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Numbers of Office and Administrative Support Occupations in Ohio

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2004 829,380
2005 824,160
2006 822,250
2007 808,390
2008 797,310
2009 766,040
2010 734,270
2011 735,430
2012 715,380
2013 722,360
2014 735,000
2015 731,710
2016 728,180
2017 728,890
2018 733,620
2019 721,340

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Year Number
2004 46,900
2005 43,940
2006 44,610
2007 45,390
2008 46,640
2009 45,410
2010 43,480
2011 42,500
2012 42,090
2013 42,350
2014 42,610
2015 43,020
2016 44,420
2017 45,790
2018 47,520
2019 46,740

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Year Number
2004 8,190
2005 7,640
2006 6,310
2007 6,210
2008 5,490
2009 4,890
2010 4,630
2011 4,700
2012 4,620
2013 3,900
2014 3,140
2015 2,440
2016 2,670
2017 3,160
2018 3,310
2019 2,770

Telephone Operators
Year Number
2004 1,860
2005 1,110
2007 340
2008 340
2009 310
2010 370
2011 550
2012 660
2013 490
2014 530
2015 410
2016 340
2017 240
2018 230
2019 420

Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
Year Number
2004 170
2005 160
2006 40
2008 60
2009 60
2010 90
2011 70
2012 60
2013 60
2014 80
2015 90
2016 90
2017 80
2018 90
2019 100

Bill and Account Collectors
Year Number
2004 20,160
2005 19,380
2006 18,990
2007 16,660
2008 16,020
2009 17,430
2010 17,700
2011 19,390
2012 16,440
2013 16,650
2014 15,920
2015 14,690
2016 13,640
2017 12,900
2018 11,800
2019 9,890

Billing and Posting Clerks
Year Number
2004 23,620
2005 24,620
2006 25,910
2007 25,580
2008 24,390
2009 22,950
2010 22,400
2011 22,810
2012 23,650
2013 23,190
2014 21,450
2015 21,180
2016 21,170
2017 20,790
2018 21,290
2019 19,220

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Year Number
2004 70,180
2005 68,110
2006 68,850
2007 66,930
2008 67,540
2009 63,850
2010 61,300
2011 61,250
2012 59,300
2013 58,200
2014 60,360
2015 60,900
2016 61,590
2017 58,120
2018 54,850
2019 53,120

Gambling Cage Workers
Year Number
2011 40
2012 40
2015 200
2016 390
2017 480
2018 400
2019 330

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Year Number
2004 8,420
2005 8,480
2006 7,670
2007 7,050
2008 7,050
2009 6,720
2010 7,000
2011 6,730
2012 6,760
2013 6,540
2014 6,390
2015 6,330
2016 6,130
2017 5,930
2018 5,680
2019 5,170

Procurement Clerks
Year Number
2004 3,340
2005 3,300
2006 3,110
2007 3,310
2008 3,130
2009 2,880
2010 2,490
2011 2,510
2012 2,420
2013 2,640
2014 3,090
2015 3,470
2016 3,840
2017 3,740
2018 3,460
2019 3,190

Tellers
Year Number
2004 23,860
2005 24,540
2006 25,060
2007 25,190
2008 22,750
2009 21,610
2010 21,640
2011 22,430
2012 22,210
2013 22,570
2014 21,970
2015 19,810
2016 19,260
2017 18,140
2018 18,080
2019 17,250

Financial Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2012 1,620
2013 1,680
2014 1,700
2015 2,040
2016 2,360
2017 2,320
2018 1,760
2019 1,320

Brokerage Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,100
2005 1,610
2006 1,570
2007 1,610
2008 1,620
2009 1,860
2010 1,820
2011 1,710
2012 1,950
2013 2,140
2014 2,250
2015 2,190
2016 2,910
2017 2,620
2018 2,470
2019 1,830

Correspondence Clerks
Year Number
2004 850
2005 770
2006 810
2007 910
2008 710
2009 560
2010 260
2011 280
2012 350
2013 310
2014 570
2015 480
2016 500
2017 160
2018 220
2019 250

