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Numbers of Office and Administrative Support Occupations in Arkansas

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2004 162,640
2005 162,920
2006 165,240
2007 162,530
2008 167,070
2009 168,050
2010 168,490
2011 163,330
2012 161,690
2013 161,470
2014 161,430
2015 157,150
2016 156,110
2017 152,480
2018 150,620
2019 148,160

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Year Number
2004 12,180
2005 12,190
2006 12,400
2007 12,890
2008 12,970
2009 13,530
2010 13,900
2011 13,710
2012 13,760
2013 13,900
2014 14,570
2015 14,720
2016 14,840
2017 14,630
2018 14,280
2019 13,670

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Year Number
2004 1,520
2005 1,540
2006 1,380
2007 1,430
2008 1,490
2009 1,880
2010 1,370
2011 1,230
2012 970
2013 940
2014 770
2015 720
2016 670
2017 660
2018 540
2019 550

Bill and Account Collectors
Year Number
2004 3,160
2005 3,390
2006 2,880
2007 2,860
2008 2,940
2009 3,110
2010 3,120
2011 2,710
2012 2,260
2013 1,920
2014 1,750
2015 1,810
2016 1,680
2017 1,730
2018 1,550
2019 2,260

Billing and Posting Clerks
Year Number
2004 3,650
2005 4,320
2006 3,780
2007 3,600
2008 3,580
2009 3,720
2010 3,700
2011 3,820
2012 3,760
2013 3,680
2014 3,820
2015 3,860
2016 4,050
2017 4,290
2018 4,170
2019 3,670

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Year Number
2004 16,420
2005 17,680
2006 18,510
2007 18,260
2008 17,470
2009 17,020
2010 14,490
2011 13,370
2012 11,690
2013 11,710
2014 11,810
2015 11,800
2016 12,040
2017 12,070
2018 11,730
2019 11,890

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,890
2005 1,930
2006 1,960
2007 1,720
2008 1,770
2009 1,740
2010 1,640
2011 1,630
2012 1,530
2013 1,460
2014 1,540
2015 1,470
2016 1,420
2017 1,180
2018 1,040
2019 1,040

Procurement Clerks
Year Number
2004 990
2005 560
2006 0
2007 0
2008 710
2009 730
2010 710
2011 730
2012 650
2013 640
2014 630
2015 580
2016 630
2017 750
2018 820
2019 790

Tellers
Year Number
2004 6,310
2005 7,530
2006 7,420
2007 7,140
2008 7,430
2009 7,020
2010 6,830
2011 6,410
2012 6,600
2013 6,480
2014 6,550
2015 6,400
2016 6,130
2017 5,790
2018 5,280
2019 5,520

Financial Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2012 100
2013 100
2014 50
2015 40
2016 40
2017 220
2018 250
2019 270

Brokerage Clerks
Year Number
2004 230
2005 260
2006 190
2007 230
2008 230
2009 220
2010 130
2011 140
2012 160
2013 230
2014 260
2015 230
2016 160
2017 120
2018 140
2019 140

Correspondence Clerks
Year Number
2004 70
2005 30
2006 40
2007 50
2008 40
2009 90
2010 60
2011 70
2013 50
2014 60
2015 100
2016 90
2017 80

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,190
2005 1,040
2006 870
2007 1,170
2008 1,040
2009 1,090
2010 1,060
2011 1,040
2012 1,130
2013 1,110
2014 1,050
2015 1,090
2016 1,010
2017 1,190
2018 1,000
2019 1,000

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Year Number
2004 440
2005 430
2006 290
2007 330
2008 300
2009 230
2010 210
2011 180
2012 210
2013 190
2014 180
2015 120
2016 100
2017 90
2018 90
2019 120

Customer Service Representatives
Year Number
2004 11,470
2005 11,560
2006 12,810
2007 13,190
2008 14,450
2009 14,770
2010 15,940
2011 16,170
2012 18,000
2013 19,380
2014 18,500
2015 18,480
2016 17,300
2017 15,760
2018 16,090
2019 16,000

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Year Number
2004 180
2005 190
2006 440
2007 590
2008 640
2009 1,500
2010 1,900
2011 1,850
2012 1,720
2013 1,770
2014 1,600
2015 1,670
2016 1,620
2017 1,700
2018 1,700
2019 1,620

File Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,470
2005 1,940
2006 2,290
2007 2,010
2008 1,800
2009 1,680
2010 1,020
2011 1,020
2012 1,000
2013 950
2014 800
2015 590
2016 570
2017 480
2018 470
2019 500

