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Numbers of Sales and Related Occupations in Iowa

Occupation group

Sales and Related Occupations
Year Number
2004 149,430
2005 148,060
2006 154,160
2007 159,440
2008 161,280
2009 157,020
2010 155,440
2011 155,480
2012 156,510
2013 152,640
2014 148,860
2015 148,020
2016 149,950
2017 151,560
2018 154,490
2019 153,270

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 12,530
2005 11,890
2006 11,940
2007 12,760
2008 13,540
2009 13,870
2010 14,280
2011 14,930
2012 14,480
2013 13,050
2014 11,840
2015 12,010
2016 12,700
2017 12,980
2018 12,810
2019 12,530

First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 2,670
2005 2,380
2006 2,320
2007 2,520
2008 2,390
2009 2,400
2010 2,530
2011 2,680
2012 2,570
2013 2,130
2014 1,820
2015 1,680
2016 1,900
2017 2,070
2018 2,180
2019 2,260

Cashiers
Year Number
2004 38,110
2005 40,670
2006 41,530
2007 42,510
2008 42,600
2009 43,050
2010 43,260
2011 43,800
2012 43,870
2013 41,190
2014 39,470
2015 40,980
2016 42,200
2017 43,300
2018 45,450
2019 46,310

Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
Year Number
2004 500
2005 660
2006 580
2007 470
2008 550
2009 540
2010 410
2011 220
2012 220
2013 150
2014 150
2015 150
2016 180
2017 290
2018 370
2019 340

Counter and Rental Clerks
Year Number
2004 3,870
2005 4,320
2006 4,550
2007 4,560
2008 4,010
2009 3,340
2010 3,780
2011 3,820
2012 3,980
2013 3,350
2014 2,650
2015 2,450
2016 4,040
2017 5,200
2018 5,520
2019 4,220

Parts Salespersons
Year Number
2004 3,090
2005 3,340
2006 3,660
2007 3,760
2008 3,720
2009 3,240
2010 3,050
2011 3,250
2012 3,160
2013 3,280
2014 3,510
2015 3,680
2016 3,790
2017 3,440
2018 3,740
2019 3,430

Retail Salespersons
Year Number
2004 46,060
2005 46,940
2006 47,420
2007 47,500
2008 48,550
2009 47,670
2010 45,810
2011 43,990
2012 45,200
2013 46,150
2014 46,810
2015 44,800
2016 44,500
2017 43,310
2018 45,080
2019 43,190

Advertising Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 2,050
2005 2,020
2006 1,950
2007 1,850
2008 1,910
2009 1,840
2010 1,850
2011 2,030
2012 2,010
2013 1,720
2014 1,640
2015 1,820
2016 1,790
2017 1,730
2018 1,610
2019 1,700

Insurance Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 4,560
2005 3,990
2006 3,900
2007 3,850
2008 4,610
2009 4,560
2010 4,920
2011 5,040
2012 5,220
2013 5,810
2014 5,800
2015 6,250
2016 6,340
2017 6,480
2018 6,530
2019 6,980

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 2,330
2005 2,120
2007 2,720
2008 2,800
2009 2,430
2010 2,350
2011 2,380
2012 2,800
2013 2,530
2014 2,500
2015 2,460
2016 3,040
2017 2,600
2018 2,560
2019 2,350

Travel Agents
Year Number
2004 670
2005 720
2006 690
2007 550
2008 500
2009 500
2010 480
2011 490
2012 490
2013 380
2014 400
2015 370
2016 400
2017 400
2018 430
2019 500

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
Year Number
2004 2,900
2005 0
2006 4,630
2007 5,190
2008 5,140
2009 5,020
2010 4,850
2011 4,660
2012 5,040
2013 5,090
2014 5,430
2015 4,880
2016 5,290
2017 5,280
2018 5,840
2019 5,440

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2004 3,940
2005 4,750
2006 4,750
2007 4,420
2008 3,540
2009 3,030
2010 2,590
2011 2,140
2012 2,020
2013 2,370
2014 2,670
2015 2,470
2016 2,000
2017 1,750
2018 1,590
2019 2,220

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2004 13,060
2005 14,810
2006 16,410
2007 17,630
2008 18,380
2009 16,870
2010 16,100
2011 16,130
2012 16,680
2013 16,940
2014 16,450
2015 16,640
2016 15,830
2017 16,110
2018 15,750
2019 15,890

Demonstrators and Product Promoters
Year Number
2004 1,610
2005 0
2006 730
2007 710
2008 680
2009 890
2010 710
2011 550
2012 520
2013 950
2014 1,010
2015 1,360
2016 1,120
2017 1,400
2018 1,070
2019 1,020

Models
Year Number
2014 0
2015 0

Real Estate Brokers
Year Number
2004 170
2005 240
2006 280
2007 310
2008 400
2009 290
2010 310
2011 150
2012 130
2013 80
2014 90
2015 80
2016 90
2017 90
2018 0

Real Estate Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 570
2005 480
2006 440
2007 400
2008 520
2009 570
2010 600
2011 660
2012 680
2013 970
2014 1,050
2015 1,140
2016 1,040
2017 790
2018 820
2019 1,080

Sales Engineers
Year Number
2004 290
2005 210
2006 210
2007 220
2008 260
2009 290
2010 260
2011 300
2012 340
2013 330
2014 310
2015 320
2016 250
2017 260
2018 200
2019 170

Telemarketers
Year Number
2004 8,350
2005 6,440
2006 6,510
2007 6,100
2008 5,920
2009 5,190
2010 5,720
2011 6,400
2012 5,810
2013 5,200
2014 4,470
2015 3,700
2016 2,740
2017 3,030
2018 2,220
2019 2,600

Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Year Number
2004 120
2005 220
2006 150
2007 130
2008 100
2009 100
2010 160
2011 190
2012 220
2017 40
2018 60
2019 30

Sales and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,980
2005 1,860
2006 1,510
2007 1,280
2008 1,160
2009 1,330
2012 1,070
2013 970
2014 790
2015 780
2016 710
2017 1,010
2018 660
2019 1,010