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Numbers of Sales and Related Occupations in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Occupation group

Sales and Related Occupations
Year Number
2005 177,880
2006 169,730
2007 181,430
2008 184,210
2009 173,480
2010 171,310
2011 172,280
2012 173,670
2013 172,720
2014 178,730
2015 178,660
2016 176,520
2017 177,590
2018 184,120
2019 189,690

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2005 11,600
2006 11,670
2007 11,490
2008 12,200
2009 11,200
2010 12,410
2011 12,500
2012 12,750
2013 11,550
2014 11,840
2015 12,290
2016 11,880
2017 12,500
2018 12,710
2019 13,540

First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2005 4,570
2006 0
2007 5,570
2008 5,920
2009 5,450
2010 4,850
2011 4,280
2012 4,100
2013 3,850
2014 3,390
2015 2,980
2016 2,880
2017 3,160
2018 3,160
2019 3,810

Cashiers
Year Number
2005 38,850
2006 38,470
2007 38,790
2008 38,510
2009 35,450
2010 33,960
2011 32,430
2012 33,410
2013 33,190
2014 33,270
2015 30,560
2016 33,060
2017 34,560
2018 36,320
2019 34,610

Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 110
2008 130
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 350
2015 0
2016 0
2017 350
2018 340
2019 480

Counter and Rental Clerks
Year Number
2005 12,050
2006 11,850
2007 10,910
2008 10,340
2009 9,320
2010 9,270
2011 8,640
2012 8,940
2013 8,950
2014 8,810
2015 7,570
2016 6,720
2017 5,780
2018 6,520
2019 7,500

Parts Salespersons
Year Number
2005 2,490
2006 2,300
2007 2,640
2008 3,100
2009 2,790
2010 2,520
2011 2,570
2012 2,630
2013 2,420
2014 2,440
2015 2,490
2016 2,310
2017 2,280
2018 2,580
2019 2,460

Retail Salespersons
Year Number
2005 49,110
2006 47,960
2007 47,260
2008 49,660
2009 49,280
2010 53,300
2011 55,560
2012 57,220
2013 57,150
2014 60,370
2015 61,390
2016 58,060
2017 55,840
2018 58,150
2019 59,680

Advertising Sales Agents
Year Number
2005 1,740
2006 1,670
2007 2,020
2008 2,110
2009 1,800
2010 2,000
2011 2,240
2012 2,070
2013 1,470
2014 1,740
2015 1,640
2016 1,690
2017 1,970
2018 2,400
2019 2,890

Insurance Sales Agents
Year Number
2005 3,920
2006 3,440
2007 2,860
2008 3,260
2009 3,570
2010 3,420
2011 3,380
2012 3,500
2013 3,870
2014 4,590
2015 4,800
2016 4,860
2017 4,740
2018 4,670
2019 5,940

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Year Number
2005 3,670
2006 3,930
2007 3,740
2008 3,800
2009 3,650
2010 3,090
2011 3,200
2012 3,300
2013 3,710
2014 3,830
2015 4,180
2016 4,350
2017 4,530
2018 4,530
2019 4,420

Travel Agents
Year Number
2005 2,440
2006 2,610
2007 2,430
2008 0
2009 1,270
2010 1,010
2011 910
2012 1,200
2013 1,170
2014 1,250
2015 960
2016 1,150
2017 1,020
2018 920
2019 940

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
Year Number
2005 8,940
2006 8,830
2007 9,740
2008 9,190
2009 8,380
2010 8,000
2011 9,100
2012 9,950
2013 10,780
2014 11,330
2015 12,140
2016 12,540
2017 13,090
2018 12,680
2019 12,710

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2005 9,630
2006 7,640
2007 8,280
2008 7,690
2009 8,330
2010 7,170
2011 6,770
2012 5,620
2013 4,790
2014 4,210
2015 3,760
2016 3,820
2017 4,560
2018 4,430
2019 6,720

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2005 18,930
2006 21,080
2007 22,320
2008 23,250
2009 20,820
2010 19,320
2011 20,010
2012 22,200
2013 24,210
2014 24,370
2015 23,700
2016 23,600
2017 22,390
2018 22,910
2019 22,680

Demonstrators and Product Promoters
Year Number
2005 1,940
2006 2,120
2007 2,370
2008 2,220
2009 1,100
2010 1,120
2011 1,080
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 1,200
2017 1,670
2018 2,100
2019 1,730

Models
Year Number
2005 60
2006 0
2007 50
2008 50

Real Estate Brokers
Year Number
2005 490
2006 490
2007 460
2008 520
2009 390
2010 390
2011 310
2012 300
2013 260
2014 370
2015 360
2016 330
2017 350
2018 300
2019 520

Real Estate Sales Agents
Year Number
2005 1,660
2006 1,510
2007 1,800
2008 1,780
2009 1,710
2010 1,300
2011 1,960
2012 2,120
2013 2,670
2014 3,500
2015 5,160
2016 5,080
2017 5,760
2018 6,280
2019 6,230

Sales Engineers
Year Number
2005 1,150
2006 0
2007 0
2008 1,390
2009 1,700
2010 1,540
2011 1,410
2012 920
2013 1,090
2014 940
2015 920
2016 1,150
2017 1,240
2018 1,180
2019 610

Telemarketers
Year Number
2005 4,610
2006 4,160
2007 3,330
2008 3,810
2009 3,340
2010 3,340
2011 2,550
2012 1,860
2013 1,590
2014 2,130
2015 2,100
2016 1,840
2017 800
2018 650
2019 1,080

Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Year Number
2005 30
2006 0
2008 120
2009 120
2010 130
2011 0
2012 0
2018 0
2019 170

Sales and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 5,260
2008 5,160
2009 3,810
2012 1,580
2013 0
2014 0
2015 1,660
2016 0
2017 1,000
2018 1,290
2019 970