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,140
2005 2,460
2006 2,370
2007 2,430
2008 2,580
2009 2,580
2010 2,510
2011 2,400
2012 2,530
2013 2,630
2014 2,580
2015 2,590
2016 2,460
2017 2,610
2018 2,520
2019 2,510

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Year Number
2004 1,340
2005 1,880
2006 2,380
2007 3,000
2008 2,930
2009 2,620
2010 2,630
2011 2,130
2012 1,860
2013 1,130
2014 1,040
2015 1,030
2016 1,210
2017 1,430
2018 1,960
2019 2,860

Library Assistants, Clerical
Year Number
2004 530
2005 490
2006 820
2007 560
2008 570
2009 620
2010 740
2011 940
2012 880
2013 800
2014 710
2015 650
2016 620
2017 530
2018 510
2019 600

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,650
2005 1,870
2006 2,060
2007 2,000
2008 1,690
2009 1,520
2010 1,570
2011 1,520
2012 1,570
2013 1,560
2014 1,490
2015 1,570
2016 1,890
2017 2,120
2018 2,330
2019 2,090

New Accounts Clerks
Year Number
2004 940
2005 900
2006 920
2007 750
2008 730
2009 710
2010 750
2011 840
2012 810
2013 770
2014 670
2015 560
2016 450
2017 510
2018 480
2019 560

Order Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,580
2005 1,570
2006 1,560
2007 1,450
2008 1,650
2009 1,460
2010 1,350
2011 1,330
2012 1,420
2013 1,310
2014 1,110
2015 990
2016 910
2017 800
2018 670
2019 520

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Year Number
2004 2,390
2005 1,400
2006 1,450
2007 1,590
2008 1,720
2009 1,950
2010 1,760
2011 1,620
2012 1,480
2013 1,480
2014 1,470
2015 1,370
2016 1,270
2017 980
2018 890
2019 800

Receptionists and Information Clerks
Year Number
2004 8,330
2005 8,920
2006 8,680
2007 8,120
2008 8,850
2009 8,540
2010 8,760
2011 7,610
2012 7,660
2013 7,360
2014 7,080
2015 6,490
2016 6,940
2017 8,190
2018 9,550
2019 10,790

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Year Number
2004 560
2005 460
2006 260
2007 190
2008 220
2009 210
2010 310
2011 360
2012 460
2013 350
2014 590
2015 420
2016 370
2017 310
2018 220
2019 210

Information and Record Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2004 2,000
2005 2,050
2006 1,750
2007 1,670
2008 2,090
2009 2,480
2010 2,040
2011 1,480
2012 870
2013 920
2014 920
2015 970
2016 850
2017 900
2018 1,200
2019 1,450

Cargo and Freight Agents
Year Number
2004 1,060
2005 920
2006 750
2007 870
2008 940
2009 890
2010 790
2011 820
2012 550
2013 460
2014 480
2015 700
2016 810
2017 880
2018 890
2019 820

Couriers and Messengers
Year Number
2004 800
2005 580
2006 680
2007 730
2008 750
2009 670
2010 580
2011 490
2012 540
2013 550
2014 510
2015 490
2016 500
2017 480
2018 420
2019 440

Public Safety Telecommunicators
Year Number
2004 1,250
2005 1,030
2006 780
2007 1,000
2008 1,130
2009 1,230
2010 1,210
2011 1,270
2012 1,280
2013 1,320
2014 1,230
2015 1,100
2016 1,010
2017 960
2018 980
2019 960

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Year Number
2004 1,790
2005 1,770
2006 1,730
2007 1,800
2008 2,070
2009 2,020
2010 1,830
2011 1,770
2012 1,570
2013 1,550
2014 1,470
2015 1,640
2016 1,620
2017 1,730
2018 1,720
2019 2,140

Meter Readers, Utilities
Year Number
2004 750
2005 860
2006 0
2007 840
2008 900
2009 820
2010 680
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 640
2015 630
2016 770
2017 720
2018 730
2019 0

Postal Service Clerks
Year Number
2004 820
2005 860
2006 920
2007 900
2008 830
2009 800
2010 710
2011 670
2012 720
2013 970
2014 970
2015 1,080
2016 1,100
2017 1,100
2018 1,050
2019 1,090

Postal Service Mail Carriers
Year Number
2004 3,120
2005 3,150
2006 3,250
2007 3,250
2008 3,270
2009 3,140
2010 3,030
2011 3,020
2012 2,920
2013 2,900
2014 2,900
2015 2,910
2016 3,040
2017 3,120
2018 3,260
2019 3,210

