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Numbers of Office and Administrative Support Occupations in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2005 206,460
2006 209,920
2007 213,200
2008 214,910
2009 202,770
2010 183,870
2011 178,610
2012 177,810
2013 179,460
2014 158,030
2015 188,250
2016 199,190
2017 195,230

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Year Number
2005 13,230
2006 14,140
2007 13,950
2008 14,100
2009 13,400
2010 12,690
2011 12,410
2012 11,750
2013 11,480
2014 12,130
2015 12,650
2016 13,910
2017 14,640

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
Year Number
2005 1,260
2006 1,490
2007 1,150
2008 1,210
2009 1,120
2010 970
2011 960
2012 810
2013 680
2014 620
2015 0
2016 900
2017 0

Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 0

Bill and Account Collectors
Year Number
2005 0
2006 3,660
2007 3,450
2008 3,360
2009 2,890
2010 2,850
2011 2,650
2012 2,390
2013 2,660
2014 2,760
2015 2,130
2016 1,930
2017 1,640

Billing and Posting Clerks
Year Number
2005 5,650
2006 6,000
2007 5,740
2008 5,080
2009 4,570
2010 4,580
2011 5,080
2012 5,160
2013 5,760
2014 5,300
2015 4,980
2016 4,710
2017 4,690

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Year Number
2005 19,720
2006 20,390
2007 22,530
2008 24,640
2009 21,360
2010 18,590
2011 17,200
2012 17,590
2013 17,610
2014 17,040
2015 16,590
2016 16,900
2017 16,020

Gambling Cage Workers
Year Number
2005 210
2006 340
2007 340
2008 470
2009 400
2010 400
2011 360
2012 420
2013 310
2014 210
2015 100
2016 120
2017 0

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Year Number
2005 2,070
2006 2,060
2007 1,850
2008 1,950
2009 1,960
2010 1,590
2011 1,530
2012 1,740
2013 1,810
2014 1,760
2015 1,630
2016 1,590
2017 1,650

Procurement Clerks
Year Number
2005 640
2006 790
2007 710
2008 690
2009 710
2010 700
2011 640
2012 490
2013 430
2014 420
2015 430
2016 360
2017 370

Tellers
Year Number
2005 5,950
2006 5,440
2007 4,840
2008 4,650
2009 4,310
2010 4,570
2011 4,350
2012 4,550
2013 3,910
2014 3,610
2015 3,590
2016 3,650
2017 3,870

Financial Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2012 550
2013 500
2014 330
2015 270
2016 200
2017 190

Brokerage Clerks
Year Number
2005 450
2006 370
2007 510
2008 580
2009 660
2010 560
2011 460
2012 410
2013 440
2014 590
2015 580
2016 540
2017 460

Correspondence Clerks
Year Number
2005 60
2006 110
2007 110
2008 120
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2016 40
2017 50

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Year Number
2005 3,090
2006 3,490
2007 3,800
2008 3,180
2009 2,200
2010 1,560
2011 1,490
2012 910
2013 850
2014 900
2015 1,110
2016 1,110
2017 1,040

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Year Number
2005 490
2006 600
2007 670
2008 750
2009 670
2010 630
2011 380
2012 380
2013 300
2014 290
2015 240
2016 230
2017 0

Customer Service Representatives
Year Number
2005 24,660
2006 19,780
2007 18,310
2008 17,440
2009 17,310
2010 15,570
2011 18,030
2012 20,190
2013 23,710
2014 0
2015 30,830
2016 33,410
2017 31,560

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Year Number
2006 1,780
2007 1,810
2008 1,360
2009 1,210
2010 1,680
2011 1,750
2012 1,800
2013 1,460
2014 1,020
2015 1,600
2016 1,610
2017 1,600

File Clerks
Year Number
2005 2,080
2006 1,890
2007 1,930
2008 1,870
2009 2,160
2010 1,780
2011 1,740
2012 1,360
2013 1,480
2014 1,320
2015 1,230
2016 820
2017 720

