Numbers of Sales and Related Occupations in Texas
Occupation group
Sales and Related Occupations
Year |
Number |
2004 |
1,016,880 |
2005 |
1,024,180 |
2006 |
1,052,980 |
2007 |
1,066,650 |
2008 |
1,108,470 |
2009 |
1,113,010 |
2010 |
1,096,750 |
2011 |
1,124,480 |
2012 |
1,143,920 |
2013 |
1,176,920 |
2014 |
1,206,920 |
2015 |
1,242,270 |
2016 |
1,257,680 |
2017 |
1,269,540 |
2018 |
1,275,980 |
2019 |
1,262,680 |
Individual occupations
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Year |
Number |
2004 |
88,420 |
2005 |
91,710 |
2006 |
92,250 |
2007 |
94,450 |
2008 |
97,950 |
2009 |
100,500 |
2010 |
102,500 |
2011 |
103,340 |
2012 |
104,270 |
2013 |
102,870 |
2014 |
102,460 |
2015 |
102,770 |
2016 |
98,400 |
2017 |
99,520 |
2018 |
96,740 |
2019 |
103,010 |
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
Year |
Number |
2004 |
29,290 |
2005 |
27,570 |
2006 |
23,360 |
2007 |
22,030 |
2008 |
22,680 |
2009 |
24,550 |
2010 |
24,330 |
2011 |
23,610 |
2012 |
24,640 |
2013 |
24,270 |
2014 |
26,170 |
2015 |
25,630 |
2016 |
25,420 |
2017 |
24,210 |
2018 |
24,350 |
2019 |
24,030 |
Cashiers
Year |
Number |
2004 |
241,440 |
2005 |
250,630 |
2006 |
253,730 |
2007 |
258,600 |
2008 |
268,620 |
2009 |
276,020 |
2010 |
267,510 |
2011 |
251,310 |
2012 |
238,320 |
2013 |
245,500 |
2014 |
259,870 |
2015 |
267,070 |
2016 |
272,270 |
2017 |
267,540 |
2018 |
273,590 |
2019 |
284,770 |
Counter and Rental Clerks
Year |
Number |
2004 |
36,400 |
2005 |
36,530 |
2006 |
32,460 |
2007 |
31,920 |
2008 |
33,610 |
2009 |
29,910 |
2010 |
33,270 |
2011 |
34,610 |
2012 |
37,760 |
2013 |
33,680 |
2014 |
37,940 |
2015 |
43,100 |
2016 |
46,870 |
2017 |
47,160 |
2018 |
45,180 |
2019 |
43,110 |
Parts Salespersons
Year |
Number |
2004 |
23,990 |
2005 |
22,770 |
2006 |
21,820 |
2007 |
18,870 |
2008 |
17,550 |
2009 |
15,600 |
2010 |
16,050 |
2011 |
15,150 |
2012 |
15,190 |
2013 |
16,160 |
2014 |
18,700 |
2015 |
21,310 |
2016 |
22,820 |
2017 |
22,780 |
2018 |
23,160 |
2019 |
24,090 |
Retail Salespersons
Year |
Number |
2004 |
330,920 |
2005 |
332,470 |
2006 |
333,710 |
2007 |
332,680 |
2008 |
345,190 |
2009 |
348,280 |
2010 |
350,210 |
2011 |
365,260 |
2012 |
366,230 |
2013 |
382,000 |
2014 |
381,400 |
2015 |
390,580 |
2016 |
383,080 |
2017 |
390,710 |
2018 |
396,330 |
2019 |
383,920 |
Advertising Sales Agents
Year |
Number |
2004 |
8,320 |
2005 |
8,480 |
2006 |
8,730 |
2007 |
7,970 |
2008 |
8,450 |
2009 |
7,940 |
2010 |
8,600 |
2011 |
8,230 |
2012 |
8,390 |
2013 |
8,100 |
2014 |
8,160 |
2015 |
8,430 |
2016 |
7,700 |
2017 |
7,140 |
2018 |
6,750 |
2019 |
7,830 |
Insurance Sales Agents
Year |
Number |
2004 |
18,850 |
2005 |
0 |
2006 |
22,290 |
2007 |
23,380 |
2008 |
24,820 |
2009 |
24,770 |
2010 |
25,160 |
2011 |
26,490 |
2012 |
29,790 |
2013 |
29,970 |
2014 |
31,500 |
2015 |
31,900 |
2016 |
32,330 |
2017 |
32,660 |
2018 |
31,890 |
2019 |
33,290 |
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Year |
Number |
2004 |
12,720 |
2005 |
14,170 |
2006 |
15,690 |
2007 |
16,470 |
2008 |
20,030 |
2009 |
23,930 |
2010 |
25,600 |
2011 |
27,400 |
2012 |
27,870 |
2013 |
25,740 |
2014 |
26,340 |
2015 |
26,770 |
2016 |
34,780 |
2017 |
40,790 |
2018 |
43,170 |
2019 |
