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Numbers of Sales and Related Occupations in Virginia

Occupation group

Sales and Related Occupations
Year Number
2004 388,880
2005 385,040
2006 415,360
2007 414,500
2008 402,460
2009 376,490
2010 363,080
2011 368,630
2012 366,910
2013 372,390
2014 381,590
2015 392,290
2016 396,770
2017 392,290
2018 396,340
2019 383,990

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 33,590
2005 31,770
2006 31,800
2007 31,740
2008 32,540
2009 32,320
2010 32,080
2011 33,300
2012 32,940
2013 32,990
2014 32,180
2015 32,140
2016 32,530
2017 33,130
2018 32,140
2019 31,530

First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 8,170
2005 7,470
2006 7,700
2007 7,480
2008 7,440
2009 6,800
2010 6,390
2011 6,000
2012 6,420
2013 6,610
2014 6,600
2015 6,420
2016 6,810
2017 7,200
2018 8,270
2019 8,750

Cashiers
Year Number
2004 101,860
2005 106,660
2006 109,470
2007 108,930
2008 105,970
2009 96,460
2010 90,210
2011 89,580
2012 91,570
2013 91,960
2014 97,670
2015 100,920
2016 108,920
2017 111,240
2018 123,290
2019 115,790

Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
Year Number
2009 210

Counter and Rental Clerks
Year Number
2004 11,800
2005 12,460
2006 13,270
2007 13,360
2008 11,050
2009 9,580
2010 8,630
2011 9,220
2012 9,410
2013 11,640
2014 12,270
2015 14,310
2016 13,940
2017 14,170
2018 12,930
2019 12,780

Parts Salespersons
Year Number
2004 5,820
2005 6,030
2006 5,800
2007 5,310
2008 5,430
2009 5,410
2010 5,220
2011 5,040
2012 5,010
2013 5,130
2014 5,350
2015 5,210
2016 6,110
2017 6,460
2018 6,030
2019 5,740

Retail Salespersons
Year Number
2004 122,130
2005 129,410
2006 129,630
2007 131,520
2008 128,550
2009 119,650
2010 116,040
2011 122,120
2012 123,150
2013 127,240
2014 127,740
2015 128,150
2016 122,290
2017 114,870
2018 107,210
2019 103,600

Advertising Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 4,370
2005 3,060
2006 3,050
2007 2,940
2008 3,140
2009 2,950
2010 2,740
2011 2,880
2012 2,890
2013 2,810
2014 2,500
2015 2,480
2016 2,370
2017 2,360
2018 2,460
2019 2,200

Insurance Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 9,330
2005 8,990
2006 9,020
2007 9,040
2008 8,520
2009 7,750
2010 8,170
2011 8,050
2012 8,060
2013 9,380
2014 9,590
2015 9,080
2016 10,180
2017 9,900
2018 10,170
2019 10,210

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 5,160
2005 5,060
2006 5,590
2007 5,480
2008 6,220
2009 5,650
2010 5,250
2011 4,870
2012 5,060
2013 4,450
2014 4,530
2015 4,520
2016 5,240
2017 6,320
2018 7,560
2019 8,430

Travel Agents
Year Number
2004 2,700
2005 2,520
2006 2,460
2007 2,120
2008 2,190
2009 1,830
2010 1,770
2011 1,620
2012 1,620
2013 1,440
2014 1,730
2015 2,040
2016 2,130
2017 1,580
2018 1,340
2019 1,230

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
Year Number
2004 11,450
2005 0
2006 21,080
2007 21,440
2008 20,480
2009 21,510
2010 21,020
2011 21,090
2012 21,350
2013 23,550
2014 25,940
2015 27,010
2016 28,560
2017 28,970
2018 31,890
2019 33,260

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2004 9,000
2005 8,860
2006 9,950
2007 8,970
2008 8,280
2009 7,130
2010 7,550
2011 8,320
2012 7,720
2013 8,930
2014 8,520
2015 8,170
2016 6,220
2017 5,510
2018 6,820
2019 6,880

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2004 32,760
2005 33,340
2006 37,470
2007 38,370
2008 35,370
2009 32,830
2010 30,750
2011 29,740
2012 28,450
2013 29,100
2014 30,320
2015 30,970
2016 29,500
2017 28,860
2018 27,370
2019 25,490

Demonstrators and Product Promoters
Year Number
2004 1,850
2005 1,750
2006 1,770
2007 2,380
2008 2,380
2009 2,620
2010 2,670
2011 2,510
2012 2,880
2013 0
2014 0
2015 3,440
2016 2,730
2017 3,360
2018 2,360
2019 2,000

Models
Year Number
2005 30
2006 50
2007 60
2008 30
2014 40
2016 60
2017 70
2018 60
2019 0

Real Estate Brokers
Year Number
2004 1,080
2005 1,070
2006 1,080
2007 1,100
2008 1,110
2009 1,100
2010 1,130
2011 1,120
2012 1,160
2013 1,100
2014 1,290
2015 1,530
2016 1,700
2017 1,680
2018 1,510
2019 1,370

Real Estate Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 8,770
2005 11,950
2006 12,330
2007 11,920
2008 11,130
2009 10,500
2010 10,210
2011 10,170
2012 9,760
2013 8,440
2014 7,290
2015 6,090
2016 6,720
2017 6,880
2018 7,530
2019 8,810

Sales Engineers
Year Number
2004 1,460
2005 1,170
2006 1,140
2007 1,500
2008 1,690
2009 1,830
2010 1,810
2011 1,740
2012 1,710
2013 1,390
2014 1,630
2015 1,640
2016 1,790
2017 1,690
2018 1,510
2019 1,790

Telemarketers
Year Number
2004 13,430
2005 9,570
2006 9,690
2007 8,080
2008 8,830
2009 8,330
2010 9,100
2011 7,900
2012 5,530
2013 4,160
2014 5,150
2015 6,820
2016 8,120
2017 6,870
2018 5,890
2019 4,130

Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Year Number
2004 620
2005 550
2006 590
2007 660
2008 360
2009 320
2010 320
2011 270
2012 240
2013 210
2014 0
2015 390
2016 0
2018 0
2019 0

Sales and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 3,530
2005 3,320
2006 2,420
2007 2,100
2008 1,750
2009 1,710
2012 1,980
2013 1,860
2014 1,250
2015 960
2016 850
2017 1,170
2019 0