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Numbers of Sales and Related Occupations in South Carolina

Occupation group

Sales and Related Occupations
Year Number
2004 176,050
2005 184,320
2006 195,790
2007 204,870
2008 206,400
2009 196,540
2010 193,280
2011 199,530
2012 204,740
2013 207,430
2014 208,100
2015 212,430
2016 219,010
2017 220,960
2018 226,790
2019 227,150

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 17,860
2005 17,410
2006 17,600
2007 19,390
2008 21,020
2009 20,460
2010 20,830
2011 20,890
2012 20,240
2013 20,280
2014 20,690
2015 21,310
2016 22,830
2017 22,070
2018 22,750
2019 22,400

First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 2,360
2005 2,410
2006 3,190
2007 3,820
2008 4,160
2009 3,800
2010 3,180
2011 3,010
2012 3,310
2013 3,500
2014 3,540
2015 3,390
2016 3,410
2017 3,290
2018 3,110
2019 3,190

Cashiers
Year Number
2004 55,890
2005 57,500
2006 61,290
2007 61,650
2008 61,590
2009 57,560
2010 57,440
2011 57,620
2012 59,600
2013 60,160
2014 61,010
2015 61,000
2016 64,740
2017 64,400
2018 66,960
2019 64,700

Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
Year Number
2007 30
2008 80
2009 50
2010 40
2011 0
2012 70
2014 40
2018 0

Counter and Rental Clerks
Year Number
2004 6,080
2005 6,950
2006 7,090
2007 6,140
2008 5,540
2009 4,460
2010 4,990
2011 5,110
2012 5,370
2013 5,380
2014 5,670
2015 5,510
2016 4,860
2017 4,740
2018 4,430
2019 4,240

Parts Salespersons
Year Number
2004 3,120
2005 3,630
2006 3,760
2007 3,310
2008 3,220
2009 3,010
2010 3,100
2011 3,260
2012 3,540
2013 3,410
2014 3,440
2015 2,970
2016 3,210
2017 3,360
2018 3,560
2019 3,890

Retail Salespersons
Year Number
2004 56,180
2005 60,880
2006 62,710
2007 67,340
2008 67,080
2009 65,540
2010 63,590
2011 66,510
2012 66,750
2013 68,520
2014 69,040
2015 69,290
2016 69,430
2017 69,360
2018 70,740
2019 71,670

Advertising Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 1,550
2005 1,360
2006 1,590
2007 1,740
2008 1,860
2009 1,720
2010 1,830
2011 1,570
2012 1,500
2013 1,340
2014 1,520
2015 1,480
2016 1,490
2017 1,480
2018 1,610
2019 1,730

Insurance Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 3,280
2005 3,550
2006 4,520
2007 5,020
2008 5,440
2009 5,670
2010 5,460
2011 5,210
2012 5,910
2013 5,240
2014 5,080
2015 5,610
2016 6,260
2017 6,490
2018 6,390
2019 7,180

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 1,310
2005 1,700
2006 1,540
2007 1,720
2008 1,700
2009 1,770
2010 1,690
2011 2,020
2012 1,850
2013 1,780
2014 1,410
2015 1,410
2016 1,970
2017 2,600
2018 3,160
2019 3,460

Travel Agents
Year Number
2004 590
2005 600
2006 560
2007 730
2008 610
2009 470
2010 510
2011 640
2012 520
2013 570
2014 490
2015 550
2016 880
2017 1,500
2018 1,510
2019 1,250

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
Year Number
2004 1,600
2005 2,030
2006 2,350
2007 2,930
2008 3,000
2009 3,050
2010 3,190
2011 4,140
2012 4,820
2013 4,930
2014 5,390
2015 6,000
2016 6,940
2017 8,610
2018 9,970
2019 10,450

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2004 3,680
2005 4,480
2006 4,420
2007 4,040
2008 3,620
2009 3,580
2010 3,560
2011 4,050
2012 4,220
2013 4,450
2014 3,560
2015 3,920
2016 3,350
2017 3,230
2018 2,660
2019 2,880

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2004 14,190
2005 15,640
2006 16,630
2007 17,040
2008 16,540
2009 15,870
2010 14,710
2011 15,940
2012 17,390
2013 18,650
2014 19,440
2015 20,930
2016 20,450
2017 20,220
2018 20,840
2019 21,360

Demonstrators and Product Promoters
Year Number
2004 1,520
2005 1,060
2006 880
2007 490
2008 910
2009 1,050
2010 1,200
2011 890
2012 730
2013 740
2014 680
2015 770
2016 1,350
2017 1,440
2018 910
2019 370

Models
Year Number
2017 0

Real Estate Brokers
Year Number
2004 530
2005 540
2006 0
2007 1,540
2008 1,870
2009 1,400
2010 1,140
2011 800
2012 530
2013 470
2014 560
2015 870
2016 920
2017 1,130
2018 1,100
2019 1,160

Real Estate Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 2,560
2005 2,960
2006 3,430
2007 4,070
2008 3,800
2009 3,070
2010 2,760
2011 3,020
2012 3,350
2013 3,670
2014 3,590
2015 3,860
2016 3,990
2017 4,500
2018 5,370
2019 5,860

Sales Engineers
Year Number
2004 360
2005 340
2006 520
2007 540
2008 520
2009 320
2010 330
2011 430
2012 520
2013 460
2014 410
2015 340
2016 360
2017 290
2018 360
2019 380

Telemarketers
Year Number
2004 3,300
2005 0
2006 2,320
2007 2,320
2008 2,350
2009 2,020
2010 1,700
2011 1,680
2012 2,170
2013 2,280
2014 2,540
2015 2,820
2016 2,200
2017 1,610
2018 1,360
2019 980

Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Year Number
2004 90
2005 220
2006 150
2007 130
2008 100
2009 100
2010 130
2011 100

Sales and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 0
2005 1,060
2006 1,240
2007 880
2008 1,390
2009 1,570
2012 2,350
2013 1,600
2014 0
2015 400
2016 370
2017 640