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,770
2006 1,740
2007 1,890
2008 2,340
2009 2,430
2010 2,370
2011 2,190
2012 2,070
2013 1,750
2014 1,720
2015 1,740
2016 2,220
2017 2,280

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Year Number
2005 2,400
2006 3,030
2007 3,030
2008 2,980
2009 2,620
2010 2,420
2011 2,230
2012 2,310
2013 3,010
2014 3,250
2015 2,850
2016 2,360
2017 1,750

Library Assistants, Clerical
Year Number
2005 930
2006 1,170
2007 1,330
2008 1,260
2009 1,000
2010 950
2011 800
2012 960
2013 720
2014 820
2015 910
2016 970
2017 900

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Year Number
2005 3,050
2006 2,970
2007 3,010
2008 2,130
2009 2,200
2010 1,880
2011 2,040
2012 2,040
2013 2,370
2014 2,370
2015 1,840
2016 1,780
2017 1,570

New Accounts Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,080
2006 1,260
2007 1,230
2008 1,200
2009 1,020
2010 480
2011 410
2012 710
2013 550
2014 500
2015 270
2016 250
2017 230

Order Clerks
Year Number
2005 3,140
2006 2,950
2007 3,090
2008 3,010
2009 4,270
2010 4,610
2011 4,440
2012 3,720
2013 3,100
2014 2,560
2015 2,540
2016 2,330
2017 0

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Year Number
2005 1,670
2006 1,710
2007 1,920
2008 1,890
2009 1,660
2010 1,430
2011 1,330
2012 1,360
2013 1,250
2014 1,180
2015 1,170
2016 1,170
2017 1,430

Receptionists and Information Clerks
Year Number
2005 9,570
2006 10,170
2007 10,350
2008 10,010
2009 10,430
2010 10,680
2011 10,520
2012 9,270
2013 9,030
2014 9,730
2015 9,600
2016 10,500
2017 11,260

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Year Number
2005 3,060
2006 2,370
2007 1,910
2008 2,250
2009 2,540
2010 2,030
2011 1,440
2012 850
2013 850
2014 1,470
2015 1,630
2016 2,330
2017 2,340

Information and Record Clerks, All Other
Year Number
2005 2,840
2006 1,950
2007 1,520
2008 1,690
2009 1,590
2010 0
2011 0
2012 1,580
2013 1,390
2014 1,270
2015 1,390
2016 1,870
2017 1,880

Cargo and Freight Agents
Year Number
2005 1,580
2006 1,490
2007 1,520
2008 1,810
2009 1,700
2010 1,470
2011 1,430
2012 1,100
2013 1,260
2014 1,260
2015 1,340
2016 1,350
2017 1,150

Couriers and Messengers
Year Number
2005 830
2006 800
2007 950
2008 910
2009 870
2010 700
2011 650
2012 590
2013 790
2014 930
2015 770
2016 540
2017 670

Public Safety Telecommunicators
Year Number
2005 290
2006 700
2007 640
2008 820
2009 570
2010 460
2011 480
2012 570
2013 890
2014 700
2015 680
2016 530
2017 640

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Year Number
2005 1,870
2006 1,650
2007 2,060
2008 2,070
2009 2,050
2010 1,690
2011 1,500
2012 1,580
2013 1,850
2014 2,040
2015 1,960
2016 2,200
2017 2,150

Meter Readers, Utilities
Year Number
2005 270
2006 270
2007 220
2008 370
2009 310
2010 250
2011 190
2012 160
2013 160
2014 140
2015 150
2016 130
2017 120

Postal Service Clerks
Year Number
2005 560
2006 600
2007 610
2008 590
2009 570
2010 550
2011 540
2012 570
2013 520
2014 520
2015 570
2016 590
2017 590

Postal Service Mail Carriers
Year Number
2005 2,930
2006 2,910
2007 2,990
2008 2,950
2009 2,770
2010 2,650
2011 2,580
2012 2,500
2013 2,650
2014 2,650
2015 2,760
2016 2,870
2017 2,950

