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Numbers of Office and Administrative Support Occupations in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2005 205,150
2006 206,140
2007 205,280
2008 202,220
2009 192,020
2010 187,950
2011 187,950
2012 188,620
2013 190,720
2014 188,910
2015 189,870
2016 193,620
2017 190,890
2018 184,100
2019 181,380

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Year Number
2005 12,520
2006 12,850
2007 13,490
2008 13,710
2009 13,610
2010 13,820
2011 14,210
2012 16,070
2013 16,210
2014 16,850
2015 19,330
2016 20,200
2017 21,280
2018 21,110
2019 20,570

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Year Number
2005 2,210
2006 2,420
2007 2,090
2008 1,980
2009 1,880
2010 1,710
2011 1,450
2012 1,530
2013 1,400
2014 1,300
2015 680
2016 830
2017 700
2018 620
2019 520

Telephone Operators
Year Number
2006 400
2007 210
2008 0
2009 220
2010 400
2011 0
2012 170
2013 80
2014 100
2015 80
2016 90
2017 60
2018 80
2019 90

Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
Year Number
2010 110
2012 30
2013 40

Bill and Account Collectors
Year Number
2005 6,140
2006 4,990
2007 4,480
2008 5,060
2009 5,220
2010 4,910
2011 3,850
2012 2,910
2013 3,390
2014 3,020
2015 2,980
2016 2,660
2017 2,390
2018 2,480
2019 2,040

Billing and Posting Clerks
Year Number
2005 4,010
2006 4,440
2007 4,790
2008 4,960
2009 4,710
2010 4,360
2011 4,110
2012 3,920
2013 3,910
2014 3,560
2015 3,670
2016 4,100
2017 3,990
2018 4,180
2019 4,040

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Year Number
2005 14,180
2006 14,320
2007 14,570
2008 15,080
2009 14,400
2010 13,240
2011 13,230
2012 13,400
2013 13,670
2014 13,060
2015 12,940
2016 12,450
2017 11,540
2018 11,500
2019 11,580

Gambling Cage Workers
Year Number
2014 160
2015 110

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,680
2006 1,700
2007 1,890
2008 1,830
2009 1,790
2010 1,400
2011 1,340
2012 1,380
2013 1,520
2014 1,480
2015 1,860
2016 1,590
2017 1,580
2018 1,370
2019 1,330

Procurement Clerks
Year Number
2005 710
2006 780
2007 910
2008 920
2009 1,000
2010 850
2011 780
2012 820
2013 720
2014 800
2015 840
2016 920
2017 930
2018 760
2019 790

Tellers
Year Number
2005 4,730
2006 4,670
2007 4,770
2008 4,740
2009 4,680
2010 4,870
2011 4,680
2012 4,340
2013 3,540
2014 3,770
2015 4,210
2016 3,740
2017 3,280
2018 2,410
2019 2,300

Financial Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2012 280
2013 430
2014 0
2015 0
2016 310
2017 290
2018 280
2019 230

Brokerage Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,050
2006 1,070
2007 1,090
2008 860
2009 290
2010 300
2011 340
2012 450
2013 400
2014 460
2015 330
2016 500
2017 520
2018 940
2019 1,030

Correspondence Clerks
Year Number
2006 80
2007 50
2008 60
2009 60
2011 120
2012 110
2013 110
2014 190
2015 190
2016 220
2017 290
2018 250
2019 260

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Year Number
2005 2,530
2008 510
2009 330
2010 560
2011 680
2012 310
2013 250
2014 260
2015 160
2016 150
2017 320
2018 410
2019 380

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Year Number
2005 610
2006 730
2007 530
2008 480
2009 230
2010 300
2011 290
2012 220
2013 190
2014 280
2015 290
2016 300
2017 290
2018 260
2019 280

Customer Service Representatives
Year Number
2005 17,750
2006 18,710
2007 19,560
2008 18,920
2009 18,440
2010 19,010
2011 21,080
2012 21,830
2013 23,240
2014 24,500
2015 24,370
2016 24,460
2017 25,320
2018 26,110
2019 26,060

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Year Number
2005 330
2006 1,350
2007 1,220
2008 1,220
2009 1,250
2010 1,350
2011 1,230
2012 1,280
2013 1,040
2014 1,010
2015 1,330
2016 1,290
2017 1,210
2018 1,130
2019 1,230

File Clerks
Year Number
2005 2,280
2006 2,270
2007 1,800
2008 1,710
2009 1,260
2010 1,180
2011 1,150
2012 1,050
2013 1,110
2014 1,150
2015 1,140
2016 970
2017 850
2018 790
2019 710

