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Alabama Department of Labor

Labor Market Information Division
Office and Administrative Support Employment & Annual Average Job Openings
Base Year 2014 and Projected Year 2024
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SOCOccupation 20142024Growth Rate Total Openings Growth Replacement
430000Office and Administrative Support Occupations 295,990304,5100.287,4251,5505,875
431000Supervisors, Office and Administrative Support Workers 18,62020,3000.87450170280
431011First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers18,62020,3000.87450170280
432000Communications Equipment Operators 1,5601,040-3.9720020
432011Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service1,440960-3.9715015
432021Telephone Operators10060-4.98000
432099Communications Equipment Operators, All Other3020-3.97000
433000Financial Clerks 49,98047,850-0.431,090110980
433011Bill and Account Collectors4,8704,510-0.771200120
433021Billing and Posting Clerks7,4708,5801.40265110155
433031Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks24,79023,020-0.742450245
433051Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks2,7002,630-0.2670070
433061Procurement Clerks740680-0.8425025
433071Tellers9,2808,320-1.093650365
433099Financial Clerks, All Other******0.00505
434000Information and Record Clerks 69,81075,6500.812,3056051,695
434011Brokerage Clerks5906000.1715015
434021Correspondence Clerks6050-1.81000
434031Court, Municipal, and License Clerks2,7602,8800.43301015
434041Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks400380-0.51505
434051Customer Service Representatives30,42034,0801.141,115365750
434061Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs3,4003,4000.0040035
434071File Clerks1,000960-0.4120020
434081Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks3,9504,3200.9024035205
434111Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan3,1103,2400.41851070
434121Library Assistants, Clerical1,2201,3000.64451040
434131Loan Interviewers and Clerks3,1303,2700.44601550
434141New Accounts Clerks470420-1.1210010
434151Order Clerks1,5801,540-0.2645045
434161Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping1,8201,790-0.1720020
434171Receptionists and Information Clerks14,06015,5701.03530150380
434181Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks5906300.661055
434199Information and Record Clerks, All Other1,2801,230-0.4035035
435000Material Recording, Scheduling, Dispatching, and Distributing Workers 50,11050,8700.151,5902851,305
435011Cargo and Freight Agents6407101.0430520
435021Couriers and Messengers2,0502,1500.48351025
435031Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers2,3902,340-0.2160060
435032Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance2,3302,5000.71751560
435041Meter Readers, Utilities700590-1.7010010
435051Postal Service Clerks1,250940-2.8115015
435052Postal Service Mail Carriers5,0303,750-2.8995095
435053Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators1,040700-3.8810010
435061Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks2,5602,7900.86952570
435071Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks8,3808,6100.2720520180
435081Stock Clerks and Order Fillers22,19024,2400.89910205705
435111Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping1,5401,5500.0645045
436000Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 61,69064,0800.38930280650
436011Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants4,0603,810-0.6345045
436012Legal Secretaries3,9303,750-0.4740040
436013Medical Secretaries4,7005,6101.791409050
436014Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive49,00050,9100.38710190515
439000Other Office and Administrative Support Workers 44,23044,7300.111,04095940
439011Computer Operators710580-2.00505
439021Data Entry Keyers1,7501,720-0.1720020
439022Word Processors and Typists380310-2.02000
439031Desktop Publishers10080-2.21505
439041Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks2,4302,5800.60751560
439051Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service590470-2.2510010
439061Office Clerks, General35,47036,1200.1883065765
439071Office Machine Operators, Except Computer790680-1.4920020
439081Proofreaders and Copy Markers20200.00000
439111Statistical Assistants80800.00505
439199Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other1,9102,0800.86701550
Data provided by the Alabama Department of Labor, Labor Market Information Division in cooperation with the Projections Managing Partnership and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Totals in some occupational groups may not add due to exclusion of sub-groups and/or individual occupations with employment of less than 10 in the base (2014) and projected (2024) years or where publication of the occupation would violate confidentiality.
*** The data for these occupations are confidential according to standards provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
1. Employment is rounded to the nearest 10. 2. Average Annual Growth is compounded. 3. Openings are rounded to the nearest 5.