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 2,440
2006 2,420
2007 2,340
2008 2,180
2009 1,970
2010 1,760
2011 1,680
2012 1,660
2013 1,480
2014 1,480
2015 1,430
2016 1,460
2017 1,470

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Year Number
2005 2,540
2006 2,570
2007 3,550
2008 3,940
2009 4,010
2010 3,140
2011 3,030
2012 3,080
2013 3,390
2014 5,280
2015 5,700
2016 6,860
2017 8,200

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Year Number
2005 8,820
2006 9,380
2007 10,280
2008 10,960
2009 10,000
2010 8,490
2011 7,580
2012 7,730
2013 7,760
2014 8,530
2015 8,520
2016 8,740
2017 6,550

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Year Number
2005 810
2006 1,100
2007 570
2008 590
2009 510
2010 550
2011 400
2012 410
2013 330
2014 370
2015 470
2016 450
2017 680

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 10,320
2006 10,620
2007 11,930
2008 12,050
2009 10,840
2010 9,090
2011 8,320
2012 8,000
2013 7,230
2014 6,700
2015 5,650
2016 6,100
2017 5,720

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 3,330
2006 2,270
2007 2,140
2008 2,400
2009 2,250
2010 2,240
2011 1,760
2012 1,750
2013 1,870
2014 2,140
2015 2,100
2016 2,020
2017 1,610

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Year Number
2005 8,050
2006 7,910
2007 7,510
2008 7,560
2009 7,380
2010 7,780
2011 7,380
2012 6,690
2013 5,180
2014 5,060
2015 4,610
2016 4,410
2017 3,930

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Year Number
2005 10,410
2006 10,180
2007 10,670
2008 11,810
2009 12,490
2010 12,700
2011 13,540
2012 15,210
2013 16,320
2014 16,610
2015 16,140
2016 15,510
2017 14,890

Data Entry Keyers
Year Number
2005 2,610
2006 2,020
2007 1,990
2008 2,100
2009 1,890
2010 1,980
2011 1,520
2012 1,410
2013 1,420
2014 1,400
2015 1,330
2016 1,490
2017 1,520

Word Processors and Typists
Year Number
2005 780
2006 760
2007 710
2008 620
2009 570
2010 450
2011 430
2012 440
2013 320
2014 300
2015 320
2016 300
2017 280

Desktop Publishers
Year Number
2005 290
2006 320
2007 390
2008 330
2009 390
2010 260
2011 240
2012 180
2013 190
2014 200
2015 170
2016 180
2017 110

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Year Number
2005 2,440
2006 2,740
2007 3,430
2008 3,510
2009 3,570
2010 2,940
2011 3,290
2012 3,300
2013 3,590
2014 3,020
2015 2,520
2016 2,070
2017 1,840

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Year Number
2005 1,110
2006 1,530
2007 2,090
2008 2,520
2009 1,860
2010 1,310
2011 1,070
2012 920
2013 610
2014 610
2015 570
2016 490
2017 450

Office Clerks, General
Year Number
2005 28,050
2006 29,790
2007 28,290
2008 27,320
2009 24,780
2010 22,150
2011 21,370
2012 19,930
2013 19,390
2014 20,300
2015 24,300
2016 28,850
2017 32,930

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Year Number
2005 1,070
2006 0
2007 1,190
2008 1,200
2009 890
2010 710
2011 680
2012 630
2013 710
2014 650
2015 600
2016 510
2017 640

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 80
2008 60
2009 70
2010 60
2011 70
2012 90
2013 110
2014 160
2015 160
2016 300
2017 230

Statistical Assistants
Year Number
2005 220
2006 220
2007 140
2008 150
2009 170
2010 150
2011 260
2012 450
2013 440
2014 420
2015 380
2016 320
2017 130

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 5,770
2006 6,020
2007 5,930
2008 5,880
2009 5,560
2012 3,490
2013 3,590
2014 3,390
2015 3,150
2016 3,110
2017 3,640