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Numbers of Office and Administrative Support Occupations in Connecticut

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2004 274,350
2005 267,860
2006 270,580
2007 270,970
2008 269,760
2009 256,730
2010 246,880
2011 245,220
2012 239,510
2013 240,870
2014 239,500
2015 240,870
2016 239,310
2017 232,300
2018 232,070
2019 224,330

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Year Number
2004 19,310
2005 19,940
2006 21,340
2007 21,790
2008 22,760
2009 22,790
2010 22,940
2011 23,450
2012 24,280
2013 25,620
2014 26,170
2015 25,300
2016 24,280
2017 24,070
2018 25,510
2019 25,350

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Year Number
2004 2,800
2005 3,100
2006 2,530
2007 2,410
2008 2,000
2009 2,290
2010 2,280
2011 2,230
2013 1,370
2014 1,150
2015 860
2016 630
2017 690
2018 810
2019 880

Telephone Operators
Year Number
2004 920
2005 520
2006 0
2007 110
2008 110
2009 270
2010 190
2011 240
2012 120
2013 140
2014 80
2015 180
2016 210
2017 280
2018 60
2019 0

Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
Year Number
2004 130
2005 120
2006 120
2007 0
2008 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 40
2019 40

Bill and Account Collectors
Year Number
2004 4,540
2005 4,740
2006 4,830
2007 4,520
2008 4,140
2009 3,990
2010 4,320
2011 3,960
2012 4,080
2013 3,600
2014 3,620
2015 2,990
2016 2,610
2017 1,980
2018 1,900
2019 1,790

Billing and Posting Clerks
Year Number
2004 7,620
2005 7,360
2006 7,760
2007 7,590
2008 7,360
2009 7,020
2010 6,900
2011 6,540
2012 6,380
2013 5,970
2014 5,850
2015 5,380
2016 5,630
2017 5,330
2018 5,030
2019 5,110

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Year Number
2004 25,050
2005 24,650
2006 25,270
2007 25,540
2008 24,230
2009 21,270
2010 19,610
2011 19,730
2012 20,200
2013 19,730
2014 19,140
2015 18,650
2016 18,140
2017 17,080
2018 17,520
2019 17,050

Gambling Cage Workers
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,460
2005 2,400
2006 2,470
2007 2,370
2008 2,460
2009 2,260
2010 2,270
2011 2,210
2012 2,110
2013 2,100
2014 1,990
2015 1,980
2016 2,010
2017 1,940
2018 1,820
2019 1,650

Procurement Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,100
2005 1,060
2006 820
2007 850
2008 800
2009 950
2010 980
2011 1,010
2012 950
2013 940
2014 930
2015 890
2016 820
2017 920
2018 960
2019 940

Tellers
Year Number
2004 6,990
2005 7,150
2006 6,930
2007 6,290
2008 5,920
2009 6,010
2010 5,880
2011 6,000
2012 5,300
2013 5,450
2014 5,600
2015 5,140
2016 5,140
2017 6,000
2018 5,290
2019 5,410

Financial Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2012 240
2013 340
2014 470
2015 510
2016 610
2017 560
2018 540
2019 460

Brokerage Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,350
2005 1,420
2006 1,250
2007 1,200
2008 830
2009 1,260
2010 1,460
2011 1,880
2012 1,600
2013 1,420
2014 1,020
2015 950
2016 740
2017 790
2018 640
2019 590

Correspondence Clerks
Year Number
2004 280
2005 250
2006 230
2007 220
2008 180
2009 120
2010 70
2011 70
2012 120
2013 80
2014 90
2015 70
2016 60
2017 50
2018 40

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,650
2005 1,210
2006 1,150
2007 1,470
2008 1,700
2009 1,600
2010 1,400
2011 1,280
2012 1,170
2013 1,220
2014 1,190
2015 1,240
2016 1,290
2017 1,240
2018 1,290
2019 1,200

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Year Number
2004 620
2005 430
2006 420
2007 370
2008 500
2009 530
2010 780
2011 780
2012 680
2013 290
2014 250
2015 240
2016 230
2017 250
2018 230
2019 160

Customer Service Representatives
Year Number
2004 29,600
2005 28,430
2006 29,090
2007 28,840
2008 29,300
2009 28,390
2010 27,160
2011 28,030
2012 28,520
2013 28,490
2014 28,350
2015 29,900
2016 31,790
2017 31,180
2018 30,950
2019 31,100

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Year Number
2005 730
2006 840
2007 820
2008 880
2010 880
2011 950
2012 760
2013 1,060
2014 1,060
2015 1,090
2016 1,130
2017 990
2018 1,020
2019 1,000

File Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,830
2005 2,400
2006 2,500
2007 2,350
2008 2,130
2009 1,950
2010 2,290
2011 2,480
2012 2,380
2013 2,150
2014 1,890
2015 1,620
2016 1,120
2017 930
2018 840
2019 770

