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Numbers of Sales and Related Occupations in North Carolina

Occupation group

Sales and Related Occupations
Year Number
2004 392,270
2005 402,020
2006 415,100
2007 426,690
2008 428,770
2009 411,290
2010 400,890
2011 410,710
2012 423,290
2013 433,180
2014 438,700
2015 445,840
2016 454,290
2017 460,790
2018 472,150
2019 479,770

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 38,330
2005 43,410
2006 44,740
2007 48,310
2008 48,540
2009 47,120
2010 45,340
2011 45,280
2012 44,480
2013 42,890
2014 40,930
2015 40,950
2016 40,660
2017 40,580
2018 39,420
2019 39,720

First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 12,320
2005 11,520
2006 10,630
2007 9,590
2008 8,700
2009 8,620
2010 9,140
2011 10,480
2012 11,230
2013 10,370
2014 9,210
2015 8,490
2016 9,020
2017 8,670
2018 8,820
2019 9,290

Cashiers
Year Number
2004 103,260
2005 104,940
2006 104,080
2007 102,140
2008 100,700
2009 101,220
2010 100,700
2011 101,510
2012 103,010
2013 106,010
2014 109,350
2015 110,080
2016 112,280
2017 117,480
2018 126,460
2019 126,920

Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
Year Number
2012 0
2014 0

Counter and Rental Clerks
Year Number
2004 9,270
2005 12,260
2006 12,040
2007 13,550
2008 12,800
2009 12,100
2010 11,400
2011 11,320
2012 11,060
2013 11,570
2014 11,840
2015 12,540
2016 12,330
2017 11,990
2018 11,590
2019 11,090

Parts Salespersons
Year Number
2004 7,000
2005 7,100
2006 6,990
2007 7,710
2008 8,250
2009 7,620
2010 7,740
2011 8,030
2012 8,620
2013 8,200
2014 8,020
2015 7,880
2016 8,720
2017 9,040
2018 8,850
2019 8,570

Retail Salespersons
Year Number
2004 116,080
2005 122,660
2006 129,660
2007 135,190
2008 137,410
2009 127,780
2010 122,900
2011 127,030
2012 132,750
2013 139,330
2014 140,620
2015 141,230
2016 140,410
2017 139,160
2018 141,960
2019 143,830

Advertising Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 3,300
2005 3,160
2006 3,390
2007 4,000
2008 4,590
2009 4,390
2010 3,930
2011 3,610
2012 3,970
2013 4,040
2014 3,980
2015 3,660
2016 3,370
2017 3,850
2018 3,700
2019 3,850

Insurance Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 7,770
2005 7,920
2006 8,360
2007 8,870
2008 8,710
2009 8,680
2010 8,940
2011 9,010
2012 8,960
2013 9,140
2014 9,480
2015 10,710
2016 10,000
2017 10,840
2018 11,210
2019 12,920

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 5,360
2005 4,720
2006 4,630
2007 4,520
2008 5,220
2009 5,300
2010 5,490
2011 6,270
2012 7,270
2013 6,830
2014 7,670
2015 7,450
2016 8,430
2017 9,510
2018 11,080
2019 12,730

Travel Agents
Year Number
2004 1,180
2005 1,270
2006 1,310
2007 1,430
2008 1,310
2009 1,160
2010 950
2011 900
2012 960
2013 1,020
2014 1,050
2015 1,130
2016 1,310
2017 1,320
2018 1,270
2019 1,260

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
Year Number
2004 8,560
2005 10,100
2006 11,670
2007 13,110
2008 13,450
2009 11,960
2010 12,220
2011 14,140
2012 16,840
2013 18,980
2014 21,330
2015 24,910
2016 29,070
2017 31,880
2018 33,230
2019 35,250

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2004 16,990
2005 15,230
2006 15,080
2007 13,380
2008 12,990
2009 13,010
2010 12,550
2011 11,930
2012 10,110
2013 9,540
2014 9,160
2015 8,460
2016 9,660
2017 12,290
2018 12,510
2019 12,040

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2004 39,330
2005 41,720
2006 43,070
2007 43,460
2008 44,490
2009 41,890
2010 40,860
2011 42,070
2012 43,010
2013 43,270
2014 43,390
2015 44,890
2016 45,460
2017 43,400
2018 44,230
2019 44,320

Demonstrators and Product Promoters
Year Number
2004 2,100
2005 1,860
2006 2,000
2007 2,660
2008 2,170
2009 2,280
2010 2,010
2011 1,840
2012 2,530
2013 2,280
2014 2,190
2015 2,140
2016 2,280
2017 2,520
2018 2,370
2019 1,780

Models
Year Number
2004 90
2005 140
2006 250
2007 110

Real Estate Brokers
Year Number
2004 4,580
2005 4,730
2006 4,640
2007 4,700
2008 4,810
2009 4,970
2010 4,710
2011 4,570
2012 4,870
2013 4,980
2014 5,740
2015 6,020
2016 6,160
2017 4,760
2018 3,700
2019 2,370

Real Estate Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 3,250
2005 3,980
2006 4,270
2007 5,140
2008 5,310
2009 4,410
2010 3,520
2011 3,690
2012 4,150
2013 4,850
2014 4,820
2015 5,160
2016 5,160
2017 5,170
2018 4,840
2019 6,860

Sales Engineers
Year Number
2004 3,010
2005 1,930
2006 1,660
2007 1,610
2008 2,080
2009 1,740
2010 1,970
2011 1,620
2012 1,930
2013 1,890
2014 2,380
2015 2,790
2016 3,340
2017 2,920
2018 2,580
2019 1,920

Telemarketers
Year Number
2004 6,400
2005 0
2006 3,760
2007 3,770
2008 3,900
2009 3,790
2010 3,240
2011 3,760
2012 3,990
2013 5,020
2014 5,460
2015 5,600
2016 4,580
2017 3,250
2018 2,170
2019 2,030

Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Year Number
2004 250
2005 70
2006 60
2007 60
2008 30
2009 40
2010 0
2011 0
2012 130
2013 80
2014 250
2015 250
2016 300
2017 0
2018 0
2019 110

Sales and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 3,840
2005 3,300
2006 2,810
2007 3,380
2008 3,310
2009 3,210
2012 3,420
2013 2,890
2014 1,830
2015 1,500
2016 1,750
2017 2,160
2018 2,160
2019 2,910