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Numbers of Office and Administrative Support Occupations in Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2005 311,890
2006 319,150
2007 314,090
2008 319,330
2009 308,430
2010 304,870
2011 302,290
2012 301,320
2013 290,950
2014 286,620
2015 134,840
2016 136,810
2017 134,870

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Year Number
2005 18,860
2006 17,580
2007 16,210
2008 16,970
2009 18,170
2010 20,020
2011 20,720
2012 20,000
2013 18,090
2014 18,880
2015 9,970
2016 11,010
2017 11,310

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Year Number
2005 2,210
2006 2,160
2007 2,040
2008 2,200
2009 2,080
2010 2,000
2011 1,950
2012 1,870
2013 2,120
2014 2,040
2015 870
2016 710
2017 480

Telephone Operators
Year Number
2006 370
2007 330
2008 490
2009 380
2010 0
2011 0
2012 640
2013 180
2014 130
2015 280
2016 230
2017 130

Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2008 40
2009 50
2010 50

Bill and Account Collectors
Year Number
2005 6,590
2006 7,020
2007 7,220
2008 7,410
2009 6,600
2010 6,680
2011 6,250
2012 5,810
2013 5,210
2014 4,940
2015 1,940
2016 1,620
2017 1,530

Billing and Posting Clerks
Year Number
2005 8,230
2006 8,590
2007 8,500
2008 7,730
2009 7,850
2010 8,280
2011 9,020
2012 10,820
2013 11,000
2014 10,490
2015 4,560
2016 4,520
2017 4,210

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Year Number
2005 25,400
2006 25,440
2007 25,230
2008 24,720
2009 23,920
2010 22,640
2011 22,840
2012 22,090
2013 22,380
2014 21,240
2015 8,550
2016 8,230
2017 7,940

Gambling Cage Workers
Year Number
2012 170
2013 110
2014 0
2016 140
2017 160

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Year Number
2005 2,610
2006 2,610
2007 2,640
2008 2,920
2009 2,900
2010 3,200
2011 3,160
2012 2,880
2013 2,730
2014 2,600
2015 970
2016 1,030
2017 920

Procurement Clerks
Year Number
2005 950
2006 850
2007 1,060
2008 1,130
2009 1,210
2010 1,040
2011 1,020
2012 880
2013 760
2014 630
2015 300
2016 400
2017 440

Tellers
Year Number
2005 9,350
2006 9,370
2007 9,490
2008 10,720
2009 10,110
2010 10,540
2011 8,400
2012 7,660
2013 6,270
2014 6,410
2015 2,760
2016 2,940
2017 2,540

Financial Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2012 410
2013 350
2014 390
2015 0
2016 190
2017 120

Brokerage Clerks
Year Number
2005 0
2006 2,320
2007 1,600
2008 1,230
2009 1,270
2010 1,890
2011 2,190
2012 2,010
2013 1,430
2014 0
2015 510
2016 450
2017 520

Correspondence Clerks
Year Number
2005 500
2006 460
2007 490
2008 490
2009 330
2010 350
2011 400
2012 390
2013 300
2015 50
2016 40
2017 60

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Year Number
2005 520
2006 370
2007 470
2008 500
2009 650
2010 590
2011 290
2012 660
2013 720
2014 800
2015 370
2016 340
2017 390

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Year Number
2005 600
2006 450
2007 500
2008 670
2009 670
2010 850
2011 920
2012 890
2013 660
2014 440
2015 140
2016 80
2017 40

Customer Service Representatives
Year Number
2005 30,280
2006 32,680
2007 35,290
2008 36,000
2009 33,990
2010 32,550
2011 33,880
2012 36,140
2013 36,150
2014 35,990
2015 15,270
2016 15,440
2017 16,280

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Year Number
2006 1,510
2008 3,300
2009 3,440
2010 3,350
2011 3,310
2012 3,220
2013 2,990
2014 3,090
2015 2,770
2016 2,880
2017 3,010

File Clerks
Year Number
2005 3,680
2006 3,810
2007 3,880
2008 4,100
2009 3,620
2010 3,150
2011 2,760
2012 2,290
2013 2,400
2014 2,080
2015 1,100
2016 1,020
2017 1,160

