Numbers of Sales and Related Occupations in Columbia, SC

Occupation group

Sales and Related Occupations

Year	Number
2005	30,940
2006	32,310
2007	34,910
2008	36,190
2009	34,720
2010	34,380
2011	35,980
2012	35,750
2013	36,600
2014	37,480
2015	37,080
2016	38,740
2017	39,160
2018	40,400
2019	40,980

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

Year	Number
2005	2,670
2006	2,780
2007	3,200
2008	3,440
2009	3,110
2010	3,260
2011	3,450
2012	3,380
2013	3,390
2014	3,450
2015	3,590
2016	3,850
2017	3,950
2018	4,660
2019	4,710

First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers

Year	Number
2005	560
2006	810
2007	960
2008	1,020
2009	940
2010	760
2011	770
2012	760
2013	720
2014	880
2015	830
2016	800
2017	630
2018	670
2019	750

Cashiers

Year	Number
2005	9,750
2006	9,910
2007	10,070
2008	10,030
2009	9,040
2010	9,910
2011	10,070
2012	10,330
2013	10,360
2014	10,250
2015	10,250
2016	10,730
2017	11,280
2018	11,650
2019	11,660

Counter and Rental Clerks

Year	Number
2005	1,390
2006	1,110
2007	950
2008	1,070
2009	930
2010	1,320
2011	1,020
2012	1,220
2013	990
2014	950
2015	960
2016	1,080
2017	1,140
2018	1,070
2019	890

Parts Salespersons

Year	Number
2005	720
2006	720
2007	650
2008	690
2009	630
2010	700
2011	710
2012	680
2013	580
2014	650
2015	660
2016	650
2017	530
2018	620
2019	760

Retail Salespersons

Year	Number
2005	8,810
2006	9,430
2007	10,170
2008	10,930
2009	11,650
2010	11,110
2011	11,290
2012	11,110
2013	12,330
2014	12,490
2015	11,220
2016	11,190
2017	11,300
2018	11,490
2019	11,500

Advertising Sales Agents

Year	Number
2005	370
2006	340
2007	430
2008	450
2009	400
2010	350
2011	230
2012	260
2013	210
2014	300
2015	280
2016	270
2017	250
2018	350
2019	340

Insurance Sales Agents

Year	Number
2005	570
2006	930
2007	1,290
2008	1,380
2009	1,500
2010	1,340
2011	1,360
2012	1,470
2013	1,180
2014	1,310
2015	1,620
2016	1,930
2017	1,950
2018	1,870
2019	2,010

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

Year	Number
2005	390
2006	310
2007	300
2008	280
2009	270
2010	300
2011	300
2012	290
2013	200
2014	220
2015	210
2016	330
2017	430
2018	540
2019	590

Travel Agents

Year	Number
2005	80
2006	70
2007	100
2008	140
2009	110
2010	80
2011	100
2012	100
2013	100
2014	100
2015	0
2016	140
2017	120
2018	140
2019	140

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel

Year	Number
2005	420
2006	600
2007	730
2008	610
2009	590
2010	720
2011	820
2012	850
2013	790
2014	1,340
2015	1,800
2016	1,940
2017	1,730
2018	1,930
2019	2,090

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

Year	Number
2005	670
2006	690
2007	960
2008	790
2009	670
2010	510
2011	670
2012	770
2013	610
2014	520
2015	680
2016	1,030
2017	1,040
2018	670
2019	560

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

Year	Number
2005	3,250
2006	3,230
2007	3,580
2008	3,720
2009	3,340
2010	2,680
2011	3,120
2012	3,520
2013	3,800
2014	4,040
2015	3,790
2016	3,450
2017	3,460
2018	3,340
2019	3,670

Demonstrators and Product Promoters

Year	Number
2005	150
2006	190
2007	120
2008	150
2009	190
2010	240
2011	130
2013	90
2014	150
2015	170
2016	220
2017	210
2018	140

Real Estate Brokers

Year	Number
2005	80
2006	0
2007	290
2008	340
2009	310
2010	390
2011	300
2012	180
2013	50
2014	70
2015	190
2016	230
2017	330
2018	370
2019	360

Real Estate Sales Agents

Year	Number
2005	590
2006	570
2007	510
2008	520
2009	450
2010	460
2011	500
2012	560
2013	670
2014	590
2015	680
2016	770
2017	740
2018	770
2019	860

Sales Engineers

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	110
2007	60
2008	80
2009	60
2010	70
2011	80
2012	100
2013	60
2014	60
2015	90
2016	80
2017	70
2018	50
2019	40

Telemarketers

Year	Number
2005	470
2006	510
2007	390
2008	290
2009	190
2010	180
2011	210
2012	170
2013	190
2014	0
2015	0
2016	0
2018	70
2019	50

Sales and Related Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2007	150
2008	260
2009	340
2012	0
2013	280
2014	110
2015	60
2016	50