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Numbers of Office and Administrative Support Occupations in Iowa

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2004 215,780
2005 212,860
2006 211,210
2007 214,980
2008 216,370
2009 211,790
2010 202,610
2011 201,750
2012 199,750
2013 196,890
2014 202,160
2015 201,780
2016 201,240
2017 199,990
2018 197,670
2019 192,690

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Year Number
2004 11,840
2005 10,640
2006 9,580
2007 9,640
2008 9,770
2009 10,310
2010 10,740
2011 10,140
2012 9,870
2013 9,500
2014 10,250
2015 10,430
2016 10,810
2017 11,790
2018 11,970
2019 11,700

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Year Number
2004 1,280
2005 1,480
2006 1,310
2007 1,310
2008 1,280
2009 1,240
2010 1,060
2011 820
2012 800
2013 760
2014 570
2015 530
2016 460
2017 410
2018 320
2019 330

Telephone Operators
Year Number
2009 190
2013 130
2014 100
2015 120
2016 130
2017 110
2018 80

Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
Year Number
2004 0
2005 60
2006 60
2007 40
2008 30
2013 60
2014 0
2015 60

Bill and Account Collectors
Year Number
2004 3,350
2005 3,960
2006 3,950
2007 3,540
2008 3,310
2009 3,380
2010 4,080
2011 3,920
2012 3,450
2013 3,190
2014 3,030
2015 2,750
2016 2,370
2017 2,650
2018 2,820
2019 2,430

Billing and Posting Clerks
Year Number
2004 4,390
2005 5,640
2006 5,370
2007 5,270
2008 5,250
2009 5,280
2010 4,510
2011 4,110
2012 3,930
2013 4,120
2014 4,270
2015 4,300
2016 4,310
2017 4,320
2018 4,310
2019 4,540

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Year Number
2004 22,810
2005 22,760
2006 22,020
2007 21,450
2008 22,070
2009 21,600
2010 21,050
2011 20,090
2012 19,410
2013 19,280
2014 18,820
2015 19,590
2016 19,630
2017 19,600
2018 19,780
2019 19,040

Gambling Cage Workers
Year Number
2004 400
2005 480
2006 310
2007 390
2008 400
2009 550
2010 490
2011 490
2012 340
2013 280
2014 270
2015 300
2016 250
2017 250
2018 260
2019 270

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,010
2005 1,750
2006 1,580
2007 1,290
2008 1,350
2009 1,270
2010 1,270
2011 1,410
2012 1,570
2013 1,430
2014 1,220
2015 1,150
2016 1,060
2017 1,090
2018 1,010
2019 1,030

Procurement Clerks
Year Number
2004 530
2005 520
2006 620
2007 570
2008 580
2009 580
2010 540
2011 520
2012 520
2013 480
2014 500
2015 530
2016 550
2017 530
2018 490
2019 480

Tellers
Year Number
2004 8,770
2005 7,960
2006 8,490
2007 8,020
2008 8,200
2009 8,350
2010 8,770
2011 8,510
2012 8,750
2013 8,370
2014 7,640
2015 8,610
2016 8,420
2017 6,660
2018 6,810
2019 5,970

Financial Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2012 140
2013 230
2014 280
2015 430
2016 440
2017 430
2018 320
2019 360

Brokerage Clerks
Year Number
2004 370
2005 380
2006 460
2007 370
2008 440
2009 610
2010 590
2011 630
2012 520
2013 510
2014 460
2015 390
2016 440
2017 400
2018 440
2019 390

Correspondence Clerks
Year Number
2004 210
2005 160
2006 180
2007 180
2008 80
2009 80
2010 90
2011 80
2012 110
2013 90
2014 100
2015 90
2016 150
2017 130
2018 0

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Year Number
2004 960
2005 980
2006 1,210
2007 1,330
2008 1,510
2009 1,660
2010 1,810
2011 1,750
2012 1,600
2013 1,720
2014 1,740
2015 1,840
2016 1,540
2017 1,730
2018 1,830
2019 1,790

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Year Number
2004 780
2005 0
2006 350
2007 430
2008 480
2009 440
2010 350
2011 360
2012 610
2013 650
2014 990
2015 1,000
2016 660
2017 400
2018 410
2019 370

Customer Service Representatives
Year Number
2004 24,170
2005 23,950
2006 23,570
2007 24,670
2008 25,510
2009 25,220
2010 25,400
2011 24,350
2012 23,540
2013 23,190
2014 25,820
2015 25,710
2016 29,170
2017 32,760
2018 32,730
2019 32,240

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Year Number
2004 900
2005 970
2006 1,130
2007 1,070
2008 1,070
2009 1,060
2010 1,250
2011 1,150
2012 1,250
2013 1,220
2014 1,510
2015 1,490
2016 1,020
2017 1,010
2018 1,000
2019 1,010

File Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,390
2005 1,280
2006 1,130
2007 1,450
2008 1,580
2009 1,490
2010 1,220
2011 840
2012 910
2013 850
2014 840
2015 850
2016 850
2017 700
2018 580
2019 520

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,400
2005 2,810
2006 3,000
2007 3,070
2008 3,160
2009 3,250
2010 3,090
2011 2,920
2012 2,970
2013 3,180
2014 3,270
2015 3,590
2016 3,890
2017 3,970
2018 3,840
2019 3,580

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Year Number
2004 1,100
2005 1,300
2006 1,430
2007 1,360
2008 1,450
2009 1,570
2010 1,430
2011 1,500
2012 1,570
2013 1,700
2014 1,610
2015 1,590
2016 1,500
2017 1,380
2018 1,510
2019 1,420

Library Assistants, Clerical
Year Number
2004 2,150
2005 2,050
2006 1,750
2007 1,880
2008 1,760
2009 1,580
2010 1,430
2011 1,450
2012 1,520
2013 1,480
2014 1,590
2015 1,660
2016 1,640
2017 1,740
2018 1,640
2019 1,750

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,670
2005 2,610
2006 3,340
2007 3,090
2008 3,790
2009 3,550
2010 2,550
2011 2,550
2012 2,460
2013 3,740
2014 4,780
2015 4,750
2016 4,350
2017 4,480
2018 4,640
2019 3,780

New Accounts Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,210
2005 580
2006 400
2007 520
2008 680
2009 780
2010 1,040
2011 1,020
2012 1,100
2013 1,000
2014 970
2015 1,250
2016 1,160
2017 980
2018 1,190
2019 1,220

Order Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,420
2005 2,740
2006 2,620
2007 2,790
2008 2,580
2009 2,610
2010 2,540
2011 2,750
2012 2,790
2013 2,290
2014 2,210
2015 1,440
2016 1,230
2017 1,200
2018 1,240
2019 820

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Year Number
2004 1,150
2005 1,120
2006 1,120
2007 1,220
2008 1,370
2009 1,390
2010 1,330
2011 1,290
2012 1,330
2013 1,270
2014 1,170
2015 1,100
2016 1,000
2017 980
2018 870
2019 900

Receptionists and Information Clerks
Year Number
2004 9,420
2005 10,260
2006 10,430
2007 10,610
2008 10,470
2009 9,980
2010 9,360
2011 9,040
2012 8,980
2013 8,710
2014 8,580
2015 8,460
2016 8,310
2017 8,170
2018 8,350
2019 8,440

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Year Number
2004 470
2005 330
2006 360
2007 0
2008 390
2009 440
2010 330
2011 0
2012 180
2013 250
2014 180
2015 190
2016 0
2017 350
2018 0
2019 390

Information and Record Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,660
2005 1,890
2006 1,630
2007 1,500
2008 1,140
2009 1,160
2010 1,020
2011 1,000
2012 950
2013 920
2014 900
2015 830
2016 1,050
2017 1,060
2018 920
2019 680

Cargo and Freight Agents
Year Number
2004 300
2005 250
2006 0
2007 280
2008 300
2009 270
2010 240
2011 270
2012 590
2013 530
2014 550
2015 400
2016 530
2017 480
2018 400
2019 390

Couriers and Messengers
Year Number
2004 1,270
2005 690
2006 720
2007 730
2008 800
2009 750
2010 900
2011 780
2012 700
2013 540
2014 450
2015 530
2016 630
2017 660
2018 560
2019 580

Public Safety Telecommunicators
Year Number
2004 980
2005 780
2006 740
2007 760
2008 840
2009 890
2010 880
2011 860
2012 860
2013 880
2014 1,000
2015 1,070
2016 1,070
2017 1,030
2018 990
2019 920

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Year Number
2004 1,760
2005 1,540
2006 1,860
2007 1,720
2008 1,640
2009 1,650
2010 1,790
2011 2,010
2012 1,870
2013 1,720
2014 1,700
2015 1,720
2016 1,620
2017 1,570
2018 1,700
2019 1,790

Meter Readers, Utilities
Year Number
2004 780
2005 480
2006 450
2007 540
2008 620
2009 610
2010 470
2011 390
2012 300
2013 320
2014 300
2015 310
2016 310
2017 310
2018 330
2019 290

Postal Service Clerks
Year Number
2004 460
2005 480
2006 520
2007 500
2008 810
2009 760
2010 660
2011 630
2012 730
2013 1,110
2014 1,110
2015 1,370
2016 1,420
2017 1,460
2018 1,400
2019 1,380

Postal Service Mail Carriers
Year Number
2004 4,180
2005 4,160
2006 4,170
2007 4,200
2008 4,190
2009 3,960
2010 3,820
2011 3,760
2012 3,730
2013 3,710
2014 3,710
2015 3,810
2016 3,920
2017 3,980
2018 4,030
2019 3,990

