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Numbers of Office and Administrative Support Occupations in Louisiana

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2004 289,440
2005 282,110
2006 269,300
2007 273,520
2008 279,630
2009 273,770
2010 268,530
2011 267,200
2012 268,580
2013 265,010
2014 258,380
2015 257,280
2016 251,570
2017 246,050
2018 243,030
2019 245,330

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Year Number
2004 20,390
2005 19,020
2006 21,240
2007 18,870
2008 23,220
2009 20,420
2010 20,380
2011 19,890
2012 20,490
2013 20,440
2014 20,940
2015 20,800
2016 20,610
2017 21,110
2018 21,080
2019 22,590

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Year Number
2004 4,370
2005 3,740
2006 3,190
2007 3,570
2008 3,380
2009 3,150
2010 2,880
2011 3,090
2012 2,840
2013 2,850
2014 2,570
2015 2,500
2016 2,430
2017 1,920
2018 1,870
2019 1,860

Telephone Operators
Year Number
2004 290
2005 310
2006 260
2007 280
2008 510
2009 280
2010 140
2011 210
2012 0
2013 110
2016 100
2017 150
2018 170
2019 140

Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
Year Number
2004 0
2005 30
2006 70
2007 70
2008 80
2009 110
2010 110
2011 80
2012 40
2013 60
2014 60
2015 50
2016 30
2017 140
2018 120
2019 80

Bill and Account Collectors
Year Number
2004 7,620
2005 6,610
2006 4,520
2007 4,050
2008 3,830
2009 3,640
2010 3,560
2011 3,930
2012 4,240
2013 4,140
2014 3,930
2015 3,620
2016 3,390
2017 2,650
2018 2,280
2019 1,960

Billing and Posting Clerks
Year Number
2004 7,000
2005 6,540
2006 6,010
2007 5,790
2008 6,010
2009 5,710
2010 5,720
2011 5,870
2012 6,090
2013 5,830
2014 5,770
2015 5,670
2016 5,290
2017 4,660
2018 4,760
2019 5,600

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Year Number
2004 25,650
2005 27,100
2006 26,000
2007 26,250
2008 26,680
2009 26,860
2010 26,740
2011 26,490
2012 25,210
2013 24,340
2014 22,990
2015 22,990
2016 20,950
2017 20,210
2018 20,140
2019 20,640

Gambling Cage Workers
Year Number
2004 1,140
2005 1,250
2006 1,100
2007 750
2008 680
2009 610
2010 580
2011 520
2012 460
2013 430
2014 480
2015 670
2016 670
2017 660
2018 760
2019 690

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Year Number
2004 3,690
2005 3,710
2006 3,470
2007 3,010
2008 3,150
2009 3,350
2010 3,470
2011 3,430
2012 3,510
2013 3,700
2014 3,520
2015 3,520
2016 3,070
2017 2,740
2018 2,460
2019 2,410

Procurement Clerks
Year Number
2004 930
2005 910
2006 820
2007 830
2008 830
2009 810
2010 940
2011 900
2012 870
2013 790
2014 770
2015 790
2016 750
2017 770
2018 890
2019 1,050

Tellers
Year Number
2004 11,430
2005 11,600
2006 10,580
2007 10,930
2008 10,750
2009 10,530
2010 9,680
2011 9,720
2012 10,190
2013 9,920
2014 9,420
2015 8,550
2016 9,290
2017 8,680
2018 8,370
2019 6,830

Financial Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2012 140
2013 130
2014 80
2015 90
2016 190
2017 200
2018 240
2019 390

Brokerage Clerks
Year Number
2004 180
2005 260
2006 310
2007 320
2008 330
2009 390
2010 370
2011 310
2012 230
2013 150
2014 160
2015 230
2016 240
2017 280
2018 190
2019 270

Correspondence Clerks
Year Number
2004 90
2005 70
2006 0
2009 40
2012 50
2013 40
2014 40
2016 40
2017 70
2018 40
2019 40

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,960
2005 0
2007 2,150
2008 1,730
2009 1,950
2010 2,030
2011 1,810
2012 1,590
2013 1,480
2014 1,400
2015 1,730
2016 2,110
2017 2,510
2018 2,840
2019 2,760

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Year Number
2004 680
2005 730
2006 680
2007 790
2008 1,080
2009 1,000
2010 1,240
2011 1,260
2012 1,670
2013 1,760
2014 1,670
2015 1,540
2016 1,280
2017 1,110
2018 1,100
2019 840

Customer Service Representatives
Year Number
2004 22,060
2005 24,370
2006 25,170
2007 23,540
2008 24,230
2009 23,280
2010 21,980
2011 22,030
2012 22,120
2013 21,710
2014 21,030
2015 20,280
2016 21,510
2017 22,750
2018 22,730
2019 24,210

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Year Number
2005 1,160
2006 1,230
2007 1,170
2008 1,150
2009 1,070
2010 1,090
2011 1,050
2012 1,040
2013 900
2014 250
2015 240
2016 240
2017 290
2018 350
2019 480