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,570
2005 1,590
2006 1,920
2007 1,740
2008 1,820
2009 1,810
2010 1,670
2011 1,640
2012 1,610
2013 1,630
2014 1,870
2015 1,840
2016 1,670
2017 1,460
2018 2,980
2019 1,700

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Year Number
2004 3,070
2005 2,870
2006 3,030
2007 2,960
2008 3,230
2009 2,990
2010 2,670
2011 2,390
2012 2,220
2013 1,870
2014 2,130
2015 1,770
2016 1,470
2017 1,330
2018 1,680
2019 1,650

Library Assistants, Clerical
Year Number
2004 1,580
2005 1,660
2006 1,600
2007 1,480
2008 1,650
2009 1,500
2010 1,490
2011 1,430
2012 1,460
2013 1,480
2014 1,450
2015 1,570
2016 1,550
2017 1,550
2018 1,670
2019 1,760

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,670
2005 1,640
2006 1,700
2007 1,590
2008 1,510
2009 1,520
2010 1,290
2011 1,410
2012 1,470
2013 1,500
2014 1,850
2015 1,760
2016 1,760
2017 1,440
2018 1,650
2019 1,670

New Accounts Clerks
Year Number
2004 320
2005 560
2006 430
2007 460
2008 440
2009 400
2010 310
2011 190
2012 170
2013 150
2014 140
2015 140
2016 90
2017 70
2018 40

Order Clerks
Year Number
2004 3,430
2005 2,900
2006 3,300
2007 3,390
2008 3,280
2009 2,640
2010 2,310
2011 2,350
2012 2,270
2013 1,970
2014 1,780
2015 1,590
2016 1,410
2017 1,040
2018 670
2019 550

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Year Number
2004 1,890
2005 1,650
2006 1,650
2007 1,590
2008 1,660
2009 1,660
2010 1,630
2011 1,680
2012 1,440
2013 1,350
2014 1,180
2015 1,220
2016 1,290
2017 1,280
2018 1,220
2019 1,050

Receptionists and Information Clerks
Year Number
2004 14,670
2005 15,400
2006 15,850
2007 15,880
2008 15,630
2009 14,380
2010 13,660
2011 12,990
2012 12,600
2013 12,570
2014 12,570
2015 13,010
2016 13,290
2017 13,980
2018 14,350
2019 14,200

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,270
2007 980
2008 1,110
2009 1,020
2010 780
2011 810
2012 860
2013 820
2014 590
2015 510
2016 680
2017 910
2018 810
2019 590

Information and Record Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,460
2005 1,830
2006 2,210
2007 2,160
2008 1,520
2009 1,190
2010 1,350
2011 1,190
2012 1,080
2013 1,030
2014 1,100
2015 1,660
2016 1,640
2017 1,360
2018 910
2019 880

Cargo and Freight Agents
Year Number
2004 590
2007 370
2008 480
2009 430
2010 370
2011 320
2012 440
2013 600
2014 650
2015 570
2016 450
2017 490
2018 480
2019 770

Couriers and Messengers
Year Number
2004 950
2005 770
2006 690
2007 680
2008 620
2009 700
2010 640
2011 640
2012 650
2013 600
2014 650
2015 590
2016 570
2017 610
2018 540
2019 760

Public Safety Telecommunicators
Year Number
2004 1,300
2005 1,320
2006 1,380
2007 1,260
2008 1,280
2009 1,380
2010 1,390
2011 1,380
2012 1,440
2013 1,420
2014 1,460
2015 1,380
2016 1,280
2017 1,270
2018 1,090
2019 1,050

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Year Number
2004 2,200
2005 2,180
2006 2,210
2007 2,370
2008 2,540
2009 2,290
2010 2,130
2011 2,060
2012 1,970
2013 1,880
2014 1,690
2015 1,760
2016 2,600
2017 2,850
2018 2,710
2019 2,170

Meter Readers, Utilities
Year Number
2004 200
2005 220
2006 150
2007 170
2008 160
2009 170
2010 180
2011 130
2012 110
2013 160
2014 190
2015 220
2016 180
2017 190
2018 160
2019 120

Postal Service Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,320
2005 1,340
2006 1,320
2007 1,300
2008 1,280
2009 1,170
2010 1,040
2011 1,030
2012 1,000
2013 960
2014 960
2015 1,010
2016 1,040
2017 1,080
2018 1,030
2019 1,080

Postal Service Mail Carriers
Year Number
2004 4,960
2005 4,980
2006 4,990
2007 4,950
2008 5,000
2009 4,880
2010 4,620
2011 4,400
2012 4,220
2013 4,170
2014 4,170
2015 4,380
2016 4,570
2017 4,680
2018 4,800
2019 4,810