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,040
2006 920
2007 1,150
2008 1,250
2009 1,240
2010 1,330
2011 1,180
2012 1,110
2013 1,120
2014 1,480
2015 1,420
2016 1,380
2017 1,610
2018 1,390
2019 1,490

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Year Number
2005 1,500
2006 1,760
2007 2,020
2008 1,830
2009 1,830
2010 2,040
2011 1,990
2012 1,990
2013 2,270
2014 2,270
2015 2,520
2016 2,520
2017 2,540
2018 2,640
2019 2,560

Library Assistants, Clerical
Year Number
2005 1,070
2006 1,270
2007 1,320
2008 1,330
2009 1,460
2010 1,280
2011 1,660
2012 1,230
2013 1,050
2014 950
2015 1,110
2016 880
2017 850
2018 840
2019 760

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Year Number
2005 2,420
2006 2,280
2007 2,330
2008 1,890
2009 1,650
2010 1,110
2011 1,610
2012 1,600
2013 1,710
2014 1,100
2015 1,070
2016 1,180
2017 1,290
2018 1,870
2019 1,600

New Accounts Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,130
2006 820
2007 950
2008 800
2009 660
2010 510
2011 290
2012 460
2013 470
2014 570
2015 630
2016 450
2017 560
2018 330
2019 350

Order Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,960
2006 2,170
2007 1,970
2008 1,740
2009 1,520
2010 1,410
2011 1,260
2012 1,120
2013 1,150
2014 1,480
2015 1,730
2016 1,620
2017 1,050
2018 820
2019 930

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Year Number
2005 1,590
2006 1,570
2007 1,620
2008 1,540
2009 1,680
2010 1,670
2011 1,920
2012 2,090
2013 2,330
2014 2,150
2015 2,030
2016 2,230
2017 2,350
2018 2,260
2019 1,910

Receptionists and Information Clerks
Year Number
2005 12,100
2006 12,420
2007 12,920
2008 12,810
2009 12,260
2010 10,420
2011 10,630
2012 10,720
2013 11,390
2014 10,340
2015 10,160
2016 9,490
2017 9,400
2018 8,810
2019 9,640

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,480
2006 1,280
2007 1,450
2008 1,140
2009 840
2010 570
2011 610
2012 810
2013 1,060
2014 1,080
2015 1,060
2016 940
2017 880
2018 1,120
2019 1,060

Information and Record Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2005 3,540
2006 2,800
2007 2,770
2008 2,360
2009 2,000
2010 1,960
2011 2,030
2012 2,150
2013 2,400
2014 2,290
2015 2,000
2016 1,980
2017 1,520
2018 1,440
2019 1,180

Cargo and Freight Agents
Year Number
2005 390
2007 530
2008 720
2009 750
2010 800
2011 860
2012 570
2013 430
2014 330
2015 480
2016 530
2017 520
2018 660
2019 620

Couriers and Messengers
Year Number
2005 580
2006 610
2007 640
2008 820
2009 530
2010 550
2011 490
2012 440
2013 410
2014 340
2015 430
2016 520
2017 520
2018 390
2019 280

Public Safety Telecommunicators
Year Number
2005 670
2006 940
2007 950
2008 830
2009 710
2010 830
2011 850
2012 640
2013 650
2014 660
2015 780
2016 820
2017 780
2018 790
2019 870

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Year Number
2005 1,510
2006 1,830
2007 1,700
2008 1,440
2009 1,300
2010 1,640
2011 1,850
2012 1,850
2013 1,450
2014 1,750
2015 1,690
2016 1,810
2017 1,650
2018 1,830
2019 1,920

Meter Readers, Utilities
Year Number
2005 310
2006 340
2007 320
2008 280
2009 210
2010 280
2011 0
2012 290
2013 180
2014 240
2015 190
2016 170
2017 60
2018 90
2019 90

Postal Service Clerks
Year Number
2005 730
2006 750
2007 730
2008 730
2009 640
2010 550
2011 550
2012 560
2013 530
2014 530
2015 550
2016 580
2017 590
2018 560
2019 560

Postal Service Mail Carriers
Year Number
2005 3,440
2006 3,390
2007 3,410
2008 3,440
2009 3,240
2010 3,150
2011 3,040
2012 2,970
2013 2,940
2014 2,940
2015 2,970
2016 3,190
2017 3,260
2018 3,360
2019 3,330