File Clerks
Year Number
2004 3,490
2005 2,610
2006 2,410
2007 2,310
2008 2,310
2009 2,210
2010 2,150
2011 2,110
2012 2,180
2013 2,240
2014 2,110
2015 2,270
2016 2,350
2017 2,080
2018 1,490
2019 1,210

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Year Number
2004 3,710
2005 3,470
2006 2,740
2007 2,930
2008 3,390
2009 3,350
2010 2,890
2011 3,600
2012 3,750
2013 3,930
2014 3,730
2015 3,840
2016 3,640
2017 3,640
2018 3,910
2019 4,380

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Year Number
2004 2,060
2005 1,990
2006 1,590
2007 1,630
2008 1,800
2009 1,880
2010 1,770
2011 1,400
2012 1,170
2013 930
2014 910
2015 710
2016 630
2017 920
2018 900
2019 1,300

Library Assistants, Clerical
Year Number
2004 600
2005 640
2006 720
2007 680
2008 530
2009 430
2010 580
2011 590
2012 570
2013 470
2014 470
2015 400
2016 290
2017 330
2018 430
2019 370

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,410
2005 2,780
2006 3,230
2007 2,900
2008 2,600
2009 2,370
2010 2,450
2011 2,230
2012 2,300
2013 2,320
2014 2,090
2015 2,480
2016 2,480
2017 2,460
2018 2,300
2019 2,680

New Accounts Clerks
Year Number
2004 770
2005 780
2006 790
2007 1,120
2008 1,200
2009 1,230
2010 880
2011 810
2012 840
2013 980
2014 980
2015 710
2016 490
2017 310
2018 260
2019 280

Order Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,610
2005 2,200
2006 1,940
2007 1,950
2008 2,190
2009 1,830
2010 1,510
2011 1,200
2012 1,220
2013 1,160
2014 1,200
2015 1,020
2016 900
2017 650
2018 580
2019 660

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Year Number
2004 1,520
2005 1,420
2006 1,270
2007 1,280
2008 1,520
2009 1,620
2010 1,670
2011 1,630
2012 1,500
2013 1,400
2014 1,320
2015 1,430
2016 1,350
2017 1,400
2018 1,250
2019 1,150

Receptionists and Information Clerks
Year Number
2004 15,670
2005 16,250
2006 16,010
2007 16,630
2008 19,390
2009 19,920
2010 19,240
2011 16,980
2012 16,010
2013 15,840
2014 16,400
2015 15,670
2016 15,350
2017 14,860
2018 15,800
2019 15,940

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,170
2005 1,130
2006 710
2007 800
2008 730
2009 590
2010 610
2011 800
2012 670
2013 720
2014 580
2015 870
2016 1,110
2017 1,010
2018 810
2019 780

Information and Record Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2004 4,970
2005 4,200
2006 3,530
2007 4,480
2008 4,290
2009 4,240
2010 3,750
2011 3,450
2012 3,870
2013 3,250
2014 3,890
2015 3,910
2016 4,040
2017 3,830
2018 3,160
2019 2,800

Cargo and Freight Agents
Year Number
2004 230
2005 0
2007 760
2008 650
2009 350
2010 400
2011 230
2012 250
2013 240
2014 250
2015 350
2016 530
2017 640
2018 710
2019 600

Couriers and Messengers
Year Number
2004 1,780
2005 1,710
2006 1,440
2007 1,520
2008 1,690
2009 1,540
2010 1,540
2011 1,320
2012 1,340
2013 1,360
2014 1,390
2015 1,340
2016 1,400
2017 1,600
2018 1,930
2019 1,880

Public Safety Telecommunicators
Year Number
2004 1,770
2005 0
2006 2,190
2007 1,660
2008 1,640
2009 1,580
2010 1,710
2011 1,440
2012 1,480
2013 1,540
2014 1,720
2015 1,820
2016 1,510
2017 1,600
2018 1,750
2019 1,810

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Year Number
2004 3,630
2005 4,080
2006 4,680
2007 4,910
2008 4,970
2009 4,780
2010 4,640
2011 5,480
2012 5,740
2013 5,430
2014 4,610
2015 4,430
2016 4,200
2017 3,870
2018 3,720
2019 3,420

Meter Readers, Utilities
Year Number
2004 2,330
2005 0
2006 0
2007 2,190
2008 0
2009 0
2010 1,340
2011 1,040
2012 880
2013 930
2014 970
2015 1,080
2016 980
2017 1,430
2018 1,390
2019 1,140

Postal Service Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,180
2005 1,140
2006 1,140
2007 1,090
2008 1,080
2009 1,090
2010 1,010
2011 970
2012 1,000
2013 1,060
2014 1,060
2015 1,170
2016 1,230
2017 1,220
2018 1,170
2019 1,200

