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Numbers of Sales and Related Occupations in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

Occupation group

Sales and Related Occupations
Year Number
2005 235,950
2006 242,130
2007 252,090
2008 259,480
2009 265,480
2010 265,010
2011 271,490
2012 281,240
2013 290,170
2014 299,230
2015 305,770
2016 296,470
2017 300,570
2018 305,160
2019 299,910

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2005 21,100
2006 21,200
2007 21,230
2008 21,800
2009 23,580
2010 23,600
2011 23,670
2012 24,000
2013 24,140
2014 23,650
2015 22,850
2016 21,470
2017 23,630
2018 23,450
2019 23,420

First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2005 6,990
2006 5,930
2007 5,940
2008 6,010
2009 6,320
2010 6,280
2011 6,280
2012 6,830
2013 6,620
2014 7,140
2015 6,880
2016 6,430
2017 6,160
2018 6,260
2019 6,410

Cashiers
Year Number
2005 56,650
2006 56,610
2007 57,730
2008 58,730
2009 60,740
2010 62,050
2011 57,660
2012 54,010
2013 54,160
2014 59,730
2015 61,460
2016 60,430
2017 61,330
2018 64,340
2019 66,240

Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 40
2011 40

Counter and Rental Clerks
Year Number
2005 6,400
2006 6,240
2007 6,690
2008 7,860
2009 7,270
2010 8,180
2011 8,400
2012 9,530
2013 8,560
2014 11,130
2015 12,670
2016 13,720
2017 11,830
2018 11,650
2019 10,530

Parts Salespersons
Year Number
2005 3,850
2006 4,280
2007 3,970
2008 4,040
2009 3,530
2010 3,330
2011 3,300
2012 2,940
2013 3,070
2014 3,490
2015 4,210
2016 4,860
2017 4,570
2018 4,940
2019 4,910

Retail Salespersons
Year Number
2005 77,750
2006 76,820
2007 77,850
2008 79,880
2009 82,920
2010 81,740
2011 85,930
2012 86,770
2013 91,240
2014 88,320
2015 91,390
2016 88,310
2017 90,710
2018 89,300
2019 87,880

Advertising Sales Agents
Year Number
2005 2,010
2006 1,860
2007 1,840
2008 1,450
2009 1,490
2010 1,650
2011 1,860
2012 1,820
2013 1,840
2014 1,700
2015 1,670
2016 1,450
2017 1,510
2018 1,510
2019 1,800

Insurance Sales Agents
Year Number
2005 0
2006 4,120
2007 4,920
2008 5,700
2009 5,740
2010 5,310
2011 5,350
2012 5,730
2013 6,210
2014 6,570
2015 7,150
2016 7,310
2017 6,880
2018 6,930
2019 6,240

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Year Number
2005 3,750
2006 4,800
2007 5,210
2008 6,510
2009 7,790
2010 7,970
2011 8,860
2012 8,880
2013 8,370
2014 8,330
2015 8,630
2016 10,150
2017 11,810
2018 11,280
2019 10,410

Travel Agents
Year Number
2005 1,680
2006 1,120
2007 1,180
2008 0
2009 2,200
2010 1,990
2011 1,500
2012 1,310
2013 1,320
2014 1,410
2015 1,170
2016 1,080
2017 1,290
2018 1,190
2019 1,190

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
Year Number
2005 8,070
2006 9,140
2007 9,260
2008 11,000
2009 11,270
2010 10,190
2011 13,310
2012 16,920
2013 22,100
2014 25,240
2015 27,380
2016 29,420
2017 31,030
2018 30,620
2019 27,280

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2005 5,460
2006 5,910
2007 5,910
2008 6,810
2009 7,020
2010 7,900
2011 6,950
2012 11,930
2013 11,590
2014 12,760
2015 7,350
2016 6,780
2017 6,600
2018 7,050
2019 7,880

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2005 28,110
2006 30,280
2007 32,330
2008 32,680
2009 31,860
2010 31,580
2011 34,670
2012 37,090
2013 38,310
2014 36,370
2015 36,850
2016 33,300
2017 33,800
2018 31,530
2019 31,460

Demonstrators and Product Promoters
Year Number
2005 1,420
2006 0
2007 2,630
2008 2,310
2009 1,630
2010 1,370
2011 1,170
2012 1,080
2013 0
2014 0
2015 2,860
2016 1,700
2017 1,510
2018 1,730
2019 2,430

Real Estate Brokers
Year Number
2005 420
2006 380
2007 270
2008 0
2009 840
2010 750
2011 540
2012 340
2013 520
2014 780
2015 800
2016 870
2017 580
2018 440
2019 240

Real Estate Sales Agents
Year Number
2005 3,130
2006 4,340
2007 4,780
2008 5,700
2009 4,760
2010 4,730
2011 4,480
2012 5,510
2013 5,720
2014 5,700
2015 4,840
2016 5,680
2017 5,370
2018 5,890
2019 4,970

Sales Engineers
Year Number
2005 1,960
2006 1,830
2007 2,310
2008 1,890
2009 1,720
2010 1,600
2011 1,870
2012 2,030
2013 1,920
2014 2,340
2015 3,430
2016 0
2017 0
2018 3,270
2019 2,130

Telemarketers
Year Number
2005 4,200
2006 4,820
2007 5,330
2008 4,810
2009 3,010
2010 2,870
2011 3,310
2012 2,170
2013 2,320
2014 2,900
2015 2,700
2016 1,920
2017 0
2018 1,610
2019 1,470

Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2009 30
2010 30
2016 0

Sales and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 3,000
2006 2,450
2007 2,670
2008 2,300
2009 1,760
2012 2,350
2013 2,160
2014 1,670
2015 1,480
2016 1,590
2017 1,960
2018 2,170
2019 3,020