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Numbers of Sales and Related Occupations in Puerto Rico

Occupation group

Sales and Related Occupations
Year Number
2004 104,640
2005 110,290
2006 109,620
2007 110,590
2008 108,130
2009 103,250
2010 99,780
2011 106,840
2012 108,430
2013 109,630
2014 110,450
2015 111,900
2016 108,210
2017 105,860
2018 98,000
2019 103,140

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 10,470
2005 11,320
2006 11,670
2007 11,520
2008 11,080
2009 10,320
2010 10,650
2011 11,310
2012 12,100
2013 12,370
2014 12,120
2015 11,840
2016 11,170
2017 11,860
2018 10,660
2019 11,680

First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 2,240
2005 2,010
2006 1,760
2007 1,560
2008 1,460
2009 1,300
2010 1,320
2011 1,150
2012 1,320
2013 1,380
2014 1,500
2015 1,520
2016 1,700
2017 1,750
2018 2,000
2019 2,030

Cashiers
Year Number
2004 24,360
2005 28,610
2006 28,750
2007 28,610
2008 28,900
2009 27,740
2010 27,840
2011 29,260
2012 31,070
2013 29,700
2014 30,810
2015 32,370
2016 33,510
2017 31,960
2018 30,120
2019 30,330

Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
Year Number
2004 270
2005 330
2006 210
2007 150
2008 100
2009 130
2010 180
2011 180
2012 160
2013 100
2014 140
2015 220
2016 180
2017 130
2018 160
2019 170

Counter and Rental Clerks
Year Number
2004 2,020
2005 2,320
2006 2,170
2007 1,450
2008 1,390
2009 1,450
2010 0
2011 2,250
2012 2,140
2013 1,570
2014 1,540
2015 1,650
2016 1,470
2017 1,220
2018 1,050
2019 1,080

Parts Salespersons
Year Number
2004 2,110
2005 2,030
2006 2,110
2007 2,410
2008 2,710
2009 2,280
2010 1,980
2011 1,270
2012 1,360
2013 1,630
2014 1,970
2015 2,180
2016 2,130
2017 2,320
2018 2,180
2019 3,060

Retail Salespersons
Year Number
2004 42,840
2005 44,020
2006 43,500
2007 45,410
2008 42,470
2009 40,290
2010 37,740
2011 39,870
2012 40,140
2013 43,510
2014 42,840
2015 41,520
2016 39,060
2017 38,690
2018 32,090
2019 36,450

Advertising Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 510
2005 370
2006 370
2007 380
2008 460
2009 410
2010 430
2011 590
2012 790
2013 670
2014 600
2015 690
2016 690
2017 710
2018 560
2019 500

Insurance Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 1,520
2005 1,380
2006 1,150
2007 950
2008 1,140
2009 1,040
2010 1,440
2011 1,600
2012 1,820
2013 2,140
2014 2,440
2015 1,970
2016 2,130
2017 2,030
2018 2,360
2019 2,320

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 650
2005 900
2006 1,030
2007 930
2008 790
2009 660
2010 560
2011 530
2012 0
2013 490
2014 470
2015 500
2016 480
2017 240
2018 310
2019 290

Travel Agents
Year Number
2004 730
2005 710
2006 790
2007 600
2008 530
2009 440
2010 410
2011 350
2012 270
2013 370
2014 410
2015 440
2016 330
2017 370
2018 520
2019 500

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
Year Number
2004 0
2005 1,120
2006 1,060
2007 1,150
2008 1,420
2009 1,850
2010 1,780
2011 1,800
2012 2,000
2013 2,110
2014 2,570
2015 3,010
2016 3,540
2017 2,860
2018 2,950
2019 2,340

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2004 2,390
2005 2,660
2006 2,700
2007 2,590
2008 2,510
2009 2,710
2010 2,230
2011 2,230
2012 1,390
2013 1,360
2014 1,730
2015 1,770
2016 2,050
2017 1,620
2018 1,480
2019 1,330

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2004 8,200
2005 6,720
2006 7,030
2007 7,950
2008 8,530
2009 8,320
2010 9,100
2011 9,090
2012 9,440
2013 7,930
2014 7,530
2015 7,490
2016 7,180
2017 7,510
2018 8,260
2019 7,370

Demonstrators and Product Promoters
Year Number
2004 850
2005 980
2006 930
2007 1,220
2008 1,660
2009 1,750
2010 1,290
2011 1,400
2012 1,330
2013 1,350
2014 1,440
2015 1,590
2016 1,640
2017 1,830
2018 1,640
2019 1,390

Real Estate Brokers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 80
2009 80
2010 90
2011 0
2012 0
2013 90
2014 80
2015 120
2016 70
2017 60
2018 0
2019 60

Real Estate Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 270
2005 500
2006 0
2007 340
2008 260
2009 260
2010 330
2011 540
2012 420
2013 330
2014 340
2015 390
2016 500
2017 450
2018 350
2019 110

Sales Engineers
Year Number
2004 160
2005 120
2006 120
2007 110
2008 70
2009 60
2010 60
2011 50
2012 50
2013 50
2014 40
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 50

Telemarketers
Year Number
2004 2,500
2005 2,540
2006 2,690
2007 1,730
2008 1,250
2009 1,060
2010 1,570
2011 2,620
2012 2,630
2013 2,050
2014 1,510
2015 2,230
2016 0
2017 0
2018 980
2019 1,770

Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Year Number
2004 230
2005 0
2007 190
2008 200
2009 120
2010 130
2011 110
2014 90
2015 120
2016 140
2017 60
2018 110
2019 60

Sales and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 2,320
2005 1,650
2006 1,580
2007 1,340
2008 1,120
2009 980
2012 0
2013 430
2014 280
2015 280
2016 240
2017 190
2018 220
2019 250