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Numbers of Office and Administrative Support Occupations in Mississippi

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2004 151,920
2005 153,120
2006 155,330
2007 160,400
2008 158,690
2009 150,810
2010 146,850
2011 146,690
2012 145,770
2013 143,520
2014 141,080
2015 141,590
2016 142,710
2017 144,090
2018 144,470
2019 143,950

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Year Number
2004 13,310
2005 12,890
2006 12,690
2007 12,560
2008 11,780
2009 10,930
2010 10,550
2011 10,750
2012 10,570
2013 10,820
2014 10,770
2015 10,580
2016 10,670
2017 11,060
2018 12,410
2019 12,750

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Year Number
2004 1,650
2005 1,630
2006 1,620
2007 1,610
2008 1,690
2009 1,670
2010 1,510
2011 1,430
2012 1,440
2013 1,400
2014 1,290
2015 1,260
2016 1,100
2017 760
2018 660
2019 580

Telephone Operators
Year Number
2004 0
2007 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 50
2015 40
2016 40
2017 30
2019 80

Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
Year Number
2004 50

Bill and Account Collectors
Year Number
2004 3,060
2005 3,230
2006 2,880
2007 2,570
2008 2,730
2009 2,680
2010 2,770
2011 2,770
2012 2,960
2013 2,550
2014 2,230
2015 2,240
2016 2,290
2017 1,920
2018 1,610
2019 1,310

Billing and Posting Clerks
Year Number
2004 3,870
2005 4,020
2006 3,970
2007 3,780
2008 3,960
2009 3,930
2010 3,880
2011 4,030
2012 3,740
2013 3,680
2014 3,520
2015 3,490
2016 3,670
2017 3,850
2018 4,080
2019 3,790

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Year Number
2004 15,150
2005 15,420
2006 16,390
2007 17,790
2008 18,150
2009 16,790
2010 15,560
2011 15,290
2012 15,240
2013 14,350
2014 13,270
2015 12,720
2016 11,940
2017 11,840
2018 12,230
2019 12,560

Gambling Cage Workers
Year Number
2004 1,180
2005 1,240
2006 960
2007 1,030
2008 870
2009 850
2010 790
2011 730
2012 990
2013 900
2014 870
2015 610
2016 570
2017 600
2018 550
2019 450

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,990
2005 1,990
2006 1,970
2007 1,960
2008 1,980
2009 1,830
2010 1,720
2011 1,730
2012 1,710
2013 1,730
2014 1,630
2015 1,460
2016 1,320
2017 1,140
2018 1,040
2019 1,010

Procurement Clerks
Year Number
2004 580
2005 570
2006 530
2007 560
2008 620
2009 640
2010 620
2011 540
2012 630
2013 620
2014 700
2015 720
2016 860
2017 880
2018 930
2019 850

Tellers
Year Number
2004 5,700
2005 6,720
2006 6,210
2007 6,480
2008 5,870
2009 5,770
2010 5,750
2011 5,480
2012 5,270
2013 5,480
2014 5,380
2015 5,240
2016 4,770
2017 4,620
2018 4,310
2019 4,560

Financial Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2012 40
2013 70
2014 60
2015 80
2016 80
2017 100
2018 100
2019 80

Brokerage Clerks
Year Number
2004 250
2005 120
2006 130
2007 180
2008 220
2009 220
2010 200
2011 210
2012 140
2013 90
2014 60
2015 0
2016 200
2017 240
2018 160
2019 110

Correspondence Clerks
Year Number
2004 70
2011 60
2012 100
2013 90
2014 60
2019 30

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,410
2005 1,150
2006 1,220
2007 1,420
2008 1,480
2009 1,500
2010 1,370
2011 1,520
2012 1,620
2013 1,450
2014 1,420
2015 1,540
2016 1,910
2017 2,210
2018 2,260
2019 2,060

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Year Number
2004 190
2005 230
2006 310
2007 330
2008 310
2009 200
2010 220
2011 460
2012 1,000
2013 1,290
2014 1,220
2015 900
2016 840
2017 680
2018 580
2019 340

Customer Service Representatives
Year Number
2004 9,860
2005 10,540
2006 10,810
2007 12,120
2008 12,320
2009 12,230
2010 12,550
2011 13,090
2012 12,530
2013 11,070
2014 10,470
2015 12,910
2016 16,370
2017 16,970
2018 17,640
2019 17,800

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Year Number
2004 1,240
2005 1,110
2006 1,400
2007 1,620
2008 1,620
2009 1,490
2010 1,380
2011 1,330
2012 1,270
2013 1,160
2014 1,290
2015 1,310
2016 1,280
2017 1,180
2018 1,100
2019 1,020

File Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,730
2005 2,060
2006 1,850
2007 1,860
2008 1,750
2009 1,610
2010 1,390
2011 1,240
2012 1,190
2013 1,110
2014 1,050
2015 1,070
2016 930
2017 850
2018 690
2019 620

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,550
2005 2,430
2006 2,330
2007 2,430
2008 2,420
2009 2,560
2010 2,680
2011 2,740
2012 2,490
2013 2,740
2014 2,790
2015 3,010
2016 3,160
2017 3,320
2018 2,960
2019 3,230

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Year Number
2004 1,670
2005 1,730
2006 1,960
2007 2,300
2008 2,930
2009 3,320
2010 3,580
2011 3,190
2012 2,790
2013 2,050
2014 1,860
2015 1,690
2016 1,620
2017 1,750
2018 1,910
2019 2,060

Library Assistants, Clerical
Year Number
2004 730
2005 830
2006 670
2007 830
2008 840
2009 700
2010 740
2011 920
2012 870
2013 640
2014 640
2015 700
2016 690
2017 580
2018 650
2019 690

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,830
2005 1,110
2006 1,160
2007 1,160
2008 1,270
2009 1,510
2010 1,550
2011 1,470
2012 1,300
2013 1,200
2014 1,300
2015 1,390
2016 1,700
2017 1,720
2018 2,140
2019 2,120

New Accounts Clerks
Year Number
2004 580
2005 730
2006 680
2007 830
2008 800
2009 690
2010 550
2011 460
2012 540
2013 600
2014 640
2015 570
2016 470
2017 410
2018 320
2019 430

Order Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,560
2005 1,330
2006 1,580
2007 1,490
2008 1,340
2009 980
2010 840
2011 850
2012 780
2013 670
2014 680
2015 760
2016 770
2017 670
2018 440
2019 480

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Year Number
2004 1,220
2005 1,090
2006 1,040
2007 1,050
2008 1,120
2009 1,140
2010 1,140
2011 1,140
2012 1,140
2013 1,100
2014 1,040
2015 980
2016 920
2017 840
2018 790
2019 850

Receptionists and Information Clerks
Year Number
2004 7,430
2005 7,790
2006 8,620
2007 9,040
2008 8,800
2009 8,050
2010 7,540
2011 7,310
2012 6,850
2013 6,740
2014 6,630
2015 6,370
2016 6,070
2017 6,300
2018 6,690
2019 7,250

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Year Number
2004 480
2005 400
2006 340
2007 310
2008 260
2009 240
2010 210
2011 220
2012 210
2013 180
2014 240
2015 220
2016 90
2017 170
2018 210
2019 260

Information and Record Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,560
2005 1,670
2006 1,480
2007 1,360
2008 1,030
2009 930
2010 900
2011 880
2012 870
2013 880
2014 930
2015 1,030
2016 980
2017 910
2018 860
2019 830

Cargo and Freight Agents
Year Number
2004 90
2005 190
2006 300
2007 410
2008 330
2009 280
2010 320
2011 250
2012 290
2013 310
2014 310
2015 360
2016 350
2017 280
2018 180
2019 250

Couriers and Messengers
Year Number
2004 860
2005 630
2006 810
2007 950
2008 980
2009 700
2010 760
2011 800
2012 700
2013 660
2014 800
2015 690
2016 620
2017 370
2018 460
2019 530

Public Safety Telecommunicators
Year Number
2004 1,020
2005 1,250
2006 1,270
2007 1,160
2008 1,240
2009 1,200
2010 1,290
2011 1,340
2012 1,480
2013 1,560
2014 1,550
2015 1,470
2016 1,400
2017 1,440
2018 1,380
2019 1,430

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Year Number
2004 1,870
2005 1,580
2006 1,680
2007 1,570
2008 1,550
2009 1,580
2010 1,470
2011 1,470
2012 1,280
2013 1,160
2014 1,150
2015 1,280
2016 1,280
2017 1,190
2018 1,270
2019 1,250

Meter Readers, Utilities
Year Number
2004 890
2005 0
2006 1,090
2007 810
2008 750
2009 670
2010 640
2011 700
2012 770
2013 830
2014 790
2015 0
2016 0
2017 740
2018 640
2019 460

Postal Service Clerks
Year Number
2004 690
2005 700
2006 680
2007 670
2008 660
2009 620
2010 590
2011 550
2012 630
2013 700
2014 700
2015 810
2016 840
2017 850
2018 820
2019 810