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,790
2006 1,770
2007 1,910
2008 1,520
2009 1,400
2010 1,410
2011 1,520
2012 1,640
2013 1,770
2014 1,790
2015 660
2016 700
2017 880

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Year Number
2005 2,700
2006 2,800
2007 2,720
2008 2,350
2009 2,350
2010 2,380
2011 2,730
2012 3,200
2013 3,200
2014 3,370
2015 2,170
2016 2,350
2017 2,600

Library Assistants, Clerical
Year Number
2005 1,660
2006 1,790
2007 2,010
2008 1,810
2009 2,070
2010 1,980
2011 2,200
2012 1,770
2013 1,830
2014 1,590
2015 1,350
2016 1,370
2017 1,150

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Year Number
2005 4,500
2006 5,090
2007 4,410
2008 2,930
2009 2,210
2010 2,000
2011 1,990
2012 2,460
2013 2,480
2014 2,520
2015 1,300
2016 1,160
2017 940

New Accounts Clerks
Year Number
2005 890
2006 750
2007 610
2008 540
2009 360
2010 270
2011 200
2012 160
2013 360
2014 290
2015 220
2016 80
2017 0

Order Clerks
Year Number
2005 3,330
2006 4,490
2007 4,700
2008 4,430
2009 4,280
2010 3,960
2011 3,890
2012 3,040
2013 3,070
2014 2,740
2015 540
2016 470
2017 430

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Year Number
2005 2,390
2006 2,620
2007 2,780
2008 2,850
2009 2,910
2010 2,750
2011 2,850
2012 2,680
2013 2,600
2014 2,300
2015 990
2016 990
2017 880

Receptionists and Information Clerks
Year Number
2005 18,650
2006 19,920
2007 18,810
2008 18,560
2009 17,360
2010 18,480
2011 18,280
2012 18,290
2013 16,260
2014 16,340
2015 5,770
2016 5,860
2017 5,650

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,270
2006 1,290
2007 1,440
2008 1,630
2009 1,650
2010 1,730
2011 1,360
2012 1,450
2013 1,370
2014 1,440
2015 1,210
2016 1,530
2017 1,400

Information and Record Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2005 4,060
2006 2,610
2007 2,170
2008 2,200
2009 2,300
2010 2,220
2011 1,860
2012 1,580
2013 1,400
2014 1,190
2015 800
2016 730
2017 720

Cargo and Freight Agents
Year Number
2005 0
2006 1,450
2007 1,170
2008 1,120
2009 1,280
2010 1,260
2011 1,500
2012 1,380
2013 790
2014 580
2015 610
2016 700
2017 980

Couriers and Messengers
Year Number
2005 1,550
2006 2,200
2007 1,800
2008 1,890
2009 1,630
2010 1,400
2011 1,160
2012 1,190
2013 1,120
2014 1,190
2015 410
2016 440
2017 540

Public Safety Telecommunicators
Year Number
2005 980
2006 930
2007 910
2008 910
2009 1,340
2010 1,240
2011 1,280
2012 1,120
2013 1,020
2014 900
2015 600
2016 630
2017 640

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Year Number
2005 1,940
2006 1,900
2007 2,260
2008 2,270
2009 2,410
2010 2,020
2011 2,090
2012 1,790
2013 1,900
2014 2,150
2015 1,060
2016 1,190
2017 980

Meter Readers, Utilities
Year Number
2005 180
2006 290
2007 330
2008 300
2009 180
2010 190
2011 280
2012 320
2013 300
2014 250
2015 100
2016 120
2017 100

Postal Service Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,320
2006 1,340
2007 1,300
2008 1,300
2009 1,240
2010 1,150
2011 1,120
2012 1,220
2013 1,040
2014 1,040
2015 520
2016 520
2017 530

Postal Service Mail Carriers
Year Number
2005 4,990
2006 4,850
2007 4,870
2008 5,150
2009 5,020
2010 4,750
2011 4,560
2012 4,260
2013 4,490
2014 4,490
2015 2,190
2016 2,330
2017 2,250