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2004 2,820
2005 2,710
2006 2,620
2007 2,530
2008 2,310
2009 2,030
2010 1,780
2011 1,670
2012 1,660
2013 1,530
2014 1,530
2015 1,220
2016 1,170
2017 1,250
2018 1,160
2019 1,130

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Year Number
2004 4,240
2005 4,180
2006 4,260
2007 4,830
2008 4,880
2009 4,620
2010 4,430
2011 4,280
2012 4,100
2013 3,840
2014 4,030
2015 4,470
2016 4,520
2017 4,560
2018 4,370
2019 4,400

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Year Number
2004 9,350
2005 9,180
2006 8,620
2007 8,420
2008 8,930
2009 8,810
2010 8,170
2011 8,130
2012 7,730
2013 8,040
2014 7,410
2015 7,170
2016 6,680
2017 6,410
2018 6,410
2019 6,440

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Year Number
2004 450
2005 330
2006 350
2007 340
2008 400
2009 340
2010 600
2011 650
2012 710
2013 530
2014 480
2015 610
2016 620
2017 550
2018 390
2019 440

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 21,480
2005 22,020
2006 22,720
2007 23,090
2008 23,050
2009 20,260
2010 16,230
2011 13,010
2012 10,650
2013 10,540
2014 9,980
2015 8,970
2016 8,220
2017 7,450
2018 7,580
2019 7,390

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 2,940
2005 2,950
2006 2,720
2007 2,660
2008 2,460
2009 2,360
2010 1,960
2011 2,260
2012 2,140
2013 2,370
2014 1,820
2015 1,840
2016 1,520
2017 1,630
2018 1,880
2019 1,620

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 6,060
2005 4,920
2006 4,980
2007 4,300
2008 3,810
2009 3,310
2010 3,530
2011 3,780
2012 4,270
2013 4,240
2014 4,380
2015 4,130
2016 3,930
2017 4,190
2018 4,470
2019 4,520

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Year Number
2004 25,560
2005 24,120
2006 24,120
2007 25,050
2008 26,480
2009 28,100
2010 29,480
2011 31,700
2012 32,270
2013 33,300
2014 31,990
2015 31,770
2016 31,850
2017 31,170
2018 30,140
2019 27,450

Data Entry Keyers
Year Number
2004 3,700
2005 3,420
2006 3,580
2007 3,530
2008 3,340
2009 3,050
2010 2,750
2011 2,440
2012 1,920
2013 1,730
2014 1,580
2015 1,630
2016 1,500
2017 1,470
2018 1,370
2019 1,420

Word Processors and Typists
Year Number
2004 1,810
2005 1,450
2006 1,770
2007 1,900
2008 1,680
2009 1,100
2010 880
2011 870
2012 800
2013 570
2014 670
2015 850
2016 950
2017 820
2018 640
2019 430

Desktop Publishers
Year Number
2004 510
2005 360
2006 360
2007 330
2008 270
2009 180
2010 150
2011 120
2012 150
2013 110
2014 100
2015 80
2016 90
2017 80
2018 50
2019 40

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Year Number
2004 5,170
2005 5,830
2006 6,080
2007 6,830
2008 7,030
2009 6,620
2010 4,910
2011 4,260
2012 4,410
2013 3,740
2014 4,140
2015 4,590
2016 5,080
2017 5,000
2018 4,980
2019 4,030

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Year Number
2004 2,490
2005 2,130
2006 2,270
2007 2,340
2008 1,960
2009 2,490
2010 2,120
2011 2,210
2012 1,390
2013 1,470
2014 1,460
2015 1,590
2016 1,680
2017 1,380
2018 1,860
2019 1,850

Office Clerks, General
Year Number
2004 33,150
2005 32,920
2006 31,690
2007 30,630
2008 30,590
2009 28,770
2010 27,670
2011 26,950
2012 26,830
2013 27,970
2014 30,350
2015 33,480
2016 32,340
2017 29,690
2018 28,420
2019 28,350

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Year Number
2004 1,230
2005 1,320
2006 1,370
2007 1,310
2008 1,110
2009 760
2010 800
2011 830
2012 730
2013 650
2014 550
2015 520
2016 730
2017 720
2018 700
2019 450

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Year Number
2004 320
2005 340
2006 280
2007 320
2008 300
2009 280
2010 200
2011 160
2012 150
2013 120
2014 110
2015 100
2016 100
2017 90
2018 80
2019 80

Statistical Assistants
Year Number
2004 250
2005 190
2006 160
2007 130
2008 110
2009 90
2010 80
2011 100
2012 100
2013 120
2014 130
2015 160
2016 80
2017 70
2018 130
2019 130

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 3,120
2005 2,670
2006 2,650
2007 2,360
2008 2,540
2009 2,730
2012 5,600
2013 5,870
2014 5,510
2015 5,720
2016 6,270
2017 5,900
2018 6,160
2019 5,850