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Numbers of Office and Administrative Support Occupations in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2005 354,870
2006 372,660
2007 399,550
2008 399,120
2009 386,130
2010 374,770
2011 386,970
2012 398,970
2013 416,790
2014 424,780
2015 431,120
2016 427,590
2017 366,280
2018 422,000
2019 418,890

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Year Number
2005 25,070
2006 26,800
2007 29,170
2008 30,100
2009 29,840
2010 28,660
2011 29,020
2012 28,180
2013 29,020
2014 28,360
2015 28,300
2016 27,990
2017 27,950
2018 28,430
2019 28,090

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Year Number
2005 3,050
2006 2,320
2007 2,520
2008 2,610
2009 2,720
2010 2,410
2011 2,330
2012 2,270
2013 2,680
2014 2,280
2015 2,110
2016 1,480
2017 1,240
2018 1,360
2019 1,110

Telephone Operators
Year Number
2007 820
2008 710
2009 360
2010 140
2014 120
2015 100
2016 40
2018 0

Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
Year Number
2018 30
2019 40

Bill and Account Collectors
Year Number
2005 9,830
2006 10,250
2007 11,170
2008 9,330
2009 7,950
2010 7,190
2011 8,500
2012 9,450
2013 9,800
2014 8,600
2015 7,240
2016 6,390
2017 5,430
2018 6,270
2019 5,920

Billing and Posting Clerks
Year Number
2005 8,710
2006 8,120
2007 8,650
2008 9,350
2009 10,230
2010 11,130
2011 11,630
2012 11,510
2013 11,200
2014 11,730
2015 11,320
2016 10,410
2017 10,020
2018 9,620
2019 10,740

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Year Number
2005 31,710
2006 33,150
2007 31,660
2008 32,530
2009 30,870
2010 30,550
2011 29,600
2012 29,190
2013 30,010
2014 30,010
2015 30,960
2016 29,940
2017 29,840
2018 33,180
2019 31,530

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Year Number
2005 3,400
2006 3,680
2007 3,900
2008 3,940
2009 3,850
2010 3,490
2011 3,780
2012 4,040
2013 4,260
2014 4,150
2015 3,760
2016 3,690
2017 3,830
2018 3,490
2019 3,360

Procurement Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,160
2006 1,020
2007 1,070
2008 1,230
2009 1,290
2010 1,210
2011 1,130
2012 1,190
2013 1,470
2014 1,830
2015 1,870
2016 1,650
2017 1,350
2018 1,410
2019 1,560

Tellers
Year Number
2005 8,540
2006 8,890
2007 9,130
2008 9,750
2009 8,900
2010 8,690
2011 8,870
2012 8,870
2013 8,930
2014 8,800
2015 9,860
2016 10,590
2017 11,060
2018 9,710
2019 9,060

Financial Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2012 260
2013 290
2014 170
2015 330
2016 310
2017 0
2018 0
2019 1,390

Brokerage Clerks
Year Number
2005 680
2006 820
2007 1,090
2008 1,100
2009 940
2010 790
2011 920
2012 1,090
2013 1,200
2014 880
2015 790
2016 1,000
2017 1,230
2018 1,360
2019 890

Correspondence Clerks
Year Number
2005 260
2006 0
2007 410
2008 250
2009 240
2010 170
2011 130
2012 180
2013 100
2014 120
2015 70
2016 70
2017 70
2018 80

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,150
2006 830
2007 820
2008 760
2009 1,030
2010 980
2011 1,060
2012 1,580
2013 1,640
2014 1,640
2015 1,660
2016 1,740
2017 1,930
2018 2,920
2019 3,070

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Year Number
2005 800
2006 1,150
2007 1,310
2008 1,540
2009 1,400
2010 1,110
2011 1,340
2012 1,790
2013 2,060
2014 1,800
2015 1,110
2016 710
2017 630
2018 490
2019 500

Customer Service Representatives
Year Number
2005 40,830
2006 45,610
2007 49,510
2008 53,260
2009 51,950
2010 48,170
2011 45,820
2012 45,340
2013 50,750
2014 54,350
2015 58,610
2016 54,880
2017 0
2018 58,540
2019 61,270

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Year Number
2005 240
2006 490
2007 440
2008 410
2009 470
2010 530
2011 510
2012 1,390
2013 1,390
2014 1,370
2015 1,400
2016 1,440
2017 0
2018 0
2019 2,550

File Clerks
Year Number
2005 5,020
2006 4,650
2007 4,210
2008 3,760
2009 3,590
2010 3,780
2011 3,790
2012 3,800
2013 3,460
2014 2,930
2015 3,130
2016 2,900
2017 2,860
2018 2,770
2019 2,500