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 4,250
2006 3,520
2007 3,910
2008 3,560
2009 3,040
2010 3,000
2011 2,830
2012 2,800
2013 2,540
2014 2,540
2015 1,950
2016 1,880
2017 1,810

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Year Number
2005 5,590
2006 5,760
2007 4,510
2008 4,400
2009 3,970
2010 4,110
2011 4,140
2012 4,700
2013 4,530
2014 4,720
2015 1,520
2016 1,460
2017 1,210

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Year Number
2005 10,330
2006 9,850
2007 9,190
2008 8,760
2009 8,830
2010 8,650
2011 9,200
2012 8,870
2013 8,740
2014 7,840
2015 2,450
2016 2,260
2017 2,240

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Year Number
2005 1,630
2006 1,580
2007 990
2008 950
2009 560
2010 550
2011 460
2012 480
2013 660
2014 710
2015 240
2016 170
2017 150

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 16,960
2006 15,500
2007 15,440
2008 16,890
2009 16,960
2010 15,310
2011 13,430
2012 10,770
2013 10,920
2014 9,790
2015 4,470
2016 4,400
2017 4,070

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 6,840
2006 6,810
2007 6,520
2008 6,760
2009 6,450
2010 6,030
2011 5,690
2012 5,890
2013 5,890
2014 6,400
2015 4,470
2016 3,910
2017 2,820

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 7,510
2006 6,610
2007 5,960
2008 5,800
2009 5,530
2010 5,830
2011 5,950
2012 6,230
2013 6,310
2014 6,650
2015 3,970
2016 3,750
2017 3,790

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Year Number
2005 28,230
2006 25,220
2007 25,920
2008 27,230
2009 27,260
2010 29,460
2011 32,080
2012 34,520
2013 34,180
2014 35,310
2015 15,200
2016 15,340
2017 14,800

Data Entry Keyers
Year Number
2005 5,110
2006 4,960
2007 5,150
2008 4,970
2009 4,350
2010 3,760
2011 3,880
2012 4,300
2013 4,930
2014 4,520
2015 1,050
2016 1,200
2017 1,010

Word Processors and Typists
Year Number
2005 3,920
2006 5,650
2007 3,620
2008 3,350
2009 3,020
2010 2,710
2011 2,430
2012 1,770
2013 1,690
2014 1,630
2015 1,050
2016 1,060
2017 1,090

Desktop Publishers
Year Number
2005 280
2006 290
2007 0
2008 570
2009 1,020
2010 830
2011 800
2012 380
2013 400
2014 340
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Year Number
2005 4,350
2006 3,950
2007 4,520
2008 4,160
2009 4,630
2010 4,060
2011 4,020
2012 4,150
2013 4,130
2014 3,940
2015 2,130
2016 2,730
2017 2,800

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Year Number
2005 4,720
2006 4,030
2007 4,350
2008 4,320
2009 3,340
2010 2,900
2011 2,560
2012 2,710
2013 2,620
2014 2,770
2015 1,230
2016 770
2017 720

Office Clerks, General
Year Number
2005 46,410
2006 49,730
2007 50,830
2008 51,690
2009 49,150
2010 48,270
2011 45,970
2012 44,670
2013 41,480
2014 42,180
2015 22,270
2016 23,660
2017 24,410

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Year Number
2005 1,850
2006 1,750
2007 2,030
2008 1,490
2009 1,250
2010 1,220
2011 1,220
2012 1,470
2013 1,760
2014 1,500
2015 580
2016 390
2017 420

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Year Number
2005 540
2006 480
2007 400
2008 220
2009 220
2010 250
2011 250
2012 230
2013 230
2014 210
2015 150
2016 120
2017 110

Statistical Assistants
Year Number
2005 260
2006 350
2007 290
2008 330
2009 230
2010 190
2011 210
2012 190
2013 330
2014 350
2015 90
2016 120
2017 160

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,130
2006 1,430
2007 1,310
2008 1,500
2009 1,390
2012 810
2013 760
2014 900
2015 1,110
2016 1,150
2017 1,350