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Numbers of Sales and Related Occupations in District of Columbia

Occupation group

Sales and Related Occupations
Year Number
2004 28,450
2005 24,600
2006 26,480
2007 27,230
2008 26,730
2009 24,030
2010 22,520
2011 23,770
2012 23,400
2013 25,210
2014 25,570
2015 26,900
2016 26,830
2017 27,770
2018 26,120
2019 27,990

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 2,350
2005 2,120
2006 2,130
2007 1,880
2008 2,130
2009 2,090
2010 2,000
2011 1,760
2012 1,790
2013 1,890
2014 1,790
2015 1,590
2016 1,580
2017 1,760
2018 1,810
2019 1,840

First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 1,180
2005 920
2006 760
2007 730
2008 680
2009 520
2010 470
2011 500
2012 520
2013 600
2014 440
2015 470
2016 420
2017 500
2018 420
2019 400

Cashiers
Year Number
2004 7,130
2005 6,860
2006 6,790
2007 6,720
2008 6,350
2009 6,360
2010 5,690
2011 6,770
2012 6,910
2013 8,110
2014 8,360
2015 9,360
2016 9,270
2017 9,320
2018 7,150
2019 7,680

Counter and Rental Clerks
Year Number
2004 1,300
2005 1,030
2006 1,170
2007 760
2008 920
2009 640
2010 420
2011 450
2012 470
2013 560
2014 580
2015 520
2016 510
2017 750
2018 730
2019 920

Parts Salespersons
Year Number
2004 120
2005 110
2006 110
2007 80
2009 0
2018 80
2019 90

Retail Salespersons
Year Number
2004 7,530
2005 6,270
2006 6,650
2007 6,690
2008 6,910
2009 6,080
2010 6,470
2011 6,200
2012 6,290
2013 6,420
2014 6,580
2015 6,460
2016 6,500
2017 5,950
2018 6,450
2019 6,620

Advertising Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 610
2005 920
2006 1,060
2007 1,230
2008 1,090
2009 730
2010 450
2011 0
2012 580
2013 0
2014 0
2015 640
2016 730
2017 760
2018 780
2019 1,040

Insurance Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 390
2005 440
2006 550
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 280
2011 450
2012 570
2013 530
2014 450
2015 380
2016 260
2017 350
2018 500
2019 500

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 640
2005 890
2006 0
2007 1,060
2008 1,030
2009 950
2010 790
2011 850
2012 960
2013 1,160
2014 1,240
2015 1,490
2016 1,410
2017 1,560
2018 1,290
2019 1,470

Travel Agents
Year Number
2004 510
2005 540
2006 530
2007 500
2008 430
2009 480
2010 450
2011 470
2012 460
2013 510
2014 510
2015 450
2016 420
2017 330
2018 350
2019 340

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
Year Number
2004 1,430
2005 1,130
2006 1,490
2007 1,480
2008 1,270
2009 980
2010 1,170
2011 2,010
2012 2,170
2013 2,290
2014 2,060
2015 2,540
2016 3,010
2017 3,670
2018 3,450
2019 3,200

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2004 0
2005 920
2006 1,260
2007 1,170
2008 1,340
2009 870
2010 880
2011 720
2012 560
2013 440
2014 420
2015 450
2016 500
2017 480
2018 600
2019 650

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2004 1,600
2005 1,830
2006 1,700
2007 2,040
2008 1,700
2009 1,280
2010 980
2011 890
2012 1,040
2013 1,210
2014 1,340
2015 1,190
2016 980
2017 1,250
2018 1,210
2019 1,170

Demonstrators and Product Promoters
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 100
2008 120
2009 200
2010 230
2011 200
2012 0
2013 0
2014 100
2015 80
2016 60
2017 0
2018 0
2019 140

Real Estate Brokers
Year Number
2004 340
2005 0
2006 420
2007 370
2008 510
2009 350
2010 300
2011 340
2013 470
2014 420
2015 150
2016 200
2017 170
2018 140
2019 190

Real Estate Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 2,150
2005 0
2006 700
2007 860
2008 900
2009 880
2010 790
2011 700
2012 630
2013 650
2014 750
2015 650
2016 640
2017 620
2018 920
2019 860

Sales Engineers
Year Number
2004 440
2007 50
2013 0
2014 0
2015 80
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 660

Telemarketers
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 650
2007 770
2008 630
2009 600
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 240
2015 230
2016 230
2017 150
2018 110
2019 90

Sales and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 730
2005 620
2006 510
2007 740
2008 720
2009 1,020
2012 450
2013 370
2014 290
2015 170
2016 110
2017 150
2018 130
2019 130