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Year Number
2004 7,360
2005 6,740
2006 4,520
2007 5,030
2008 5,330
2009 7,220
2010 6,590
2011 6,280
2012 6,080
2013 6,580
2014 7,110
2015 7,870
2016 7,820
2017 7,770
2018 9,320
2019 9,920

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,240
2005 2,390
2006 2,490
2007 2,620
2008 2,870
2009 3,010
2010 0
2011 4,860
2012 0
2013 0
2014 4,420
2015 1,990
2016 1,390
2017 1,280
2018 1,240
2019 1,040

Customer Service Representatives
Year Number
2004 82,670
2005 87,590
2006 87,420
2007 83,980
2008 84,010
2009 80,650
2010 79,490
2011 77,930
2012 78,360
2013 77,630
2014 82,200
2015 85,050
2016 88,310
2017 90,090
2018 100,500
2019 110,020

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Year Number
2004 4,210
2005 3,720
2006 4,080
2007 4,020
2008 4,280
2009 3,560
2010 4,590
2011 4,050
2012 4,600
2013 5,140
2014 5,310
2015 5,150
2016 4,250
2017 4,230
2018 4,680
2019 4,600

File Clerks
Year Number
2004 8,840
2005 7,640
2006 7,440
2007 7,180
2008 7,020
2009 6,900
2010 6,170
2011 6,070
2012 5,230
2013 5,030
2014 4,620
2015 4,500
2016 4,330
2017 4,020
2018 3,670
2019 3,070

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Year Number
2004 6,000
2005 6,130
2006 6,720
2007 6,420
2008 6,840
2009 6,670
2010 6,460
2011 6,430
2012 6,400
2013 6,370
2014 6,330
2015 6,350
2016 6,110
2017 6,150
2018 6,370
2019 6,600

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Year Number
2004 9,230
2005 9,600
2006 9,690
2007 9,130
2008 9,140
2009 7,830
2010 8,240
2011 8,140
2012 9,440
2013 9,100
2014 9,760
2015 8,780
2016 8,880
2017 9,280
2018 7,910
2019 6,890

Library Assistants, Clerical
Year Number
2004 10,070
2005 8,940
2006 10,250
2007 9,290
2008 9,140
2009 8,490
2010 8,030
2011 8,200
2012 7,840
2013 8,220
2014 8,390
2015 6,560
2016 6,090
2017 4,910
2018 5,050
2019 5,070

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Year Number
2004 8,130
2005 7,900
2006 7,550
2007 8,520
2008 8,100
2009 8,160
2010 7,410
2011 6,970
2012 8,340
2013 9,730
2014 9,860
2015 9,540
2016 11,190
2017 12,260
2018 11,430
2019 8,110

New Accounts Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,810
2005 2,160
2006 3,040
2007 3,850
2008 3,760
2009 3,320
2010 2,400
2011 2,010
2012 1,990
2013 2,360
2014 2,340
2015 2,460
2016 2,290
2017 2,210
2018 1,520
2019 980

Order Clerks
Year Number
2004 11,410
2005 8,900
2006 8,650
2007 9,790
2008 9,310
2009 10,450
2010 8,450
2011 8,720
2012 8,990
2013 11,390
2014 11,290
2015 11,680
2016 10,050
2017 9,310
2018 8,350
2019 5,920

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Year Number
2004 6,760
2005 6,970
2006 5,950
2007 5,900
2008 5,320
2009 5,060
2010 4,640
2011 4,760
2012 4,680
2013 4,850
2014 4,520
2015 4,510
2016 4,550
2017 4,540
2018 4,870
2019 4,590

Receptionists and Information Clerks
Year Number
2004 36,760
2005 35,900
2006 37,250
2007 34,810
2008 34,100
2009 30,780
2010 27,220
2011 26,160
2012 25,480
2013 25,260
2014 24,670
2015 24,700
2016 25,220
2017 29,840
2018 33,180
2019 36,340