Postal Service Mail Carriers
Year Number
2004 4,760
2005 4,740
2006 4,570
2007 4,570
2008 4,630
2009 4,450
2010 4,390
2011 4,350
2012 4,340
2013 4,350
2014 4,350
2015 4,460
2016 4,710
2017 4,900
2018 5,000
2019 5,000

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2004 2,720
2005 2,520
2006 2,440
2007 2,400
2008 2,160
2009 1,820
2010 1,620
2011 1,520
2012 1,390
2013 1,210
2014 1,210
2015 1,100
2016 1,090
2017 1,050
2018 1,010
2019 1,000

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,530
2005 2,510
2006 2,380
2007 2,500
2008 2,630
2009 3,010
2010 2,630
2011 2,510
2012 2,360
2013 2,470
2014 2,870
2015 2,860
2016 2,540
2017 2,270
2018 2,340
2019 2,980

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Year Number
2004 8,340
2005 8,080
2006 7,440
2007 7,520
2008 7,390
2009 7,970
2010 7,990
2011 7,690
2012 7,620
2013 7,570
2014 7,740
2015 7,780
2016 6,760
2017 7,110
2018 6,410
2019 6,450

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Year Number
2004 840
2005 1,130
2006 960
2007 910
2008 860
2009 850
2010 890
2011 760
2012 800
2013 740
2014 680
2015 710
2016 830
2017 890
2018 1,030
2019 1,070

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 16,330
2005 16,150
2006 15,430
2007 15,090
2008 15,190
2009 17,410
2010 16,610
2011 15,510
2012 14,730
2013 14,330
2014 14,120
2015 14,490
2016 14,640
2017 14,770
2018 15,410
2019 14,010

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 5,270
2005 4,040
2006 3,210
2007 3,670
2008 3,990
2009 4,150
2010 3,950
2011 3,950
2012 4,050
2013 3,740
2014 3,770
2015 3,450
2016 3,590
2017 3,130
2018 3,310
2019 3,080

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 2,730
2005 2,730
2006 2,390
2007 2,120
2008 2,580
2009 2,380
2010 2,450
2011 2,300
2012 2,620
2013 2,820
2014 2,800
2015 2,420
2016 2,150
2017 2,010
2018 1,740
2019 2,290

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Year Number
2004 40,790
2005 37,820
2006 35,260
2007 36,800
2008 38,220
2009 37,340
2010 37,520
2011 39,610
2012 39,820
2013 38,060
2014 36,380
2015 34,940
2016 33,340
2017 32,190
2018 30,860
2019 29,250

Data Entry Keyers
Year Number
2004 3,310
2005 2,810
2006 2,960
2007 2,880
2008 3,520
2009 3,140
2010 2,710
2011 2,770
2012 2,560
2013 2,420
2014 2,210
2015 2,530
2016 2,480
2017 1,780
2018 1,740
2019 2,130

Word Processors and Typists
Year Number
2004 1,710
2005 1,630
2006 1,990
2007 1,970
2008 980
2009 800
2010 390
2011 380
2012 310
2013 490
2014 390
2015 350
2016 380
2017 440
2018 480
2019 360

Desktop Publishers
Year Number
2004 120
2005 120
2006 80
2007 50
2008 50
2009 60
2010 60
2011 90
2012 90
2013 100
2014 70
2015 110
2016 240
2017 190
2018 240
2019 180

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,950
2005 1,830
2006 1,630
2007 1,520
2008 1,790
2009 1,800
2010 1,930
2011 1,630
2012 1,770
2013 2,120
2014 2,090
2015 1,960
2016 1,760
2017 1,710
2018 1,380
2019 1,620

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Year Number
2004 1,220
2005 820
2006 660
2007 640
2008 720
2009 650
2010 840
2011 820
2012 960
2013 710
2014 740
2015 710
2016 580
2017 590
2018 480
2019 470

Office Clerks, General
Year Number
2004 35,810
2005 39,770
2006 36,610
2007 37,710
2008 35,150
2009 33,630
2010 33,330
2011 35,470
2012 37,850
2013 39,170
2014 37,800
2015 40,150
2016 39,220
2017 38,140
2018 37,290
2019 36,910

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Year Number
2004 670
2005 730
2006 500
2007 380
2008 250
2009 300
2010 350
2011 520
2012 590
2013 520
2014 300
2015 280
2016 210
2017 220
2018 160
2019 200

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Year Number
2004 100
2005 60
2006 40
2008 30
2010 60
2014 30
2015 40
2016 50
2017 40

Statistical Assistants
Year Number
2004 60
2005 50
2006 40
2007 80
2008 100
2009 100
2010 70
2011 70
2012 60
2013 50
2014 40
2015 70
2016 80
2017 80
2018 60
2019 140

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 2,800
2005 2,760
2006 1,670
2007 1,500
2008 1,770
2009 1,700
2012 1,110
2013 1,560
2014 2,030
2015 2,100
2016 2,250
2017 1,790
2018 2,140
2019 3,750