2014 510
2015 510
2016 560
2017 560
2018 510
2019 340

Customer Service Representatives
Year Number
2004 45,210
2005 43,920
2006 41,630
2007 41,160
2008 46,360
2009 47,280
2010 46,300
2011 48,610
2012 51,050
2013 56,430
2014 56,310
2015 56,260
2016 60,650
2017 66,670
2018 72,200
2019 69,460

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Year Number
2004 920
2005 930
2006 870
2007 840
2008 860
2009 880
2010 1,160
2011 1,530
2012 1,190
2013 1,000
2014 840
2015 1,140
2016 1,230
2017 1,320
2018 1,230
2019 1,320

File Clerks
Year Number
2004 4,790
2005 4,410
2006 4,470
2007 4,330
2008 3,890
2009 3,440
2010 2,770
2011 2,780
2012 2,690
2013 2,090
2014 1,830
2015 1,530
2016 1,520
2017 1,270
2018 1,520
2019 1,610

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Year Number
2004 4,520
2005 4,940
2006 4,930
2007 5,120
2008 5,340
2009 5,160
2010 4,750
2011 4,740
2012 4,510
2013 4,680
2014 4,670
2015 4,750
2016 4,810
2017 5,270
2018 5,160
2019 5,110

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Year Number
2004 3,620
2005 3,520
2006 3,500
2007 3,780
2008 3,380
2009 3,570
2010 3,150
2011 3,350
2012 3,270
2013 3,360
2014 2,930
2015 2,270
2016 1,710
2017 900
2018 1,130
2019 850

Library Assistants, Clerical
Year Number
2004 1,880
2005 2,090
2006 2,070
2007 2,310
2008 2,580
2009 2,570
2010 2,650
2011 2,630
2012 2,610
2013 2,260
2014 2,480
2015 2,350
2016 2,050
2017 1,420
2018 1,040
2019 930

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Year Number
2004 3,950
2005 4,270
2006 4,830
2007 4,140
2008 3,970
2009 4,060
2010 4,650
2011 4,720
2012 4,390
2013 4,640
2014 3,850
2015 4,210
2016 3,810
2017 3,870
2018 4,050
2019 4,160

New Accounts Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,470
2005 1,890
2006 1,900
2007 2,070
2008 1,860
2009 1,960
2010 1,660
2011 1,780
2012 1,390
2013 1,400
2014 920
2015 1,090
2016 1,160
2017 1,830
2018 1,950
2019 1,920

Order Clerks
Year Number
2004 11,610
2005 9,430
2006 8,150
2007 8,430
2008 9,270
2009 7,990
2010 7,680
2011 9,660
2012 10,110
2013 8,690
2014 6,140
2015 5,140
2016 5,690
2017 6,010
2018 5,480
2019 4,090

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Year Number
2004 3,830
2005 3,560
2006 3,560
2007 3,440
2008 3,520
2009 3,500
2010 3,290
2011 3,170
2012 2,960
2013 2,580
2014 2,510
2015 2,270
2016 2,270
2017 2,200
2018 2,090
2019 2,000

Receptionists and Information Clerks
Year Number
2004 24,470
2005 23,820
2006 24,700
2007 23,100
2008 22,460
2009 19,180
2010 17,930
2011 17,520
2012 17,110
2013 17,590
2014 17,080
2015 18,440
2016 18,630
2017 20,720
2018 24,050
2019 26,910

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Year Number
2004 930
2005 1,080
2006 1,090
2007 1,100
2008 1,070
2009 850
2010 700
2011 750
2012 820
2013 700
2014 690
2015 740
2016 770
2017 880
2018 950
2019 1,100

Information and Record Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2004 4,990
2005 4,790
2006 4,280
2007 4,230
2008 4,180
2009 3,680
2010 3,110
2011 2,850
2012 2,720
2013 2,770
2014 2,440
2015 2,160
2016 1,820
2017 2,260
2018 2,830
2019 3,130

Cargo and Freight Agents
Year Number
2004 1,050
2005 820
2006 830
2007 520
2008 520
2009 480
2010 600
2011 660
2012 720
2013 690
2014 680
2015 780
2016 1,060
2017 970
2018 1,050
2019 880

Couriers and Messengers
Year Number
2004 2,330
2005 2,570
2006 2,330
2007 2,270
2008 2,150
2009 2,060
2010 1,740
2011 1,580
2012 1,550
2013 1,570
2014 1,450
2015 1,510
2016 1,860
2017 2,300
2018 2,630
2019 2,120

Public Safety Telecommunicators
Year Number
2004 1,500
2005 1,580
2006 1,430
2007 1,540
2008 1,560
2009 1,470
2010 1,400
2011 1,410
2012 1,460
2013 1,320
2014 1,210
2015 1,220
2016 1,210
2017 1,350
2018 1,300
2019 1,390

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Year Number
2004 3,630
2005 3,500
2006 3,370
2007 3,220
2008 3,200
2009 3,230
2010 3,290
2011 3,440
2012 3,470
2013 3,510
2014 3,600
2015 4,130
2016 3,910
2017 3,930
2018 4,080
2019 3,770

Meter Readers, Utilities
Year Number
2004 870
2005 680
2006 620
2007 750
2008 580
2009 560
2010 350
2011 450
2012 450
2013 420
2014 380
2015 420
2016 350
2017 340
2018 270
2019 240

Postal Service Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,250
2005 1,290
2006 1,330
2007 1,340
2008 1,370
2009 1,300
2010 1,150
2011 1,080
2012 1,280
2013 1,430
2014 1,430
2015 1,630
2016 1,660
2017 1,610
2018 1,540
2019 1,590

