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Numbers of Sales and Related Occupations in Alabama

Occupation group

Sales and Related Occupations
Year Number
2004 194,590
2005 199,860
2006 204,980
2007 211,560
2008 221,640
2009 211,470
2010 207,910
2011 210,470
2012 211,200
2013 209,290
2014 210,590
2015 217,830
2016 217,950
2017 213,670
2018 210,600
2019 206,540

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 20,010
2005 20,750
2006 22,930
2007 24,940
2008 25,830
2009 23,940
2010 24,300
2011 25,380
2012 25,940
2013 25,260
2014 24,560
2015 24,730
2016 24,120
2017 23,060
2018 21,110
2019 21,830

First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 3,220
2005 3,880
2006 4,430
2007 4,500
2008 4,160
2009 3,600
2010 3,250
2011 3,260
2012 3,090
2013 3,300
2014 3,410
2015 3,400
2016 3,270
2017 3,450
2018 3,130
2019 2,760

Cashiers
Year Number
2004 55,780
2005 56,520
2006 57,530
2007 62,340
2008 68,870
2009 66,620
2010 66,020
2011 65,360
2012 67,200
2013 67,550
2014 68,790
2015 72,170
2016 72,610
2017 69,760
2018 65,540
2019 61,180

Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
Year Number
2005 120
2006 140
2007 60
2009 100
2010 70
2011 70

Counter and Rental Clerks
Year Number
2004 7,210
2005 8,600
2006 9,070
2007 9,190
2008 9,390
2009 8,780
2010 8,700
2011 8,360
2012 8,540
2013 8,880
2014 9,230
2015 9,060
2016 8,810
2017 7,990
2018 7,020
2019 6,040

Parts Salespersons
Year Number
2004 5,410
2005 4,700
2006 5,120
2007 4,890
2008 4,590
2009 3,780
2010 3,520
2011 3,320
2012 3,030
2013 3,180
2014 3,440
2015 3,770
2016 4,200
2017 4,350
2018 4,110
2019 3,750

Retail Salespersons
Year Number
2004 61,090
2005 62,320
2006 61,860
2007 60,030
2008 60,600
2009 57,300
2010 55,560
2011 58,470
2012 58,310
2013 58,930
2014 59,840
2015 59,620
2016 59,690
2017 58,220
2018 63,530
2019 64,130

Advertising Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 1,950
2005 2,130
2006 2,280
2007 2,140
2008 2,130
2009 1,610
2010 1,560
2011 1,430
2012 1,490
2013 1,400
2014 1,510
2015 1,490
2016 1,560
2017 1,430
2018 1,410
2019 1,370

Insurance Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 4,380
2005 4,340
2006 4,220
2007 4,480
2008 4,880
2009 5,190
2010 5,170
2011 5,190
2012 5,540
2013 6,290
2014 6,100
2015 5,870
2016 5,680
2017 5,560
2018 5,550
2019 5,630

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 2,060
2005 1,580
2006 1,500
2007 990
2008 1,140
2009 1,140
2010 1,350
2011 1,730
2012 1,950
2013 1,880
2014 1,800
2015 1,800
2016 1,690
2017 2,020
2018 2,230
2019 2,640

Travel Agents
Year Number
2004 370
2005 390
2006 470
2007 450
2008 410
2009 310
2010 290
2011 440
2012 410
2013 340
2014 270
2015 330
2016 370
2017 470
2018 410
2019 400

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
Year Number
2004 1,900
2005 2,980
2006 3,280
2007 3,740
2008 3,370
2009 3,240
2010 3,720
2011 4,640
2012 5,500
2013 5,280
2014 5,580
2015 5,920
2016 6,810
2017 7,630
2018 7,030
2019 8,090

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2004 4,050
2005 4,350
2006 4,140
2007 3,710
2008 3,780
2009 3,470
2010 3,320
2011 1,950
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 1,150
2016 890
2017 1,220
2018 1,830
2019 2,460

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2004 18,650
2005 19,590
2006 20,400
2007 21,490
2008 23,250
2009 24,160
2010 23,820
2011 24,140
2012 23,870
2013 23,900
2014 23,610
2015 23,460
2016 23,200
2017 23,090
2018 22,480
2019 22,050

Demonstrators and Product Promoters
Year Number
2004 640
2005 460
2006 530
2007 460
2008 520
2009 650
2010 520
2011 480
2012 460
2013 0
2014 0
2015 150
2016 780
2017 730
2018 1,230
2019 0

Real Estate Brokers
Year Number
2004 190
2005 170
2006 230
2007 240
2008 290
2009 280
2010 240
2011 240
2012 360
2013 360
2014 370
2015 220
2016 220
2017 180
2018 270
2019 240

Real Estate Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 870
2005 990
2006 820
2007 1,290
2008 1,430
2009 1,700
2010 1,520
2011 1,750
2012 1,510
2013 1,490
2014 1,160
2015 1,110
2016 900
2017 860
2018 1,640
2019 1,810

Sales Engineers
Year Number
2004 560
2005 500
2006 540
2007 470
2008 470
2009 360
2010 280
2011 210
2012 220
2013 240
2014 250
2015 280
2016 270
2017 350
2018 260
2019 300

Telemarketers
Year Number
2004 4,740
2005 3,990
2006 4,190
2007 5,300
2008 5,990
2009 4,890
2010 3,870
2011 2,750
2012 2,530
2013 0
2014 0
2015 2,690
2016 2,240
2017 2,290
2018 1,820
2019 1,810

Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2007 0
2008 30
2019 50

Sales and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,510
2005 1,500
2006 1,300
2007 850
2008 510
2009 350
2012 1,250
2013 1,010
2014 670
2015 610
2016 640
2017 1,010