Numbers of Sales and Related Occupations in Asheville, NC

Occupation group

Sales and Related Occupations

Year Number
2005 19,350
2006 19,270
2007 19,680
2008 19,210
2009 18,690
2010 18,250
2011 18,820
2012 19,440
2013 19,320
2014 19,490
2015 20,580
2016 20,890
2017 22,080
2018 21,710
2019 22,450

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

Year Number
2005 2,300
2006 2,320
2007 2,420
2008 2,330
2009 2,380
2010 2,410
2011 2,530
2012 2,310
2013 2,090
2014 1,920
2015 2,110
2016 1,940
2017 2,070
2018 1,880
2019 2,090

First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers

Year Number
2005 320
2006 320
2007 310
2008 270
2009 260
2010 320
2011 400
2012 420
2013 340
2014 300
2015 270
2016 320
2017 250
2018 270
2019 350

Cashiers

Year Number
2005 5,910
2006 5,610
2007 5,360
2008 5,120
2009 4,900
2010 5,090
2011 4,860
2012 4,990
2013 5,250
2014 5,620
2015 6,050
2016 5,780
2017 6,470
2018 5,880
2019 6,180

Counter and Rental Clerks

Year Number
2005 700
2006 530
2007 470
2008 490
2009 520
2010 580
2011 580
2012 590
2013 550
2014 570
2015 700
2016 610
2017 540
2018 470
2019 490

Parts Salespersons

Year Number
2005 330
2006 350
2007 390
2008 510
2009 400
2010 380
2011 280
2012 280
2013 290
2014 320
2015 270
2016 260
2017 310
2018 400
2019 420

Retail Salespersons

Year Number
2005 6,640
2006 6,310
2007 6,730
2008 6,800
2009 6,590
2010 6,000
2011 6,450
2012 6,890
2013 6,810
2014 6,890
2015 7,130
2016 7,530
2017 7,730
2018 8,170
2019 7,490

Advertising Sales Agents

Year Number
2005 180
2006 190
2007 240
2008 180
2009 260
2010 230
2011 290
2012 180
2013 220
2014 220
2015 170
2016 130
2017 110
2018 0
2019 140

Insurance Sales Agents

Year Number
2005 290
2006 350
2007 480
2008 460
2009 420
2010 310
2011 260
2012 260
2013 340
2014 350
2015 400
2016 350
2017 280
2018 290
2019 490

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

Year Number
2005 110
2006 170
2007 210
2008 210
2009 140
2010 190
2011 220
2012 290
2013 280
2014 280
2015 230
2016 360
2017 420
2018 400
2019 390

Travel Agents

Year Number
2005 50
2006 50
2007 60
2008 40
2009 30
2010 50
2011 50
2012 60
2013 0
2014 40
2015 40
2016 40
2017 50
2018 0

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel

Year Number
2005 200
2006 340
2007 350
2008 440
2009 350
2010 390
2011 490
2012 750
2013 720
2014 740
2015 840
2016 990
2017 1,090
2018 1,240
2019 1,560

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

Year Number
2005 380
2006 470
2007 270
2008 300
2009 200
2010 280
2011 280
2012 220
2013 160
2014 130
2015 140
2016 190
2017 290
2018 260
2019 250

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

Year Number
2005 1,570
2006 1,680
2007 1,530
2008 1,590
2009 1,520
2010 1,530
2011 1,570
2012 1,660
2013 1,710
2014 1,600
2015 1,710
2016 1,720
2017 1,850
2018 1,920
2019 1,970

Demonstrators and Product Promoters

Year Number
2005 100
2006 80
2007 60
2008 0
2009 0
2013 50
2014 40
2015 70
2016 40

Real Estate Brokers

Year Number
2005 130
2006 170
2007 170
2008 180
2009 160
2010 160
2011 110
2012 130
2013 160
2014 230
2015 230
2016 260
2017 190
2018 170
2019 200

Real Estate Sales Agents

Year Number
2005 80
2006 90
2007 290
2009 320
2010 140
2011 200
2012 170
2013 170
2014 120
2015 170
2016 230
2017 270
2018 250
2019 390

Sales Engineers

Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2007 130
2008 130
2009 160
2010 80
2011 110
2012 90
2013 70
2014 70
2015 50
2016 70
2017 40
2018 60
2019 40

Telemarketers

Year Number
2006 70
2007 60
2008 50
2009 0
2011 0
2012 30
2013 30
2016 40
2017 40
2018 50

Sales and Related Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 0
2006 110
2007 150
2008 110
2009 80
2012 120
2013 80
2014 50
2016 30
2017 80