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Numbers of Sales and Related Occupations in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA

Occupation group

Sales and Related Occupations
Year Number
2005 34,980
2006 35,280
2007 36,030
2008 36,310
2009 35,450
2010 34,870
2011 34,010
2012 34,710
2013 35,150
2014 36,090
2015 36,290
2016 37,680
2017 38,290
2018 38,500
2019 39,170

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2005 2,320
2006 2,460
2007 2,620
2008 2,900
2009 2,950
2010 3,070
2011 3,130
2012 3,000
2013 2,600
2014 2,400
2015 2,430
2016 2,820
2017 2,860
2018 2,960
2019 2,670

First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2005 810
2006 790
2007 760
2008 660
2009 740
2010 820
2011 800
2012 760
2013 730
2014 610
2015 510
2016 560
2017 700
2018 780
2019 790

Cashiers
Year Number
2005 7,170
2006 7,110
2007 7,280
2008 7,510
2009 7,930
2010 7,840
2011 8,050
2012 7,730
2013 7,070
2014 7,110
2015 7,210
2016 7,780
2017 8,090
2018 10,470
2019 9,910

Counter and Rental Clerks
Year Number
2005 970
2006 1,040
2007 1,110
2008 1,060
2009 860
2010 1,170
2011 1,120
2012 1,090
2013 900
2014 770
2015 700
2016 1,110
2017 1,470
2018 1,460
2019 1,190

Parts Salespersons
Year Number
2005 670
2006 700
2007 630
2008 620
2009 580
2010 570
2011 560
2012 480
2013 600
2014 680
2015 790
2016 700
2017 600
2018 600
2019 500

Retail Salespersons
Year Number
2005 10,070
2006 10,310
2007 10,980
2008 11,100
2009 10,730
2010 9,840
2011 9,330
2012 9,740
2013 10,370
2014 10,990
2015 10,500
2016 11,180
2017 10,780
2018 11,020
2019 10,750

Advertising Sales Agents
Year Number
2005 370
2006 360
2007 410
2008 340
2009 400
2010 350
2011 470
2012 470
2013 420
2014 550
2015 580
2016 540
2017 530
2018 310
2019 470

Insurance Sales Agents
Year Number
2005 1,170
2006 1,110
2007 820
2008 1,060
2009 1,060
2010 1,240
2011 1,280
2012 1,540
2013 2,050
2014 2,000
2015 2,100
2016 2,000
2017 2,340
2018 2,400
2019 2,720

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Year Number
2005 920
2006 1,660
2007 1,380
2008 1,430
2009 940
2010 920
2011 840
2012 1,160
2013 1,110
2014 980
2015 940
2016 1,340
2017 1,230
2018 1,100
2019 960

Travel Agents
Year Number
2005 270
2006 290
2007 140
2008 100
2009 110
2010 140
2011 170
2012 160
2013 80
2014 120
2015 100
2016 90
2017 80
2018 100
2019 110

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
Year Number
2005 1,590
2006 1,850
2007 1,770
2008 1,790
2009 2,020
2010 2,100
2011 1,900
2012 1,760
2013 1,660
2014 1,900
2015 2,010
2016 2,180
2017 2,150
2018 2,250
2019 2,130

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2005 1,790
2006 1,810
2007 1,530
2008 1,130
2009 910
2010 800
2011 800
2012 840
2013 1,010
2014 1,040
2015 950
2016 710
2017 630
2018 660
2019 1,080

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2005 4,240
2006 3,980
2007 4,330
2008 4,430
2009 4,100
2010 4,080
2011 4,010
2012 4,340
2013 4,260
2014 4,360
2015 4,680
2016 4,370
2017 4,510
2018 3,970
2019 3,960

Demonstrators and Product Promoters
Year Number
2005 390
2006 290
2007 290
2008 270
2009 250
2010 160
2011 110
2012 260
2013 390
2014 450
2015 740
2016 640
2017 840
2018 0
2019 520

Real Estate Brokers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 140
2008 240
2009 0
2010 0
2018 0
2019 0

Real Estate Sales Agents
Year Number
2005 50
2006 60
2007 50
2008 0
2009 160
2010 140
2011 160
2012 170
2013 310
2014 380
2015 420
2016 330
2017 250
2018 170
2019 340

Sales Engineers
Year Number
2005 50
2007 50
2008 100
2009 120
2010 130
2011 100
2012 90
2013 80
2014 80
2015 110
2016 70
2017 70
2018 40
2019 0

Telemarketers
Year Number
2005 1,360
2006 1,010
2007 1,340
2008 1,250
2009 1,210
2010 1,040
2011 670
2012 860
2013 1,260
2014 1,410
2015 1,250
2016 1,080
2017 850
2019 610

Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Year Number
2005 60
2010 60

Sales and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 710
2006 450
2007 400
2008 320
2009 380
2012 260
2013 250
2014 260
2015 270
2016 180
2017 310
2018 210
2019 460