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Year Number
2005 2,290
2006 2,610
2007 2,730
2008 3,360
2009 3,710
2010 3,770
2011 3,580
2012 3,420
2013 3,000
2014 3,480
2015 3,320
2016 3,840
2017 4,230
2018 4,950
2019 5,190

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Year Number
2005 5,110
2006 5,330
2007 4,660
2008 4,150
2009 4,070
2010 5,680
2011 5,800
2012 4,320
2013 2,410
2014 2,820
2015 2,840
2016 2,290
2017 2,560
2018 1,910
2019 2,600

Library Assistants, Clerical
Year Number
2005 1,130
2006 1,070
2007 1,060
2008 990
2009 1,120
2010 1,130
2011 1,180
2012 1,380
2013 1,510
2014 1,520
2015 1,090
2016 980
2017 960
2018 790
2019 1,080

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Year Number
2005 0
2006 2,510
2007 2,800
2008 3,010
2009 2,770
2010 2,850
2011 2,970
2012 3,540
2013 4,390
2014 4,610
2015 4,320
2016 4,330
2017 4,610
2018 4,980
2019 3,970

New Accounts Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,370
2006 1,380
2007 1,550
2008 1,320
2009 1,050
2010 700
2011 1,390
2012 1,640
2013 2,250
2014 1,430
2015 1,020
2016 330
2017 320
2018 520
2019 950

Order Clerks
Year Number
2005 3,870
2006 4,200
2007 4,220
2008 4,370
2009 3,640
2010 3,310
2011 3,460
2012 3,680
2013 3,600
2014 4,150
2015 5,170
2016 6,040
2017 5,460
2018 4,470
2019 3,220

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Year Number
2005 2,600
2006 2,500
2007 2,440
2008 2,380
2009 2,430
2010 2,500
2011 2,450
2012 2,430
2013 2,360
2014 2,410
2015 2,500
2016 2,550
2017 2,800
2018 2,800
2019 2,550

Receptionists and Information Clerks
Year Number
2005 18,380
2006 19,540
2007 20,810
2008 18,270
2009 17,310
2010 15,120
2011 15,210
2012 14,070
2013 13,680
2014 14,250
2015 13,990
2016 14,790
2017 15,970
2018 17,530
2019 18,380

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Year Number
2007 7,890
2009 0
2010 0
2011 3,060
2012 3,080
2013 3,150
2014 2,590
2015 2,210
2016 2,730
2017 3,300
2018 5,270
2019 6,410

Information and Record Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2005 3,200
2006 2,330
2007 2,570
2008 2,380
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 2,860
2013 3,050
2014 2,930
2015 2,550
2016 2,610
2017 2,610
2018 2,840
2019 2,860

Cargo and Freight Agents
Year Number
2005 2,970
2006 3,220
2007 3,920
2008 3,100
2009 3,350
2010 3,010
2011 2,400
2012 1,920
2013 1,640
2014 2,410
2015 2,730
2016 3,300
2017 2,990
2018 2,690
2019 2,660

Couriers and Messengers
Year Number
2005 1,350
2006 1,660
2007 1,530
2008 1,160
2009 1,160
2010 1,130
2011 1,440
2012 1,040
2013 990
2014 1,300
2015 1,230
2016 1,590
2017 1,250
2018 1,320
2019 1,180

Public Safety Telecommunicators
Year Number
2005 970
2006 1,830
2007 1,440
2008 1,500
2009 1,360
2010 1,440
2011 1,360
2012 980
2013 1,270
2014 1,310
2015 1,430
2016 1,290
2017 1,350
2018 1,560
2019 1,470

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Year Number
2005 3,600
2006 3,870
2007 3,980
2008 3,740
2009 4,350
2010 4,570
2011 4,800
2012 4,300
2013 4,510
2014 4,970
2015 5,350
2016 5,500
2017 5,490
2018 5,460
2019 5,640

Meter Readers, Utilities
Year Number
2005 820
2006 590
2007 410
2008 400
2009 350
2010 620
2011 540
2012 530
2013 460
2014 400
2015 280
2016 230
2017 380
2018 510
2019 540

Postal Service Clerks
Year Number
2005 520
2006 590
2007 620
2008 630
2009 600
2010 580
2011 580
2012 620
2013 590
2014 590
2015 610
2016 590
2017 640
2018 670
2019 840

Postal Service Mail Carriers
Year Number
2005 5,490
2006 5,610
2007 5,560
2008 5,710
2009 5,550
2010 5,340
2011 5,160
2012 5,020
2013 5,310
2014 5,310
2015 5,620
2016 6,170
2017 6,270
2018 6,330
2019 6,690