Postal Service Mail Carriers
Year Number
2004 3,110
2005 3,130
2006 3,110
2007 3,130
2008 3,150
2009 3,040
2010 2,990
2011 2,970
2012 2,910
2013 2,960
2014 2,960
2015 2,980
2016 3,080
2017 3,180
2018 3,290
2019 3,260

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2004 940
2005 910
2006 890
2007 910
2008 850
2009 790
2010 720
2011 690
2012 630
2013 450
2014 450
2015 380
2016 350
2017 340
2018 300
2019 320

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,950
2005 2,020
2006 2,040
2007 1,920
2008 1,960
2009 1,700
2010 1,820
2011 1,940
2012 2,150
2013 2,100
2014 2,250
2015 2,360
2016 2,370
2017 2,110
2018 2,140
2019 2,540

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Year Number
2004 9,090
2005 8,380
2006 7,760
2007 7,410
2008 7,240
2009 7,040
2010 6,530
2011 6,420
2012 6,460
2013 6,120
2014 5,840
2015 5,950
2016 5,620
2017 8,150
2018 7,530
2019 7,850

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Year Number
2004 710
2005 690
2006 650
2007 700
2008 750
2009 740
2010 720
2011 630
2012 690
2013 570
2014 800
2015 750
2016 860
2017 690
2018 500
2019 570

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 6,090
2005 6,330
2006 6,380
2007 6,180
2008 5,940
2009 5,600
2010 4,990
2011 4,310
2012 3,770
2013 3,830
2014 3,820
2015 3,790
2016 3,310
2017 2,960
2018 2,570
2019 2,610

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 1,580
2005 1,780
2006 1,910
2007 1,750
2008 1,360
2009 1,110
2010 950
2011 1,080
2012 980
2013 1,090
2014 930
2015 1,080
2016 960
2017 860
2018 770
2019 960

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 1,570
2006 1,560
2007 1,460
2008 1,220
2009 1,080
2010 850
2011 960
2012 1,100
2013 1,390
2014 1,680
2015 2,190
2016 2,530
2017 2,720
2018 2,880
2019 2,890

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Year Number
2004 21,110
2005 22,020
2006 22,660
2007 24,780
2008 25,450
2009 24,640
2010 24,920
2011 24,750
2012 24,840
2013 25,210
2014 24,600
2015 23,670
2016 23,100
2017 22,450
2018 22,230
2019 20,130

Data Entry Keyers
Year Number
2004 2,370
2005 1,910
2006 1,940
2007 1,600
2008 1,680
2009 1,620
2010 1,440
2011 1,330
2012 1,370
2013 1,410
2014 1,330
2015 1,070
2016 880
2017 1,010
2018 1,180
2019 1,110

Word Processors and Typists
Year Number
2004 660
2005 590
2006 700
2007 570
2008 690
2009 630
2010 650
2011 440
2012 370
2013 320
2014 330
2015 350
2016 300
2017 200
2018 130
2019 100

Desktop Publishers
Year Number
2004 100
2005 70
2006 40
2007 60
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 40
2012 40
2014 40
2015 50
2016 50
2017 40

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,360
2005 1,540
2006 1,640
2007 1,640
2008 1,350
2009 1,070
2010 710
2011 640
2012 550
2013 850
2014 910
2015 930
2016 890
2017 1,080
2018 1,330
2019 1,300

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Year Number
2004 620
2005 750
2006 540
2007 550
2008 500
2009 630
2010 520
2011 460
2012 420
2013 400
2014 430
2015 400
2016 390
2017 410
2018 400
2019 380

Office Clerks, General
Year Number
2004 14,720
2005 14,280
2006 13,950
2007 14,390
2008 13,790
2009 13,000
2010 13,200
2011 14,310
2012 15,440
2013 16,260
2014 16,500
2015 17,150
2016 17,210
2017 16,540
2018 16,070
2019 15,950

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Year Number
2004 730
2005 500
2006 510
2007 550
2008 580
2009 530
2010 450
2011 400
2012 340
2013 270
2014 290
2015 290
2016 280
2017 220
2018 180
2019 140

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Year Number
2004 30
2005 0
2006 120
2007 120
2008 100
2009 40
2010 30
2011 60
2012 50
2013 50
2014 40
2015 60
2016 0

Statistical Assistants
Year Number
2004 80
2005 80
2006 40
2007 30
2008 50
2009 40
2010 40
2013 60
2014 60
2015 60
2016 50
2017 50
2018 40
2019 40

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 350
2005 190
2006 260
2007 410
2008 360
2009 0
2012 230
2013 300
2014 430
2015 580
2016 680
2017 610
2018 860
2019 870