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2004 1,360
2005 1,250
2006 1,300
2007 1,300
2008 1,230
2009 1,100
2010 1,020
2011 990
2012 880
2013 700
2014 700
2015 570
2016 590
2017 560
2018 520
2019 530

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,400
2005 2,220
2006 2,220
2007 2,070
2008 2,340
2009 2,270
2010 2,380
2011 2,380
2012 2,330
2013 2,150
2014 2,220
2015 2,840
2016 3,530
2017 3,710
2018 3,370
2019 2,810

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Year Number
2004 7,110
2005 6,590
2006 6,180
2007 6,120
2008 5,650
2009 5,280
2010 5,170
2011 5,470
2012 5,050
2013 4,750
2014 4,340
2015 4,400
2016 4,340
2017 4,440
2018 4,410
2019 5,060

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Year Number
2004 990
2005 910
2006 1,150
2007 1,180
2008 1,210
2009 1,280
2010 1,440
2011 1,480
2012 1,310
2013 1,230
2014 1,030
2015 870
2016 710
2017 1,100
2018 990
2019 930

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 5,710
2005 7,090
2006 6,890
2007 7,190
2008 7,530
2009 8,250
2010 7,000
2011 6,310
2012 5,160
2013 3,630
2014 3,320
2015 2,860
2016 2,600
2017 2,160
2018 2,070
2019 1,920

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 1,560
2005 1,520
2006 1,780
2007 1,570
2008 1,510
2009 1,290
2010 980
2011 940
2012 1,050
2013 1,500
2014 1,480
2015 1,320
2016 1,090
2017 1,170
2018 1,050
2019 840

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 1,640
2005 2,260
2006 2,500
2007 2,990
2008 2,810
2009 2,410
2010 2,100
2011 2,120
2012 2,070
2013 2,770
2014 2,970
2015 3,170
2016 3,430
2017 3,760
2018 3,480
2019 2,420

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Year Number
2004 16,050
2005 13,520
2006 14,400
2007 14,220
2008 16,980
2009 17,180
2010 19,260
2011 20,180
2012 20,350
2013 20,030
2014 20,190
2015 19,300
2016 18,030
2017 15,240
2018 13,870
2019 12,060

Data Entry Keyers
Year Number
2004 2,700
2005 1,730
2006 1,720
2007 1,580
2008 1,770
2009 1,600
2010 1,850
2011 1,610
2012 1,470
2013 1,330
2014 1,250
2015 1,060
2016 1,150
2017 1,090
2018 1,020
2019 850

Word Processors and Typists
Year Number
2004 500
2005 470
2006 470
2007 500
2008 480
2009 410
2010 370
2011 280
2012 190
2013 140
2014 120
2015 0
2016 0
2017 240
2018 170
2019 0

Desktop Publishers
Year Number
2004 160
2005 170
2006 240
2007 170
2008 170
2009 100
2010 200
2011 120
2012 190
2013 110
2014 80
2015 30

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,560
2005 1,680
2006 1,920
2007 1,710
2008 1,640
2009 1,410
2010 1,340
2011 1,260
2012 1,420
2013 1,310
2014 1,290
2015 920
2016 1,180
2017 1,200
2018 1,380
2019 1,550

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Year Number
2004 730
2005 950
2006 870
2007 750
2008 490
2009 520
2010 490
2011 630
2012 500
2013 430
2014 370
2015 410
2016 760
2017 370
2018 400
2019 360

Office Clerks, General
Year Number
2004 23,180
2005 24,750
2006 24,650
2007 22,290
2008 20,640
2009 20,690
2010 24,340
2011 25,060
2012 27,070
2013 27,890
2014 29,510
2015 27,930
2016 28,430
2017 27,260
2018 27,120
2019 26,540

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Year Number
2004 540
2005 320
2006 410
2007 580
2008 660
2009 540
2010 700
2011 820
2012 790
2013 540
2014 230
2015 250
2016 210
2017 280
2018 260
2019 210

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Year Number
2004 180
2005 130
2006 150
2007 90
2008 140
2009 100
2010 110
2011 60
2012 80
2013 80
2014 80
2015 80
2016 50
2017 40

Statistical Assistants
Year Number
2004 1,290
2005 0
2006 990
2009 1,570
2010 1,110
2011 280
2015 30
2016 40
2017 40

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,760
2005 1,600
2006 1,780
2007 1,600
2008 2,040
2009 1,460
2012 1,120
2013 2,310
2014 2,450
2015 2,240
2016 1,800
2017 1,710
2018 1,980
2019 1,990