Office Managers - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

Banks and credit unions
Local, state, and federal government agencies
Doctors' offices

Outlook

Demand for this career is expected to decline. Office automation will limit growth. Most new jobs for office managers will be created in health care settings. The health care industry is growing rapidly and there are more people in it who need to be supervised. Schools, department stores, and temporary worker agencies will also add many new jobs for office managers.

Job openings will also occur as people leave the career to retire or move to other jobs.

Office Managers (CIS 100394)

Location	Employment	&	Growth		>>>>	Annual openings
			This occupation	All occupations
Illinois	49,396 Very large	&	-0.5%	8.2%	>>>>	4,813 Very High
Champaign Area	873 Very large	&	-4.0%	5.2%	>>>>	80 Moderate
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area	837 Very large	&	-4.2%	2.9%	>>>>	76 High
Cook County	22,780 Very large	&	-0.4%	9.2%	>>>>	2,226 Very High
Decatur Area	376 Very large	&	-4.5%	3.8%	>>>>	34 Moderate
DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area	2,110 Very large	&	1.2%	10.3%	>>>>	212 High
Du Page County	5,677 Very large	&	0.8%	8.8%	>>>>	564 Very High
Edwardsville Area	968 Very large	&	12.0%	12.4%	>>>>	113 High
Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area	315 Very large	&	-14.3%	-0.2%	>>>>	25 Few
Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area	602 Very large	&	-0.5%	6.0%	>>>>	59 Moderate
Lake County	2,970 Very large	&	2.3%	11.7%	>>>>	303 High
McHenry County	682 Very large	&	0.4%	7.6%	>>>>	67 Moderate
Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area	652 Very large	&	-5.4%	4.4%	>>>>	59 Moderate
Northwest Illinois Area	936 Very large	&	-2.5%	4.3%	>>>>	88 High
Peoria-Bloomington Area	2,202 Very large	&	-5.9%	4.5%	>>>>	197 High
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area	667 Very large	&	-4.0%	3.5%	>>>>	61 High
Rock Island-Moline Area	689 Very large	&	-5.5%	5.6%	>>>>	62 Moderate
Rockford Area	1,149 Very large	&	-3.2%	6.6%	>>>>	107 High
Shawnee National Forest Area	286 Large	&	-8.7%	1.1%	>>>>	25 Few
Springfield Area	1,046 Very large	&	-7.1%	4.6%	>>>>	92 High
St Louis-Belleville Area	977 Very large	&	-12.6%	0.9%	>>>>	78 High
Vermilion County	226 Large	&	-11.5%	-0.5%	>>>>	18 Few
Will County	2,302 Very large	&	10.5%	14.9%	>>>>	262 Very High
United States	1,570,500 Very large	&	-4.4%	4.0%	>>>>	138,100 Very High