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	46,753 Very large	&	-6.2%	2.7%	>>>>	4,037 Very High
Champaign Area	860 Very large	&	-5.6%	1.9%	>>>>	75 Moderate
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area	774 Very large	&	-9.7%	-1.2%	>>>>	63 Moderate
Cook County	21,738 Very large	&	-6.3%	3.0%	>>>>	1,874 Very High
Decatur Area	366 Large	&	-9.0%	0.1%	>>>>	31 Moderate
DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area	1,997 Very large	&	-3.6%	4.0%	>>>>	180 High
Du Page County	5,565 Very large	&	-5.8%	3.7%	>>>>	484 Very High
Edwardsville Area	863 Very large	&	-4.3%	4.4%	>>>>	76 High
Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area	560 Very large	&	-8.6%	-0.1%	>>>>	46 Moderate
Lake County	2,672 Very large	&	-7.3%	2.6%	>>>>	226 High
McHenry County	666 Very large	&	-2.7%	6.1%	>>>>	61 Moderate
Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area	628 Very large	&	-9.2%	0.2%	>>>>	51 Moderate
Northwest Illinois Area	854 Very large	&	-2.9%	5.1%	>>>>	78 High
Peoria-Bloomington Area	1,978 Very large	&	-6.7%	1.3%	>>>>	169 High
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area	621 Very large	&	-9.7%	-1.6%	>>>>	51 Moderate
Rock Island-Moline Area	695 Very large	&	-6.6%	1.8%	>>>>	59 Moderate
Rockford Area	1,133 Very large	&	-6.9%	2.4%	>>>>	97 High
Shawnee National Forest Area	278 Large	&	-8.6%	-0.3%	>>>>	23 Few
Springfield Area	998 Very large	&	-7.6%	-0.8%	>>>>	84 High
St Louis-Belleville Area	912 Very large	&	-8.3%	0.2%	>>>>	76 Moderate
Vermilion County	209 Large	&	-16.3%	-5.1%	>>>>	15 Few
Will County	2,058 Very large	&	-1.8%	5.4%	>>>>	190 High
United States	1,558,400 Very large	&	-0.3%	3.1%	>>>>	144,500 Very High