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 2,010
2006 2,110
2007 1,890
2008 1,830
2009 1,650
2010 1,450
2011 1,360
2012 1,480
2013 1,370
2014 1,370
2015 1,270
2016 1,390
2017 1,420
2018 1,200
2019 1,120

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Year Number
2005 2,290
2006 2,490
2007 2,220
2008 2,040
2009 1,850
2010 1,960
2011 1,940
2012 1,820
2013 1,900
2014 1,880
2015 2,260
2016 2,480
2017 2,670
2018 2,730
2019 2,360

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Year Number
2005 5,800
2006 5,880
2007 5,520
2008 5,770
2009 5,740
2010 5,390
2011 5,190
2012 5,090
2013 5,170
2014 5,300
2015 6,020
2016 5,700
2017 5,850
2018 4,470
2019 5,380

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Year Number
2005 410
2006 570
2007 340
2008 290
2009 340
2010 370
2011 350
2012 320
2013 300
2014 450
2015 410
2016 510
2017 440
2018 570
2019 520

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 13,280
2006 12,450
2007 12,840
2008 12,060
2009 12,200
2010 10,020
2011 9,400
2012 7,550
2013 7,400
2014 6,540
2015 5,630
2016 5,020
2017 4,740
2018 4,930
2019 4,610

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 2,740
2006 3,010
2007 2,130
2008 1,940
2009 1,890
2010 2,180
2011 2,090
2012 1,930
2013 1,990
2014 2,390
2015 2,460
2016 2,200
2017 1,630
2018 1,390
2019 1,450

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 4,710
2006 4,690
2007 4,470
2008 5,270
2009 5,200
2010 6,030
2011 5,710
2012 5,990
2013 6,530
2014 6,870
2015 6,470
2016 5,940
2017 5,470
2018 6,240
2019 5,780

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Year Number
2005 22,030
2006 21,580
2007 20,770
2008 19,590
2009 16,030
2010 18,040
2011 21,440
2012 26,670
2013 29,920
2014 30,770
2015 31,170
2016 31,470
2017 30,330
2018 29,830
2019 28,820

Data Entry Keyers
Year Number
2005 3,280
2006 3,290
2007 3,080
2008 2,320
2009 2,070
2010 2,000
2011 1,880
2012 2,260
2013 2,140
2014 2,390
2015 2,140
2016 2,410
2017 1,970
2018 1,650
2019 1,280

Word Processors and Typists
Year Number
2005 1,600
2006 1,510
2007 1,080
2008 920
2009 950
2010 800
2011 720
2012 620
2013 650
2014 530
2015 450
2016 320
2017 290
2018 180
2019 180

Desktop Publishers
Year Number
2005 330
2006 300
2007 310
2008 320
2009 290
2010 270
2011 230
2012 170
2013 140
2014 110
2015 150
2016 170
2017 190
2018 180
2019 160

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Year Number
2005 2,160
2006 2,410
2007 2,100
2008 1,860
2009 2,030
2010 2,500
2011 2,240
2012 1,930
2013 1,550
2014 1,470
2015 1,570
2016 1,450
2017 1,630
2018 1,810
2019 1,780

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Year Number
2005 2,100
2006 1,980
2007 2,020
2008 2,140
2009 1,610
2010 1,280
2011 1,210
2012 1,070
2013 800
2014 880
2015 890
2016 1,050
2017 1,010
2018 820
2019 750

Office Clerks, General
Year Number
2005 32,050
2006 32,640
2007 34,490
2008 34,950
2009 34,420
2010 32,840
2011 29,710
2012 26,660
2013 24,380
2014 22,450
2015 21,040
2016 25,730
2017 26,190
2018 21,540
2019 21,640

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Year Number
2005 690
2006 820
2007 690
2008 670
2009 770
2010 500
2011 470
2012 450
2013 350
2014 360
2015 430
2016 580
2017 670
2018 580
2019 530

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Year Number
2005 140
2006 100
2007 100
2008 140
2009 450
2010 660
2011 140
2012 160
2013 160
2014 120
2015 200
2016 200
2017 170

Statistical Assistants
Year Number
2005 230
2006 180
2007 180
2008 180
2009 70
2010 90
2011 110
2012 120
2013 100
2014 90
2015 80
2016 80
2017 90
2018 100
2019 70

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 3,110
2006 4,200
2007 2,820
2008 2,940
2009 2,570
2012 3,630
2013 3,080
2014 2,490
2015 1,900
2016 1,850
2017 1,860
2018 2,000
2019 2,360