39,630 |
Travel Agents
Year |
Number |
2004 |
6,480 |
2005 |
5,680 |
2006 |
5,020 |
2007 |
5,240 |
2008 |
6,200 |
2009 |
5,790 |
2010 |
5,260 |
2011 |
4,660 |
2012 |
4,520 |
2013 |
4,640 |
2014 |
4,570 |
2015 |
4,510 |
2016 |
4,360 |
2017 |
4,670 |
2018 |
4,680 |
2019 |
3,900 |
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
Year |
Number |
2004 |
24,890 |
2005 |
31,160 |
2006 |
34,980 |
2007 |
39,490 |
2008 |
42,430 |
2009 |
43,460 |
2010 |
39,810 |
2011 |
48,640 |
2012 |
63,460 |
2013 |
80,380 |
2014 |
91,080 |
2015 |
100,520 |
2016 |
109,910 |
2017 |
115,580 |
2018 |
115,340 |
2019 |
105,020 |
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Year |
Number |
2004 |
24,620 |
2005 |
23,310 |
2006 |
25,630 |
2007 |
27,720 |
2008 |
32,010 |
2009 |
33,700 |
2010 |
31,790 |
2011 |
30,510 |
2012 |
34,200 |
2013 |
32,410 |
2014 |
33,610 |
2015 |
29,440 |
2016 |
33,000 |
2017 |
31,140 |
2018 |
31,370 |
2019 |
28,850 |
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Year |
Number |
2004 |
102,360 |
2005 |
109,440 |
2006 |
113,840 |
2007 |
119,900 |
2008 |
118,380 |
2009 |
118,380 |
2010 |
114,310 |
2011 |
123,700 |
2012 |
127,900 |
2013 |
130,220 |
2014 |
127,100 |
2015 |
123,890 |
2016 |
118,160 |
2017 |
122,710 |
2018 |
119,110 |
2019 |
119,170 |
Demonstrators and Product Promoters
Year |
Number |
2004 |
9,550 |
2005 |
9,800 |
2006 |
9,940 |
2007 |
8,750 |
2008 |
9,180 |
2009 |
8,090 |
2010 |
7,460 |
2011 |
6,460 |
2012 |
5,100 |
2013 |
5,710 |
2014 |
0 |
2015 |
9,810 |
2016 |
8,560 |
2017 |
7,280 |
2018 |
6,030 |
2019 |
7,430 |
Models
Year |
Number |
2005 |
70 |
2006 |
90 |
2007 |
110 |
2008 |
80 |
2009 |
30 |
2011 |
0 |
2012 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
2014 |
1,440 |
2015 |
0 |
2016 |
1,220 |
2017 |
0 |
2018 |
0 |
2019 |
30 |
Real Estate Brokers
Year |
Number |
2004 |
3,570 |
2005 |
2,870 |
2006 |
2,890 |
2007 |
0 |
2008 |
1,750 |
2009 |
2,470 |
2010 |
2,340 |
2011 |
2,440 |
2012 |
1,960 |
2013 |
2,510 |
2014 |
2,520 |
2015 |
2,430 |
2016 |
2,590 |
2017 |
2,290 |
2018 |
2,170 |
2019 |
1,820 |
Real Estate Sales Agents
Year |
Number |
2004 |
14,910 |
2005 |
10,930 |
2006 |
14,540 |
2007 |
15,140 |
2008 |
17,770 |
2009 |
15,540 |
2010 |
15,040 |
2011 |
15,250 |
2012 |
17,010 |
2013 |
17,280 |
2014 |
15,850 |
2015 |
14,350 |
2016 |
16,210 |
2017 |
15,770 |
2018 |
17,580 |
2019 |
16,380 |
Sales Engineers
Year |
Number |
2004 |
6,220 |
2005 |
6,870 |
2006 |
6,880 |
2007 |
5,720 |
2008 |
5,060 |
2009 |
4,700 |
2010 |
4,600 |
2011 |
5,560 |
2012 |
6,260 |
2013 |
6,480 |
2014 |
7,700 |
2015 |
10,080 |
2016 |
11,620 |
2017 |
10,690 |
2018 |
9,090 |
2019 |
9,120 |
Telemarketers
Year |
Number |
2004 |
32,630 |
2005 |
28,970 |
2006 |
26,390 |
2007 |
29,180 |
2008 |
28,410 |
2009 |
22,100 |
2010 |
22,090 |
2011 |
19,090 |
2012 |
19,890 |
2013 |
20,100 |
2014 |
24,010 |
2015 |
22,820 |
2016 |
21,020 |
2017 |
17,710 |
2018 |
19,260 |
2019 |
12,550 |
Sales and Related Workers, All Other
Year |
Number |
2004 |
0 |
2005 |
10,370 |
2006 |
8,170 |
2007 |
8,570 |
2008 |
7,740 |
2009 |
6,500 |
2012 |
11,160 |
2013 |
8,500 |
2014 |
6,160 |
2015 |
6,120 |
2016 |
6,050 |
2017 |
8,060 |
2018 |
8,400 |
2019 |
13,070 |