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Numbers of Sales and Related Occupations in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division

Occupation group

Sales and Related Occupations
Year Number
2005 153,560
2006 147,430
2007 161,210
2008 165,620
2009 158,590
2010 159,010
2011 160,910
2012 158,550
2013 159,640
2014 166,420
2015 160,000
2016 157,350
2017 157,700

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2005 10,530
2006 11,340
2007 11,190
2008 11,100
2009 10,410
2010 10,950
2011 11,620
2012 11,940
2013 12,350
2014 12,380
2015 11,970
2016 11,780
2017 11,970

First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2005 3,690
2006 3,500
2007 3,820
2008 3,940
2009 4,240
2010 4,000
2011 3,830
2012 3,680
2013 3,560
2014 3,800
2015 3,270
2016 3,050
2017 3,300

Cashiers
Year Number
2005 31,640
2006 32,520
2007 34,120
2008 33,150
2009 34,540
2010 34,950
2011 33,230
2012 32,720
2013 29,650
2014 30,940
2015 30,620
2016 31,990
2017 31,960

Counter and Rental Clerks
Year Number
2005 3,700
2006 0
2007 3,660
2008 4,060
2009 3,250
2010 3,490
2011 2,900
2012 3,380
2013 4,740
2014 5,230
2015 4,870
2016 3,540
2017 3,490

Parts Salespersons
Year Number
2005 1,590
2006 1,690
2007 1,980
2008 2,320
2009 1,700
2010 1,860
2011 1,490
2012 1,570
2013 0
2014 1,140
2015 1,160
2016 1,400
2017 1,320

Retail Salespersons
Year Number
2005 47,500
2006 48,450
2007 48,300
2008 49,850
2009 44,580
2010 44,900
2011 47,440
2012 47,800
2013 51,410
2014 52,080
2015 49,970
2016 45,980
2017 45,750

Advertising Sales Agents
Year Number
2005 2,310
2006 2,070
2007 2,090
2008 2,110
2009 2,500
2010 2,390
2011 2,330
2012 1,860
2013 1,980
2014 2,040
2015 1,930
2016 1,950
2017 2,030

Insurance Sales Agents
Year Number
2005 3,890
2007 3,560
2008 3,740
2009 3,630
2010 4,060
2011 4,140
2012 4,120
2013 3,920
2014 4,130
2015 3,940
2016 4,720
2017 4,160

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Year Number
2005 5,930
2006 6,400
2007 6,630
2008 6,450
2009 6,970
2010 7,380
2011 7,800
2012 7,000
2013 7,470
2014 7,190
2015 7,020
2016 8,020
2017 9,300

Travel Agents
Year Number
2005 1,900
2006 1,860
2007 1,750
2008 2,310
2009 1,990
2010 1,900
2011 1,330
2012 1,250
2013 1,220
2014 1,530
2015 1,460
2016 1,820
2017 1,460

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
Year Number
2005 7,120
2006 6,780
2007 7,920
2008 8,520
2009 9,060
2010 9,410
2011 9,150
2012 9,870
2013 12,120
2014 14,000
2015 13,950
2016 12,580
2017 12,770

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2005 10,150
2006 11,290
2007 11,460
2008 11,290
2009 9,950
2010 9,130
2011 9,560
2012 9,160
2013 8,470
2014 8,930
2015 9,320
2016 11,160
2017 11,870

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2005 16,690
2006 16,430
2007 15,600
2008 16,170
2009 15,600
2010 15,330
2011 16,660
2012 16,330
2013 14,630
2014 14,030
2015 12,240
2016 11,770
2017 10,780

Demonstrators and Product Promoters
Year Number
2005 1,040
2006 0
2007 490
2008 760
2009 700
2010 690
2011 480
2012 570
2013 740
2014 1,020
2015 1,220
2016 0
2017 0

Real Estate Brokers
Year Number
2005 110
2007 0
2008 780
2009 880
2010 690
2011 700
2012 570
2013 570
2014 610
2015 620
2016 830
2017 690

Real Estate Sales Agents
Year Number
2007 1,120
2008 1,250
2009 1,480
2010 1,600
2011 1,560
2012 1,370
2013 1,470
2014 1,780
2015 1,650
2016 1,690
2017 1,750

Sales Engineers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 2,340
2008 2,790
2009 2,620
2010 2,140
2011 1,860
2012 2,250
2013 2,290
2014 2,350
2015 2,020
2016 2,350
2017 2,800

Telemarketers
Year Number
2005 3,260
2006 3,210
2007 3,480
2008 3,540
2009 2,990
2010 2,180
2011 2,380
2012 2,440
2013 2,460
2014 2,570
2015 2,050
2016 1,970
2017 1,620

Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Year Number
2005 260
2006 0
2007 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0

Sales and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 2,250
2006 1,890
2007 1,700
2008 1,490
2009 1,500
2012 670
2013 590
2014 670
2015 720
2016 750
2017 680