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Year Number
2004 5,320
2005 3,650
2006 3,220
2007 3,450
2008 3,360
2009 2,620
2010 2,110
2011 3,080
2012 2,900
2013 2,890
2014 3,400
2015 2,600
2016 2,260
2017 1,460
2018 1,830
2019 1,740

Information and Record Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2004 9,870
2005 9,950
2006 9,340
2007 10,940
2008 9,940
2009 9,910
2010 7,030
2011 5,290
2012 3,100
2013 3,270
2014 3,710
2015 4,000
2016 3,750
2017 3,670
2018 3,560
2019 3,140

Cargo and Freight Agents
Year Number
2004 1,780
2005 1,570
2006 1,710
2007 1,460
2008 2,030
2009 2,010
2010 2,690
2011 2,600
2012 2,520
2013 1,590
2014 1,910
2015 2,360
2016 2,690
2017 3,550
2018 3,220
2019 3,130

Couriers and Messengers
Year Number
2004 2,930
2005 3,000
2006 2,640
2007 2,540
2008 2,530
2009 2,600
2010 2,490
2011 2,480
2012 2,530
2013 2,510
2014 2,240
2015 1,960
2016 1,620
2017 1,780
2018 1,890
2019 2,180

Public Safety Telecommunicators
Year Number
2004 4,420
2005 4,480
2006 4,300
2007 4,300
2008 4,400
2009 4,320
2010 4,220
2011 4,220
2012 4,260
2013 4,210
2014 4,170
2015 4,160
2016 4,250
2017 4,070
2018 4,190
2019 4,530

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Year Number
2004 5,380
2005 6,070
2006 6,880
2007 6,880
2008 6,740
2009 6,810
2010 6,100
2011 6,980
2012 6,510
2013 7,410
2014 7,370
2015 7,710
2016 7,520
2017 7,200
2018 7,170
2019 7,270

Meter Readers, Utilities
Year Number
2004 1,520
2005 1,370
2006 1,460
2007 1,690
2008 1,820
2009 1,650
2010 1,670
2011 1,750
2012 1,770
2013 1,460
2014 1,330
2015 1,130
2016 1,020
2017 1,250
2018 1,720
2019 2,070

Postal Service Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,640
2005 2,660
2006 2,770
2007 2,720
2008 2,600
2009 2,490
2010 2,270
2011 2,160
2012 2,460
2013 2,370
2014 2,370
2015 2,610
2016 2,760
2017 2,800
2018 2,670
2019 2,760

Postal Service Mail Carriers
Year Number
2004 14,580
2005 14,560
2006 14,410
2007 14,430
2008 14,820
2009 14,230
2010 13,490
2011 13,000
2012 12,600
2013 12,640
2014 12,640
2015 12,890
2016 13,190
2017 13,400
2018 13,720
2019 13,680

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2004 8,670
2005 8,300
2006 8,020
2007 7,880
2008 7,360
2009 6,450
2010 5,790
2011 5,440
2012 5,130
2013 4,560
2014 4,560
2015 4,100
2016 3,940
2017 4,010
2018 3,890
2019 3,920

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Year Number
2004 14,170
2005 14,070
2006 13,830
2007 13,520
2008 13,380
2009 12,380
2010 12,910
2011 13,720
2012 13,840
2013 13,190
2014 12,990
2015 13,290
2016 14,180
2017 16,780
2018 18,400
2019 20,090

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Year Number
2004 31,320
2005 36,140
2006 37,410
2007 37,260
2008 36,680
2009 33,040
2010 32,400
2011 31,860
2012 33,880
2013 35,260
2014 35,320
2015 34,120
2016 34,030
2017 36,910
2018 38,900
2019 39,460

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Year Number
2004 2,330
2005 1,880
2006 1,600
2007 1,610
2008 1,680
2009 2,060
2010 1,910
2011 2,080
2012 2,020
2013 2,080
2014 1,960
2015 2,270
2016 2,490
2017 2,490
2018 2,110
2019 1,680