Postal Service Mail Carriers
Year Number
2004 7,260
2005 7,380
2006 7,330
2007 7,300
2008 7,420
2009 7,150
2010 6,930
2011 6,770
2012 6,680
2013 6,620
2014 6,620
2015 6,730
2016 6,780
2017 6,850
2018 7,030
2019 6,910

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2004 4,060
2005 3,850
2006 3,760
2007 3,670
2008 3,340
2009 2,990
2010 2,750
2011 2,650
2012 2,420
2013 2,110
2014 2,110
2015 1,740
2016 1,700
2017 1,720
2018 1,580
2019 1,550

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Year Number
2004 8,460
2005 9,000
2006 8,950
2007 7,690
2008 7,320
2009 6,870
2010 6,740
2011 7,180
2012 6,750
2013 7,200
2014 7,710
2015 7,660
2016 7,020
2017 6,900
2018 6,900
2019 7,100

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Year Number
2004 16,910
2005 17,020
2006 17,820
2007 17,090
2008 17,810
2009 15,480
2010 15,390
2011 16,660
2012 18,000
2013 16,660
2014 15,320
2015 14,330
2016 13,820
2017 13,040
2018 13,130
2019 13,120

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Year Number
2004 2,790
2005 2,450
2006 2,170
2007 1,430
2008 1,270
2009 1,550
2010 1,580
2011 1,480
2012 1,370
2013 1,210
2014 1,180
2015 1,330
2016 1,340
2017 1,220
2018 750
2019 740

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 30,410
2005 29,390
2006 29,230
2007 27,230
2008 24,500
2009 20,330
2010 15,310
2011 11,950
2012 9,800
2013 8,740
2014 9,200
2015 8,060
2016 6,680
2017 5,100
2018 4,780
2019 4,470

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 3,770
2005 3,970
2006 3,780
2007 3,650
2008 3,680
2009 3,850
2010 3,570
2011 3,640
2012 3,620
2013 3,380
2014 2,630
2015 2,220
2016 2,110
2017 1,750
2018 1,480
2019 1,230

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 4,470
2005 5,000
2006 4,700
2007 6,130
2008 7,150
2009 8,820
2010 10,270
2011 13,670
2012 13,720
2013 12,480
2014 9,390
2015 6,450
2016 5,350
2017 4,630
2018 5,370
2019 5,620

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Year Number
2004 37,810
2005 37,930
2006 38,310
2007 38,350
2008 33,950
2009 26,090
2010 22,420
2011 23,300
2012 26,840
2013 26,730
2014 24,030
2015 20,290
2016 18,720
2017 21,180
2018 24,220
2019 25,650

Data Entry Keyers
Year Number
2004 6,260
2005 6,340
2006 5,580
2007 5,680
2008 5,090
2009 4,810
2010 4,060
2011 4,300
2012 4,280
2013 3,680
2014 3,490
2015 3,120
2016 3,130
2017 2,870
2018 2,750
2019 2,500

Word Processors and Typists
Year Number
2004 2,710
2005 2,520
2006 2,450
2007 2,310
2008 2,130
2009 2,060
2010 1,950
2011 1,770
2012 1,570
2013 1,440
2014 1,410
2015 1,220
2016 1,010
2017 740
2018 600
2019 550

Desktop Publishers
Year Number
2004 1,040
2005 1,200
2006 980
2007 910
2008 710
2009 580
2010 510
2011 490
2012 380
2013 430
2014 340
2015 350
2016 270
2017 280
2018 210
2019 150

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Year Number
2004 7,060
2005 7,150
2006 6,350
2007 6,310
2008 7,120
2009 7,480
2010 7,840
2011 7,040
2012 6,520
2013 5,620
2014 5,150
2015 5,900
2016 6,750
2017 7,750
2018 7,810
2019 7,430

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Year Number
2004 3,280
2005 3,460
2006 3,050
2007 3,310
2008 2,890
2009 2,550
2010 2,380
2011 2,520
2012 2,550
2013 2,080
2014 2,580
2015 2,430
2016 2,310
2017 1,470
2018 1,300
2019 1,760

Office Clerks, General
Year Number
2004 44,700
2005 45,180
2006 43,680
2007 45,350
2008 51,150
2009 58,650
2010 63,060
2011 66,520
2012 67,660
2013 74,060
2014 80,800
2015 88,780
2016 84,250
2017 73,170
2018 62,230
2019 58,930

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Year Number
2004 1,950
2005 1,450
2006 1,820
2007 1,530
2008 1,670
2009 1,650
2010 1,420
2011 1,300
2012 1,080
2013 1,200
2014 1,380
2015 1,430
2016 1,120
2017 1,100
2018 1,330
2019 1,270

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Year Number
2004 470
2005 440
2006 470
2007 310
2008 310
2009 220
2010 250
2011 220
2012 160
2013 200
2014 200
2015 230
2016 170
2017 170
2018 130
2019 120

Statistical Assistants
Year Number
2004 210
2005 170
2006 180
2007 280
2008 280
2009 260
2010 140
2011 100
2012 90
2013 90
2014 80
2015 100
2016 110
2017 140
2018 120
2019 0

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 6,610
2005 5,560
2006 4,670
2007 4,090
2008 0
2009 2,640
2012 2,420
2013 2,610
2014 2,460
2015 2,720
2016 3,390
2017 3,970
2018 3,780
2019 3,290