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Numbers of Sales and Related Occupations in Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Sales and Related Occupations
Year Number
2005 26,300
2006 24,420
2007 26,930
2008 28,520
2009 26,690
2010 26,960
2011 27,000
2012 28,110
2013 28,770
2014 28,890
2015 28,950
2016 28,510
2017 28,920

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2005 1,960
2006 2,100
2007 1,990
2008 2,270
2009 2,170
2010 2,290
2011 2,300
2012 2,490
2013 2,570
2014 2,460
2015 2,340
2016 2,070
2017 2,040

First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2005 600
2006 650
2007 550
2008 620
2009 640
2010 560
2011 460
2012 380
2013 330
2014 330
2015 260
2016 300
2017 330

Cashiers
Year Number
2005 7,270
2006 7,670
2007 7,340
2008 7,470
2009 6,650
2010 7,100
2011 6,800
2012 7,300
2013 7,450
2014 7,230
2015 6,520
2016 6,610
2017 6,890

Counter and Rental Clerks
Year Number
2005 1,400
2006 1,540
2007 1,750
2008 2,230
2009 2,110
2010 2,160
2011 1,800
2012 1,500
2013 1,440
2014 1,400
2015 1,140
2016 890
2017 750

Parts Salespersons
Year Number
2005 640
2006 560
2007 850
2008 890
2009 780
2010 480
2011 580
2012 590
2013 620
2014 640
2015 630
2016 560
2017 600

Retail Salespersons
Year Number
2005 8,790
2006 8,660
2007 8,320
2008 8,360
2009 8,080
2010 8,700
2011 9,070
2012 9,840
2013 10,050
2014 10,110
2015 11,080
2016 10,530
2017 10,710

Advertising Sales Agents
Year Number
2005 110
2006 100
2007 130
2008 180
2009 150
2010 170
2011 250
2012 230
2013 200
2014 170
2015 140
2016 110
2017 80

Insurance Sales Agents
Year Number
2005 450
2006 370
2007 360
2008 490
2009 580
2010 520
2011 440
2012 470
2013 670
2014 840
2015 770
2016 760
2017 640

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Year Number
2005 400
2006 370
2007 430
2008 490
2009 400
2010 280
2011 220
2012 290
2013 330
2014 370
2015 420
2016 500
2017 510

Travel Agents
Year Number
2005 170
2006 160
2007 90
2008 70
2009 50
2010 60
2011 80
2012 100
2013 80
2014 70
2015 60
2016 80
2017 110

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
Year Number
2005 700
2006 560
2007 640
2008 560
2009 590
2010 770
2011 1,070
2012 1,180
2013 1,160
2014 1,270
2015 1,350
2016 1,530
2017 1,650

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2005 300
2006 280
2007 520
2008 430
2009 500
2010 390
2011 440
2012 420
2013 430
2014 370
2015 340
2016 150
2017 150

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2005 2,150
2006 0
2007 3,010
2008 3,270
2009 2,970
2010 2,530
2011 2,590
2012 2,480
2013 2,640
2014 2,800
2015 3,100
2016 3,430
2017 3,500

Demonstrators and Product Promoters
Year Number
2005 200
2006 160
2007 0
2008 130
2009 140
2010 160
2011 0
2012 110
2013 80
2014 150
2015 100
2016 170
2017 180

Real Estate Brokers
Year Number
2005 80
2006 90
2007 0
2008 40
2009 50
2010 40
2011 30
2014 30
2015 0
2016 70
2017 60

Real Estate Sales Agents
Year Number
2005 250
2006 150
2007 210
2008 160
2009 140
2010 110
2011 140
2012 170
2013 270
2014 430
2015 530
2016 620
2017 600

Sales Engineers
Year Number
2005 50
2006 60
2009 90
2010 0
2011 100
2012 70
2013 90
2014 60
2015 0
2016 30

Telemarketers
Year Number
2005 390
2006 560
2007 480
2008 520
2009 230
2010 220
2011 190
2012 230
2013 180
2014 160
2015 90
2016 100
2017 50

Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Year Number
2010 0
2011 50
2012 50

Sales and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 390
2006 380
2007 260
2008 340
2009 370
2012 210
2013 180
2014 0
2015 80
2016 0
2017 70