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Numbers of Sales and Related Occupations in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Occupation group

Sales and Related Occupations
Year Number
2005 261,060
2006 256,540
2007 269,690
2008 266,720
2009 247,490
2010 238,410
2011 244,410
2012 245,990
2013 247,900
2014 249,650
2015 260,290
2016 263,340
2017 267,660
2018 272,880
2019 272,140

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2005 22,320
2006 21,760
2007 21,650
2008 21,970
2009 21,190
2010 21,110
2011 21,480
2012 22,020
2013 21,830
2014 21,880
2015 21,390
2016 21,790
2017 22,830
2018 22,830
2019 22,760

First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2005 5,950
2006 5,740
2007 5,340
2008 5,120
2009 4,870
2010 4,610
2011 4,000
2012 4,230
2013 4,530
2014 4,590
2015 4,590
2016 5,020
2017 5,880
2018 6,630
2019 6,830

Cashiers
Year Number
2005 63,740
2006 64,450
2007 66,970
2008 67,280
2009 62,080
2010 56,920
2011 60,860
2012 62,550
2013 65,400
2014 64,950
2015 67,520
2016 71,290
2017 76,240
2018 83,890
2019 81,100

Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
Year Number
2005 0
2014 100
2015 190
2016 240
2017 290
2018 0
2019 100

Counter and Rental Clerks
Year Number
2005 8,710
2006 9,350
2007 9,170
2008 8,380
2009 7,000
2010 6,070
2011 6,600
2012 6,470
2013 7,220
2014 7,990
2015 9,100
2016 9,190
2017 9,500
2018 8,380
2019 8,480

Parts Salespersons
Year Number
2005 3,160
2006 3,290
2007 3,200
2008 3,280
2009 2,940
2010 2,710
2011 2,970
2012 2,900
2013 3,130
2014 2,860
2015 3,060
2016 3,090
2017 3,130
2018 2,960
2019 3,150

Retail Salespersons
Year Number
2005 88,120
2006 87,440
2007 87,190
2008 84,900
2009 77,410
2010 77,660
2011 78,940
2012 79,290
2013 80,170
2014 81,660
2015 82,940
2016 78,240
2017 72,950
2018 69,350
2019 68,870

Advertising Sales Agents
Year Number
2005 2,830
2006 2,780
2007 2,860
2008 2,590
2009 2,280
2010 2,130
2011 2,060
2012 2,240
2013 1,870
2014 1,780
2015 1,790
2016 1,990
2017 1,920
2018 1,850
2019 2,060

Insurance Sales Agents
Year Number
2005 5,020
2006 5,600
2007 6,130
2008 4,810
2009 4,430
2010 4,470
2011 4,380
2012 4,540
2013 5,460
2014 5,260
2015 5,480
2016 5,690
2017 5,660
2018 6,100
2019 6,060

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Year Number
2005 3,520
2006 0
2007 4,450
2008 4,810
2009 4,110
2010 4,070
2011 3,910
2012 4,320
2013 0
2014 0
2015 3,990
2016 4,390
2017 5,410
2018 5,920
2019 7,130

Travel Agents
Year Number
2005 2,280
2006 2,150
2007 2,070
2008 1,980
2009 1,800
2010 1,850
2011 1,850
2012 1,740
2013 1,670
2014 0
2015 2,110
2016 2,270
2017 1,650
2018 1,650
2019 1,310

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
Year Number
2005 11,240
2006 13,160
2007 14,730
2008 15,910
2009 15,850
2010 14,990
2011 16,850
2012 18,150
2013 20,720
2014 23,150
2015 25,710
2016 28,800
2017 30,520
2018 31,540
2019 32,240

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2005 6,480
2006 0
2007 6,980
2008 6,840
2009 6,150
2010 6,030
2011 6,530
2012 6,380
2013 7,090
2014 6,480
2015 5,660
2016 5,070
2017 5,110
2018 6,980
2019 6,840

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2005 19,830
2006 21,310
2007 21,700
2008 20,890
2009 19,210
2010 18,330
2011 16,380
2012 15,930
2013 15,600
2014 16,030
2015 15,490
2016 14,670
2017 14,680
2018 13,700
2019 12,330

Demonstrators and Product Promoters
Year Number
2005 1,810
2006 1,710
2007 0
2008 1,710
2009 2,180
2010 2,000
2011 1,660
2012 1,470
2013 1,310
2014 1,700
2015 1,590
2016 1,560
2017 1,620
2018 870
2019 1,000

Models
Year Number
2012 0
2014 40
2015 30
2016 30
2017 40
2018 80
2019 80

Real Estate Brokers
Year Number
2005 1,200
2006 1,520
2007 1,560
2008 1,670
2009 1,560
2010 1,280
2011 1,230
2012 1,270
2013 1,320
2014 1,350
2015 1,140
2016 1,310
2017 1,310
2018 1,100
2019 1,080

Real Estate Sales Agents
Year Number
2005 7,170
2006 7,930
2007 7,900
2008 7,320
2009 7,090
2010 6,510
2011 6,330
2012 5,630
2013 5,320
2014 4,770
2015 4,150
2016 4,160
2017 4,490
2018 5,300
2019 6,540

Sales Engineers
Year Number
2005 1,280
2006 1,120
2007 1,270
2008 1,250
2009 1,300
2010 1,430
2011 1,450
2012 1,570
2013 1,280
2014 1,560
2015 1,530
2016 1,860
2017 1,760
2018 1,550
2019 1,840

Telemarketers
Year Number
2005 6,400
2006 4,560
2007 3,990
2008 3,890
2009 3,580
2010 3,460
2011 3,320
2012 3,400
2013 2,280
2014 2,230
2015 1,750
2016 1,810
2017 1,580
2018 1,030
2019 880

Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Year Number
2009 110
2010 130
2011 150
2012 120
2013 0
2014 0
2015 90
2016 110
2017 140
2018 0

Sales and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 2,670
2007 2,530
2008 2,120
2009 2,350
2012 1,770
2013 1,700
2014 1,270
2015 990
2016 760
2017 950
2018 1,170
2019 1,460