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 3,130
2006 2,920
2007 2,830
2008 2,810
2009 2,280
2010 1,910
2011 1,790
2012 1,670
2013 1,680
2014 1,680
2015 1,550
2016 1,620
2017 1,560
2018 1,450
2019 1,490

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Year Number
2005 5,440
2006 5,090
2007 5,350
2008 5,510
2009 7,190
2010 7,340
2011 8,280
2012 8,510
2013 8,780
2014 9,470
2015 9,360
2016 8,870
2017 8,820
2018 9,310
2019 9,410

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Year Number
2005 12,910
2006 12,440
2007 14,290
2008 15,630
2009 15,740
2010 14,520
2011 15,620
2012 17,130
2013 18,570
2014 19,030
2015 19,070
2016 18,050
2017 15,640
2018 15,650
2019 18,650

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Year Number
2005 1,900
2006 2,110
2007 2,080
2008 1,650
2009 1,620
2010 1,160
2011 1,120
2012 950
2013 1,470
2014 1,370
2015 1,980
2016 1,900
2017 2,030
2018 1,930
2019 1,390

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 37,600
2006 38,390
2007 40,790
2008 38,330
2009 32,530
2010 25,180
2011 22,150
2012 19,790
2013 17,530
2014 15,240
2015 12,270
2016 10,910
2017 9,710
2018 9,100
2019 8,910

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 3,920
2006 4,350
2007 3,760
2008 3,210
2009 3,400
2010 3,090
2011 3,630
2012 3,610
2013 4,410
2014 3,840
2015 3,430
2016 3,310
2017 3,560
2018 3,680
2019 2,630

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 3,020
2006 3,980
2007 4,070
2008 6,940
2009 8,640
2010 13,820
2011 15,330
2012 19,020
2013 19,910
2014 20,090
2015 22,710
2016 25,130
2017 27,510
2018 22,960
2019 18,610

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Year Number
2005 37,640
2006 40,380
2007 45,280
2008 45,860
2009 37,630
2010 35,300
2011 37,720
2012 42,190
2013 42,140
2014 40,610
2015 43,160
2016 42,230
2017 43,120
2018 42,710
2019 40,550

Data Entry Keyers
Year Number
2005 5,540
2006 5,270
2007 4,660
2008 4,300
2009 4,290
2010 4,710
2011 4,670
2012 5,040
2013 4,910
2014 5,510
2015 5,140
2016 4,640
2017 4,070
2018 4,120
2019 4,070

Word Processors and Typists
Year Number
2005 950
2006 820
2007 820
2008 720
2009 690
2010 490
2011 510
2012 390
2013 370
2014 340
2015 340
2016 270
2017 210
2018 280
2019 730

Desktop Publishers
Year Number
2005 310
2006 300
2007 260
2008 200
2009 240
2010 180
2011 160
2012 150
2013 130
2014 150
2015 160
2016 270
2017 340
2018 290
2019 0

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Year Number
2005 0
2006 2,680
2007 2,690
2008 3,460
2009 2,910
2010 2,550
2011 2,310
2012 3,410
2013 4,340
2014 5,360
2015 5,430
2016 5,890
2017 5,580
2018 5,420
2019 5,280

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Year Number
2005 1,730
2006 1,740
2007 1,630
2008 1,730
2009 1,680
2010 1,650
2011 1,410
2012 1,200
2013 1,430
2014 1,630
2015 1,720
2016 1,460
2017 1,270
2018 1,160
2019 1,140

Office Clerks, General
Year Number
2005 42,910
2006 41,870
2007 42,960
2008 48,080
2009 55,770
2010 59,360
2011 65,810
2012 68,380
2013 75,680
2014 81,770
2015 83,130
2016 86,090
2017 81,930
2018 77,240
2019 73,810

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Year Number
2005 1,280
2006 2,280
2007 2,700
2008 2,480
2009 1,820
2010 1,550
2011 1,390
2012 1,210
2013 1,500
2014 1,630
2015 1,490
2016 1,230
2017 1,190
2018 1,210
2019 940

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Year Number
2005 80
2006 60
2007 80
2008 60
2009 100
2010 70
2011 70
2012 110
2013 160
2014 170
2015 110
2016 80
2017 40
2018 30

Statistical Assistants
Year Number
2005 70
2006 60
2007 60
2008 80
2009 70
2010 100
2011 50
2012 60
2013 40
2014 100
2015 90
2016 90
2017 50
2018 100
2019 80

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 2,320
2006 1,300
2007 1,170
2008 970
2009 1,080
2012 1,190
2013 1,310
2014 1,170
2015 1,100
2016 1,160
2017 1,020
2018 1,100
2019 1,390