Numbers of Sales and Related Occupations in District of Columbia

Occupation group

Sales and Related Occupations

Year	Number
2004	28,450
2005	24,600
2006	26,480
2007	27,230
2008	26,730
2009	24,030
2010	22,520
2011	23,770
2012	23,400
2013	25,210
2014	25,570
2015	26,900
2016	26,830
2017	27,770
2018	26,120
2019	27,990

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

Year	Number
2004	2,350
2005	2,120
2006	2,130
2007	1,880
2008	2,130
2009	2,090
2010	2,000
2011	1,760
2012	1,790
2013	1,890
2014	1,790
2015	1,590
2016	1,580
2017	1,760
2018	1,810
2019	1,840

First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers

Year	Number
2004	1,180
2005	920
2006	760
2007	730
2008	680
2009	520
2010	470
2011	500
2012	520
2013	600
2014	440
2015	470
2016	420
2017	500
2018	420
2019	400

Cashiers

Year	Number
2004	7,130
2005	6,860
2006	6,790
2007	6,720
2008	6,350
2009	6,360
2010	5,690
2011	6,770
2012	6,910
2013	8,110
2014	8,360
2015	9,360
2016	9,270
2017	9,320
2018	7,150
2019	7,680

Counter and Rental Clerks

Year	Number
2004	1,300
2005	1,030
2006	1,170
2007	760
2008	920
2009	640
2010	420
2011	450
2012	470
2013	560
2014	580
2015	520
2016	510
2017	750
2018	730
2019	920

Parts Salespersons

Year	Number
2004	120
2005	110
2006	110
2007	80
2009	0
2018	80
2019	90

Retail Salespersons

Year	Number
2004	7,530
2005	6,270
2006	6,650
2007	6,690
2008	6,910
2009	6,080
2010	6,470
2011	6,200
2012	6,290
2013	6,420
2014	6,580
2015	6,460
2016	6,500
2017	5,950
2018	6,450
2019	6,620

Advertising Sales Agents

Year	Number
2004	610
2005	920
2006	1,060
2007	1,230
2008	1,090
2009	730
2010	450
2011	0
2012	580
2013	0
2014	0
2015	640
2016	730
2017	760
2018	780
2019	1,040

Insurance Sales Agents

Year	Number
2004	390
2005	440
2006	550
2007	0
2008	0
2009	0
2010	280
2011	450
2012	570
2013	530
2014	450
2015	380
2016	260
2017	350
2018	500
2019	500

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

Year	Number
2004	640
2005	890
2006	0
2007	1,060
2008	1,030
2009	950
2010	790
2011	850
2012	960
2013	1,160
2014	1,240
2015	1,490
2016	1,410
2017	1,560
2018	1,290
2019	1,470

Travel Agents

Year	Number
2004	510
2005	540
2006	530
2007	500
2008	430
2009	480
2010	450
2011	470
2012	460
2013	510
2014	510
2015	450
2016	420
2017	330
2018	350
2019	340

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

Year	Number
2004	1,430
2005	1,130
2006	1,490
2007	1,480
2008	1,270
2009	980
2010	1,170
2011	2,010
2012	2,170
2013	2,290
2014	2,060
2015	2,540
2016	3,010
2017	3,670
2018	3,450
2019	3,200

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

Year	Number
2004	0
2005	920
2006	1,260
2007	1,170
2008	1,340
2009	870
2010	880
2011	720
2012	560
2013	440
2014	420
2015	450
2016	500
2017	480
2018	600
2019	650

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

Year	Number
2004	1,600
2005	1,830
2006	1,700
2007	2,040
2008	1,700
2009	1,280
2010	980
2011	890
2012	1,040
2013	1,210
2014	1,340
2015	1,190
2016	980
2017	1,250
2018	1,210
2019	1,170

Demonstrators and Product Promoters

Year	Number
2004	0
2005	0
2006	0
2007	100
2008	120
2009	200
2010	230
2011	200
2012	0
2013	0
2014	100
2015	80
2016	60
2017	0
2018	0
2019	140

Real Estate Brokers

Year	Number
2004	340
2005	0
2006	420
2007	370
2008	510
2009	350
2010	300
2011	340
2013	470
2014	420
2015	150
2016	200
2017	170
2018	140
2019	190

Real Estate Sales Agents

Year	Number
2004	2,150
2005	0
2006	700
2007	860
2008	900
2009	880
2010	790
2011	700
2012	630
2013	650
2014	750
2015	650
2016	640
2017	620
2018	920
2019	860

Sales Engineers

Year	Number
2004	440
2007	50
2013	0
2014	0
2015	80
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0
2019	660

Telemarketers

Year	Number
2004	0
2005	0
2006	650
2007	770
2008	630
2009	600
2011	0
2012	0
2013	0
2014	240
2015	230
2016	230
2017	150
2018	110
2019	90

Sales and Related Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2004	730
2005	620
2006	510
2007	740
2008	720
2009	1,020
2012	450
2013	370
2014	290
2015	170
2016	110
2017	150
2018	130
2019	130