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 52,520
2005 55,220
2006 55,680
2007 54,900
2008 52,380
2009 45,220
2010 36,450
2011 30,890
2012 29,200
2013 26,900
2014 27,420
2015 23,110
2016 20,840
2017 18,700
2018 16,040
2019 14,550

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 8,720
2005 8,750
2006 9,010
2007 8,600
2008 8,750
2009 8,040
2010 8,190
2011 7,170
2012 7,910
2013 7,980
2014 8,870
2015 7,910
2016 7,330
2017 5,780
2018 4,830
2019 4,620

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2004 22,200
2005 30,330
2006 30,120
2007 30,810
2008 31,640
2009 36,090
2010 37,960
2011 38,660
2012 38,040
2013 38,590
2014 39,910
2015 40,080
2016 39,610
2017 34,390
2018 32,010
2019 31,110

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Year Number
2004 81,640
2005 70,870
2006 67,720
2007 61,550
2008 60,050
2009 60,130
2010 63,600
2011 66,710
2012 62,820
2013 65,980
2014 69,750
2015 75,460
2016 76,950
2017 74,240
2018 66,030
2019 57,340

Data Entry Keyers
Year Number
2004 14,530
2005 12,930
2006 14,100
2007 14,050
2008 14,180
2009 11,930
2010 9,970
2011 8,850
2012 7,260
2013 7,190
2014 6,470
2015 6,000
2016 5,920
2017 5,970
2018 6,040
2019 5,160

Word Processors and Typists
Year Number
2004 6,180
2005 6,470
2006 5,130
2007 4,800
2008 3,840
2009 3,020
2010 2,680
2011 2,980
2012 2,670
2013 2,290
2014 1,770
2015 1,830
2016 1,650
2017 1,470
2018 1,340
2019 1,120

Desktop Publishers
Year Number
2004 1,220
2005 1,460
2006 1,510
2007 1,190
2008 850
2009 690
2010 610
2011 560
2012 480
2013 590
2014 410
2015 470
2016 410
2017 390
2018 380
2019 200

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Year Number
2004 13,730
2005 13,760
2006 15,610
2007 12,270
2008 12,540
2009 12,350
2010 13,700
2011 14,660
2012 14,300
2013 15,060
2014 15,760
2015 17,730
2016 17,600
2017 16,050
2018 13,600
2019 10,450

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Year Number
2004 5,540
2005 6,100
2006 5,810
2007 5,650
2008 5,460
2009 5,040
2010 4,910
2011 4,820
2012 4,360
2013 4,260
2014 3,840
2015 3,850
2016 3,460
2017 3,410
2018 3,770
2019 3,340

Office Clerks, General
Year Number
2004 101,240
2005 100,030
2006 99,600
2007 104,740
2008 104,920
2009 103,220
2010 100,380
2011 102,160
2012 99,000
2013 99,250
2014 95,980
2015 95,280
2016 92,350
2017 100,760
2018 109,130
2019 116,010

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Year Number
2004 3,670
2005 3,500
2006 3,220
2007 2,940
2008 2,840
2009 2,830
2010 2,520
2011 2,500
2012 2,180
2013 2,340
2014 2,270
2015 2,720
2016 2,730
2017 3,060
2018 2,870
2019 2,650

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Year Number
2004 600
2005 770
2006 630
2007 530
2008 340
2009 250
2010 250
2011 290
2012 380
2013 580
2014 390
2015 600
2019 0

Statistical Assistants
Year Number
2004 800
2005 860
2006 1,190
2007 1,320
2008 1,260
2009 1,010
2010 710
2011 580
2012 540
2013 830
2014 1,050
2015 910
2016 590
2017 480
2018 610
2019 500

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 7,720
2005 7,170
2006 7,350
2007 6,640
2008 5,960
2009 5,020
2012 3,120
2013 4,700
2014 6,260
2015 6,170
2016 5,250
2017 4,460
2018 4,450
2019 3,890