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Numbers of Sales and Related Occupations in California

Occupation group

Sales and Related Occupations
Year Number
2004 1,463,740
2005 1,542,860
2006 1,568,130
2007 1,582,920
2008 1,556,320
2009 1,461,860
2010 1,411,150
2011 1,432,750
2012 1,475,050
2013 1,528,610
2014 1,555,260
2015 1,584,990
2016 1,604,370
2017 1,626,530
2018 1,634,120
2019 1,636,580

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 117,550
2005 120,210
2006 125,210
2007 124,980
2008 125,040
2009 117,540
2010 117,310
2011 118,960
2012 122,290
2013 124,200
2014 120,360
2015 117,220
2016 117,160
2017 118,230
2018 118,190
2019 116,620

First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 28,340
2005 28,000
2006 30,680
2007 31,360
2008 28,980
2009 25,340
2010 23,960
2011 23,830
2012 25,060
2013 26,440
2014 27,030
2015 27,980
2016 28,670
2017 27,980
2018 25,590
2019 24,580

Cashiers
Year Number
2004 363,940
2005 362,920
2006 356,880
2007 357,850
2008 358,680
2009 350,160
2010 343,680
2011 335,670
2012 341,150
2013 361,660
2014 374,730
2015 392,240
2016 404,500
2017 405,030
2018 420,430
2019 431,140

Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
Year Number
2004 2,790
2005 2,910
2006 2,960
2007 2,570
2008 2,150
2009 1,840
2010 1,830
2011 2,090
2012 2,350
2013 2,230
2014 2,440
2015 2,280
2016 2,680
2017 2,700
2018 2,900
2019 2,890

Counter and Rental Clerks
Year Number
2004 61,810
2005 72,560
2006 69,810
2007 64,740
2008 64,480
2009 67,070
2010 72,230
2011 76,570
2012 78,390
2013 79,520
2014 81,520
2015 83,680
2016 86,240
2017 90,860
2018 85,960
2019 82,980

Parts Salespersons
Year Number
2004 20,760
2005 21,150
2006 22,150
2007 23,020
2008 21,460
2009 19,430
2010 16,810
2011 17,880
2012 18,730
2013 21,700
2014 23,410
2015 24,750
2016 25,190
2017 24,310
2018 24,830
2019 26,140

Retail Salespersons
Year Number
2004 450,960
2005 479,460
2006 481,990
2007 490,660
2008 489,140
2009 452,970
2010 429,730
2011 434,300
2012 448,440
2013 464,410
2014 460,360
2015 452,990
2016 440,440
2017 444,820
2018 436,300
2019 418,900

Advertising Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 17,580
2005 18,200
2006 19,660
2007 17,720
2008 15,410
2009 14,380
2010 13,240
2011 14,330
2012 15,270
2013 16,800
2014 18,060
2015 18,520
2016 16,880
2017 17,290
2018 16,380
2019 16,880

Insurance Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 28,310
2005 29,180
2006 28,700
2007 30,370
2008 27,490
2009 26,240
2010 22,690
2011 23,890
2012 28,500
2013 32,530
2014 36,370
2015 36,030
2016 38,280
2017 39,920
2018 41,010
2019 41,900

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 28,310
2005 35,010
2006 37,640
2007 33,060
2008 29,210
2009 26,030
2010 27,180
2011 33,840
2012 38,810
2013 42,000
2014 40,930
2015 40,920
2016 45,960
2017 49,230
2018 50,990
2019 57,210

Travel Agents
Year Number
2004 11,530
2005 11,460
2006 12,120
2007 11,600
2008 9,820
2009 9,460
2010 8,920
2011 8,870
2012 7,990
2013 8,350
2014 8,770
2015 8,690
2016 8,890
2017 8,480
2018 8,270
2019 8,780

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
Year Number
2004 65,390
2005 82,550
2006 91,680
2007 94,220
2008 87,910
2009 75,210
2010 71,530
2011 78,800
2012 90,310
2013 104,590
2014 112,320
2015 116,710
2016 123,260
2017 129,870
2018 135,330
2019 134,040

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2004 45,690
2005 39,640
2006 42,950
2007 48,090
2008 50,180
2009 47,900
2010 45,060
2011 46,900
2012 48,000
2013 48,170
2014 46,740
2015 45,930
2016 46,150
2017 44,840
2018 40,770
2019 39,230

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2004 141,960
2005 141,590
2006 145,050
2007 146,070
2008 141,190
2009 128,460
2010 120,050
2011 122,690
2012 126,370
2013 134,250
2014 137,560
2015 137,160
2016 141,140
2017 146,800
2018 147,480
2019 147,310

Demonstrators and Product Promoters
Year Number
2004 14,680
2005 12,480
2006 11,060
2007 13,180
2008 13,310
2009 14,100
2010 14,510
2011 16,720
2012 16,500
2013 0
2014 0
2015 20,100
2016 19,350
2017 18,650
2018 18,220
2019 17,570

Models
Year Number
2004 230
2005 200
2006 80
2007 180
2008 220
2009 300
2010 150
2011 130
2012 160
2013 420
2014 520
2015 560
2016 540
2017 490
2018 270
2019 290

Real Estate Brokers
Year Number
2004 3,320
2005 3,980
2006 4,980
2007 5,700
2008 5,550
2009 5,100
2010 4,550
2011 4,640
2012 4,700
2013 5,190
2014 5,150
2015 5,040
2016 5,900
2017 5,570
2018 5,700
2019 6,320

Real Estate Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 8,440
2005 9,500
2006 9,830
2007 10,260
2008 10,220
2009 11,020
2010 12,270
2011 12,470
2012 14,010
2013 13,020
2014 13,730
2015 12,200
2016 12,400
2017 10,380
2018 9,610
2019 9,750

Sales Engineers
Year Number
2004 11,790
2005 13,310
2006 18,000
2007 20,550
2008 21,550
2009 17,580
2010 15,420
2011 13,710
2012 12,940
2013 12,990
2014 13,760
2015 12,890
2016 11,390
2017 10,840
2018 10,800
2019 11,440

Telemarketers
Year Number
2004 38,390
2005 35,560
2006 33,400
2007 31,810
2008 28,770
2009 24,150
2010 23,750
2011 20,030
2012 18,830
2013 14,250
2014 16,380
2015 14,780
2016 13,670
2017 11,870
2018 11,100
2019 11,790

Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Year Number
2004 1,970
2005 1,440
2006 1,780
2007 2,320
2008 1,800
2009 1,100
2010 1,040
2011 1,050
2012 890
2013 650
2014 1,040
2015 1,040
2016 1,200
2017 1,240
2018 1,960
2019 1,790

Sales and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 21,550
2006 21,520
2007 22,610
2008 23,760
2009 26,480
2012 15,360
2013 15,240
2014 14,080
2015 13,280
2016 14,480
2017 17,130
2018 22,030
2019 29,030