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2004 2,800
2005 2,700
2006 2,690
2007 2,670
2008 2,180
2009 2,000
2010 1,950
2011 1,970
2012 1,770
2013 1,560
2014 1,560
2015 1,310
2016 1,370
2017 1,320
2018 1,150
2019 1,150

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,870
2005 3,020
2006 2,820
2007 3,380
2008 3,610
2009 3,650
2010 3,940
2011 4,190
2012 4,140
2013 2,880
2014 3,010
2015 2,690
2016 2,860
2017 3,110
2018 3,600
2019 3,840

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Year Number
2004 7,080
2005 6,600
2006 6,640
2007 6,190
2008 6,870
2009 6,030
2010 5,700
2011 5,580
2012 5,400
2013 5,190
2014 5,290
2015 5,480
2016 5,690
2017 5,520
2018 5,510
2019 6,170

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Year Number
2004 1,470
2005 1,300
2006 1,100
2007 1,010
2008 710
2009 590
2010 490
2011 600
2012 960
2013 1,110
2014 1,070
2015 710
2016 880
2017 930
2018 800
2019 670

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 11,600
2005 12,810
2006 13,060
2007 12,910
2008 12,460
2009 11,570
2010 10,080
2011 9,580
2012 9,690
2013 10,490
2014 10,760
2015 10,460
2016 8,490
2017 6,950
2018 5,780
2019 5,190

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 2,660
2005 2,470
2006 2,440
2007 2,100
2008 1,730
2009 1,680
2010 1,380
2011 1,590
2012 1,620
2013 1,660
2014 1,750
2015 1,500
2016 1,650
2017 1,240
2018 1,470
2019 1,560

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 4,850
2005 3,340
2006 3,300
2007 3,440
2008 4,050
2009 3,960
2010 4,580
2011 4,660
2012 5,020
2013 5,180
2014 5,220
2015 5,000
2016 4,720
2017 4,390
2018 4,760
2019 5,260

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Year Number
2004 17,920
2005 19,320
2006 19,330
2007 19,600
2008 19,630
2009 19,360
2010 20,500
2011 21,260
2012 21,590
2013 20,950
2014 20,540
2015 20,500
2016 20,130
2017 18,930
2018 16,730
2019 14,980

Data Entry Keyers
Year Number
2004 2,500
2005 2,600
2006 2,720
2007 2,650
2008 2,200
2009 1,840
2010 1,440
2011 1,380
2012 1,280
2013 1,300
2014 1,410
2015 1,360
2016 1,240
2017 1,160
2018 970
2019 910

Word Processors and Typists
Year Number
2004 1,840
2005 1,620
2006 1,420
2007 1,190
2008 1,170
2009 1,030
2010 870
2011 670
2012 660
2013 660
2014 680
2015 550
2016 470
2017 450
2018 510
2019 450

Desktop Publishers
Year Number
2004 250
2005 240
2006 250
2007 310
2008 400
2009 410
2010 350
2011 320
2012 220
2013 190
2014 200
2015 200
2016 190
2017 150
2018 190
2019 160

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,520
2005 2,890
2006 2,880
2007 2,940
2008 2,920
2009 3,090
2010 0
2011 3,070
2012 3,650
2013 3,840
2014 4,000
2015 3,580
2016 3,350
2017 3,250
2018 3,700
2019 5,260

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Year Number
2004 1,610
2005 2,190
2006 2,530
2007 2,630
2008 2,510
2009 2,060
2010 1,890
2011 1,960
2012 1,910
2013 1,940
2014 1,940
2015 2,250
2016 2,020
2017 1,480
2018 1,550
2019 1,350

Office Clerks, General
Year Number
2004 34,850
2005 31,990
2006 31,220
2007 34,930
2008 34,330
2009 33,480
2010 30,990
2011 30,710
2012 29,080
2013 27,160
2014 28,970
2015 29,000
2016 29,880
2017 30,240
2018 30,300
2019 29,550

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Year Number
2004 800
2005 840
2006 890
2007 1,300
2008 950
2009 920
2010 640
2011 750
2012 940
2013 1,030
2014 990
2015 850
2016 860
2017 720
2018 530
2019 390

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Year Number
2004 230
2005 220
2006 280
2007 340
2008 360
2009 290
2010 290
2011 270
2012 240
2013 220
2014 200
2015 130
2016 140
2017 240
2018 310

Statistical Assistants
Year Number
2004 260
2005 130
2006 130
2007 140
2008 140
2009 140
2010 150
2011 120
2012 110
2013 110
2014 110
2015 120
2016 180
2017 190
2018 190
2019 230

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 2,130
2005 1,540
2006 1,650
2007 1,460
2008 1,250
2009 1,180
2012 1,520
2013 2,010
2014 1,970
2015 1,850
2016 1,230
2017 950
2018 850
2019 780